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【題目】Millions of Chinese have been playing a mobile game called Travel Frog recently. You play as the “mother” of a frog who lives alone and enjoys traveling. You need to prepare food and tools for his trips. The frog will send you postcards while he is away.

The game’s popularity may have something to do with how lonely people are these days, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Many players have said that the lonely frog is just like them. But playing with the frog helps them forget their loneliness for a short time.

Loneliness seems to be a common problem today. According to the Guardian, a British daily, about 40 percent of American adults say they’re lonely. And in the UK, about one in five people in the country are “always or often lonely”, the Telegraph reported.

This might be why the UK government announced the country’s very first “Minister of Loneliness” (孤獨大臣) in January. The minister’s job is to find ways to help UK citizens feel less lonely. The minister’s office will provide more money for activities that connect people together.

This loneliness problem may be partly because of social media. When we see pictures of friends having fun or posting pictures on WeChat or Microblog, we may compare their “perfect” lives with our own and feel sad and lonely.

But we should remember that no one is born to be lonely. As UK poet John Donne once wrote, “No man is an island. Every man is a piece of the land, a part of the main.” Here are some tips to get rid of loneliness:

Sing your favorite songs.

Connect with a friend.

Do something creative, such as drawing a picture.

Imagine some place you’d like to visit, like a fun gathering or a sporting event.

【1】What do players do while playing Travel Frog?

A. Build houses for their frogs. B. Write postcards to their frogs.

C. Choose places for their frogs to travel. D. Prepare food and tools for their frogs’ trips.

【2】According to the passage, why is the game so popular?

A. Because the frog is lovely. B. Because it can be played on mobile phones.

C. Because it makes people feel less lonely. D. Because people have more spare time now.

【3】To deal with the problem of loneliness, the UK government .

A. designed the game Travel Frog B. named the “Minister of Loneliness”

C. held parties for people to get together D. stopped people’s use of social media

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Everyone is connected with others. B. We should not compare ourselves to others.

C. It’s not fun to feel lonely. D. We should be away from social media.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】本文主要談?wù)摤F(xiàn)在社會人們普遍感到孤獨，產(chǎn)生的原因以及人們怎樣解決的，并給出了建議。有數(shù)以百萬計的中國人玩一款名為“旅行蛙”的手機游戲。很多玩家都說孤獨的青蛙就像他們一樣。但與青蛙玩耍有助于他們在短時間內(nèi)忘掉孤獨。英國設(shè)立“孤獨部長”，部長的工作是尋找?guī)椭�英國市民減少孤獨感的方法。這種孤獨的問題可能部分是因為社交媒體。當(dāng)我們看到朋友們在微博或微博上玩得開心或張貼照片時，我們可以把他們的“完美”生活和我們自己的生活進(jìn)行比較，感到悲傷和孤獨。但是我們應(yīng)該記住，沒有人天生孤獨。正如英國詩人約翰·鄧恩曾寫道：“沒有人是孤島�！泵總�人都是一塊土地，是主體的一部分。唱你最喜歡的歌。與朋友聯(lián)系。做一些有創(chuàng)意的事，比如畫畫。想象一下你想去的地方，比如一個有趣的聚會或者一個體育賽事。這些都是解決孤獨的好辦法。

【1】題意：玩家在玩旅行蛙游戲時做什么？A. Build houses for their frogs. 為他們的青蛙建造房屋；B. Write postcards to their frogs. 給他們的青蛙寫明信片；C. Choose places for their frogs to travel. 選擇適合他們的青蛙旅行的地方；D. Prepare food and tools for their frogs’ trips. 為青蛙的旅行準(zhǔn)備食物和工具。根據(jù)第1段第3句You need to prepare food and tools for his trips.（你需要為他的旅行準(zhǔn)備食物和工具。）可知選D。

【2】題意：根據(jù)這篇文章，為什么這個游戲如此受歡迎？A. Because the frog is lovely. 因為青蛙很可愛；B. Because it can be played on mobile phones. 因為它可以在手機上播放；C. Because it makes people feel less lonely. 因為它讓人們感覺不那么孤獨；D. Because people have more spare time now.因為人們現(xiàn)在有更多的空閑時間。根據(jù)第2段第2句But playing with the frog helps them forget their loneliness for a short time.（但與青蛙玩耍有助于他們在短時間內(nèi)忘掉孤獨。）可知選C。

【3】題意：為了解決孤獨問題，英國政府________________。A. designed the game Travel Frog設(shè)計游戲旅行蛙；B. named the “Minister of Loneliness”任命 “孤獨大臣”；C. held parties for people to get together舉行聚會讓人們聚在一起；D. stopped people’s use of social media 阻止人們使用社交媒體。根據(jù)第4段第1句This might be why the UK government announced the country’s very first “Minister of Loneliness” (孤獨大臣) in January.可知“為了解決孤獨問題，英國政府任命孤獨大臣”，選B。

【4】題意：從最后一段中我們可以了解到什么？A. Everyone is connected with others. 每個人都與其他人聯(lián)系在一起；B. We should not compare ourselves to others. 我們不應(yīng)該拿自己和別人比較；C. It’s not fun to feel lonely. 感到孤獨并不有趣；D. We should be away from social media. 我們應(yīng)該遠(yuǎn)離社交媒體。根據(jù)本段中No man is an island. Every man is a piece of the land, a part of the main.（沒有人是孤島。每個人都是土地的一部分，是主體的一部分。）可知“每個人都與其他人聯(lián)系在一起”選A。