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Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about 5,000 people in the American state of Massachusetts. Now, more than 12,000 individuals are taking part.
Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking.
University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and other researchers attempted to show how often people felt lonely. They found that the feeling of loneliness spread through social groups.
Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another individual would feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. A friend of that person was 25% more likely. The researchers say this shows that a person could indirectly be affected by someone’s loneliness.
The effect was strongest among friends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The researchers also found that loneliness spread more easily among women than men.
The New York Times newspaper reports that, on average, people experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. It also found that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and a half fewer lonely days.
Loneliness has been linked to health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties. The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.
The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness. They can do this by helping individuals they know who may be experiencing loneliness. The result can be helpful to the whole social group.
小题1: What is true about the Framingham Study?
A.It was only conducted in 1948. | B.It involves more than 12,000 participants. |
C.It was led by John Cacioppo | D.It showed that any behavior could spread. |
A.the habit of littering doesn’t spread |
B.a lonely person won’t have friends |
C.everyone may be affected by others’ loneliness |
D.lonely people don’t know the cause of their loneliness |
A.The spreading effect was the second strongest among friends. |
B.No spreading effect was found on husbands and wives. |
C.Women are more likely to be affected than men. |
D.Brothers are more easily affected than neighbors. |
A.48 days | B.25 days | C.20 days | D.15 days |
A. Actions should be taken to help lonely people. B
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C. Ways to fight against loneliness. D. Lonely people can affect others.
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The two-year-old octopus with possible supernatural powers turned into a worldwide celebrity for accurately predicting the German team’s five World Cup wins as well as their two defeats. Paul also tipped Spain to beat Netherlands in the final.
“We have had a lot of offers for Paul but he will definitely be staying with us and returning to his usual job-making children smile,” Sea Life spokeswoman Tanja Munzig in Oberhausen said after presenting Pual with the World Cup replica.
There’s no rational(合理的)reasons why Paul always got it right. Bettors around the world made small fortunes based on Paul’s guess, said Graham Sharpe, media relations director at William Hill in London. “I’ve seen a lot of things in my lifetime but this is the first time I’ve ever seen people making their picks based on what an octopus tells them. We had people coming in saying they didn’t know how to place a bet but heard about this German octopus and wanted to bet with him. It’s funny. But he kept getting it right.” said Sharpe.
Sharpe said that anyone who had placed a 10-pound accumulator bet(累计下注)on Paul’s prediction from the start of the World Cup would have won 3,000 pounds($4,500)by the end of the tournament.
Paul’s home at Sea Life aquarium(水族馆)in Oberhausen has been crowded with visitors and media from across Europe. Many networks broadcast his predicting live. Many networks broadcast his picks live. Hundreds were on hand to watch the World Cup replica lowered into his tank on Monday, 12 July, 2010.
小题1: Paul was rewarded a replica of the Word Cup because he .
A.will celebrate his birthday soon |
B.predicted the results of matches accurately |
C.helped beat Netherlands in the final |
D.helped many fans earn much money |
during the tournament.
A.$30,000 | B.$45,000 | C.$60,000 | D.$90,000 |
A.ordered | B.announced | C.predicted | D.helped |
A.it’s amazing for Paul to make more exact prediction than people |
B.octopus like Paul may all have the ability to predict exactly |
C.it’s common for people to believe in sea life for prediction |
D.we’d better not bet with animals when we have trouble making our picks |
A.Paul used to be children’s favorite sea life |
B.it’s useless to bet with the oracle octopus |
C.Paul was born with the ability to predict World Cup results |
D.Germany will never be beaten if Paul stays with them |
The usual laughter followed,and people stirred(***动)to go.Papaderos held up his hand and stilled the room and looked at me for a long time,asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was.
“I will,answer your question.”
Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket,he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror,about the size of a quarter.And what he said went like this:
“When I was a small child,during the war,we were very poor and we lived in a remote village.One day,on the road,I found the broken pieces of a mirror.A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.
I tried to find all the pieces and put them together,but it was not possible,so I kept only the largest piece.This one,and,by scratching it on a stone.I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine——
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I kept the little mirror,and,as I went about my growing up,I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game.As I became a man,I grew to understand that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life.I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light.But light——truth,understanding,knowledge——is there,and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.
I am a fragment(碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape l do not know.Nevertheless,with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world——into the black places in the hearts of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do likewise.This is what I am about.This is the meaning of my life.”
小题1:On hearing the author’s question,Dr.Papedotes at first.
A.laughed at his foolishness | B.wasn’t sure of the answer |
C.doubted his seriousness | D.wasn’t interested at all |
A.He found it on the road and made it round. |
B.A dying German soldier gave him as a present. |
C.He chanced to find it in the street while playing. |
D.He put the broken pieces together and made it. |
A.Because he was too poor to afford other toys. |
B.Because it could shine the places where tke sun couldn’t reach. |
C.Because he believed it would bring good luck to him. |
D.Because it tofd him a lot about what life really meant to him. |
A.symbol | B.source | C.light | D.purpose |
A.A Special Game in the Childhood | B.A Broken Piece of Mirror |
C.Dr.Papaderos’Experience | D.The Meaning of Life |
In June,the Guggenheim Museum in New York City announced it would hold a competition among YouTube videos.Now,the judges have chosen the top 125 videos.
The Guggenheim and YouTube launched the competition called“YouTube Play.A Biennial(两年一度)of Creative Video.”The information technology companies HP and Intel are supporting the event.23,000 videos entered the competition.They represented 91 countries and every possible style of movie making.
The rules of the competition were few.Video makers had to be eighteen years or older.They could enter only one video.It had to be no more than ten minutes long.Any language,subject,sound,and style were considered.
Eleven people are judging the videos.They include artists,musicians,and filmmakers.Laurie Anderson is all three.She says all her art starts with a story,so she looks for a story as she judges the videos.
Other judges include the filmmaker Darren Aronofsky,the band Animal Collective,and artist and filmmaker,Shirin Neshat.
New Jersey artist Dahlia Elsayed’s video is one of the finalists.She used the camera in her computer to record herself describing her daily food desires for one month.The video is simple,short,and interesting.
A frightening,but beautiful video came from Chile.The video by Niles Atallah,Joaquin Cocina Varas.and Cristobal Leon is called“Luis”.It is an animated ghostly story of a tense,angry boy.It is very dark,but impossible to stop watching.
“Mars to Jupiter”is a video from Canada by Sterling Pache.It is about a survivor of the 1994 genocide(种族屠***)in Rwanda.The video explores how her past still haunts(萦绕) her.
Other chosen videos are from France,Spain,Taiwan,Australia,and Israel.Almost thirty countries are represented.You can see them if you link to YouTube Play from our website at voaspecialenglish.com.
People can also see the 125 videos at the Guggenheim museums in New York;Bilbao,Spain;Berlin,Germany;and Venice,Italy.
On October 21,the YouTube Play judges will announce the final twenty winning videos at a special event at the Guggenheim in New York.The Videos will be on View there until October 24.
小题1:Accoding to the text,YouTube might be
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A.a video sharing website |
B.a supporting company of the event |
C.a museum in New York City |
D.a frightening,but beautiful video |
A.Video makers in English—speaking countries. |
B.Video makers from New York City. |
C.Video makers all over the world. |
D.Video makers under the age of 18. |
A.The rules of the competition were quite complicated. |
B.Twenty videos will finally be picked out as the best. |
C.The style of video was strictly limited. |
D.Only artists can judge the competitio. |
A.“Mars to Jupiter” | B.Niles Atallah’s video |
C.“Luis” | D.Dahlia Elsayed’s video |
A.a famous wetsite | B.a famous museum |
C.some interesting videos | D.a video competition |
I see the city of the future in three zones——inner, middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private cars. Public transport will be free and there will only be ambulances, fire engines, taxis and police cars. This inner zone will be the residential(住宅的) and recreational(娱乐的) area of the city. People will live there and go out to enjoy themselves——to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open spaces, trees and lakes, schools and universities. This way, when people are at home, they can go out easily and safely.
Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars.
The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don’t need every day.
All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel
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This is my ideal city of the future—— a very beautiful place! But I don’t really think things will ever be like that!
小题1:Where will people live and go out to enjoy themselves?
A.In the middle zone. |
B.In the inner zone. |
C.In the outer zone. |
D.In the inner and middle zone. |
A.Just outside the middle zone. |
B.Just inside the middle zone. |
C.Just outside the inner zone. |
D.Just inside the inner zone. |
A.The banks,hospitals and schools. |
B.The banks,hospitals and police stations. |
C.The banks,schools and car parks. |
D.The banks,hospital and most of the shops. |
A.In the outer zone. |
B.In the middle zone. |
C.In the inner zone. |
D.In the middle and inner zone. |
A.a painter |
B.a builder |
C.a town planner |
D.a dentist |
_31_ naturally television sho
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