（三）【2019 • 江苏省镇江市】
Some researchers explain how most people form their social groups with people of their age. Especially, as children and teenagers, even adults, people make their friends based on proximity(邻近) more than anything else. Even in a college classroom, the students may not make friends with those who have similar personalities and interests. It’s the people they really sit next to. Clearly, who stands nearest to you has the greatest influence on you. As Jim Rohn has widely said. "You are average(平均) of five people you spend the most time with."
Over the past ten months, I’ve paid Ryan, a famous writer of several bestselling books, to help with the book I’m writing. Working with him has shown me just how low my standards for my work are. For example, every time I send him a drab(草稿), he shows me how it could be 10 times better, and he holds me to that standard.
___▲____ It’s because that I don’t know what I don’t know. Working with Ryan has made me realize what is possible and what it takes to create something powerful.
Like Ryan, my business partner Richard has wonderful ideas and far different experience than I have. He has written 36 New York Times Bestsellers. He’s been speaking and doing events for 20 years. Richard always performs at high levels, and he is also very strict with me because my performance is a reflection(反映) on him. It’s not a bad thing because it creates high pressure(压力) to help me make great progress in organizing author training.
In a word, you need to stay with those people who can help you realize your level and potential. Staying with people who have higher standards is the fastest way for you to change. If you don’t change your environment, your progress will be very slow. Who you stay with has huge importance. You can’t ignore this.
11. Why did the writer quote(引用) Jim Rohn’s words in Paragraph 1?
A. To support the writer’s opinion.
B. To introduce the writer’s best friend.
C. To show Jim Rohn’s working ability.
D. To prove Jim Rohn is a great person.
12. Which of the following can be put at the beginning of Paragraph 3?
A. It’s not that my workmates’ abilities are low.
B. It’s not that my working ability was born low.
C. It’s not that’ e friends based on proximity.
D. It’s not that I’ve paid Ryan to help me with my book.
13. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to(指代)?
A. The writer’s performance. B. Jim Rohn’s famous saying.
C. Richard’s different experience. D. Richard’s strictness with the writer.
14. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ____________.
A. we can improve our working abilities by ourselves
B. we must pay attention to our talent and potential
C. we’d better make friends with those who can hold us to higher levels
D. we should stay with those who have similar personalities and interests
【文章大意】这篇短文讲述的是人们在交朋友的时候，往往以亲近度为基础，因此离你最近的人对你的影响往往最大。作者通过讲述自己和身边两个好朋友相处的例子，告诉我们和高水平、高标准的人在一起，你就能有很大的改变，能取得很大的进步。和谁在一起非常重要。
11. A【解析】推理判断题。短文开头Some researchers explain how most people form their social groups with people of their age.作者先解释了人们如何与其他人形成社会群体，从而得出结论Clearly, who stands nearest to you has the greatest influence on you.＂离你最近的人对你影响最大＂。紧接着作者引用了Jim Rohn的话，因此我们可以知道，作者这样是为了用名人的话来支持自己上面得到的结论。故应选A。
12. B【解析】推理判断题。上一段作者介绍了自己和Ryan相处的例子，Ryan是一个有高标准的人，他对作者的影响很大。空格后的这句话It’s because that I don’t know what I don’t know.＂是因为我不知道我所不知道的东西是什么＂，解释了作者工作能力低、对自己要求低的原因。因此这个空应选B，意为＂并不是说我的工作能力天生就差＂，
13. D【解析】细节理解题。it是一个代词，代指前面提到的事物，根据上句话Richard always performs at high levels, and he is also very strict with me because my performance is a reflection(反映) on him. 和这句话It’s not a bad thing because it creates high pressure(压力) to help me make great progress in organizing author training.可知，Richard对作者要求非常严格，这对于作者来说反而是一件好事，因为它给了作者很大的压力，能帮助作者取得进步。由此可知it指代的是Richard对作者要求严格这件事。故选D。
14. C【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文第一段中Clearly, who stands nearest to you has the greatest influence on you.以及最后一段Who you stay with has huge importance. You can’t ignore this.可知，离我们最近的人对我们的影响最大，所以和谁在一起很重要。因此如果我们想要取得进步，我们就应该和那些有更高水平的人在一起。故C选项符合文意。
Some researchers explain how most people form their social groups with people of their age. Especially, as children and teenagers, even adults, people make their friends based on proximity(邻近) more than anything else. Even in a college classroom, the students may not make friends with those who have similar personalities and interests. It’s the people they really sit next to. Clearly, who stands nearest to you has the greatest influence on you. As Jim Rohn has widely said. "You are average(平均) of five people you spend the most time with."
Over the past ten months, I’ve paid Ryan, a famous writer of several bestselling books, to help with the book I’m writing. Working with him has shown me just how low my standards for my work are. For example, every time I send him a drab(草稿), he shows me how it could be 10 times better, and he holds me to that standard.
___▲____ It’s because that I don’t know what I don’t know. Working with Ryan has made me realize what is possible and what it takes to create something powerful.
Like Ryan, my business partner Richard has wonderful ideas and far different experience than I have. He has written 36 New York Times Bestsellers. He’s been speaking and doing events for 20 years. Richard always performs at high levels, and he is also very strict with me because my performance is a reflection(反映) on him. It’s not a bad thing because it creates high pressure(压力) to help me make great progress in organizing author training.
In a word, you need to stay with those people who can help you realize your level and potential. Staying with people who have higher standards is the fastest way for you to change. If you don’t change your environment, your progress will be very slow. Who you stay with has huge importance. You can’t ignore this.
11. Why did the writer quote(引用) Jim Rohn’s words in Paragraph 1?
A. To support the writer’s opinion.
B. To introduce the writer’s best friend.
C. To show Jim Rohn’s working ability.
D. To prove Jim Rohn is a great person.
12. Which of the following can be put at the beginning of Paragraph 3?
A. It’s not that my workmates’ abilities are low.
B. It’s not that my working ability was born low.
C. It’s not that’ e friends based on proximity.
D. It’s not that I’ve paid Ryan to help me with my book.
13. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to(指代)?
A. The writer’s performance. B. Jim Rohn’s famous saying.
C. Richard’s different experience. D. Richard’s strictness with the writer.
14. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ____________.
A. we can improve our working abilities by ourselves
B. we must pay attention to our talent and potential
C. we’d better make friends with those who can hold us to higher levels
D. we should stay with those who have similar personalities and interests
【文章大意】这篇短文讲述的是人们在交朋友的时候，往往以亲近度为基础，因此离你最近的人对你的影响往往最大。作者通过讲述自己和身边两个好朋友相处的例子，告诉我们和高水平、高标准的人在一起，你就能有很大的改变，能取得很大的进步。和谁在一起非常重要。
11. A【解析】推理判断题。短文开头Some researchers explain how most people form their social groups with people of their age.作者先解释了人们如何与其他人形成社会群体，从而得出结论Clearly, who stands nearest to you has the greatest influence on you.＂离你最近的人对你影响最大＂。紧接着作者引用了Jim Rohn的话，因此我们可以知道，作者这样是为了用名人的话来支持自己上面得到的结论。故应选A。
12. B【解析】推理判断题。上一段作者介绍了自己和Ryan相处的例子，Ryan是一个有高标准的人，他对作者的影响很大。空格后的这句话It’s because that I don’t know what I don’t know.＂是因为我不知道我所不知道的东西是什么＂，解释了作者工作能力低、对自己要求低的原因。因此这个空应选B，意为＂并不是说我的工作能力天生就差＂，
13. D【解析】细节理解题。it是一个代词，代指前面提到的事物，根据上句话Richard always performs at high levels, and he is also very strict with me because my performance is a reflection(反映) on him. 和这句话It’s not a bad thing because it creates high pressure(压力) to help me make great progress in organizing author training.可知，Richard对作者要求非常严格，这对于作者来说反而是一件好事，因为它给了作者很大的压力，能帮助作者取得进步。由此可知it指代的是Richard对作者要求严格这件事。故选D。
14. C【解析】主旨大意题。根据短文第一段中Clearly, who stands nearest to you has the greatest influence on you.以及最后一段Who you stay with has huge importance. You can’t ignore this.可知，离我们最近的人对我们的影响最大，所以和谁在一起很重要。因此如果我们想要取得进步，我们就应该和那些有更高水平的人在一起。故C选项符合文意。
