阅读理解：

　　Betty and Harold have been married for years．But one thing still puzzles (困扰) old Harold．How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, go out to a ball game, come back and a half hours later, and they are still 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 Lillian 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 friendship 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 (认定) 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 friendship with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men's relationships are emotionally controlled a good fit with the social requirements of manly behavior．

　　“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,” Rubin 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．According to the text, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?

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A．Going out to ball games too often

B．Ending his marriage without good reason

C．Complaining about his marriage trouble

D．Spending too much time with his friends．

2．The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around________．

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A．interactions between men and women

B．emotional problems in marriage

C．happy and successful marriages

D．friendships of men and women

3．What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that________．

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A．he finds his wife difficult to talk to

B．women have so much to share

C．women show little interest in ballgames

D．he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

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

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A．Men often take sudden action to end their marriage

B．Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves

C．Women are more serious than men about marriage

D．Women depend on others in making decisions

5．Rubin's study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to________．

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阅读下列文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

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 ball game, 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 Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what that age, their job, their sex, the insults 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 (认定) 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,” Rubin 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 ________.

    A. he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

    B. women have so much to share

    C. women show little interest in ball games

    D. he finds his wife difficult to talk to

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

A. a male friend　　　　　　   B. a female friend

C. her parents　　　　　　　　  D. her husband

3．The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around ________.

    A. happy and successful marriages

    B. friendships of men and women

    C. emotional problem in marriage

D. interactions between men and women

阅读理解

阅读下列文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

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 ball game, 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 Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what that age, their job, their sex, the insults 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 (认定) 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,” Rubin 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 ________.

    A. he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

    B. women have so much to share

    C. women show little interest in ball games

    D. he finds his wife difficult to talk to

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

A. a male friend　　　　　　   B. a female friend

C. her parents　　　　　　　　  D. her husband

3．The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around ________.

    A. happy and successful marriages

    B. friendships of men and women

    C. emotional problem in marriage

D. interactions between men and women

Betty and Harold have been married for years .But one thing still puzzles (困扰) 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 Lillian 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 （认定） 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 ,”Rubin 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.Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph ?

4.The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around________ .