首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A small group of salt-and-pepper haired women who live outside Jackson, Mississippi, meet every other Tuesday at the local antiq
A small group of salt-and-pepper haired women who live outside Jackson, Mississippi, meet every other Tuesday at the local antiq
admin
2017-01-15
44
问题
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. 3. 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.
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.
"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."
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.
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 behaviors so that it becomes harder to slip into poor health habits.
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.
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.
Sherry Downs, 57, says she relies on her closest friends to carry her through life’s twists and turns, big and small.
"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?’"
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.
"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. "
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.
"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. "
Which of the following is INCORRECT about the members of M. E. N. S. A. ?
选项
A、All of them are female.
B、They hold the gathering at home.
C、They meet every other week. ’
D、They have dinner together after shopping.
答案
B
解析
细节题。文章第一段第一句表明,这一小群头发花白的妇人,每隔一周的星期二就在当地的一家古董店碰面,举行她们的全国最高档购物协会的聚会,所以[B]“她们在家里举行聚会”与文意不符,因此为正确答案。[A]“她们都是女性”和[C]“她们每隔一周碰一次面”在本句中都有所提及,故均排除;[D]“她们在购物之后一起共进晚餐”在第一段最后有所提及,所以排除。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/XlnMFFFM
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Ifyouexplainedthesituationtoyoursolicitor,he______abletoadviseyoumuchbetterthanIcan.
Tomysurprise,thehousewhichlookedrathershabbyoutsidewasluxuriouslyand______furnishedinside.
Thelistofcandidatesforgreatestmenofthe20thcenturyisasshortasitisextraordinary.FranklinRooseveltistheob
ThelatePresidentoftheschoolgraduatedfromafamousuniversity.Theunderlinedwordmeans______.
Economy,oneoftheprinciplesofsuccessinthedetailsofhousekeeping,consistsnotalone【C1】______makingadvantageoususe
He______unwisely,buthewasatleasttryingtodosomethinghelpful.
His______wastakenaspartoflawsuitbetweenAmericanaviationandYahoo.
Anunlimitedarmsrace______wellincreasethedangerofwar.
Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?
Howmanycountriesattendedtheclose-doormeetingheldinLondon?
随机试题
2000年8月5日,周某同意将一台电脑转让给吴某,吴某支付4000元人民币,双方订立了买卖合同并进行了公证。后来,在合同履行过程中,双方发生纠纷。公证处根据双方的申请,对其纠纷进行调解,经调解后,周某与吴某订立了新的买卖合同,合同中约定:周某在2001年5
患儿夏秋之际,饮食不振,精神倦怠,嗜卧懒言,两足痿软无力,时或泛恶,身热不扬,大便不调,舌苔白腻,脉濡数。治疗首选方剂是:
“泻南补北”法适用于
1988年6月,财政部印发《颁发会计人员荣誉证书试行规定》,为在全民所有制企事业、事业单位、国家机关、军队、社会团体等企业从事财务会计工作满()的会计人员颁发《会计人员荣誉证书》。
甲商场与一空调机生产公司签订一份买卖合同,合同规定该生产公司向商场供应分体空调机4000台,货款1200万元,由该商场贴上另一名牌空调机厂的商标对外销售。商场为此开具一张1200万元的汇票给空调生产公司,空调机生产公司随后将该汇票背书转让给某原料供应商。原
商业银行按照()可以分为个人贷款和公司贷款。
过去,东亚地区的海上军演,往往是以“反恐”、海上联合搜救、打击海盗等内容为主,这反映了和平合作的形势要求。现在,频繁举行的海上军演,则基本上是以反潜作战、海上联合作战以及保障海上通道安全为目标。透过这一变化,我们应该看到东亚形势趋于紧张化、复杂化的可能性。
根据下表回答下列问题。
卡梅伦此前称“英国病了”,但一句____________的“道德沦丧”能否概括出“病根”?恐怕没那么简单。卡梅伦虽然也提到了“国家及其机构”的放纵,但轻描淡写,让人感觉是刻意____________。填入划横线部分最恰当的一项是:
Iunderstand______preparationthatstaffmostputinunderpressuretomeetthedeadline.
最新回复
(
0
)