题目内容：

    Who needs friends? According to most psychologists（心理学家） we all do, especially nowadays when so many other aspects (方面 ) of modern life are changing. It seems that having friends keeps us both healthy and happy.

The number of TV series about groups of friends shows just how important friendship is to us. Psychologist Dorothy Rowe says that many of us now turn to our friends, instead of our families, for advice, comfort and security. One woman named Rebecca she interviewed even told her that if she had got to choose between her husband and her friend, she would choose her friend.

Since our friends mean so much to us, it is not surprising that the happiest marriages are also friendships. "Once the romantic stage of a relationship has passed, it is friendship that holds people together," says Rowe. If the couple do not make some changes, they will either get tired of each other and break up or stay together and seek friendship with others.

But is friendship equally important to women and men? According to author Rhonda Pritchard, women are more likely than men to have close friends. "You tell a friend things that you'd never tell a partner," says one woman she interviewed. For men, friendship is usually based on doing things together rather than the private conversations that are typical of women friends. Men share time and activities like building a fence or a business, running, riding a bike, fishing or watching football, but they don't often share their feelings.

Although many women find their relationships with a husband or boyfriend is not enough, many men say that their partner is their best friend. Even women who are very happily married are likely to become very unhappy without a close friend and can even find the breakup of a close friendship as painful as the end of a marriage.

Lasting friendships can provide a lot of the same support that families provided in the past, but the perfect situation is to have your family there for you as well. Friendships and family relationships can both change, but a friend will not consider you when making really important decisions in the same way that a family member will.

1.What did Rebecca think about friendship?

A.All of us need friendship.

B.Friends are as important as families.

C.Her friend means more to her than her husband.

D.One need not have too many friends.

2.Why do married men or women look for friendship?

A.They are encouraged by their partners

B.They do not get what they need from their partners.

C.They are not fairly treated by their partners

D.They think their friends are more romantic.

3.What is the main difference between men’s and women’s friendship?

A.Women often do things together with friends.

B.Men often talk to their friends about work and family.

C.Women often talk about business with friends.

D.Men seldom talk to their friends about their feelings.

4.What might women do when a close friendship ends?

A.They feel as upset as when a marriage ends.

B.They share feelings with their partners.

C.They treat their partners as friends.

D.They turn to their husbands for comfort.