6.A study finds that youngsters who have a sister are happier.
Why?The usual answer-that girls and women are more likely than boys and men to talk about emotions-is somehow unsatisfying,especially to a researcher like me.Much of my work over the years has developed the assumption that women's styles of friendship and conversation aren't letter than men's.
A man once told me that he had spent a day with a friend who was newly divorced.When he returned home,his wife asked how his friend was going.He replied,"I don't know.We didn't talk about it."His wife blamed him.
This made the man feel bad.So he was relieved to read in my hook that doing things together can be a comfort in itself,another way to show caring.
But if talking about problems isn't necessary for comfort,then having sisters shouldn't make men happier than having brothers.Yet the recent study is supported by others.
Scientists Liz Wright and Tony Cassidy found that young people who had grown up with at least one sister tended to be happier and more optimistic,especially if their parents had divorced.Researcher Judy Dunn,found a similar pattern among older adults.
I interviewed about 100 women about their sisters,but if they also had brothers,I asked them to compare.Most said they talked to their sisters more often,at greater length and about more personal topics.This often meant that they felt closer to their sisters.
It's true that having a sister makes one happier,but it needn't be talks about emotions.When women told me they talk to their sisters more often,at greater length and about more personal topics,I believe it's the first element that is the most important rather than the rest.
25.Why did the wife blame her husband in Paragraph 3?C
A.Because he laughed at his divorced friend.
B.Because he stayed with his friend for too long.
C.Because she didn't think he had shown care to his friend.
D.Because she didn't like her husband's contact with his friend.
26.What can we learn from the sixth paragraph?
A.Even an older adult can be happier if he has a sister.A
B.Women's styles of conversation are better than men's.
C.Talking isn't the only factor that makes people happier.
D.Talking about problems is the best way to show care for others.
27.As for talks between sisters.what is the most important in the writer's opinion?B
A.The content.
B.The frequency.
C.The topic.
D.The length.
28.What would be the best title for the passage?A
A.Why Sisterly Chats Make People Happier
B.Sisters'Natural Tendency in Emotional Talking
C.Talking Is the Best Way to Make People Happy
D.Women Enjoy Different Styles of Communication.
分析 本文主要讲述了有一个姐妹的年轻人会更具有幸福感,并就其原因进行了说明.
解答 25.C 细节题.根据文章内容,A man once told me that he had spent a day with a friend who was newly divorced.When he returned home,his wife asked how his friend was going.He replied,"I don't know.We didn't talk about it."His wife blamed him.一个男人和他刚离婚的朋友呆了一天,回家妻子问她朋友怎么样了,丈夫说不知道.妻子觉得丈夫该言语上多安慰朋友,但他只是陪在身边而被骂.结合选项,故选C
26.A 推理题,根据文章内容,young people who had grown up with at least one sister tended to be happier and more optimistic,…Researcher Judy Dunn,found a similar pattern among older adults.有至少一个姐妹的年轻人在成年后会更具有幸福感以及更乐观,并且研究人员发现,有姐妹的中年人也是如此.结合选项,故选A
27.B 细节题.根据文章内容,When women told me they talk to their sisters more often,at greater length and about more personal topics,I believe it's the first element that is the most important rather than the rest.由此可知,作者认为在姐妹交流中,她们交流的频率而不是谈话的时长最为重要,故选B
28.A 主旨题.根据文章内容,主要讲述了有一个姐妹的年轻人会更具有幸福感,且本文对其进行了原因的分析.结合选项,故选A
点评 本文是一个科教类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.