Betty and Harold have been married for years....

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(感情危机).“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_____.

2.Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to  turn to _____.

3.According to the text,which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?

4.Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?

5.The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around_____.

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Ann and I have been married for 58 years, but it was not love at first ______.

We both ______ in Mobile, and entered Murphy High School in 1953. I sat by two girls. The three of us talked so ______ during class that the teacher split us up. She moved me next to a ______ named Ann. The only thing I knew about Ann was that she was best friends with the ______ pastor’s (牧师) daughter. That was all I knew about her. And Ann knew all she ______ to know about me.

In our junior year, we were still in the ______ class. When in ______, I asked Ann to ______ me what I was doing wrong. Without a word, she let me know she was ______ to help me. So I asked another classmate.

Later, I started working in a ______ store. Ann came in weekly with her mother and seemed to be a ______ person. We talked a lot and I ______ that I had changed, too.

Once as I took the groceries out for her, I asked if she’d ______ to go for a ride after work, but she said she ______ drive her mother home. I felt ______ but found out later that she was hoping for my ______ to pick her up after work.

Days later seeing Ann walking home, I offered her a ride. She accepted and I quickly asked her for a ______, thinking she’d be more ______ to accept. And she did. We continued to date until that famous pastor ______ us.

1.A. view　　 B. meeting　　 C. hand　　 D. sight

2.A. grew out　　 B. brought up　　 C. grew up　　 D. brought in

3.A. seriously　　 B. much　　 C. widely　　 D. attentively

4.A. girl　　 B. classmate　　 C. schoolmate　　 D. boy

5.A. poor　　 B. famous　　 C. kind　　 D. strict

6.A. got　　 B. offered　　 C. wanted　　 D. hated

7.A. familiar　　 B. small　　 C. same　　 D. good

8.A. class　　 B. need　　 C. silence　　 D. trouble

9.A. teach　　 B. show　　 C. warn　　 D. inform

10.A. unwilling　　 B. sure　　 C. hesitated　　 D. ready

11.A. fruit　　 B. department　　 C. book　　 D. grocery

12.A. different　　 B. clever　　 C. rich　　 D. mature

13.A. understood　　 B. expected　　 C. thought　　 D. realized

14.A. need　　 B. wish　　 C. like　　 D. hope

15.A. decided to　　 B. preferred to　　 C. used to　　 D. had to

16.A. rejected　　 B. embarrassed　　 C. frustrated　　 D. disappointed

17.A. support　　 B. offer　　 C. hope　　 D. confidence

18.A. promise　　 B. ride　　 C. advice　　 D. date

19.A. uncertain　　 B. possible　　 C. likely　　 D. due

20.A. met　　 B. allowed　　 C. married　　 D. congratulated

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The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once _______ with each other.

A. they had quarreled　　　　　　　　 B. they have quarreled

C. have they quarreled　　　　　　　　 D. had they quarreled

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—Haven't seen you for ages! Where have you been?

—I went to Ningxia and 　　 there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.

A. stayed　　 B. stay　　 C. had stayed　　 D. am staying

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Having been trained for one and a half years, she managed to get a professional qualification　　　 　　　　 a first – degree nurse.

A．consisting with    B．agreed with    C．corresponding to    D．corresponded with

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Having been trained for one and a half years, she managed to get a professional qualification     ________a first – degree nurse.

A．consisting with  B．agreed with       C．corresponding to       D．corresponded with

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–Long time no see! Where have you been?

--I went to Ningxia and ______ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.

A. stayed　　 B. stay　　　 C. had stayed　　 D. am staying

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Dogs and humans have been living side-by-side for about 15,000 years, but there are tons of facts about dogs that perhaps we have never heard of.

Night vision

Dogs have good night vision. Their large pupils let more light in and the rods (视杆细胞) work better in poor light. But the biggest factor is the tapetum (反光组织), which reflect light at the back of the eye. Besides, dogs’ whiskers (胡须) also help them “see” in the dark because they pick up on very small changes in air, providing dogs with information about the size, shape, and speed of things nearby.

Secret tail code

Dogs can use their tails to communicate. They wag their tails to the right when they are relaxed or happy, and to the left when nervous or threatened. When they’ re aggressive, the tails will stick straight-up in the air. A broad wag is friendly while a slow wag is neutral, neither excited nor anxious.

Dreams

We often see a dog’s body making sudden movements in its sleep. Dogs have the same brain wave patterns as humans’ while they are asleep, so they dream just like we do.

Super nose

Dogs can find their way home despite long distances. Their noses are a vital part of their incredible sense of direction. The part of a dog’s brain that controls smell is 40 times larger than humans’. They’re able to follow smells for miles. Furthermore, dogs have an amazing ability to recognize the smells given off by the abnormal cells in human bodies, including cancer. This is something scientists are eager to explore further. And interesting, a dog’s “fingerprint” is on its nose. The patterns on dogs’ noses are so distinct that they can actually be used to identify the animals.

A sixth sense

Dogs act strangely before something bad, like a storm or earthquake, happens, for they are sensitive to low frequencies that humans can’t sense. So don’t let their strange behavior go unnoticed next time. It could save your life.

1.Which of the following indirectly helps dogs see well in the dark?

A. Their rods.　　 B. Their tapetum.

C. Their whiskers.　　 D. Their pupils.

2.If a dog holds up the tail, it indicates ________.

A. happiness　　 B. attack

C. friendliness　　 D. relaxation

3.What hasn’t been discovered about a dog?

A. Why it can sense natural disasters.　　 B. Why it has an acute sense of smell.

C. What emotions it shows with its tail.　　 D. How it can smell humans’ illnesses.

4.In what way are dogs like humans?

A. They dream when they sleep.　　 B. They have good night vision.

C. They have distinct nose patterns.　　 D. They can react to low frequencies.

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How long have the two speakers been married?

A. For five years.　　 B. For twelve years.

C. For eight years.

2.Where will the two speakers probably go first?

A. To the restaurant.　　 B. To the bank.

C. To the party.

3.What can we learn from the conversation?

A. They got married on 12th of April.

B. The man was too busy to remember their wedding anniversary.

C. They will ask some friends over for a celebration.

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On the next birthday.Ann________married for twenty years.

A.is            B.has been          C.will be        D.will have been

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