Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal(人與人之間的) relationships. One strength of the human condition is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful conditions. Social support makes up 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(緩和) 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 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 free-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting (轉(zhuǎn)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.
小題1:Interpersonal relationships are important because they can ________
A．make people live more easilyB．smooth away daily problems
C．deal with life changes D．cure types of illnesses
小題2:The researches show that people's physical and mental health _______
A．lies in the social medical care 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 related to their courage for dealing with major life changes
小題3: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 self-respect
小題4:What is the subject discussed in the text?
A．Effects of stressful condition.B．Kinds of social support.
C．Ways to deal with stress. D．Interpersonal relationships.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析：本文論述了人與人之間的關(guān)系很大程度上決定了我們的生活質(zhì)量以及社會支持緩和壓力的幾種方式。
小題1:文章開篇第一句話the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships就點(diǎn)明了interpersonal relationship的重要性，它在很大程度上決定了我們生活的質(zhì)量,故本題答案為A。
小題2:從文章第一段最后兩句話the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely可得出答案。文章指出，在研究了包括從憂郁癥到心臟病的大量病例后發(fā)現(xiàn)：社會支持的存在會幫助人們抵御疾病，而缺少社會支持的人的健康相比而言會差一點(diǎn)。因此，本題答案為B。
小題3:題干信息與第二段第三點(diǎn) social companionship supportive內(nèi)容匹配，即Taking part in free-time activities.... needs while at the same time distracting (轉(zhuǎn)移注意力) us from our worries and troubles,故選C。
小題4:從文章第一段第一句話the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal(人與人之間的) relationships中可以得出答案D。
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