Romance does not have to fizzle out（失败） in long-term relationships and progress into a companionship/friendship-type love, a new study has found. Romantic love can last a lifetime and lead to happier, healthier 1 .
"Many believe that 2 love is the same as passionate（多情的）love," said lead researcher Bianca P. Acevedo, PhD, then at Stony Brook University (currently at University of California, Santa Barbara). "It isn't. Romantic love has the intensity, engagement and sexual chemistry that passionate love has, minus the obsessive component（过度成分）. Passionate or obsessive love includes 3 of uncertainty and anxiety. This kind of love 4 drive the shorter relationships but not the longer ones."
These findings 5 in the March issue of Review of General Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association.
Acevedo and co-researcher Arthur Aron, PhD, reviewed 25 studies with 6,070 individuals in short- and long-term relationships to 6 whether romantic love is associated with more satisfaction. To determine this, they 7 the relationships in each of the studies as romantic, passionate (romantic with obsession) or friendship-like love and categorized them as long- or short-term.
The researchers looked at 17 short-term relationship studies, which included 18- to 23-year-old college students who were 8 , dating or married, with the average relationship lasting less than four years. They also 9 at 10 long-term relationship studies including middle-aged couples who were typically married 10 years or more. Two of the 10 ncluded both long- and short-term relationships in which it was possible to distinguish the two samples.
The review found that those who reported greater romantic love were more 11 in both the short- and long-term relationships. Companion-like love was only moderately 12 with satisfaction in both short- and long-term relationships. And those who reported greater passionate love in their relationships were more satisfied in the short term 13 to the long term.
Couples who reported more satisfaction in their relationships also 14 being happier and having higher self-esteem.
Feeling that a partner is "there for you" 15 or a good relationship, Acevedo said, and facilitates（促进） feelings of romantic love. On the other hand, "feelings of insecurity are generally associated with 16 satisfaction, and in some 17 may spark conflict in the relationship. This can manifest（表白） into obsessive love," she said.
This discovery may change people's 18 of what they want in long-term relationships. According to the authors, companionship love, which is what many couples see as the natural 19 of a successful relationship, may be an unnecessary compromise(妥协). "Couples should strive for love with all the trimmings（修剪）," Acevedo said. "And couples who've been together a long time and wish to get back their romantic edge should know it is an attainable（可达到的） goal that, like most good things in life, 20 energy and devotion."
( ) 1. A. scholarships B. friendships C. relationships D. companionships
( ) 2. A. obsessive B. romantic C. passionate D. companion
( ) 3. A. feelings B. factors C. consequences D. barriers
( ) 4. A. contributes B. helps C. prevents D. speeds
( ) 5. A. occur B. take C. write D. appear
( ) 6. A. find out B. work out C. take out D. bring out
( ) 7. A. separated B. classified C. divided D. cut
( ) 8. A. alone B. lonely C. single D. unique
( ) 9. A. glanced B. glared C. stared D. looked
( ) 10. A. findings B. examinations C. experiments D. studies
( ) 11. A. unpleased B. disappointed C. satisfied D. desperate
( ) 12. A. referred B. associated C. contended D. conflicted
( ) 13. A. compared B. comparing C. added D. led
( ) 14. A. reported B. said C. believed D. hoped
( ) 15. A. takes B. makes C. means D. depends
( ) 16. A. higher B. lower C. no D. much
( ) 17. A. environments B. states C. air D. cases
( ) 18. A. views B. expectations C. remarks D. statements
( ) 19. A. progression B. change C. results D. choice
( ) 20. A. produces B. satisfies C. requires D. consumes
Our teacher,Miss Chua,is nearing retirement.However, she still commands our great 1 for being an excellent teacher.
She has short hair that is gradually 2 white,an indication that age is creeping on her.The wrinkles (皱纹) that line her face 3 of years of hard work and selfless devotion to her students.She wears a pair of glasses through which her kind eyes are always 4fixed upon us with affection and consideration.She looks
splendid in her 5 clothes which she will not throw away for something more6 ,reflecting a thrifty (节俭的) nature.Through her,we have learned to be more careful with7 .Not only that,she has also taught us the8of filial duty (孝道) by setting us a good 9 of looking after her eighty-five years old mother.
All her life,she has never 10 her duty towards her family and her students.For much
of her life,she has been working hard,displaying a11 of discipline and an attitude of industry which she is presently 12to fix in our mind. As her parents could not afford to 13her to university,she saved hard and managed to graduate 14 a master degree from a British university.This is an inspiration to us—that absolute 15leads to eventual fulfillment of dreams.
Miss Chua is totally committed to the 16of her students.Armed with a keen insight into the teaching process,she never fails to17our minds and most important,her gift to us has been the development of a good18of English. The day when Miss Chua 19 school and retires,I will send her a thousand flowers with the message “You’ve 20 us well.” I will never forget her.She has made a great impact on my life and on my English.
1. A.support B.attention C.respect D.view
2. A.changing B.turning C.appearing D.showing
3. A.tell B.speak C.talk D.think
4. A.sharply B.suddenly C.generally D.gently
5. A.matching B.expensiveC.dry D.new
6. A.valuable B.fashionableC.comfortable D.available
7. A.friends B.studies C.time D.money
8. A.virtue B.lesson C.method D.technique
9. A.goal B.example C.pattern D.standard
10. A.performed B.done C.ignored D.had
11. A.process B.need C.series D.sense
12. A.trying B.willing C.learning D.getting
13.A.send B.accompanyC.take D.bring
14.A.upon B.to C.for D.with
15. A.development B.determinationC.decoration D.distinction
16. A.talent B.success C.experience D.entertainment
17.A.charge B.concentrateC.challenge D.change
18.A.appreciation B.writing C.command D.skill
19. A.leaves B.enters C.quits D.attends
20. A.protected B.showed C.guarded D.guided
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying,along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark "_36" down and helped the boy pick up these articles. "_ 37 "they were going the same way,he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark "_38 " the boy's name was Bill,that he "_ 39 " computer games, baseball and history,that he was having a lot of "_40" with his other subjects and that he had just broken "_41" with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was "_42" in for a Coke and to watch some television.The afternoon passed "_ 43 " with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home.They "_ 44 "to see each other around school,had lunch together once or twice,and then both ended up from the same high school.Just three weeks before "_ 45 ",Bill asked Mark if they "_ 46 " talk.
Bill "_ 47 " him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you "_48" wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?”asked Bill. “You see, I "_49 " out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess (脏乱) "_50 "anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to "_51 " my things. But after we
spent some time together "_52" and laughing,I realized that "_ 53 " I had done that, I would have "_ 54" a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.So you see, Mark ,when you picked up my books that day ,you did a lot more .You "_ 55 "my life.”
36. A. fell B. sat C. lay D. knelt
37. A. Although B. Since C. After D. Until
38. A. discovered B. realized C. said D. decided
39. A. played B. loved C. tried D. made
40. A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt
41. A. up B. outC. off D. away
42. A. called B. helped C. invited D. allowed
43. A. peacefully B. willingly C. freely D. pleasantly
44. A. continued B. agreed C. forced D. offered
45. A. graduation B. movement C. separation D. vacation
46. A. would B. should C. could D. must
47. A. demanded B. reminded C. removed D. asked
48. A. ever B. usually C. even D. never
49. A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put
50. A. over B. into C. with D. for
51. A. find B. pick C. pack D. hold
52. A. talking B. playing C. reading D. watching
53. A. before B. if C. while D. as
54. A. forgotten B. passed C. left D. lost
55. A. helped B. recovered C. improved D. changed
The British love to think of themselves as polite and everyone knows how fond they are of their “pleases"and “thank yous".Even the simplest business such as buying a train ticket requires__65seven or eight of these.Another __66of our good manners is the queue.Newcomers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the__67 national sport.Finally,of course,motorists generally stop at crossings.But does all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbours?I think not.
Take forms of address (称呼)for example.The average English person__68 he happens to work in a hotel or department store—would rather die than call a stranger “Sir" or“Madam".Yet in some European countries this is the most basic of common address.Our __69“you" for everyone may appear more democratic,but it means that we are forced to seek out complicated ways to express __70 .I am all for returning to the use of “thee"and “thou"(Thee and thou are oldfashioned poetic words for“you");“you" would be__71for strangers and professional relationships.
And of course,the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying.Have you noticed how the British __72ever touch?Personlly, I find the Latin habit of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming.Try kissing the average English person,and they will either take two steps backwards in horror;or,if their escape is__73,you will find your lips touching the back of their head.Now what could be__74than that ?
65.A.at least B. at most C. less than D. not more than
66.A.signal B. scene C. sign D. sight
67.A.true B. originalC. superior D. advanced
68.A.if B. whether C. when D. unless
69.A.universal B. unique C. regular D. normal
70.A.politeness B. gratitude C. democracy D. consideration
71.A.ordered B. reserved C. offered D. stocked
72.A.highly B. mostly C. hardly D. nearly
73.A.confirmed B. assured C. jammed D. blocked
74. A. better B. ruder C. more polite D. more frightening
Farmers,as we all know,have been having a hard time of it lately,and have turned
to new ways of earning income from their land.This involves not only planting new kinds of crops,but some__55ways of making money,the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing.Yes,you heard me__56!A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis,and during the past year over 100,000 people have __57to watch the race.“I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,"one punter (赛马经纪人)told me,“and I thought I'd have a look.I didn't believe it was serious to tell you the truth."According to a regular visitor,betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses.“At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __58 ,and there are clear favourites. __59nobody has heard anything about these _60 !Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any
case."I stayed to watch the races,and I must admit that I found it quite__61 . In
a usual sheep race,half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile.Food is waiting for them at the other end of the__62just to give them so
me encouragement,I ought to add!The sheep run surprisingly fast，__63they have probably not eaten for a while.Anyway,the crowd around me were obviously enjoying
heir day out at the races, __64by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
55.A. common B. strange C. swift D. illegal
56.A. honestly B. surprisingly C. completely D. correctly
57.A. showed off B. brought up C. turned up D. looked forward
58.A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time
59.A. But B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
60.A.horses B. sheep C. races D. stories
61.A.exciting B. dangerous C. boring D. peculiar
62.A.race B. hill C. track D. field
63.A.if B. so C. yet D. although
64.A.observing B. judging C. considering D. inferring
My First Job
I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the field
s of Eufaula Okla.__36 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture.He gave me a cent for every nail I___37 out of old boards.I got my first__38 job,at JM's Restaurant in town,when I was 12.My main responsibilities(职责)were__39tables and washing dishes, __40 sometimes I helped cook.Every day after school I would__41to JM's and work until ten.Even on Saturdays I_ 42 from two until eleven.At that age it was difficult going to work and__43my friends run off to swim or play.I didn't necessarily like work,but I loved what working__44 me to have.Because of my___45I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez.This made me__46 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__47 around town.A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账)__48I was only in seventh grade.I immediately__49 a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes.I was___50only 65 cents an hour,and I already owed the storekeeper$90!So I learned_ 51the danger of easy credit.I paid it__52as soon as I could.
My first job taught me selfcontrol,responsibility and brought me a__53of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced.As my father, __54worked three jobs,once told me,“If you__55sacrifice(奉献)and responsibility,there are not many things in life you can't have.”How right he was.
36.A.Before B. Within C. From D. By
37.A.pulled B. put C. picked D. pressed
38.A.usual B. real C. main D. particular
39.A.sweeping B. packing C. clearing D. emptying
40.A.or B. so C. but D. even
41.A.head B. turn C. change D. move
42.A.studied B. worked C. played D. slept
43.A.helping B. having C. watching D. letting
44.A.asked B. told C. promised D. allowed
45.A.study B. power C. age D. job
46.A.proud B. friendly C. lucky D. hopeful
47.A.ran B. got C. flew D. carried
48.A.although B. while C. if D. since
49.A.sold B. borrowed C. charged D. wore
50.A.keeping B. making C. paying D. taking
51.A.gradually B. greatly C. hardly D. early
52.A.out B. over C. away D. off
53.A.point B. level C. part D. sign
54.A.he B. that C. who D. whoever
55.A.understand B. demand C. offer D. fear