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 (有壓力的) 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 (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．deal with life changes
B．smooth away daily problems
C．make people live more easily
D．cure types of illnesses
小題2: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.
小題3: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
小題4: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
小題5: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.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:D

語(yǔ)篇解讀　本文是一篇議論文。文章主要闡述了我們是社會(huì)性的動(dòng)物，所以我們的生活質(zhì)量很大程度上取決于人際關(guān)系。
小題1:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“to deal with major life changes and daily problems...Studies over types of illnesses”可知，A、B、D三項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容只是問(wèn)題的一部分，都比較片面。
答案：　C
小題2:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。researches和studies都是研究的意思，根據(jù)第一段的最后一句話中“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.”可知A項(xiàng)正確。B、C兩項(xiàng)在文中沒(méi)有提及，而D選項(xiàng)只提到了life changes，內(nèi)容太片面。
答案：　A
小題3:解析：　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“...the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against...”可知，畫(huà)線詞所在句子的句意為：社會(huì)支持以許多方式減輕壓力。take place of代替；make up of構(gòu)成，組成；lessen the effect of減少影響，免受影響；get rid of擺脫，除掉，去掉。
答案：　C
小題4:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。在最后一段中，作者給出了幾種不同的support。第一種是“friends，relatives and co­workers may let us know that they value us.”即從朋友、親戚和同事那獲得的支持；第二種是“other people often provide us with informational support.”即別人為我們提供的信息幫助和支持；第三種是“we typically find social companionship supportive.Taking part in free­time activities with others...”即社會(huì)關(guān)系或友情中得到的支持或幫助；最后一種是“other people may give us instrumental support”即別人給我們提供的實(shí)質(zhì)性支持。
答案：　C
小題5:解析：　主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段中“Since we are social beings，the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.”可知，D項(xiàng)正確。
答案：　D
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