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1、专题限时检测(二十九) 任务型阅读(四)(限时24分钟)A(2019·南京、盐城模拟)Anyonewho'severmaderoomforabigmilestoneofadultlife—ajob,amarriage,amove—haslikelyshovedafriendshiptotheside.Afterall,thereisnocontractlockingustotheotherperson,asinmarriage,andtherearenobloodbonds,asinfamily.Wechooseourfriends,andourfriendsc
2、hooseus.That'sareallydistinctiveattributeoffriendships.Butmodernlifecanbecomesobusythatpeopleforgettokeepchoosingeachother.That'swhenfriendshipsfade,andthere'sreasontobelieveit'shappeningmorethanever.Lonelinessisontherise,andfeelinglonelyhasbeenfoundtoincreaseaperson'sriskofdyingearl
3、yby26%—andtobeevenworseforthebodythanobesityandairpollution.Lonelinessdamageshealthinmanyways,particularlybecauseitremovesthesafetynetofsocialsupport.“Whenweperceiveourworldasthreatening,thatcanbeassociatedwithanincreaseinheartrateandbloodpressure.”Thesolutionissimple:friendship.Ithe
4、lpsprotectthebrainandbodyfromstress,anxietyanddepression.“Beingaroundtrustedothers,inessence,signalssafetyandsecurity，”saysHoltLunstad.Astudylastyearfoundthatfriendshipsareespeciallybeneficiallaterinlife.Havingsupportivefriendsinoldageisastrongerpredictorofwellbeingthanfamilyties—sug
5、gestingthatthefriendsyoupickmaybeatleastasimportantasthefamilyyou'reborninto.Easyasthefixmaysound,itcanbedifficulttokeepandmakefriendsasanadult.Butresearchsuggeststhatyouonlyneedbetweenfourandfiveclosepals.Ifyou'veeverhadagoodone,youknowwhatyou'relookingfor.“Theexpectationsoffriends,
6、onceyouhaveamatureunderstandingoffriendship,don'treallychangeacrossthelifecourse，”Rawlinssays.“Peoplewanttheirclosefriendstobesomeonetheycantalktoandsomeonetheycandependupon.”Ifyou'retryingtofilladriedupfriendshippool,startbylookinginward.Thinkbacktohowyoumetsomeofyourveryfavoritefri
7、ends.Volunteeringonapoliticalcampaignorinafavoritespinclass?Playinginaband？“Friendshipsarealwaysaboutsomething，”saysRawlins.Commonpassionshelppeoplebondatapersonallevel,andtheybridgepeopleofdifferentagesandlifeexperiences.Whateveryou'reinto,someoneelseistoo.Letyourpassionguideyoutowa
8、rdpeople.Vol
