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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
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