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Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. 注意：此部分試題請在答題卡 1 上作答。
George Herbert Mead said that humans are talked into humanity. He meant that we gain personal identity as we communicate with others. In the earliest years of our lives, our parents tell us who we are. ―You're __26__ . ―You're so strong. We first see ourselves through the eyes of others, so their messages form important __27__ of our self-concepts. Later we interact with teachers, friends, __28__ partners, and co-workers who communicate their views of us. Thus, how we see ourselves reflects the views of us that others communicate.
The __29__ connection between identity and communication is dramatically evident in children who __30__ human contact. Case studies of children who were isolated from others reveal that they lack a firm self-concept, and their mental and psychological development is severely hindered by lack of language.
Communication with others not only affects our sense of identity but also directly influences our physical and emotional __31__. Consistently, research shows that communicating with others promotes health, whereas social isolation __32__ stress, disease, and early death. People who lack close friends have greater levels of anxiety and depression than people who are close to others. A group of researchers reviewed __33__ studies that traced the relationship between health and interaction with others. The conclusion was that social isolation is 34 as dangerous as high blood pressure, smoking and obesity. Many doctors and researchers believe that loneliness harms the immune system, making us more illnesses. __35__ to a range of minor and major illness.
