Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can cause many health problems and even death. What they didn’t know is 16 this feeling causes illness. A study in the online magazine Genome Biology 17 that loneliness actually influences the important part of our bodies—our genes.
In a small population of patients, researchers 18 more than 20,000 genes to compare how the genes of lonely and non-lonely individuals (个体) express themselves in molecular processes (分子过程) and in personal health. They found that gene expression is 19 in chronically (长期地) lonely people. “We now have a new way for understanding the relationship 20 social experience and physical health,” explains the study’s lead author, Steve Cole of University of California, Los Angeles.
“This study—the first to link (联系) 21 with gene changes—is special and exciting,” says Emma Adam, a professor of human development at Northwestern University. “It 22 in the black box.”
According to John Cacioppo, an author of the study from the University of Chicago, the
work suggests that loneliness is a warning 23 , much like physical pain. “This feeling is so bad because 24 of us wants to be forgotten; that’ s also what human means,” he says. “It makes us 25 for other people and want to be with friends when we’re lonely.”
| 小题2: | | A．explains | B．talks | C．replies | D．answers |
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| 小题3: | | A．collected | B．grew | C．found | D．surveyed |
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| 小题4: | | A．important | B．different | C．interesting | D．difficult |
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| 小题5: | | A．in | B．between | C．about | D．both |
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| 小题6: | | A．work | B．health | C．life | D．feelings |
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| 小题7: | | A．fills | B．makes | C．builds | D．repairs |
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| 小题8: | | A．note | B．sign | C．sound | D．picture |
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| 小题9: | | A．each | B．nothing | C．any | D．none |
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| 小题10: | | A．look | B．live | C．care | D．think |
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小题1:考查疑问词：他们不知道这种感觉是怎么导致疾病的。选C
小题2:考查动词：一项研究解释了孤独会影响人体的重要部分—基因。选A
小题3:考查动词：A. collected收集B. grew成长C. found发现D. surveyed调查，研究人员调查了20,000多个基因。选D。
小题4:考查形容词：长期孤独的人的基因表达是不同的。选B
小题5:考查介词：between…and…，在…和…之间，选B
小题6:考查名词：把感受uhe基因变化联系起来，这里的feeling就是lonely，选D
小题7:考查动词：A. fills填满B. makes使得C. builds建造D. repairs修理，这里指：填满黑盒子。选A
小题8:考查名词：A. note便条B. sign 迹象C. sound 声音D. picture图画，孤单是警告的迹象。选B。
小题9:考查代词：none of us我们没有人。选D
小题10:考查词组：care for关心，选C |
核心考点
试题【Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can ca】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
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Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “ You won’t be a real man until you begin to_1_____ helping others.”
One morning, his parents gave him some money to 2____ some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 3____. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”
The old man answered, “ I’m hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days.”
All the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the 4_______.”
When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 5_____the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for give you too much6_____. I’m fine now. I’ll 7____ forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”
Bill was 8______ when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned 9______ that he food was free 10___ it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer(顾客) that day.
| 小题1: | | A．think about | B．depend on | C．give up | D．go on |
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| 小题2: | | A．lend | B．buy | C．drink | D．borrow |
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| 小题3: | | A．afraid | B．glad | C．sick | D．angry |
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| 小题4: | | A．bank | B．library | C．hospital | D．restaurant |
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| 小题5: | | A．sent out | B．got down | C．gave back | D．took away |
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| 小题6: | | A．excuse | B．advice | C．trouble | D．difficulty |
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| 小题7: | | A．never | B．always | C．usually | D．sometimes |
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| 小题8: | | A．nervous | B．pleased | C．sorry | D．shy |
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| 小题9: | | A．in surprise | B．as usual | C．once again | D．at first |
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| 小题10: | | A．when | B．until | C．unless | D．because |
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Fifty-three years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first appeared in the world of toys.
Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her,has become the most successful toy doll in history. Her parent,the Mattel Company,said that 90% of all Ame”rican girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home.
However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present (现在). There are many similar dolls on the market in competiotion with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, come to life thirteen years ago. She looked more like today’s pop stars with heavy makeup(浓妆) and miniskirts. And her company offers more kind of clothes too.
It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls. “ For younger girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern,” says Vera Shepherd, a shop assitant in a New York toy store.
It is good news that on the international market. Barbie is still No. 1. although Mttel is selling ferwer Barbies int the United States three years, sales in other countries are still going up.in January 2009, Mattel openee its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbies.
Mattel is planning big celebration for Barbie’s 53rd birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world have been called to make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popuplar in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 小题1:is surely not the age to retire(退休)。
61. Barbie’s family name is______.| A．Roberts | | B．millicent | | C．Shepherd | | D．Bratz |
小题2:Barbie’s trouble is that__________.| A．it wears heavy makeup and miniskirts. | | B．other dolls are more popular with little girls. | | C．other dolls are trying to beat her in the market. | | D．it has become less popular in the international market. |
小题3:Girls can do the following in the first Barbie shop in Shanghai except_______.| A．going shopping | | B．having food | | C．drinking juice | | D．taking photos |
小题4:What’s the meaning of the underline words “fashion designers” in the passage?| A．珠宝设计师 | | B．发型设计师 | | C．舞台设计师 | | D．服装设计师 |
小题5:What is the best title of the passage?| A．First Barbie Shop in Shanghai | | B．Barbie’s Past and present | | C．Barbie’s 53rd Birthday Party | | D．Barbie Lost Her Magic |
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Dogs are people"s friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.
Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 1 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 2 .my father around in the fields, too.
One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground 3 a big tree and said to Curly. “ 4 my coat.”
Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to 5 dinner for the family. 6 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog
Late in the evening I 7 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.
Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 8 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 9 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 10 .
| 小题4: | | A．Look | B．Listen | C．Watch | D．Hear |
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| 小题6: | | A．Because | B．So | C．Though | D．Or |
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| 小题7: | | A．hoped | B．rode | C．missed | D．saw |
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Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.
The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”
About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.
“This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”
“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”
“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.
小题1:Who is the eldest brother?| A．Dave | B．Bill | C．Jack | D．Frank |
小题2:What did Bill put in the newspaper?| A．A show | B．A magazine | C．An ad | D．A report |
小题3:How many languages could the bird speak?| A．Five | B．Seven | C．Fight | D．Ten |
小题4:How much did Bill pay for the bird?| A．Nine dollars | B．Ten dollars | C．Nine thousand dollars | D．Ten thousand dollars |
小题5:What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?| A．A bird with a card | B．Some money | C．A joke | D．A song |
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Li Ruyan, 13 and his classmates in Shanghai did something special last summer. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(乱穿马路).
As part of the school project. Li’s school has encouraged its students to do more community(社区)work.
After the half day of exhausting work Li told himself not to jaywalk anymore.
“I think through community work we get to help others and, more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility(责任感),” he said.
Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work, they can be awarded nearly $ 5, 000(33, 000 yuan).
Chinese students today do more community work, too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grade.
Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets (对联) on the walls and cheered up the people living there.
Li Xiaotian, 15, of Anshan said he used to clear flyers (小广告) from telephone poles (电线杆) with his classmates. They brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours under the summer sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads — we really felt proud,” he said.
小题1:What was the special thing Li Ruyan did last summer?| A．He joined a special group of Class13. | | B．He become a policeman. | | C．He helped the traffic police at a crossroad. | | D．He stopped people from talking. |
小题2:From this passage we know that _______.| A．Li Ruyan’s school is in the middle of a big city. | | B．Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community work every day. | | C．Ruyan and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads. | | D．Ruyan and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work. |
小题3:Community service _______.| A．has become a very important part of education only in China. | | B．is very important in school education in some foreign countries. | | C．is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world. | | D．needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work. |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules. | | B．The students in Suzhou visited the old people’s home. | | C．The students in Anshan cleaned the walls under the summer sun. | | D．The students in Sichuan sent Spring Festival couplets to the old people. |
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Community service helps students grow a sense of responsibility. | | B．Through community work students get to help others and learn something. | | C．Students are now encouraged to do more community work in many school in China. | | D．Students will be awarded much money for doing more community work in Canada and the US. |
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