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26. Which will be the best choice for someone who is fond of other sports games besides skiing? A. Olympic Park. B. Lake Louise. C. Sunshine Village. D. Nakiska. 27. How much will a woman pay if she and her husband with two children go skiing in the best family place? A. 209 dollars. B. 103.5 dollars. C. 168 dollars. D. 129.5 dollars. C

Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends largely on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily troubles. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people prevent illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others regardless of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting（转移……注意力）us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support — financial aid, material resources, and needed services — that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.

28. Interpersonal relationships are important because _______. A. they help people to deal with life in the information time. B. they are necessary to people’s social well-being C. they awaken people’s desire to exchange resources

D. they can cure a range of illnesses such as heart disease, etc. 29. Research shows that people’s physical and mental health _______. A. relies on the social welfare systems which support them

B. is closely related to their strength for dealing with major changes in their lives C. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others D. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

30. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions” in Paragraph 2? A. affects B. reduces C. loses D. refuses 31. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of _______. A. social companionship B. informational support

C. the strengthening of self-respect D. instrumental support

D

This summer, Monika Lutz’s life took an unusual turn. Instead of heading off to college, the high school graduate packed her bags for a Bengali jungle. Lutz, like a growing number of other young Americans, is taking a year off. Gap(间隔) years are quite common in Britain and Australia, but they are just beginning to catch on in the U.S. Lutz, who grew up in Boulder, Colo., has put together a 14-month schedule that includes helping deliver solar power to some communities in India and interning (实习) for a fashion designer in Shanghai—experiences that are worlds away from the lecture halls and university dormitories that await other students. “I could not be happier,” she says. Why are students attracted to the gap-year concept? According to new survey data from Karl Haigler and Rae Nelson, education-policy experts and co-authors of The Gap-Year Advantage, the most common reason for this is to avoid burnout. After a year out of the classroom, students will enter college more energized, focused and mature. That can be an advantage for colleges too. Robert Clagett, dean of admissions at Middlebury, did some research a few years ago and found that a single gap semester was the strongest predictor of academic success at his school. For students like Lutz, who, after getting rejected from five Ivies, decided to take time off, a gap year can help focus interests. Lutz now plans to apply mostly to non-Ivies that have strong marketing programs. “This experience has really opened my eyes to the opportunities the world has to offer,” she says. But at least one education expert doesn’t want schools spreading the gap-year message. In a study that followed 11,000 members of the high school class of 1992 for eight years after graduation, Stefanie DeLuca, a sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University, found that, all things being equal, those who delayed college by a year were 64% less likely to complete a bachelor’s degree than those who didn’t. DeLuca did not say whether these students voluntarily started college late, but at the very least, her work indicates that taking a gap year doesn’t guarantee success. “I’m not going to say that time off does not have benefits,” says DeLuca. “But I think we should not be so enthusiastic.”

32. The students take gap years mainly because ______. A. they want to be more unusual B. their parents think it good for them

C. some experts advise them to do so D. they want to refresh themselves 33. According to Lutz, the gap year has made her more ______. A. practical B. relaxed