If parents care about their children whether they have made many friends, what matters is that the child is comfortable and happy with his friends. Parents need to understand the steps children take in building friendships.

First of all, be a friend of your child's. Good friendships start at home. Children begin to develop the necessary ability to go out and meet others through getting on with their parents. Greet the child warmly and let him know you are glad to see him. Children learn a lot from how their parents stay with them and other people.

Teach children how to solve conflicts. Being able to work out conflicts is an important skill in getting along with others. If parents know the children have a conflict, let them work it out on their own. Only step in if it is really necessary, for example, an argument is getting physical.

Give children chances to practise staying together. Make children play games that require teamwork and group problem-solving skills. For example, races are fun and provide plenty of practice in teamwork. "In what way didn't you work well together? What might you do differently next time?" For these ideas, read books such as Cooperative Sports and Games Book by Terry Orlick, and Team Building Activities for Every Group by Alanna Jones.

Encourage children to express thanks to others. Parents can encourage children to do this by setting examples for them.

（1）According to the article, if one child has no friend, he will .

A. have some troubles in the future

B. worry about everything in the future

C. not know the importance of making friends

D. not find anybody to help him

（2）Friendships can be helpful to children EXCEPT .

A. providing a lot of fun

B. getting in touch with others

C. solving problems

D. helping others to cheat in the exams

（3）The writer's purpose of writing the article is to .

A. tell what parents should do to help children make friends

B. show having friends even does good to children's study during the classes

C. tell parents to understand the steps of children's friendships

D. show how important friendships are to children

（4）When children have a conflict, parents should .

A. let them fight with each other until they find who the winner is

B. do nothing to the children and believe their abilities

C. let them work it out by themselves and help if necessary

D. talk with them and try to find good ways to let them stay together

【答案】（1）A

（2）D

（3）A

（4）C

【解析】【分析】文章大意：朋友对孩子很重要。友谊给孩子们带来的不仅仅是乐趣。通过交朋友，孩子们学会了如何与他人联系和解决问题。有朋友甚至对孩子的学习有好处，因为他们可以在课后互相帮助。作为家长应学会如何帮助自己的孩子交朋友，本文就这问题给我们提出了一些建议。