Since we are social beings,the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.One strength of the human conditions is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful (有压力的) conditions.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 deal with major life changes and daily problems.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 defend themselves against 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 coworkers may let us know that they value us.Our selfrespect 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 freetime activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (转移注意力) 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 deal with our problems.Interpersonal relationships are important because they can________.
A.deal with life changes |
B.smooth away daily problems |
C.make people live more easily |
D.cure types of illnesses |
The researches show that people’s physical and mental health________.
A.has much to do with the amount of support they get from others |
B.lies in the social medical care systems which support them |
C.depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles |
D.is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes. |
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions”?
A.takes place of | B.makes up of |
C.lessens the effect of | D.gets rid of |
Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of________.
A.instrumental support |
B.informational support |
C.social companionship |
D.the strengthening of selfrespect |
What is the subject discussed in the text?
A.Effects of stressful conditions. |
B.Kinds of social support. |
C.Ways to deal with stress. |
D.Interpersonal relationships. |
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60. You can learn how to ______ at the Australian Institute of Applied Sciences College of Natural
Medicine.
A. apply science to our life B. operate on various patients
C. adjust one’s diet or breath D. look after mentally-ill people
61. One of the reasons for your choice of going to the college is that _______.
A. it is the oldest college of this type in Australia
B. it offers more courses than any other college
C. you may find the best art facilities there
D. you will get accredited certificate or diploma
62. If you take the courses at home, you are more likely to _______.
A. focus on your own interests B. adjust your study schedules
C. get any help from instructors D. keep up with new techniques
第三部分阅读理解 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was graduation day at Etihad Training Academy, where the national airline of the United Arab Emirates holds a seven-week training course for new flight attendants.
Despite her obvious pride, Ms. Fathi, a 22-year-old from Egypt, was amazed to find herself here. “I never in my life thought I’d work abroad,” said Ms. Fathi, who was a university student in Cairo when she began noticing newspaper advertisements employing young Egyptians to work at airlines based in the Persian Gulf.
A decade ago, unmarried Arab women like Ms. Fathi, working outside their home countries, were rare. But just as young men from poor Arab nations poured into the oil-rich Persian Gulf states for jobs, more young women are doing so.
Flight attendants have become the public face of the new mobility for some young Arab women, just as they were the face of new freedoms for women in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. They have become a subject of social anxiety and fascination in much the same way.
For many families, allowing a daughter to work may call her virtue into question. Yet this culture is changing, said Musa Shteiwi, a sociologist at Jordan University in Amman. “We’re noticing more and more single women going to the gulf these days,” he said. “It’s still not exactly common, but over the last four or five years it’s become quite an observable phenomenon.”
Many of the young Arab women working in the Persian Gulf take delight in their status as pioneers, role models for their friends and younger female relatives. Young women brought up in a culture that highly values community, have learned to see themselves as individuals. The experience of living independently and working hard for high salaries has forever changed their beliefs about themselves, though it can also lead to a painful sense of separation from their home countries and their families.
—From New York Times (December 22, 2008)
56. It can be inferred from the passage that young Arab women _________.
A. go to work abroad after American women’s example
B. didn’t start to work abroad until the late 20th century
C. are commonly used to living and working separately
D. expect to take the same family responsibilities as men
57. According to the passage, the Arab women flight attendants can be described as _________.
A. proud, homesick or independent B. honest, outstanding or optimistic
C. mature, enthusiastic or energetic D. painful, desperate or conservative
58. How do the public respond to young Arab women’s new mobility?
A. The public think highly of it.B. The public care very little about it.
C. The public show both interest and anxiety. D. The public are strongly against it.
59. The author intends to tell the readers that __________.
A. Arab women can hardly find any work
B. flight attendants are badly needed in the gulf
C. flight attendants lead quite a different life
D. young Arab women’s values are changing
Parents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr. Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.
“I would never have said to my mom, ‘Hey, the new Weezer album is really great. How do you like it?’” says Ballmer. “There was just a complete gap in taste.”
Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits.
Today, the generation gap has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent—child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue int0 adulthood.
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message, “To my mother, my best friend.”
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents. “There’s still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say.
“My parents were on the ‘before’ side of that change, but today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side,” explains Mr. Ballmer. “It’s not something easily accomplished by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”
56. The underlined word gulf in Para.3 most probably means _________.
A. interest B. distance C. difference D. separation
57. Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing?
A. Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.
B. Parents put more trust in their children’s abilities.
C. Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.
D. Parents share more interests with their children.
58. The change in today’s parent-child relationship is _________.
A. more confusion among parents
B. new equality between parents and children
C.1ess respect for parents from children
D. more strictness and authority on the part of parents
59. By saying “today’s parents, the 40-year-olds, were on the ‘after’ side.” the author means that today’s parents _________.
A. follow the trend of the change
B. can set a limit to the change
C. fail to take the change seriously
D. have little difficulty adjusting to the change
60. The purpose of the passage is to _________.
A. describe the difficulties today’s parents have met with
B. discuss the development of the parent—child relationship
C. suggest the ways to handle the parent—child relationship
D. compare today’s parent—child relationship with that in the past
People travel for a lot of reasons.Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines (宗教圣地).Others are looking for culture,or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous places.But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on.
Northern European are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it.People of cities like London,Copenhagen,and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short,and much of the rest of the year in the rain.This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them.Every summer,more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resort and beaches for their vacation. They all come for the same reason:sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries. Italy’s 30,000 hotels are booked every summer.And 13 million people camp out on French beaches,parks and roadsides.Spain’s long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else.37 million tourists visit yearly,or one tourist for every person living in Spain.
But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle.The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth.And with increased tourism,it’s getting worse, The French can’t figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St.Tropez.And in many places,swimming is dangerous because of pollution.
None of this,however,is spoiling anyone’s fun.The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists.Obviously,they don’t go there for clean water and solitude(独居).They bear traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches.They don’t even mind the pollution.No matter how dirty the water is,the coastline still looks beautiful.And as long as the sun shines,it’s still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin,London,or Oslo.
51.The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that.
A.they want to see historic remains or religious spots
B.they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs
C.they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites
D.they wish to escape from the cold,dark and rainy days back at home
52.In paragraph2,cities like London,Copenhagen,and Amsterdam are mentioned.
A.to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography and climate
B.to tell us how wealthy their people are
C.to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty
D.to prove that they have got more tourism than they handle
53.According to the passage,which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?
A.Italy B.Spain C.Greece D.France
54.The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3,“or one tourist for every person living in Spain”means.
A.all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists
B.every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country
C.every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist
D.every Spanish is visited by a tourist every year
55.According to the passage,which of the following factors might spoil the tourists’fun at
Mediterranean resorts and beaches?
A.Polluted water. B.Crowded buses.
C.Traffic jams.D.Rainy weather.
三.阅读 (共两节,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并填写在答题卡上。
When people are asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves,many put friends ahead of homes,jobs,clothes and cars.
A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected.It is a treasure we should protect.Unfortunately,the better friends you are,the more probably you’ll have disagreements.And the result can be what you don’t want-an end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended.First don’t let your pride get in your way.Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open.
Second, apologize when you’re wrong-even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best person makes mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view. And finally , accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyles change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion; Consider friendship an honor and a gift , and worth the efforts to treasure and nurture (培养).
46.According to the text friendship can last long only if .
A.we have much in common B.we know our friends’ mistakes
C.we treat our disagreements wisely D.we have known one another for long
47.The underlined words “wronged person ” in the last paragraph refers to a person .
A.who has been mistaken for another B.who has been mistaken unfairly
C.who has treated friends badly D.who has admitted his mistakes
48.What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion?
A.Stick to our own points of view B.Avoid making mistakes
C.Make an apology first D.Change our lifestyles.
49.The writer believes.
A.there are surely disagreements between friends
B.there are no mistakes made by true friends
C.once your friend mistakes you, your friendship will certainly come to an end
D.only by making mistakes , can your friendship become stronger
50.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Easy Ways to Make Friends
B.Ups and Downs in Friendship
C.How to Mend a Troubled Friendship
D.How to Take the Lead in Making Friends