英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习41.pdfVIP

英语四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题练习(4) SectionB Directions:Inthissection,you aregoingtoreada passagewithtenstatementsattach ed toit.Each statementcontainsinformationgiveninone of theparagraphs.Identifythe pangraphfrom which theinformationisderived.You may choosea paragraphmore than once.Each paragraphismarked witha letter.Answer thequestionsby marking thecorres ponding letteron Answer Sheet2. The Art ofFriendship A) One eveninga few yearsago Ifoundmyselfinan anxiety.Nothingwas reallyw rong my familyand Iwere healthy,my careerwas busy and successful--Iwas justfee lingvaguelydown and inneed ofa friendwho couldraisemy spirits,someone who wou ldmeet me forcoffeeand letmerantuntilthecloudslifted.Idialedmy bestfriend,who now livesacrossthecountryinCalifornia,and gothervoicemail.Thatswhen itstarted todawn on me --lonesomenesswas attherootofmy dreariness.My sociallifehad dwi ndledtoalmostnothing,butsomehow untilthatmoment Idbeen toobusy tonotice.No w ithitme hard.My oldfriends,buddiessincecollegeor even childhood,know everythi ng aboutme; when theyleft,theyhad takenmy contextwiththem. B) Researchhas shown thelong-rangenegativeconsequencesof socialisolationon o neshealth.But my concernswere more short-term.Ineeded tofeelunderstoodrightthen intheway thatonlya girlfriendcan understandyou.Iknew itwould be wrong toexpe ctmy husband toreplacemy friends:He couldnt,and even ifhe could,towhom would Ithencomplainaboutmy husband?So Iresolvedtoacquirenew friends--women like me who had kidsand enjoyedrollingtheireyesattheworlda littlebitjustas Idid.Sin ce Idbe making friendswithmore intentionthanIdevergiventheprocess,IrealizedI couldbe selective,thatIcouldineffectdesignmy own sociallife.The down side,of co urse,was thatIfeltprettyfrightened. C) Afterall,itsa whole lothardertomake friendsinmidlifethatitiswhen yonr e younger--a fact woman Ivespokenwithpointoutagainand again.As LeslieDan zig,41,a Chicago theaterdirector