Friendship can deeply affect the physical and mental
health of both men and women. Studies show that people who have no friends or
who are lonely, are more likely to die earlier, get sick more often and suffer
greater physical wear and tear(折磨）than those who have a
support system of friends.
Sometimes, family members may be more likely to give
you advice or tell you what you don't want to hear. It may not be as good as a
friend who will listen to you and guide you, but support your decisions anyway.
The most important elements about friendship are those who suffer support and
do not judge your decisions based on society.
One reason for the link between social support and good
health practice seems to be that people who feel cared for by others are less
stress-out and protected against the symptoms(癥狀）of
depression and loneliness.
Generally, women benefit most because of how they deal
with stress. Women are more social in how they deal with stress than men while
men are more likely to have a "fight or flight” reaction. Women also tend
to have larger, denser social network, in which more people know each other and
help each other, while men typically have smaller groups of friends and will
rely on their wives or other important people for more support. While all these
affect people psychologically (心理上）, friendship brings comfort that reduces the
ill effects of stress, and the sex difference also contributes to the difference
in the length of one's life time.
1.In the author's opinion, a real friend should .
A．tell you what
to do even if you refuse to hear it
B．try to
persuade you to change your mind quickly
C．judge your
decision according to his, her experience
D．give you
advice but respect your own decision
2.Women benefit more from friendship than men because .
A．women are
always cared for by more people than men
B．women are
usually less stress-out when staying with others
C．women are
more likely to solve problems with friends’ help
D．women can
always keep more long-life friendship than men
3.According to the passage we can infer that .
A．it's good for
women to tell men what they should do or not
B．friends are
always more important than family members
C．men don't
want to share their problems with many people
D．the trend
that women can live longer makes them more relaxed
4.This passage mainly talks about .
A．why people
should develop friendship
B．when
friendship affects people's health
C．people’s different attitudes towards friendship
D．the
friendship which can make people live longer
