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（2021·河北衡水市·衡水中学高三月考） I'd been asked to go to an editor's office with the old program “We have a story we think you'd be perfect for”. Here was the topic: We want you to write about how middle-aged men have no friends. Seeing that,I couldn't help thinking, “Excuse me? I have plenty of friends.” Then the editor told me there were all sorts of evidence out there to show how men, as they age, let their close friendships go, and that the fact can cause all sorts of problems and have a terrible impact on their health.
As I walked back to my desk in the newsroom-a distance of maybe 100 yards-I quickly took stock of my friend list. First of all, there was my friend Mark. Wait, how often do we actually hang out? Maybe four or five times a year? And then there was another best friend from high school, Rory, and…I actually could not remember the last time I'd seen him.
There were all those other good friends who seemed as if they're still in my life because we follow one another via social media, but as I ran down the list of those I considered real, true, lifelong friends, I realized that it had been years since I saw many of them, even decades for a few.
By the time I got back to my desk, I realized that I was indeed perfect for this story, not because I was unusual in any way, but because my story was very, very typical. And as I looked into what that means, I realized that in the long term, I was heading down a path that was very, very dangerous. And I knew I needed a change.
1．What did the author think of the topic at first?
A．He showed an interest in it.
B．He felt surprised and doubtful.
C．He knew the editor was joking.
D．He thought it was perfect for him.
2．What did the author realize as walking back to the newsroom?
A．He had lost some best friends.
B．He wasn't popular with others.
C．He had close friends in his life.
D．He hadn't made any true friends.
3．How did the author keep his friendship?
A．By letters. B．Through the Internet.
C．By phoning each other. D．By getting together regularly.
4．What do we know from the last paragraph?
A．The author was a good writer.
B．The author liked making new friends.
C．Others had more friends than the author.
D．The author would attach importance to friendship.
