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  Researchers in London and Bristol have found that men are particularly likely to yield to depression if their partners are also depressed.

  The findings highlights the importance of paying attention to the partners of depressed mothers as young children themselves are vulnerable to social problems if both parents are depressed.

  Researchers in London and at the university of Bristol launched their study to investigate whether family structure affects the likelihood of depression in men around the time their child is born.They looked at men from traditional families, men with children from a previous relationship, men whose parents had children by a former partner, and men who were not living with their partners.

  All 7,018 participants filled out a questionnaire on depression, and answered the questions about their age, education level and employment status.Details about the quality of their relationship with their partners, networks of friends and previous life events were also recorded.

  About 3.5 percent of the men and 13 percent of their partners suffered depression around the time their child was born.In comparison, men in step-families or who were not living with their partners were twice as likely to get depressed as those in traditional families.This could be explained by other factors that are more common in non-traditional families, such as poor education and relationship conflicts.

  Even allowing for all these factors, however, the partners of women who were suffering from perinata(围产期的)depression were significantly more likely to become depressed themselves, the researchers report in an American Journal.Ten percent of women who were depressed had depressed partners.For the healthy women, the figure was only 2.6 percent.Previous research suggests that families with two depressed partners may need special attention.A researcher in Atlanta has found that primary school children with two troubled parents have difficulty relating to their peers.“It's extremely important to look at the whole family,”she says.

(1)

What can we conclude from paragraph 1 and 2?

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A.

Men often mistreat their children

B.

Depressed women often have depressed partners

C.

All young children are vulnerable to social problems

D.

Women with children often have depressed partners

(2)

Researchers in London and Bristol carry out such an investigation in order to ________.

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A.

see what kind of family environment is ideal for children to grow up in

B.

investigate why so many men get depressed when a child is born

C.

study whether family structure affects depression in men when child is born

D.

see whether it is true that behind every depressed man there is a depressed woman

(3)

what kind of man is least likely to get depressed when their child is born?

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A.

Men in step-families

B.

Men in traditional families

C.

Men not living with their partners

D.

Men in non-traditional families

答案:1.B;2.C;3.B;
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(1)

While watching TV with others, women Usually talk a lot because they ________

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A.

are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends

B.

can both talk and watch the screen at the Same time

C.

think they can have a good time and develop relationships

D.

have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

(2)

After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to ________

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A.

experience the happy time again

B.

keep a close tie with her

C.

recommend her a new scenic spot

D.

remind her of something forgotten

(3)

What does the author want to tell us most?

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A.

Women's brains are better organized for language and communication

B.

Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men

C.

Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts

D.

Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking

(4)

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

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A.

Women Are Socially Trained to Talk

B.

Talking Maintains Relationships

C.

Women Love to Talk

D.

Men Talk Differently from Women

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