Betty and Harold have been married for years．But one thing still puzzles old Harold．How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa talking，go out to a ballgame，come back three and a half hours later，and they’re still sitting on the sofa? Talking?
What in the world，Harold wonders，do they have to talk about?
Betty shrugs．Talk? We’re friends．
Researching this matter called friendship．psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men．N．o matter what their age，their job，their sex，the results were completely clear；women have more friendships than men，and the
difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable”．
More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend．
Those who could were likely to name a woman．Yet three quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend，and almost always it was a woman．More married men than women named their wife／husband as a best friend，most trusted person，or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress(感情危机)．“Most women，”says Rubin，“identified(被认定)at least one，usually more，trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubling moment，and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives．”
“In general．”writes Rubin in her new book．“Women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support，but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities．”For the most part，Rubin says，interactions(交往)between men are emotionally controlled—a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior”．
“Even when a man is said to be a best friend．”Rubin writes．“the two share little about their innermost feelings．Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage，it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know this friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa．”
44．What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that______．
A．he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband
B．women have so much to share
C．women show little interest in ballgames
D．he finds his wife difficult to talk to
45．According to the text，which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?
A．Ending his marriage without good reason．
B．Spending too much time with his friends．
C．Complaining about his marriage trouble．
D．Going out to ballgames too often．
46．The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around______．
A．happy and successful marriages
B．friendships of men and women
C．emotional problems in marriage
D．interactions between men and women
44．B
45．C
46．B
44．细节理解题。第一段中提到了old Harold对他太太Betty和朋友Joan不理解，他出去打球，他太太与朋友坐在沙发上聊天，三个半小时之后他回来时，她们还在聊天，他不明白女人为什么会有这么多可谈的。
45．细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容可知，男人不愿表露自己的心事，所以答案应选C。
46．主旨大意题。通读全文可知心理学家Rubin的调查研究集中在男人与女人对待友谊的不同上。
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