七、任务型阅读(本大题共5小题,每小题1分,共5分)

阅读下面短文,根据短文内容完成句子。

Friends are an important part of our lives. We spend time with them, have fun together, and share our opinions, feelings and even secrets. Life would be boring without friends. Friends influence who we are, help us learn, support(支持)us in good and bad times, and care for us even when we are not happy.

Often, we have many happy moments with our friends. We need someone to share things with to make them more enjoyable. Being lonely for long periods of time is not a great feeling. that is why it is important to spend time making friends and nurturing(维持) a close group of friends.

It is important to have a friend to talk to, whether(不论)it is about a sad or happy subject. In good times, it is wonderful to be able to celebrate with someone. It is also important to have someone support you if you have just had an unpleasant experience. Friends are important pillars(中心人物)of support.

Friends teach us important lessons. No one person is the same. As time goes by, we learn to respect one another's differences. This acceptance of others' differences is important as we meet more and more people in our lives, such as new family members, neighbours and new friends.

71.Life _________________ without friends.

72.Being lonely for long periods of time _________________ .

73.It is important to have a friend to talk to, whether _________________ .

74.You need someone to support you if _________________ .

75.No one person is the same, so we should _________________ .

答案解析：

71. 根据短文第一段“Life would be boring without friends.”可知，没有朋友的生活将会很无聊。所以横线处应填“would be boring”，直接引用原文原句，准确表达没有朋友时生活的状态。更多真题请微信搜索英语巴士小程序。

72. 从短文第二段“Being lonely for long periods of time is not a great feeling.”可知，长时间处于孤独状态不是一种好的感觉。故横线处填“is not a great feeling”，与原文表述一致，明确说明了长时间孤独的感受。

73. 依据短文第三段“It is important to have a friend to talk to, whether it is about a sad or happy subject.”可知，无论话题是悲伤的还是快乐的，有一个可以交谈的朋友是很重要的。所以横线处填“it is about a sad or happy subject”，完整还原了原文条件状语从句的内容，准确体现了该句的核心信息。

74. 由短文第三段“It is also important to have someone support you if you have just had an unpleasant experience.”可知，如果你刚刚有过不愉快的经历，有人支持你是很重要的。因此横线处填“you have just had an unpleasant experience”，直接引用原文条件状语从句，准确说明了需要他人支持的情况。

75. 根据短文第四段“No one person is the same. As time goes by, we learn to respect one another's differences.”可知，没有两个人是完全一样的，随着时间的推移，我们应该学会尊重彼此的差异。所以横线处填“learn to respect one another's differences”，对原文内容进行合理概括，准确表达了面对人与人之间差异应有的态度。