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Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity (长寿) boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows (寡妇)and widowers were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man’s life and two to a woman’s. The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.
　　Even if the odds are stacked against you, marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn’t smoke. There’s a flip side, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouse’s death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.
　　So how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological (生理的) mechanisms. For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life. People in supportive relationships may handle stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.
　　A life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100. The ultimate social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says: “People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected.”
【小题1】William Farr’s study and other studies show that _________.

I first met Li Meng at a friend birthday party five years ago. Then I invited Li Meng over in
my place. We listen to my CDs together and soon became good friends. Three years ago, Li
Meng’s parents invited I to spend a couple of wonderful week in Qingdao with them during the
summer holiday. Li Meng and I loved walking along the beautifully beaches there. Last year I
was ill but had to stay in hospital for a week. Li Meng came see me every day. Then, her father
has changed jobs and they moved to another city. Since then we haven’t see each other much,
but we’ve kept writing to each other.

Three years ago, I had a job in a retail store (零售店). I 21 to talk to everybody and know what was going on in their 22 . I remember a girl who started 23 there a few months after me. We seldom talked but we always 24 each other and smiled.

She always smiled in a really happy way 25 one day when we got to work in the 26 department. She smiled as if she was the 27 girl in the world. I went up to her and asked, “What’s wrong with you?” She answered, “Why?” I said, “I could feel you’re very 28 , but you’re always trying to 29 it.”

Her mouth just dropped as if I had 30 her deepest secret, so we started talking. She told me 31 she was feeling unhappy and why she was trying to 32 that nothing was wrong. Time went by and we became good friends. She’d always tell me I had 33 her life in so many ways.

Today that girl is one of my best 34 . I really don’t know what I would do 35 her. She has been there for me in every 36 way a friend could be.

What I’m trying to say is that you never know 37 you’re helping yourself. I helped this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a 38 friend.

So the next time you see a 39 and he needs someone who will 40 to him, wait and let him say what he wants to say. You never know, you might just end up helping yourself.

1. A．managed B．intended C．remembered D．liked

2. A．lives B．jobs C．studies D．marriages

3. A．shopping B．talking C．going D．working

4. A．assisted B．looked at C．realized D．stared at

5. A．though B．since C．until D．unless

6. A．similar B．nearby C．same D．different

7. A．quietest B．happiest C．busiest D．luckiest

8. A．sad B．angry C．happy D．surprised

9. A．keep B．stop C．hide D．show

10. A．caught B．discovered C．controlled D．checked

11. A．when B．how C．why D．what

12. A．pretend B．become C．make D．admit

13. A．protected B．recovered C．supported D．changed

14. A．customers B．friends C．neighbors D．classmates

15. A．without B．for C．upon D．with

16. A．simple B．possible C．strange D．perfect

17. A．before B．since C．because D．when

18. A．truthful B．useful C．hopeful D．careful

19. A．stranger B．worker C．passenger D．visitor

20. A．belong B．refer C．listen D．turn

I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents form and carry out their new planning projects. It was really a great challenge.

At the same time, my mother was in the final stages of cancer.

I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was tiring and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My commitment was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, even though my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to bother the president with my situation, yet I felt someone at the company needed to know what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Human Resources, asking him not to share the information with anyone.

A few days later, the president called me into his office.

I figured he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were working on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large desk, looked at me in the eye and said, “I hear your mother is very ill”.

I was totally caught by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my crying subside(平息), and then gently said a sentence I will never forget: whatever you need.

That was it. His understanding and his willingness to both let me be in my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of sympathy（同情）that I carry with me to this day.

1.When the author was working in a beer company, his mother .

A．was concerned about him B．drew the president’s attention

C．was seriously ill D．was proud of her son

2.Although he felt tired and stressed, he felt it his duty .

A．to help plan some new projects

B．to avoid bothering the president

C．to tell the vice-president his difficult situation

D．to do his job well and look after his mother

3.Most probably, the president got the information from .

A．a relative of the author’s B．the vice-president

C．the author’s good friends D．the author’s workmates

4.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Understanding Is Nowhere B．Generous President

C．Sympathy Is Needed D．An Unforgettable Memory

176. --- I didn’t know you were good friends.

--- You ______. I have known her since she moved here. You were studying aboard then.

A．may have

B．needn’t have

C．wouldn’t have

D．must have

Good friends should ________ happiness and sorrow.

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