英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习4.docx

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英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习4

英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习（4）

SectionB

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythepangraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

　　TheArtofFriendship

　　A）OneeveningafewyearsagoIfoundmyselfinananxiety.Nothingwasreallywrong myfamilyandIwerehealthy,mycareerwasbusyandsuccessful--Iwasjustfeelingvaguelydownandinneedofafriendwhocouldraisemyspirits,someonewhowouldmeetmeforcoffeeandletmerantuntilthecloudslifted.Idialedmybestfriend,whonowlivesacrossthecountryinCalifornia,andgothervoicemail.That'swhenitstartedtodawnonme--lonesomenesswasattherootofmydreariness.Mysociallifehaddwindledtoalmostnothing,butsomehowuntilthatmomentI'dbeentoobusytonotice.Nowithitmehard.Myoldfriends,buddiessincecollegeorevenchildhood,knoweverythingaboutme;whentheyleft,theyhadtakenmycontextwiththem.

　　B）Researchhasshownthelong-rangenegativeconsequencesofsocialisolationonone'shealth.Butmyconcernsweremoreshort-term.Ineededtofeelunderstoodrighttheninthewaythatonlyagirlfriendcanunderstandyou.Iknewitwouldbewrongtoexpectmyhusbandtoreplacemyfriends:

Hecouldn't,andevenifhecould,towhomwouldIthencomplainaboutmyhusband?

SoIresolvedtoacquirenewfriends--womenlikemewhohadkidsandenjoyedrollingtheireyesattheworldalittlebitjustasIdid.SinceI'dbemakingfriendswithmoreintentionthanI'devergiventheprocess,IrealizedIcouldbeselective,thatIcouldineffectdesignmyownsociallife.Thedownside,ofcourse,wasthatIfeltprettyfrightened.

　　C）Afterall,it'sawholelothardertomakefriendsinmidlifethatitiswhenyon're younger--afact    womanI'vespokenwithpointoutagainandagain.AsLeslieDanzig,41,aChicagotheaterdirectorandmother,seesit,whenyou'reinyourteensand20s,you'remoreorlessfriendswitheveryoneunlessthere'sareasonnottobe.Yourcollegeroommatebecomesyourbestpalatleastpartlyduetoproximity.Nowthereneedstobeareasontobefriends."TherearemanypeopleI'mcomfort-ablearound,butIwouldn'tgosofarastocallthemfriends.Comfortisn'tenoughtosustainarealfriendship,"Danzigsays.

　　D）Atfirst,findingnewcompanionsfeltawkward.At40Icouldn'trunuptopeoplethewaymy4-year-olddaughtersdointheplaygroundandask,"Willyoubemyfriend?

 Everytimeyoustartanewrelationship,you'revulnerableagain,"agreesKathleenHall,DMin,founderandCEOoftheStressInstitute,inAtlanta."You'reasking,'Wouldyouliketocomeintomylife?

'Itmakesusself-conscious."

　　E）Fortunately,mydiscomfortsoonpassed.Irealizedthatasamaturefriendseekermyvulnerabilityriskwasactuallyprettylow.Ifsomeonedidn'ttakemeuponmyoffer,sowhat:

Iwasn'tinjuniorhigh,whenImighthavebeenrejectedforhavingthewrongclothesorhair.AtmyageIhaveamassedenoughself-esteemtorealizethatIhaveplentytooffer.

　　F）We'reallsobusy,infact,thatmutualinterests--say,inaproject,class,orcausethatwealreadymaketimefor--becometheperfectcatalystsforbringingusincontactwithcandidatesforcamaraderie.MichelleMertes,35,ateacherandmotheroftwoinWausau,Wisconsin,saysanewfriendshemadeatchurchcameasapleasantsurprise."InhighschoolIchosefriendsbasedontheirpopular-ityandhowbeingpartoftheircirclemightreflectonme.Now'sit'soursharedvaluesand activitiesthatcount."Mertessaysherpal,withwhomsheorganizedthechurch'syouthprograms,isnothinglikeherbuttheirdriveandorganizationalskillsmakethemidealfriends.

　　G）Happily,asawkwardasmakingnewfriendscanbe,self-esteemissuesdonotfactorin--oriftheydo,youcaneasilyputthemintoperspective.Danzigtellsofthemotherofachildinherson'spre-school,atall,beautifulwomanwhoismarriedtoabig-dealrockmusician."Isaidtomyhusband,she'stoocoolforme,'"shejokes."Igetintimidatedbypeople.ButonceIgottoknowher,sheturnedouttobeprettylaid-backandfriendly."Intheendtherewasnochemistrybetweenthem,sotheydidn'tbecomegoodpals."Irealizedthatweweren'teachother'stype,butitwasn'tabouthierarchy."Whatmidlifefriendshipisabout,itseems,isreflectingthepersonyou'vebecome（orarestillbecoming）backatyourself,thusreinforcingtheprogressyou'vemadeinyourlife.

　　H）HarleneKatzman,41,alawyerinNewYorkCity,notesthatheroldestfriendsknewherbackwhenshewaslesssureofherself.Asmuchas