题目内容
8.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 tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances.Social support consists 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 (困难).People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties.Studies over a range of illnesses,from depression to heart disease,reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off (挡开) 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 despite 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.Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting us from our worries and troubles.Finally,other people may give us instrumental support-financial aid,material resources,and needed services-that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.
25.Research shows that people's physical and mental healthB.
A.relies on the social welfare 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
26.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word"cushions"in paragraph 2?C
A.adds up to.
B.does away with.
C.lessens the effect of.
D.Lays the foundation for.
27.Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example ofC.
A.instrumental support
B.informational support
C.social companionship
D.the strengthening of self-respect
28.Social companionship is beneficial in thatD.
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.
分析 本文论述了人与人之间的关系很大程度上决定了我们的生活质量以及社会支持缓和压力的几种方式.
解答 25.B 细节理解题,根据文章第一段the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness,and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely可知文章指出,在研究了包括从忧郁症到心脏病的大量病例后发现:社会支持的存在会帮助人们抵御疾病,而缺少社会支持的人的健康相比而言会差一点,故选B.
26.C 词义猜测题,根据第二段Social support cushions stress in a number of ways.可知社会支持有很多缓解压力的方法,故选C.
27.C 细节理解题,题干信息与第二段第三点 social companionship supportive内容匹配,即Taking part in free-time activities…needs while at the same time distracting (转移注意力) us from our worries and troubles可知帮助病人修理是社会交往的例子,故选C.
28.D 细节理解题,根据第二段Third,we typically find social companionship supportive.Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting us from our worries and troubles.可知社会交往可以使我们不关注我们的忧虑和烦恼,故选D.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.