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【題目】 ①A quarter of women and two-thirds of the men in a study chose to experience an electric shock (電擊) rather than do nothing and spend time alone with their thoughts, which shows we hate being alone.

②Solitude (獨(dú)處) has had a bad reputation (名聲) because it is sometimes used as a form of punishment, said Robert Coplan, a professor of psychology at Carleton University.

③The problem is that we forget solitude can also be a choice and it does not have to be full time, because there is so much research showing that humans are social creatures who benefit from communicating with others. “People will try to dismiss that it’s also important to spend time alone,” said Coplan. “It’s hard for them to imagine that you can have both.”

④People often feel inhabited (拘謹(jǐn)?shù)?/span>) from enjoying activities alone, especially when they worry others are watching and judging them. It can stop us from doing things that will bring us joy.

⑤Indeed, loneliness hurts — it can even negatively impact your health. But the mere act of being alone with oneself does not have to be bad.

⑥An online survey called “The Red Test” showed that activities considered to be most relaxing are things that are done alone. Spending time alone is actually something our bodies long for and we need to make ourselves feel better.

⑦The freedom of not having to follow the lead of others, with no pressure to do anything, to talk to anyone, or to make plans with people, is a great way to relax, even for highly social individuals. It also helps us discover new interests and ideas without having to worry about the opinions of others.

⑧Developing this sense of being alone and making the choice to be alone can help develop your sense of self. Knowing oneself makes it easier to find other people who share your passions and develop true friendships.

⑨Don’t confuse loneliness with time by yourself. The latter can improve your creativity and confidence, and help you control your emotions so that you can better deal with different situations. Getting started is easy — all you need is yourself.

【1】The underlined word “It” in paragraph 4 refers to ________.

A.anxiety about what others think of you

B.social worries about spending time alone

C.imagination of the effects of feeling lonely

D.the choice of feeling lonely or being alone

【2】The benefits of being alone do not include ________.

A.exploring our interestsB.widening our circle

C.reducing our pressureD.improving our confidence

【3】What’s the author’s attitude towards being alone?

A.Disapproving.B.Doubtful.

C.Uninterested.D.Supportive.

【4】Which is the structure of the passage?

A.B.

C.D.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇議論文。文章主要論述了獨(dú)處的好處——它是我們身體渴望的東西，它可以讓我們感覺更好。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段People often feel inhabited (拘謹(jǐn)?shù)?/span>) from enjoying activities alone, especially when they worry others are watching and judging them.可知，人們在獨(dú)自享受活動時經(jīng)常感到很拘謹(jǐn)，特別是當(dāng)他們擔(dān)心別人正在看和判斷他們時。由此可知，下文的it是指這種別人對我們的看法的一種擔(dān)心。所以說，這種對別人對我們的看法的一種擔(dān)心可能阻止我們做一些會帶給我們快樂的事情。 故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第七段The freedom of not having to follow the lead of others, with no pressure to do anything, to talk to anyone, or to make plans with people, is a great way to relax, even for highly social individuals. 可知，獨(dú)處的好處包含A.開發(fā)我們的興趣；根據(jù)第七段It also helps us discover new interests and ideas without having to worry about the opinions of others.可知，獨(dú)處的好處包含B.減少我們的壓力；根據(jù)第八段Developing this sense of being alone and making the choice to be alone can help develop your sense of self.可知，獨(dú)處的好處包含C.提高我們的自信。通過排除法，文中沒有提到B.擴(kuò)大我們的社交圈。故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。本文作者先列出了人們害怕獨(dú)處的一些理由，然后又轉(zhuǎn)折說，其實(shí)獨(dú)處是很好的，有很多優(yōu)點(diǎn)，關(guān)鍵在你自己的態(tài)度。可以推斷出，作者是對得獨(dú)處是持贊同的態(tài)度的。故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，作者先是在第1段通過事例提出了獨(dú)處這個話題，這是一個總起段，屬于第一個層次；然后通過2，3，4，段闡述了為什么人們害怕獨(dú)處，是一個分論點(diǎn)。又在第5段轉(zhuǎn)折，提出其實(shí)獨(dú)處是很好的，有很多優(yōu)點(diǎn)，這是又一個分論點(diǎn)。這兩個并列的分論點(diǎn)屬于第二層次；再通過6，7，8，9段解釋到底獨(dú)處有什么好處，對第二個分論點(diǎn)進(jìn)行解釋說明。屬于第三個層次。故選D。