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(1) A small group of salt-and-pepper haired women who live outside Jackson, M
(1) A small group of salt-and-pepper haired women who live outside Jackson, M
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2023-10-28
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(1) A small group of salt-and-pepper haired women who live outside Jackson, Mississippi, meet every other Tuesday at the local antique store for their M. E. N. S. A. gathering. The Most Exclusive National Shopping Association has met consistently for the past three years, but some of its members have been close for more than 50. Margaret Collins Jenkins, 58, is president. After shopping, when the meeting ends, the 10-15 member group goes to dinner.
(2) Though Jenkins says the group laughs and carries on, this is more than just a club. These women work to preserve the friendships they’ve cultivated over a lifetime.
(3) "Having friends that extend over decades, they more or less know your history. They know your ins and outs and ups and downs of your life," Jenkins said. " That just makes us be able to build each other up. Those friends that know your history, they can’t be replaced. "
(4) The group’s shared experiences are what sustain them through life changes like child rearing, divorce and death. And they’re key elements to building a sense of community and a healthy lifestyle, experts say.
(5) Dr. James House, from the University of Michigan, has researched the health benefits of meaningful relationships. He says a lack of social interactions is predictive of poor health and earlier death for most people. House contends that keeping in contact with others is likely to regulate a person’s own behavior so that it becomes harder to slip into poor health habits.
(6) The M. E. N. S. A. ladies strive to stay active and connected. One snapshot can convey decades of friendship: That weekend trip to New Orleans. Those painting sessions, loosely referred to as art lessons. Christmas spent dressed as fairies.
(7) This particular set of Southern ladies didn’t meet on Facebook. Their connections to each other happened over time. Some of the women work together as teachers; others go to the same church. A few are neighbors.
(8) Sherry Downs, 57, says she relies on her closest friends to carry her through life’s twists and turns, big and small.
(9) "We believe in each other about everything and we value each others’ opinions," Downs says. "I just about won’t take a step without asking one of them, ’ Which way do I go?’ "
(10) Jenkins, a school teacher who moved into the community nearly 40 years ago, says she’s been able to rely on her longtime confidants during the darkest periods of her life.
(11) "I went through a divorce. They were there, so sturdy and so dependable in every way," she says. " Did they stop including me in the group? No. They included me and made a special effort to make me not feel like the third wheel. I never was left out. They supported me not only in words but in their actions. "
(12) As we age, we begin to feel liberated from past patterns and habits, says Rebecca G. Adams, a sociology and gerontology (老年学) professor and expert on friendship at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Markers of aging, such as retirement or widowhood, trigger a period of transition, change and redirection. After raising children and devoting time to building careers, Adams says, there is a reinvestment in what one feels is important, such as dear friendships.
(13) "Like anything you do in life, it requires work," Jenkins says. "A lot of people I think wonder why they don’t have those kinds of friends, and it’s because it takes work. " [br] What’s implied but NOT stated by Dr. James House is that social interactions______.
选项
A、are important for fostering a sense of community
B、are beneficial for making good friends
C、make people become healthier
D、help control one’s own behavior
答案
C
解析
推断题。文章第五段第二、三句表明,詹姆斯·豪斯博士认为缺乏社会互动性对于大多数人而言预示着不健康和早亡,而与他人保持联系可能会规范个人自身的行为,从而不容易养成不良的健康习惯,由此可知,社交互动能够防止养成不良的健康习惯,也就是会让人们更健康,故[C]为正确答案。[A]“对于形成团体意识很重要”在第四段最后一句提及,但这是专家们所说的话,故排除;[B]“有利于交到好朋友”在文中并未提及,故排除;[D]“帮助控制个人的行为”在第五段第三句提及,但这是文章直接表述的意思,不用推断,故排除。
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