题目内容：

According to French philosopher(哲学家) Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), friendships are essential to humans. He believed that they spread warmth to everyone.

This is certainly true of the lifelong friendship between the two women featured(作为主角) in a four-novel series by Italian writer Elena Ferrante.

The third book of the series, Those Who Leave And Those Who Stay (2014), has been translated into Chinese and was published last month.

The series is set in the Italian city of Naples after World War Ⅱ. The story of Lila and Elena begins with a flashback (倒叙) to the early 1950s. when the pair meet at 8 years old, they immediately strike up a strong friendship.

But “friendship” may not be a good enough word to describe the bond that links Lila and Elena. They are like the same person split(分开) in two.

But the fact that they’re close doesn’t mean that they’re not different.

Lila is brilliant from the start. As the four books follow her life from childhood into adolescence, and eventually into middle age, readers see her grow into a beautiful woman who no matter how hard she tries, she will never be as good as her brilliant friend Lila.

It’s this mixture of fear, love,and, above all, envy—that sums up their friendship.

Indeed, for Rachel Donadio of The New York Times, the series is a brillant study into the emotion of envy. The novels are filled with envy, but envy,when understood properly, can show us what we really want.

“It is this swing between lightness and darkness that gives their friendship a depth too clear to seem imagined,” commented The Atlantic.

1.The author wrote the article mainly to       .

A. recommend the works of the Italian writer Elena Ferrante

B. explain why friendships are important to humans

C. describe a four-novel series based on the friendship of two girls

D. discuss why Elena Ferrante’s works are popular

2.Which of the following is TRUE about Lila and Elena’s friendship, according to the article?

A. They don’t expect to become friends when they first meet.

B. Their friendship is based mainly on shared interests.

C. Their friendship greatly deepens during World War Ⅱ.

D. They form a strong friendship despite their differences.

3.What is the main message that good friendships go through?

A. The ups and downs that good friendships go through.

B. How envy can destroy good friendships.

C. How shy people can achieve great things through hard work.

D. A combination of many emotions makes a friendship stronger.