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.

　　59. Interpersonal relationships are important because they can ________

　　C. deal with life changes D. cure types of illnesses

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

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

　　61. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word cushions?

　　C. lessens the effect of D. gets rid of

　　A. instrumental support B. informational support

　　63. What is the subject discussed in the text?

　　C. Ways to deal with stress. D. Effects of stressful condition

　　參考答案：59.A 60.B 61.C 62.C 63.A

　　首先，大家要知道researches和studies都是研究的意思，在第一段的最后一句話中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.可以判斷答案選擇B。A和C選項在文中沒有提及，而D選項只提到了life changes，內容太片面。

　　Cushion的動詞意思是1. 使免遭損害;使免受令人不快的影響2. 使柔和，使松軟3. 起緩沖作用;緩和沖擊在ABCD四個選項中，A 代替B構成組成C減少影響，免受影響D擺脫，除掉，去掉。經比較得出答案選擇C。

　　這道題的主要目的是考文章討論得焦點內容。我們從第一段開頭就能判斷出文章中要談論的內容Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.所以答案選擇A。像這樣問題的答案一般作者都會在文章的開頭給出來。

　　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.

　　59. Interpersonal relationships are important because they can ________

　　C. deal with life changes D. cure types of illnesses

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

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

　　61. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word cushions?

　　C. lessens the effect of D. gets rid of

　　A. instrumental support B. informational support

　　63. What is the subject discussed in the text?

　　C. Ways to deal with stress. D. Effects of stressful condition

　　參考答案：59.A 60.B 61.C 62.C 63.A

　　首先，大家要知道researches和studies都是研究的意思，在第一段的最后一句話中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.可以判斷答案選擇B。A和C選項在文中沒有提及，而D選項只提到了life changes，內容太片面。

　　Cushion的動詞意思是1. 使免遭損害;使免受令人不快的影響2. 使柔和，使松軟3. 起緩沖作用;緩和沖擊在ABCD四個選項中，A 代替B構成組成C減少影響，免受影響D擺脫，除掉，去掉。經比較得出答案選擇C。

　　這道題的主要目的是考文章討論得焦點內容。我們從第一段開頭就能判斷出文章中要談論的內容Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.所以答案選擇A。像這樣問題的答案一般作者都會在文章的開頭給出來。