PassagetwoThisiswhatIhavenoticedinsportsclub:Ineveryclassatmyclub,everysingleattendeeisfemale.Theyareold,theyareyoung;somearefit,andsomearenot.But,saveforoneoftheinstructors,theyareallwomen.Conversely,justabouteverymanintheclub(includingme)worksoutbyhimself,usuallyonthemachinesorfreeweights.Thisisnotsomethingaccidental.Asitrelatestothesexes,theremustbesomeinsightsintohumanbehavior.Butwhat?Coulditbethatwomenfeelmorecomfortableingroupsthanmen?Ifso,why?Andinwhatwaydomenfeelmorecomfortable?Whydowepreferexercisingalone?Diggingdeeper,Iwonderifthesedistinctivebehaviorsaremarkersforbothgenders.Menhavealwaysidentifiedwiththelonewolf.Lookattheheroesinthemovies.WehavetheMarlboroMan,eventheTerminator.Menfindsomethingtimelessandappealingtothelonelyheroes,always.ClintEastwoodandRamboactedalone.Thedarkerthepersona(角色)themoremenrelate.Theybecomeheroeswhentheysaveothersandsolveseriousproblems–allbythemselves.Necessarily,then,thiswouldhavewomenidentifyingwithgroups,likeTheRealHousewivesof…However,menalsoplayonteams.Wecanrelatetoabandofbrothersandfightonbattlefieldstogether.So,whyisitthatwomenalmostuniversallyworkoutingroupsandmendon’t?Ibelieveithasmoretodowitheachgender’swillingnesstoaskforhelp.Inotherwords,thesamepsychologythatmakessomanymenreluctanttoaskfordirectionsisalsowhatkeepsthemoutofthosegymclasses.Ironically,itisadefectofcharacter,buttheroleofproblemsolveristoodeep-rootedintheirmasculinityforthemtobehaveotherwise.Subconsciouslyconsideringthemselvescapableofsolvingproblemsindividually,menwouldregarditfemininetoaskforhelpfromothers,especiallyatthegym,wheretheirphysicalmanhoodisondisplay.Ingeneral,womendon’thavethisproblem.Theytakecomfortinunityorareatleastmotivatedbythatunity.28.Whatdoestheword“universally”(Para.4)probablymeaninthepassage?A.Necessarily.B.Everywhere.C.Consciously.D.Never.
LeavingHomeLeavingyourfamilyhometogotouniversityisnotalwayseasy.Readtheadvicefromafirst-yearstudentandherdadtogettwopointsofviewontheexperience.LeavinghomeGoingawaytouniversityisalwaysatrickytime,bothforthestudentswhoareleavinghomeandtheirparentswhoarestayingbehind.Wegotadviceonhowtocopefromastudentdaughterandherdad.Adaughter’sadvicetoparents,byKerryPriceMyparentsdrovemetouniatthebeginningofthefirstterm.Thatwasgreat,butthentheyhungaround,soitwashardtochattothepeopleintheroomsnearmine.It’sbestifyouleaveustounpackourselves.Don’taskustocomehomeduringtermtime.There’salotgoingonatweekends,therejustisn’ttime.Getanotherinterestorapetifyoufeellonelywithoutus.Don’tmakeusfeelguiltyaboutleavinghome!Itisquiteinterestingtohearaboutyourexperiencesatuni,butrememberthatitwasaLONGtimeagosodon’tgoonaboutitsomuch.Thingshavechangedalot.Nowwehavealotmoredebtandit’llbehardertofindajobinthefuture.Pleasedon’tcheckuponusorourfriendsonFacebook.Iknowit’sapublicsite,butwehavetherighttosomeprivacy.Don’tchangeanythinginourbedrooms.Wehaveonlyhalflefthome-we’llbebackintheholidays,sopleasedon’ttouchanything.We’dstillliketocomeonfamilyholidayswithyou.Don’tforgettoincludeusjustbecausewe’renotthereallthetime.Afather’sadvicetostudents,byStuartPriceDon’tcomplainsomuchabouthowmuchworkyouhavetodo.Weworkalottoo.You’reanadultnow,getusedtoit.Putupwiththefactthatwerefusedtogetadogwhileyouwereathome,thensuddenlyboughtoneassoonasyoumovedout.Wemissyou!Justbecauseyou’reatuniversitystudyingverycomplexsubjects,itdoesn’tmeanthatyou’remoreintelligentthaneverybodyelse.Don’ttreatyourfamilyasiftheywerestupid;we’rereallynot.Letuscomeandvisityounowandagain.Wepromisetotrynottoembarrassyouinfrontofyourfriends.Wejustwanttoseeyouforashorttimeandtakeyououtforameal.Don’twastesomuchtimeonFacebook.Youneedtimeforallthatworkyouhavetodo,remember?Wemightmakeafewchangestoyourroom,sodealwithit.It’sgreattohaveaguestroomatlast,butwewon’tchangethingstoomuch,promise.Don’tforgettocallhomefromtimetotimeanddon’tgetannoyedifwephoneyou.It’snotpestering.Ifwedidn’tcall,youwouldn’tknowthatwecare.Question1Whenchildrenleavehometogotouniversity,it's_____
LeavingHomeLeavingyourfamilyhometogotouniversityisnotalwayseasy.Readtheadvicefromafirst-yearstudentandherdadtogettwopointsofviewontheexperience.LeavinghomeGoingawaytouniversityisalwaysatrickytime,bothforthestudentswhoareleavinghomeandtheirparentswhoarestayingbehind.Wegotadviceonhowtocopefromastudentdaughterandherdad.Adaughter’sadvicetoparents,byKerryPriceMyparentsdrovemetouniatthebeginningofthefirstterm.Thatwasgreat,butthentheyhungaround,soitwashardtochattothepeopleintheroomsnearmine.It’sbestifyouleaveustounpackourselves.Don’taskustocomehomeduringtermtime.There’salotgoingonatweekends,therejustisn’ttime.Getanotherinterestorapetifyoufeellonelywithoutus.Don’tmakeusfeelguiltyaboutleavinghome!Itisquiteinterestingtohearaboutyourexperiencesatuni,butrememberthatitwasaLONGtimeagosodon’tgoonaboutitsomuch.Thingshavechangedalot.Nowwehavealotmoredebtandit’llbehardertofindajobinthefuture.Pleasedon’tcheckuponusorourfriendsonFacebook.Iknowit’sapublicsite,butwehavetherighttosomeprivacy.Don’tchangeanythinginourbedrooms.Wehaveonlyhalflefthome-we’llbebackintheholidays,sopleasedon’ttouchanything.We’dstillliketocomeonfamilyholidayswithyou.Don’tforgettoincludeusjustbecausewe’renotthereallthetime.Afather’sadvicetostudents,byStuartPriceDon’tcomplainsomuchabouthowmuchworkyouhavetodo.Weworkalottoo.You’reanadultnow,getusedtoit.Putupwiththefactthatwerefusedtogetadogwhileyouwereathome,thensuddenlyboughtoneassoonasyoumovedout.Wemissyou!Justbecauseyou’reatuniversitystudyingverycomplexsubjects,itdoesn’tmeanthatyou’remoreintelligentthaneverybodyelse.Don’ttreatyourfamilyasiftheywerestupid;we’rereallynot.Letuscomeandvisityounowandagain.Wepromisetotrynottoembarrassyouinfrontofyourfriends.Wejustwanttoseeyouforashorttimeandtakeyououtforameal.Don’twastesomuchtimeonFacebook.Youneedtimeforallthatworkyouhavetodo,remember?Wemightmakeafewchangestoyourroom,sodealwithit.It’sgreattohaveaguestroomatlast,butwewon’tchangethingstoomuch,promise.Don’tforgettocallhomefromtimetotimeanddon’tgetannoyedifwephoneyou.It’snotpestering.Ifwedidn’tcall,youwouldn’tknowthatwecare.Question2Kerrysayswhenstudentsfirstgotouni,parentsshould______