Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourtendencytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulcircumstances.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles(困难).Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesoverarangeofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,revealthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff(挡开)illness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.
Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relatives,andco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersdespiteourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Engaginginleisure-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting(转移…注意力)usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—financialaid,materialresources,andneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.
1.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecause________.
A)theyareindispensabletopeople’ssocialwell-being
B)theyawakenpeople’sdesiretoexchangeresources
C)theyhelppeopletocopewithlifeintheinformationera
D)theycancurearangeofillnessessuchasheartdisease,etc
2.Researchshowsthatpeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth________.
A)reliesonthesocialwelfaresystemswhichsupportthem
B)hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothers
C)dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroubles
D)iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives
3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword“cushions”(Line1,Para.2)?
A)Addsupto.B)Doesawaywith.C)Lessenstheeffectof.D)Laysthefoundationfor.
4.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof________.
D)thestrengtheningofself-respect
5.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat________.
A)ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelatives
B)itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakes
C)itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyable
D)itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles
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