George Herbert Mead said that humans are talked into humanity. He meant we gain personal identity as we communicate with others. In the earliest years of our lives, our parents tell us who we are. "You are
1." "You are so strong." We first see ourselves through the eyes of others, so their messages form important
2 of our self-concepts. Later we interact with teachers, friends,
3 partners, and co-workers who communicate their views of us. Thus, how we see ourselves
4 the views of us that others communicate.The
5 connection between identity and communication is
6 evident in children who are
7 of human contact. Case studies of children who are isolated from others reveal that they lack a firm self-concept, and their mental and psychological development is severely
8 by lack of language. Communication with others not only affects our sense of identity but also directly influences our physical and emotional well-being. Consistently,
9. People who lack close friends have greater levels of anxiety and depression than people who are close to others.
10. The conclusion was that social isolation is statistically as dangerous as high-blood pressure, smoking, and obesity. Many doctors and researchers believe that
11.
【正确答案】
1、intelligent, 2、foundations, 3、romantic, 4、reflects, 5、profound, 6、dramatically, 7、deprived, 8、hindered, 9、research shows that communicating with others promotes health whereas social isolation is linked to stress,disease and early death或:research displays that communicating with others improves health;however,social isolation leads to illness, 10、A group of researchers reveal scores of studies that trace the relationship between health and interaction with others或:There are many researchers who study the relationship between health and communication with others, 11、loneliness harms the immune system,making us more vulnerable to a range of minor and major illnesses或:isolation is harmful to our body,which can easily make us get ill
【答案解析】解析:该句是由一个简单句加伴随状语构成,句式并不复杂,但有几个难听懂的词,如immune和vulnerable,听力时不要太过于较真某些单词的拼写,要灵活机动一些。找相似的词同义替换一下即可。