Question

Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships .One strength of the human condition is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful conditions .Social support makes up of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties .Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles(困難). People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people fend off(擋開) illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

           Social support cushions stress in a number of ways .First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they value us .Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support .They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (轉移注意力)us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support—money aid ,material resources, and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.

Interpersonal relationships are important because _______.

A. they are indispensable to people’s social well-being            

B. they awaken people’s desire to exchange resources

C. they help people to cope with life in the information era

D. they can cure a range of illnesses such as heart disease, etc

Research shows that people's physical and mental health _______.

A. relies on the social medical care systems which support them

B. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D. is closely related to their strength for coping with major changes in their lives

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions”?

(Line 1, Para 2)

         A. adds up to                                       B. does away with

         C. lessens the effect of                                D. lays the foundation for

Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of _______.

         A. instrumental support                              B. informational support

         C. social companionship                              D. the strengthening of self-respect

Social companionship is beneficial in that__________.

A. it helps strengthen our ties with relatives

B. it enables us to eliminate our faults and mistakes

C. it makes our leisure-time activities more enjoyable

D. it draws our attention away from our worries and troubles

Answer 1

【小題1】A

【小題2】B

【小題3】C

【小題4】A

【小題5】D

解析:

[文章大意]我們是社會人，我們需要依賴于社交來衡量生活的質量。社交可以幫助我們從身體上和精神上擺脫疾病和痛苦、麻煩，可以幫助我們減緩壓力。

【小題1】細節理解題。由文章第一段第一句內容可知，因為我們是社會人，我們生活的質量主要是依賴于人際關系來衡量的，幫選A。本題中等難度。

【小題2】細節理解題。由第一段第六句內容可知，研究所覆蓋的疾病范圍，從抑郁癥到心臟病，顯示了社交幫助人們抵擋疾病，而缺少社交則可能使身體變得更差；第二段第一句也指出，社交可以減緩壓力，故選B。本題簡單。

【小題3】詞義猜測題。由第二段內容可知，第二段列舉四條減緩壓力的方式，尤其最后一句提到”reduce stress”, 減緩壓力，可以知單詞含義，故選C。本題中等難度。

【小題4】細節判斷題。由第二段第七句可知，人們可以給你提供工具性幫助，如金融幫助、物質原料以及需要服務等，幫助一位生病的鄰居做修理工作，是工具性幫助。故選A。

【小題5】細節理解題。根據文章第六句內容可知，和他人一起玩休閑時間的活動可以幫助滿足我們的社會性需要同時把我們的精力從擔憂和麻煩中轉移出來，故選D。本題中等難度。