17．Dear Mr．Expert，
I grew up in a abusive（虐待的） home，I always promised myself that I'd get out as soon as possible．Now，at age 20，I have a good job and a nice house of my own，and I'm really proud．
Here's the problem：some of my friends who still live with their parents spend the weekends with me．But now they make mine theirs．They bring boy friends over，talk on the phone，etc．
I enjoy having my friends here sometimes-it makes the place feel comfortable and warm，but this is my home，not a party house，what shall I do？
Joan
Dear Joan，
If your family didn't pay attention to your needs when you were a child，you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now．
And if you've gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family，you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict that you grew up in．You need to understand that in true friendship it's okay to put your own needs first from time to time．
Be clear about the message you want to send to your friends．For example，"I really love you，but I also need some personal space．So please call me before you come over．"
Edward
51．We can infer（推斷） from the first letter thatB．
A．Joan lives in a happy family and she has a lot of friends
B．Joan's friends visit her more often than she can accept
C．Joan doesn't like the parties at all
D．Joan dislikes the boyfriends that her friends bring over
52．According to Mr．Expert，why can't Joan tell her friends her feeling？C
A．She is afraid of hurting her friends．
B．She does not understand true friendship．
C．Her family experience stops her from doing so．
D．She does not put her needs first．
53．The underlined word"conflict"in the second letter meansB．
A．free life
B．angry fight
C．bad manners
D．happy feeling．
分析 Joan寫信給Edward，文中提到了自己的煩惱，因為家庭的原因我離開家一個人住，問題是那些和父母一起住的人周末都來我這里，有時候我很喜歡，但是這是我家，不是聚會場所．Edward建議告訴朋友自己真正的感受，來之前請打電話．
解答 51．B 細節題．在第一封信最后兩段But now they make mine theirs．They bring boy friends over，talk on the phone，etc．作者闡述了她的朋友經常拜訪她，致使她吃不消了，因此B最符合題意．
52．C 細節題．在第二封正文第二段And if you've gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family，you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict that you grew up in中Edward Joan不好拒絕朋友拜訪的原因是與家庭經歷有關，故應選C．
53．B 聯系上下文，該詞所在句子前面說到"you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict that you grew up in…"害怕說"不"會帶來沖突，說明"conflict"的意思是"矛盾"或"沖突"，故B符合題意．
點評 本題首先要通讀全文，了解大意，緊緊抓住上下文語境所提供的信息，然后明確詞意和詞的搭配，并注意上下連貫，合乎邏輯，最后通讀全文，細心檢查．
