13．A newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another，like a disease．
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 5，000people in the American state of Massachusetts．Now，more than 12，000individuals 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 48days a year．It also finds that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent，or two and a half fewer lonely days．
Loneliness has been assumed to be 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．
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69．What personal behaviors can spread from person to person like loneliness and happiness according to the Framingham Study？Behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smokingcan （spread）．
70．What kind of people is the most likely to develop loneliness according to the passage？An individual/a person who has a lonely friend/
An individual having a social connection with a lonely person．
71．According to the New York Times newspaper report，if you want to reduce the feelings of loneliness，you'd bettermake more friends．/make as many friends as possible/you can．．
72．The researchers who conduct the study believe that loneliness is caused byhealth problems like depression and sleeping difficulties．
分析 這篇文章講的是孤單的人會彼此影響，通過對12，000人的研究，F(xiàn)ramingham 發(fā)現(xiàn)朋友之間更會影響，通過和這些孤單的人交朋友，可以幫助他們回歸社會．
解答 69．Behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking can （spread）．細節(jié)題．根據文章內容，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．快樂可以傳遞，同時，像扔垃圾和戒煙這種行為也是可以傳染、傳遞開的．
70．An individual/a person who has a lonely friend/An individual having a social connection with a lonely person 細節(jié)題．根據文章內容，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．由此可知，個人會產生孤獨感、有孤獨的朋友的那種人容易產生孤獨感，
71．make more friends．/make as many friends as possible/you can．細節(jié)題．根據文章內容，It also finds that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent，or two and a half fewer lonely days．紐約時報稱；多交一個新朋友可以減少你的孤獨感大約5%，或者減少你感到孤獨的時長，換句話說，要想不孤單，應該多交朋友
72．health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties 細節(jié)題．根據文章內容，Loneliness has been assumed to be linked to health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties．The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it．進行這項調查研究的人員認為：孤獨感是因為沮喪和睡眠等健康問題引起的
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