1.The Greatest Gift
One day,I was telling my mother about a new girl in school.Suddenly she asked，“Who are your two best friends，Helen？”
“Jill and Jaime.”
“Well,what about Karen and Cindy？”
“I don’t know who their best friends are.”
“No，”she said.“I mean，why aren’t they your best friends？”She seemed upset and hurt.
“But they’re my sisters.”
“Yes，but they can still be your best friends.Friends may come and go，but your sisters will always be there for you.”
At the time，the idea of my sisters being my closest friends seemed strange to me.We used to fight over toys，food，attention and what to watch on television.But my mother never let the three of us forget it：sisters are lifelong friends.Her wish was to give us something that she had never had.When she gave birth to three daughters，the fulfillment(实现)of her dream had only just begun.She had given us each a gift—our sisters—and she wanted to make sure we did not take that gift for granted.She would frequently tell us how lucky we were，constantly take us to places together so we grew closer,and would even punish us equally,giving us yet another bonding(亲密关系)experience.
It was somewhere in between Mom’s lectures,the family vacations and the shared memories that we realized that Mom was right.Today I share things with my sisters that I share with no one else.My sister Cindy and I ran the New York City Marathon together,side by side，holding hands when crossing the finishing line.When Karen got married,I was her maid of honor.The three of us trust each other with our greatest secrets.
It was twenty-three years ago that my mother first asked me who my two best friends were.Today she doesn’t have to.She already knows.
1-1.One day,one of Helen’s sisters asked her to be her best friend.
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False
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【答案】B
【解析】由文章开头妈妈和Helen的对话可知，妈妈告诉Helen，她的两个姐姐应成为她最好的朋友，而并不是Helen的一个姐姐让Helen成为她最好的朋友。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
1-2.Mom believed that sisters should be the best friends to each other.
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False
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【答案】A
【解析】由第七段可知，妈妈认为Helen应和她的姐姐们彼此成为好朋友。题干的表述与文章一致，故选A。
1-3.Helen found it easy to accept the idea of having her sisters as her best friends.
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False
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【答案】B
【解析】由第八段第一句可知，在当时，把姐姐们作为她最亲密的朋友这个想法让Helen感觉很奇怪，所以对Helen来说是不容易接受的。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
1-4.Helen and her sisters never argued and fought.
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False
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【答案】B
【解析】由第八段第二句可知，Helen常常和姐姐们因为玩具、食物、关怀和看电视节目而争吵。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。
1-5.To help her daughters become best friends,Mom sent them to the same school.
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False
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【答案】C
【解析】文章并没有提及妈妈把Helen和她的姐姐们送往同一个学校，故选C。
1-6.Helen’s sisters were the greatest gift that Mom gave Helen.
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False
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【答案】A
【解析】由第八段可知，妈妈生了三个女儿，并且经常会告诉她们有多幸运，让她们一起玩耍，也一起受罚，目的就是想告诉她们彼此是最好的朋友，是给彼此最好的礼物。故选A。
1-7.Mom punished the sisters equally to make them understand they were connected by blood tie.
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【答案】A
【解析】由第八段最后一句中的“and would even punish us equally， giving us yet another bonding（亲密关系） experience”可知，妈妈让女儿们同等受罚，就是想让她们知道她们是最亲密的人，是有血缘亲情的。故选A。
1-8.Helen and Cindy’s friendship was shown by their running the New York Marathon together.
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False
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【答案】A
【解析】由倒数第二段第三句可知，Helen和姐姐Cindy一起跑了纽约马拉松，当冲过终点线时，她们肩并肩，手拉手。从这里可以看出她们之间的姐妹情深，故选A。
1-9.Helen’s sister Cindy was not married.
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False
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【答案】C
【解析】文章倒数第二段只提到Karen结婚了，但并未提及Cindy是否结婚，故选C。
1-10.The three sisters seldom share their secrets.
True
False
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【答案】B
【解析】由倒数第二段最后一句可知，她们三姐妹彼此很信任，都能分享自己最大的秘密。题干的表述与文章不一致，故选B。