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【Japanesecouples,toobusyforanormalsociallife,areincreasinglyturningtoactorstoplaytheirfriendsonthemostimportantdaysoftheirlives.Severalagencieshavesprungup(涌现)offeringactorstoattendweddingsorevenf】
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Japanesecouples,toobusyforanormalsociallife,areincreasinglyturningtoactorstoplaytheirfriendsonthemostimportantdaysoftheirlives.

Severalagencieshavesprungup(涌现)offeringactorstoattendweddingsorevenfunerals.Thefirstguest-for-hirecompanywasestablishedaboutnineyearsagoandaround10nowsendoutdozensofpretendfriendstofamilyevents.

AgenciessuchasHagemashiTai——whichmeans“Iwanttocheeryouup”——chargearound£100foreach“guest”.Otherservicessuchasgivingaspeechinpraiseofabrideorthegroomcostextra.

TheappearanceofthesmallfakefriendsindustryhasbeenlinkedtosocialandeconomicchangesinJapan.Withlifetimeemployment(终身雇佣制)athingofthepast,couplesfeeluncomfortableaboutinvitingworkcolleaguestotheirwedding.Increasinglybusyandstressedout,manyJapanesesurroundthemselveswithonlyaverysmallcircleoffriends.

Whentheymarry,however,theyareunderpressuretomatchthenumberoftheirnewpartner’sweddingguests.OfficeAgents,thelargestproviderofpretendfriends,makessurethatitsemployeeshavedonetheirhomeworkandknowallaboutthebrideorgroombeforethewedding.

HiroshiMizutani,thecompany’sfounder,saidthefakefriendsheprovidesmustlookhappy,bewelldressedandlooklikepeoplewithgoodjobs.

小题1:WhydidfakefriendsindustrycomeintobeinginJapan?A.Becauseofsocialandeconomicchanges.B.Becauseoflifetimeemployment.C.Becauseofnormalsociallife.D.Becauseofworkpressure..小题2:Pretendfriendswillbepresentonthefollowingoccasionsexcept__________.A.weddingsB.funeralsC.workD.familygathering小题3:Theagentsmakesurethatfakefriends__________.A.havedonetheirhouseworkB.havegoodjobsC.mustlookhappyandbewelldressedD.feeluncomfortable小题4:Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Japanesecouplesareunderpressuretogetmarried.B.Thefirs

汪辰回答:
  小题1:A小题2:C小题3:C小题4:D   分析:   本文讲述的是现在的日本人要依赖这些虚假的朋友在他们的生活中起一定的作用。文章中详细描述了提供这样服务的公司的一些具体的信息。小题1:A细节题。根据文章第四段12行TheappearanceofthesmallfakefriendsindustryhasbeenlinkedtosocialandeconomicchangesinJapan.可知因为社会和经济的改变,虚假朋友的行业在日本形成。可知A项正确。小题2:C细节题。根据文章第二段第一行和最后一行Severalagencieshavesprungup(涌现)offeringactorstoattendweddingsorevenfunerals和sendoutdozensofpretendfriendstofamilyevents.可知假朋友可能出现的婚礼,葬礼和家庭聚会上,只有C项没有提及。小题3:C细节题。根据文章最后一段HiroshiMizutanithecompany’sfoundersaidthefakefriendsheprovidesmustlookhappybewelldressedandlooklikepeoplewithgoodjobs可知代理人必须保证假朋友看起来高兴而且穿着讲究。可知C项描述的正确的。小题4:D主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段Japanesecouplestoobusyforanormalsociallifeareincreasinglyturningtoactorstoplaytheirfriendsonthemostimportantdaysoftheirlives.现在的日本夫妻要依赖这些虚假的朋友在他们的生活中起一定的作用。故D项正确。
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