Students are leaving the junior high school . What are they taking with them ? A lot of things for sure , but the most important thing is friends .
We asked some teachers to give us one last lesson . The lesson is proverbs（谚语、格言） about friends . Proverbs teach people about life . Older people often teach proverbs to younger people . Every culture has proverbs . They are short and easy to remember .
Mrs Minelli says , “ It is important to remember this Sicilian（西西里岛人的）proverb , ‘ Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty .’ It means that only good friends tell you when you are making a mistake .”
Mr Tulga says , “ I have a favorite proverb about friends , ‘ Friendship is a plant we must water .’ It is German . It means that everyone needs to take care of friendship like we take care of a garden .”
Mr Tulga says , “My grandfather in Turkey told me , ‘Nobody is so rich that he can throw away a friend .’ It means that everyone needs friends . Be good to them .”
The good news is :there is no test for this lesson ,. The bad news is :We will miss you .
Goodbye , friends ! Don’t forget us !
小题1:As the proverb says , will tell you when you are making mistakes .
A．real friends
B．older people
C．some teachers
D．younger people小题2:Which is the best proverb to the meaning “Take care of friendship like we take care of a garden”?
A．A friend is easier lost than found.
B．Friendship is a plant we must water
C．Nobody is so rich that he can throw away a friend .
D．Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.小题3:Which of the following is true from the passage ?
A．Only some countries have their proverbs about friends .
B．After the last lesson , the students will have a test for it .
C．If you are rich enough , you can throw away your friends .
D．Proverbs are usually short , and they teach people about life .小题4:The writer of the passage mainly wants us to know .
A．some proverbs about culture.
B．ways to take care of a friendship.
C．the importance of friendship.
D．students’ feelings in the last lesson .
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
题目分析：这篇短文主要通过几条谚语，告诉了我们朋友的重要性。
小题1:根据‘ Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty .’ It means that only good friends tell you when you are making a mistake .”描述，可知选A。
小题2:根据‘ Friendship is a plant we must water .’ It is German . It means that everyone needs to take care of friendship like we take care of a garden .”描述，可知选B。
小题3:根据短文第二段描述，可知选项D描述正确。
小题4:根据第一段A lot of things for sure , but the most important thing is friends .及下文描述，可知本文主要想告诉我们的就是朋友的重要性。故选C。
点评：本文中长句较多，一时很难读懂句子含义，注意多读几遍，不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义，能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。