Betty and Harold have been married for years.But one thing still puzzles old Harold.How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa,talking,go out to a ballgame,come back three and a half hours later,and they’re still sitting on the sofa?Talking?
What in the world,Harold wonders,do they have to talk about?
Betty shrugs.Talk?We’re friends.
Researching this matter called friendship,psychologist Lilian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men.No matter what their age,their job,their sex,the results were completely clear:women have more friendships than men,and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable.”
More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend.Those who could were likely to name a woman.Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend,and almost always it was a woman.More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend,most trusted person,or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress(感情危機(jī)).“Most women,”says Rubin,“identified at least one,usually more,trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment,and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.”
“In general,”writes Rubin in her new book,“women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support,but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.”For the most part,Rubin says,interactions(交往)between men are emotionally controlled-a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior.”
“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,”Robin writes,“the two share little about their innermost feelings.Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.”
1.What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that_____.
A.he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband |
B.women show little interest in ballgames |
C.women have so much to share |
D.he finds his wife difficult to talk to |
2.Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to _____.
A.a(chǎn) male friend |
B.her parents |
C.a(chǎn) female friend |
D.her husband |
3.According to the text,which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?
A.Ending his marriage without good reason. |
B.Complaining about his marriage trouble. |
C.Spending too much time with his friends. |
D.Going out to ballgames too often. |
4.Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?
A.Women are more serious than men about marriage. |
B.Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves. |
C.Men often take sudden action to end their marriage. |
D.Women depend on others in making decisions. |
5.The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around_____.
A.friendships of men and women |
B.happy and successful marriages |
C.emotional problems in marriage |
D.interactions between men and women |
1.C
2.C
3.B
4.B
5.A
【解析】
1.C .細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段可知,使Harold迷茫不解的是當(dāng)他外出打球三個半小時后,發(fā)現(xiàn)妻子和她的朋友仍然坐在沙發(fā)上交談。他不明白為什么女人會有那么多東西相互分享。2.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從短文最后看出當(dāng)一個女人發(fā)生感情危機(jī)時,她常常把這件事告訴自己的女性朋友。
3.B.這是一道細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從短文最后一句話可知一個男人如果不知道自己朋友的婚姻處于危機(jī)當(dāng)
中很正常,這也從反面說明了在一般情況下,男人不向自己的朋友抱怨自己的婚姻危機(jī)。
4.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一句話可知男人幾乎不和自己的朋友分享自己的內(nèi)心世界。
5.A .概括題。通讀全文可以得出結(jié)論,心理學(xué)家Rubin的研究中心,研究的是有關(guān)男人和女人的朋友關(guān)系問題。
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That's why slight differences in conversational style --- tiny little things like microseconds of pause --- can have a great effect on one's life. The result in this case was a judgment of psychological problems --- even in the mind of the woman herself, who really wondered what was wrong with her and registered for assertiveness training.
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A.Betty was talkative. | B.Betty was an interrupter. |
C.Betty did not take her turn. | D.Betty paid no attention to Sara. |
A.Americans. | B.Israelis. | C.The British. | D.The Finns. |
A.communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing |
B.women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US |
C.one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes |
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Conversation is a turn-taking game. When our habits are similar, there's no problem. But if our habits are different, you may start to talk before I'm finished or fail to take your turn when I'm finished. That's what was happening with Betty and Sara.
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The general phenomenon, then, is that the small conversation techniques, like pacing and pausing, lead people to draw conclusions not about conversational style but about personality and abilities. These habitual differences are often the basis for dangerous stereotyping (思維定式). And these social phenomena can have very personal consequences. For example, a woman from the southwestern part of the US went to live in an eastern city to take up a job in personnel. When the Personnel Department got together for meetings, she kept searching for the right time to break in --- and never found it. Although back home she was considered outgoing and confident, in Washington she was viewed as shy and retiring. When she was evaluated at the end of the year, she was told to take a training course because of her inability to speak up.
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1.What did Sara think of Betty when talking with her?
A. Betty was talkative.
B. Betty was an interrupter.
C. Betty did not take her turn.
D. Betty paid no attention to Sara.
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A. Americans. B. Israelis. C. The British. D. The Finns.
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A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing
B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US
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D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence
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Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles (困擾) old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they're still sitting on the sofa and talking?
What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that women have so much to share.
Betty shrugs. Talk? We're friends.
Researching this matter called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men. Rubin's study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to a female friend.
"In general," writes Rubin in her new book, "women's friendships with each other lie on shared emotions and support, but men's relationships are marked by shared activities.”
“ Men keep their innermost(內(nèi)心深處的) feelings to themselves. " Rubin writes, " Whereas(然而) a woman's closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage. However, a man by society doesn’t complain about his marriage trouble. it wasn't unusual to hear a man say he didn't know his friend's marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa. "
1.What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that ________.
A.he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband |
B.women have so much to share. |
C.women show little interest in ballgames |
D.he find his wife difficult to talk to |
2.Rubin's study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to _________.
A.a(chǎn) male friend |
B.a(chǎn) female friend |
C.her parents |
D.her husband |
3.What do women's friendships with each other lie on in general?
A.shared emotions |
B.support |
C.shared activities |
D.shared emotions and support |
4.According to the last paragraph, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?
A.Ending his marriage without good reason. |
B.Spending too much time with his friends. |
C.complaining about his marriage trouble. |
D.going out to ballgames too often.. |
5.What is the article about? ________.
A.happy and successful marriages |
B.friendships of men and women |
C.emotional problems in marriage |
D.interactions between men and women |
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