Friendship can deeply affect the physical and mental health of both men and women. Studies show that people who have no friends or who are lonely, are more likely to die earlier, get sick more often and suffer greater physical wear and tear(折磨）than those who have a support system of friends.
Sometimes, family members may be more likely to give you advice or tell you what you don't want to hear. It may not be as good as a friend who will listen to you and guide you, but support your decisions anyway. The most important elements about friendship are those who suffer support and do not judge your decisions based on society.
One reason for the link between social support and good health practice seems to be that people who feel cared for by others are less stress-out and protected against the symptoms(症状）of depression and loneliness.
Generally, women benefit most because of how they deal with stress. Women are more social in how they deal with stress than men while men are more likely to have a "fight or flight” reaction. Women also tend to have larger, denser social network, in which more people know each other and help each other, while men typically have smaller groups of friends and will rely on their wives or other important people for more support. While all these affect people psychologically (心理上）, friendship brings comfort that reduces the ill effects of stress, and the sex difference also contributes to the difference in the length of one's life time.
小题1:In the author's opinion, a real friend should .
A．tell you what to do even if you refuse to hear it
B．try to persuade you to change your mind quickly
C．judge your decision according to his, her experience
D．give you advice but respect your own decision小题2:Women benefit more from friendship than men because .
A．women are always cared for by more people than men
B．women are usually less stress-out when staying with others
C．women are more likely to solve problems with friends’ help
D．women can always keep more long-life friendship than men小题3:According to the passage we can infer that .
A．it's good for women to tell men what they should do or not
B．friends are always more important than family members
C．men don't want to share their problems with many people
D．the trend that women can live longer makes them more relaxed小题4:This passage mainly talks about .
A．why people should develop friendship
B．when friendship affects people's health
C．people’s different attitudes towards friendship
D．the friendship which can make people live longer
