英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习.pdf
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1、.实用文档.英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习(4)SectionSection B BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attachedto it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the pangraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than
2、 once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 2.TheThe ArtArt ofof FriendshipFriendshipA)One evening a few years ago I found myself in an anxiety.Nothing was really wrong my family and I were healthy,my career was busy and succes
3、sful-I was just feeling vaguely down and in need of a friend who could raise my spirits,someone who would meetme for coffee and let merant until the clouds lifted.I dialed my best friend,who now livesacross the country in California,and got her voicemail.Thats when it started to dawn onme-lonesomene
4、ss was at the root of my dreariness.My social life had dwindled to almostnothing,but somehow until that moment Id been too busy to notice.Now it hit me hard.My old friends,buddies since college or even childhood,know everything about me;when they left,they had taken my context with them.B)Research h
5、as shown the long-range negative consequences of social isolation on oneshealth.But my concerns were more short-term.I needed to feel understood right then in the way that only a girlfriend can understand you.I knew it would be wrong to expect myhusband to replace my friends:He couldnt,and even if h
6、e could,to whom would I then complain about my husband?So I resolved to acquire new friends-women like me who had kids and enjoyed rolling their eyes at the worlda little bit just as I did.Since Id be making friends with more intention than Id ever given the process,I realized I could be selective,t
7、hat I could in effect design my own social life.The down side,of course,was that I feltpretty frightened.C)After all,its a whole lot harder to make friends in midlife that it is when yonre younger-a factwoman Ive spoken with point out again and again.As Leslie Danzig,41,a Chicago theater director an
8、d mother,sees it,when youre in your teens and 20s,youre more or less friends with everyone unless theres a reason not to be.Your college roommatebecomes your best pal at least partly due to proximity.Now there needs to be a reason to.实用文档.be friends.There are many people Im comfort-able around,but I
9、 wouldnt go so far as tocall them friends.Comfort isnt enough to sustain a real friendship,Danzig says.D)At first,finding new companions felt awkward.At 40 I couldnt run up to people the way my4-year-old daughters do in the playground and ask,Will you be my friend?Every time you start anew relations
10、hip,youre vulnerable again,agrees Kathleen Hall,D Min,founder and CEO of the Stress Institute,in Atlanta.Youre asking,Would you like to comeinto my life?It makes us self-conscious.E)Fortunately,my discomfort soon passed.I realized that as a mature friend seeker myvulnerability risk was actually pret
11、ty low.If someone didnt take me up on my offer,so what:I wasnt in junior high,when I might have been rejected for having the wrong clothes orhair.At my age I have amassed enough self-esteem to realize that I have plenty to offer.F)Were all so busy,in fact,that mutual interests-say,in a project,class
12、,or cause that we already make time for-become the perfect catalysts for bringing us in contact withcandidates for camaraderie.Michelle Mertes,35,a teacher and mother of two in Wausau,Wisconsin,says anew friend she made at church came as a pleasant surprise.In high school Ichose friends based on the
13、ir popular-ity and how being part of their circle might reflect onme.Nows its our shared values and activities that count.Mertes says her pal,with whomshe organized the churchs youth programs,is nothing like her but their drive and organizational skills make them ideal friends.G)Happily,as awkward a
14、s making new friends can be,self-esteem issues do not factorin-or if they do,you can easily put them into perspective.Danzig tells of the mother ofa child in her sons pre-school,a tall,beautiful woman who is married to a big-deal rockmusician.I said to my husband,shes too cool for me,she jokes.I get
15、 intimidated by people.But once I got to know her,she turned out to be pretty laid-back and friendly.In the end there was no chemistry between them,so they didnt become good pals.I realized that we werent each others type,but it wasnt about hierarchy.What midlife friendship is about,it seems,is refl
16、ecting the person youve become(or are still becoming)back at yourself,thus reinforcing the progress youve made in your life.H)Harlene Katzman,41,a lawyer in New York City,notes that her oldest friends knew her back when she was less sure of herself.As much as she loves them,she believes they sometim
17、es respond to is-sues in light of who she once was.An old chum has the goodson you.With recently made friends,you can turn over a new leaf.实用文档.I)A new friend,chosen right,can also help you point your boat in the direction youwant to go.Hanna Dershowitz,39,an attorney and mother in Los Angeles,found
18、 that a new acquaintance from workwas exactly what she needed in a friend.In addition to liking andrespecting Julia,Dershowitz had a feeling that the fit and athletic younger woman would help her to get in shape.J)While youre busy making new friends,remember that you still need to nurture yourold on
19、es.We asked Marla Paul,author of The Friendship Crisis:Finding,Making,and Keeping Friends When You re Not a Kid Anymore,for the best ways to maintain these important relationships.Keep intouch.Your friends should be a priority;schedule regular lunchdates or coffee catch-up sessions,no matter how bus
20、y you are.Know her business.Keep track of important events in a friends life and show your support.Call or e-mail to let herknow youre thinking of her.Speak your mind.Tell a friend(politely)if something she did really upset you.If you cant be totally honest,then you need to reexamine the relationshi
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