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1、辽宁（新民市）2016高考英语二轮阅读理解演练及答案阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（2014-合肥模拟）Inthequestforbetterhealth,manypeopleturntodoctors,self-helpbooksorherbalsupplements.Buttheyoverlookapowerfulweaponthatcouldhelpthemfightillnessanddepression,speedrecovery,slowagingandprolonglife:theirfriends.
2、Researchersareonlynowstartingtopayattentiontotheimportanceoffriendshipandsocialnetworksinoverallhealth.A10-yearAustralianstudyfoundthatolderpeoplewithalargecircleoffriendswere22percentlesslikelytodieduringthestudyperiodthanthosewithfewerfriends.Alarge2007studyshowedanincreaseofnear
3、ly60percentintheriskforobesityamongpeoplewhosefriendsgainedweight.Andlastyear,Harvardresearchersreportedthatstrongsocialtiescouldpromotebrainhealthasweage."Ingeneral,theroleoffriendshipinourlivesisn'twellappreciated,"saidRebeccaG.Adams,aprofessorofsociologyattheUniversityofNorthCar
4、olina,Greensboro・"Therearealotofthingsonfamiliesandmarriage,butverylittleonfriendship.Itbafflesme.Friendshiphasabiggerimpactonourpsychologicalwell-beingthanfamilyrelationships.MBellaDePaulo,avisitingpsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,whoseworkfocusesonsingl
5、epeopleandfriendships,notesthatinmanystudies,friendshiphasanevengreatereffectonhealththanaspouseorafamilymembe匚Itisn'tentirelyclearwhyfriendshiphassuchabigeffect.Itmaybebecausepeoplewithstrongsocialtiesalsohavebetteraccesstohealthservicesandcare・Beyondthat,however,friendshipclearly
6、hasaprofoundpsychologicaleffect.Peoplewithstrongfriendshipsarelesslikelythanotherstogetcolds,perhapsbecausetheyhavelowerstresslevels.Lastyear,researchersstudied34studentsattheUniversityofVirginia,takingthemtothebaseofasteephillandfittingthemwithaweightedbackpack・Theywerethenaskedto
7、estimatethesteepnessofthehill.Someparticipantsstoodnexttofriendsduringtheexercise,whileotherswerealone.Thestudentswhostoodwithfriendsgavelowerestimatesofthesteepnessofthehill.Andthelongerthefriendshadknowneachother,thelesssteepthehillappeared.“Peoplewithstrongerfriendshipnetworksfe
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