BettyandHaroldhavebeenamarriedforyears.ButonethingstillpuzzlesoldHarold.HowisitthathecanleaveBettyandherfriendJoansittingonthesofa，talking，goouttoaballgame，comebackthreeandhalfhourslater，andthey&rsquorestillsittingonthesofa?Talking?

Whatintheworld，Haroldwonders，dotheyhavetotalkabout?

Bettyshrugs.Talk?We&rsquorefriends.

Researchingthismattercalledfriendship，psychologistLillianRubinspenttwoyearsinterviewingmorethantwohundredwomenandmen.Nomatterwhattheirage，theirjob，theirsex，theresultswerecompletelyclear:womenhavemorefriendshipsthanmen，andthedifferenceinthecontentandthequalityofthosefriendshipsisbaimarkedandunmistakable.

Morethantwo-thirdsofthesinglemenRubininterviewedcouldnotnameabestfriend.Thosewhocouldwerelikelytonameawoman.Yetthree-quartersofthesinglewomenhadnoproblemnamingabestfriend，andalmostalwaysitwasawoman.Moremarriedmenthanwomennamedtheirwife/husbandasabestfriend，mosttrustedperson，ortheonetheywouldturntointimeofemotionaldistress（感情危机）.Mostwomen，saysRubin，identified（认定）atleastone，usuallymore，trustedfriendsotwhomtheycouldturninatroubledmoment，andtheyspokeopenlyabouttheimportanceoftheserelationshipsintheirlives.

Ingeneral，writesRubininhernewbook，women&rsquosfriendshipswitheachotherrestonsharedemotionsandsupport，butmen&rsquosrelationshipsaremarkedbysharedactivities.Forthemostpart，Rubinsays，interactions（交往）betweenmenareemotionallycontrolled&mdashagoodfitwiththesocialrequirementsofmanlybehavior.

Evenwhenamanissaidtobeabestfriend，Rubinwrites，thetwosharelittleabouttheirinnermostfeelings.Whereasawoman&rsquosclosestfemalefriendmightbethefirsttotellhertoleaveafailingmarriage，itwasn&rsquotunusualtohearamansayhedidn&rsquotknowhisfriend&rsquosmarriagewasinserioustroubleuntilheappearedonenightaskingifhecouldsleeponthesofa.

71.WhatoldHaroldcannotunderstandorexplainisthefactthat（）（）.

A.heistreatedasanoutsiderratherthanahusband

B.womenhavesomuchtoshare

C.womenshowlittleinterestinballgames

D.hefindshiswifedifficulttotalkto

72.Rubin&rsquosstudyshowsthatforemotionalsupportamarriedwomanismorelikelytoturnto（）（）.

A.amalefriendB.afemalefriendC.herparentsD.herhusband

73.Accordingtothetext，whichtypeofbehaviorisNOTexpectedofamanbysociety?

A.Endinghismarriagewithoutgoodreason.

B.Spendingtoomuchtimewithhisfriends.

C.Compainingabouthismarriagetrouble.

D.Goingouttoballgamestoooften.

74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisbestsupportedbythelastparagraph?

A.Menkeeptheirinnermostfeelingstothemselves.

B.Womenaremoreseriousthanmenaboutmarriage.

C.Menoftentakesuddenactiontoendtheirmarriage.

D.Womendependonothersinmakingdecisions.

75.TheresearchdonebypsychologistRubincentersaround（）（）.

A.happyandsuccessfulmarriagesB.friendshipsofmenandwomen

C.emotionalproblemsinmarriageD.interactionsbetweenmenandwomen
正确答案：
71B

72B

73C

74A

75B