What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?
Betty shrugs.Talk? We’re friends.
Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men.No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear.Women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable”.
More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend.Those who could were likely to name a woman.Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman.More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress(情感危机).“Most women,” says Rubin, “identified at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives”.
“In general,” writes Rubin in her new book, “women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.” For the most part, Rubin says , interactions (交往) between men are emotionally controlled—a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior”.
“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,” Rubin writes, “the two share little about their innermost feelings.Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.”
6.What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that() .
A.he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband
B.women have so much to share
C.women show little interest in ballgames
D.his wife is difficult to talk to
7.Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to ().
A.a male friend
B.a female friend
C.her parents
D.her husband
8.According to the text, which type of behavior. is NOT expected of a man by society?()
A.Ending his marriage without good reason.
B.Spending too much time with his friends.
C.Complaining about his marriage trouble.
D.Going out to ballgames too often.
9.Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?()
A.Men keep their innermost feeling to themselves.
B.Women are more serious than men about marriage.
C.Men often take sudden action to end their marriage.
D.Women depend on others in making decisions.
10.The research done by psychologist Rubin centers on() .
A.happy and successful marriage
B.friendships of men and women
C.emotional problems in marriage
D.interactions between men and women
第2题
ry.I 21 all my other hobbies, such as collecting stamps, and spent all my spare time reading poetry and writing it.This habit of writing poetry 22 every possible occasion soon got me into trouble at school.23 a lesson did not interest me, I would take out my notebook and start writing poems in class.Of course I did this very cautiously, but it was not long 24 I got caught.One day while I was busy writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher standing over me, fuming with anger 25 I was not paying attention.He tore the poem up, with a warning 26 time in his class.All the same I was convinced that I had written a good poem, so that evening I wrote it out again 27 memory.Not long 28, I read about a poetry contest and I decided to send in my poem.Weeks later, long after I had given up hope, I got a letter 29 me I had won the first prize.Everyone at school was very impressed --- except the geography teacher, who watched me more carefully than ever.He was quite 30 that I was not going to write poetry in his lesson!
21.A gave up
B.developed
C.Followed
D.forgot
22.A.at
B.on
C.in
D.with
23.A.Unless
B.Since
C.If
D.Given
24.A.after
B.ago
C.when
D.before
25.A.as
B.because
C.therefore
D.but
26.A.not to waste
B.not wasting
C.not waste
D.is not wasting
27.A.with
B.at
C.from
D.on
28.A.before
B.after
C.ago
D.since
29.A.inform
B.informed
C.informs
D.informing
30.A.determined
B.expected
C.impressed
D.worried
第3题
第4题
ge groups of people into cities.Satisfying the 21 of the people leads to further polluting by industry.If the rapid increase in human population 22 at the present rate (比率), there may be much greater harm.Some scientists speak of the 23 in number of people as “Population Pollution”.
About 2000 years ago, the world 24 was probably about 250 million.It reached a billion in 1850.By 1930 the population was two billion.It is 25 three and a half billion.It is expected to double by the year 2000.If the population continues to grow at the same 26 , there would be 25 billion people in the world a hundred years from now.
Man has been using the earth’s 27 more and more rapidly over the years.Some of them are almost gone.Now many people believe that man’s greatest 28 is how to control the growth of this population.The materials in the world will not support the human population in time to come if the present rate of increase continues.29 there is over crowding in the cities and hunger in some countries.Can man’s rate of increase continue?
Many people believe that human survival (幸存者) in the future 30 on the answer to the question.
21.A.needs
B.supplies
C.service
D.supports
22.A.stops
B.continues
C.slows down
D.adds to
23.A.increase
B.reduce
C.country
D.improvement
24.A.people
B.situation
C.population
D.land
25.A.now
B.in the past
C.in the future
D.then
26.A.place
B.time
C.rate
D.result
27.A coal
B.oil
C.mines
D.resources
28.A.problem
B.power
C.plan
D.idea
29.A.Already
B.Yet
C.Still
D.Often
30.A.feeds
B.lives
C.keeps
D.depends
第5题
阅读理解EVENTS (赛事)Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat, & Sun.).At 5:30 a.m.the riders will leave Tian’ anmen square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg.Then the next 55 kilometer leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour.The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.
The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers.Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper.Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside.At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost: 200 Yuan
Telephone: 4675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26.The club has four national team players.Also coming is 1994 US Would Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.
Ticket prices: 60, 100, 150 Yuan
Time/Date: 4:30 pm.August 26 (Sat.)
Telephone: 5012372
Rock-climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base.More than 10 teams from Beijing.Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it.A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing.Free for spectators (观众).
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time/Date: 9-12 a.m., August 26 and 27
Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua
11.The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about ().
A.visiting teams
B.famous players
C.things to do for the weekend
D.prices to pay for the sports events
12.If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for() .
A.35 kilometers
B.55 kilometers
C.75 kilometers
D.110 kilometers
13.The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means() .
A.race
B.practice
C.part of the training
D.part of the tour
14.What is special about the rock climbing competition?()
A.A foreign team takes part in it.
B.You can watch it without paying.
C.You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.
D.The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.
15.If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?()
A.4675027
B.7143177
C.50l2372
D.7144850
第7题
A.Oh, I’m sorry that you did.
B.How foolish of you to do so.
C.The wrong message? Oh, yes, you did!
D.Oh, that’s all right.Please be careful next time, though.
第10题
A、紧后工作最早开始时间
B、该工作的最迟完成时间
C、该工作的最早完成时间
D、紧后工作最迟开始时间
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