專四閱讀長(zhǎng)難句小測(cè)（40）

　　196. Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform, whether it is the uniform of an elevator operator or the uniform of a five-star general.

　　197. Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.

　　198. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support——financial aid, material resources, and needed services-that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.

　　199. I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories” where they didn’t care if you have values or were flexible.

　　200. Recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material.

　　196、美國(guó)人對(duì)于多元化和個(gè)人個(gè)性感到驕傲，因此他們更加喜歡和看重的不是制服，不管是一個(gè)電梯操作員的制服還是五星上將的制服。

　　197、由于我們是社會(huì)動(dòng)物，我們的生活質(zhì)量在很大程度上取決于我們的人際關(guān)系。

　　198、最后，其他的人給我們提供物質(zhì)性支持—經(jīng)濟(jì)援助，物質(zhì)資料和必需服務(wù)—通過幫助我們處理問題來減輕我們的壓力。

　　199、我就上了這樣的大學(xué)，自以為比那些在工程“工廠”里的學(xué)生有更大的優(yōu)勢(shì)，在那里根本每人管里是否有價(jià)值觀和靈活。

　　200、回收也能夠通過創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)來刺激本地經(jīng)濟(jì)，治理污染，通過給企業(yè)提供更加精練的原材料達(dá)到減少能源消耗的目的。