第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

I.  阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

A

Confucius was born five hundred and fifty years before Christ. Unlike Jesus Christ, he did not bring words of God to the people. He was a clever teacher and a philosopher, looking for truth and wisdom. Most of his teaching was about life in this world.

Confucius was very keen to give people good rulers. Someone asked him, “What does a country need?” Confucius answered, “Enough food, a good army, and a good leader.” The people then asked, “Which one is the most important?” Confucius answered, “An army is not very important. All men must die, so food is not the most important. But if the leader of the country is not good, then everything will be bad,”

61. A philosopher is a person who ___.

A. does not like Jesus Christ       B. teaches people something about God

C. Seeks after truth and wisdom   D. is more clever than most of other people

62. Jesus Christ ____.

A. was born more than half a century earlier than Confucius

B. taught people anything about God

C. did not tell people anything about God

D. was a philosopher sent by God

63. Confucius taught people all these things except ____.

A. how to live in the world

B. the importance of the leader of the country

C. any ideas about God

D. how to make good judgments

64. For Confucius a man____.

A. could not escape death

B. would die if he didn’t have a good ruler

C. was not important compared with food

D. ought to die if he considered food to be the most important for him

B

Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships .One strength of the human condition is our possibility to give and receive support from one another under stressful conditions .Social support makes up 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 problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over types of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people defend themselves against 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 in spite of our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support .They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Taking part in free-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—money aid ,material resources, and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us resolve and deal with our problems.

65. Interpersonal relationships are important because they can         .

A. make people live more easily

B. smooth away daily problems

C. deal with life changes

D. cure types of illnesses

66. The researches show that people’s physical and mental health         .

A. lies in the social medical care systems which support them

B. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D. is related to their courage for dealing with major life changes

67. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “cushions”?

A. takes place of

B. makes up of

C. lessens the effect of

D. gets rid of

68. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work in spare time is an example of  ___________.

A. instrumental support

B. informational support

C. social companionship

D. the strengthening of self-respect

69. What is the subject discussed in the text?

A. Interpersonal relationships.

B. Kinds of social support.

C. Ways to deal with stress.

D. Effects of stressful condition.