阅读理解之说明文 原句版 2022届高三英语百所名校好题分类快递

2022届高三英语百所名校好题分类快递

专题03（阅读理解之说明文）原卷版

01黑龙江省哈尔滨市第三中学校2022届高三开学考试英语试题

话题：人与社会主题：太空种植食物新方法

Nomatterhowexcitingspaceexplorationsounds,there5savitalpointaboutitthatneedstobeconsidered:

foodsupplies.Rightnow,astronautstypicallyrelyondryfoodinairtightbagsandcans,sincetherearestrictweight

limitsonitemstakenintospace.Foodsthatwetakeforgranted,suchasfreshfruitsandvegetables,areoutofthe

questionforspaceexplorers.-

Forthosewho'veattemptedtogrowfoodduringspacemissions,they'vefacedmanydifficulties,including

theabsenceofgravity,andalackofsoil,airandhumidity（湿度）.However,asShaneTopham,anengineerwith

SpaceDynamicsLaboratoryatUtahStateUniversityintheUS,toldNASA,"Growingfoodtosupplementand

minimizethefoodthatmustbecarriedtospacewillbeincreasinglyimportantonlong-durationmissions.^^

Greateffortshavebeenmadetoexploretheconceptofspacefarming.Recently,ateamledbyFedericoMaggi

attheUniversityofSydneyinAustraliafiguredouthowplantscanabsorbnutrientsfromhumanurine（尿），as

reportedbyNewScientistonMarch27/

Afterover20yearsofexperiments,theresultssuggestedthathumanurinecouldsupplythreetofouroutofthe

sixnutrientsthatplantsneed.Theresearchersalsofoundoutthaturine-fertilizedplantsproducenoharmful

by-products,suchascarbondioxideorammonia（氨）.

AccordingtoNewScientist,humanurineis95percentwater,withtheother5percentcomposedofnutrients

whichareharmfultothehumanbodybutnottoplants.Theadvantageofthisurine-fueledlifesupportsystemis

obvious:Byrecyclingliquidwasteandproducingfood,anefficientcyclewillbecreated.

Andmostimportantly,saidNewScientist,thedurationofspacemissionswillbegreatlyextendedto"20years

offlight”,meaningwemaybesoonsendingastronautsonmissionstoMars,orevenbeyond.

13.Spacefarmingisimportantmainlybecause.

A.foodbroughtfromEarthgoesbadeasilyduringspaceflights

B.itwillkeepastronautsbusywhentheyareonlong-termspacemissions

C.itcouldprovidefreshfoodandreducetheneedtobringfoodfromEarth

D.it'sawayfbrastronautstolearnmoreabouttheenvironmentinspace

14.WhatcanwelearnfromtheUniversityofSydneyresearch?

A.Humanurineisharmlesstoplants.

B.Humanurineprovidessixnecessarynutrientsforplants.

C.Urinefertilizerissaferandmoreproductivethanchemicalfertilizer.

D.Urine-fertilizedplantsonlyreleaseasmallamountofcarbondioxide.

15.Whatisthebiggestadvantageofusinghumanurineforspacefarming,accordingtoNewScientist?

A.Itcouldpavethewayforlong-termspaceflights.-

B.Itdoeslittleharmtotheenvironmentinspace.

C.Itwillgreatlyreducethecostoffarminginspace.

D.Urine-fertilizedplantsarehealthierandtastebetter.

16.What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thesignificanceofspacefarming.

B.Apossiblenewwaytogrowfoodinspace.

C.Howtousehumanurinetoproducefoodinspace.

D.Problemsfacingastronautsonlong-termspaceflights.

02宁夏银川一中2021-2022学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题

话题：人与社会主题：艺术疗法治疗抑郁症和焦虑症

Art——nomatterwhetheryouchoosetocreateityourselforsimplyobserveandenjoyit—isarelaxingand

inspiringactivityformanypeople.However,theparticularbenefitsofartisticexpressiongomuchfurther.

Studiessuggestthatarttherapy（疗法）canbeveryvaluableintreatingissuessuchasdepressionandanxiety

disorder.Itisagreatwaytoexpressyouremotionswithoutwords,processcomplexfeelingsandfindrelief;

Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetoseeatherapistinordertoexperiencesomeofthebenefitsofartisticexpression.

Therearemanysimpleactivitiesyoucantryfromthecomfortofyourhomesuchasartjournaling,drawing,making

collections,sculptingwithclay,etc.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatmediayouchoose.Theonlythingthatmattersisthatyou

feelcomfortableusingit.Humanbeingsarenaturallycreative,andallyouneedtodotocompleteanarttherapy

activitysuccessfullyistobewithyourselfandyouremotions.Onceyoufreeyourcreativity,yourinnerartistwill

quicklywakeup.

However,workingwithalicensedtherapistalsohasitsadvantagebecauseaprofessionalcantailoreach

activitytoyourownneeds.Iftheactivitiesaredoneinagroup,theyareexcellentforbuildinghealthyconnections

withotherpeople,whichmaybeveryhelpfulifyouarefightingdepression.

Expertsagreethatarttherapyhasmanybenefits,frompromotingyourself-respect,andprovidingyouasafe

outlettorelieveyouremotions,togivingyouasenseofcontroloveryourlifeandhelpingyoutogettoknowand

understandyourselfbetter.Duringtheprocessofartcreation,youwillbetakingyourselfonajourneyof

self-discoverythatwillhelpyougetridofemotionalroadblocks,andlearnhowtocommunicatewithyourselfand

others.

8.Whatisarttherapyusedfor?

A.Learningdrawingskills.-B.Expressingartwithwords.

C.Preventingphysicaldiseases.D.Improvingmentalhealth.,

9.Tofinishasuccessfularttherapy,you'dbetter.

A.haveagiftforartB.haveastrongwill

C.behonestwithyourselfD.holdbackyouremotions-

10.Whyaregroupactivitiesneededwhendealingwithdepression?

A.Tosetanexample.-B.topromotecommunication.

C.Tbbuildupfriendships.D.Towakeuptheinnerartist.

11.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?

A.Explaintheadvantagesofarttherapy.B.Givesomedetailsaboutartcreation.

C.Providesomeadviceforreaders.-D.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.

03吉林省长春外国语学校2021-2022学年高三上期期初考试英语试

话题：人与社会主题：帮助父母教婴儿学习语言的系统

Expertsbelievethatthebesttimetoteachkidslanguageskillsiswhentheyarebabies.Mosttimesthetaskis

easilyaccomplishedwithparentsreadingortalkingtotheirbabies.However,insomecasesthatisnotpossibledue

toparents*busyworkschedulesorwhenkidsareborndeaf.Now,ablue-eyedrobot,ahumanimage,andsome

high-techneurosciencemaybeabletoassistparentswiththisimportantdevelopmentaltask.

TheRobotAVatarthermal-Enhancedsystem,orRAVE,isthebrainchildofateamofresearchersledby

Laura-AnnPetitto,aneducationalneuroscientist.Thelearningprocessbeginswhentherobot'scamera,whichis

focusedonthebaby'sface,noticestinychangesinhis/herbodytemperature.This,combinedwiththebaby'sfacial

expression,causestherobottoturnitsheadandguidethebaby'sattentiontoacomputerscreen,onwhichahuman

imagestartstocommunicatewiththebaby.Forexample,ifthebabypointstowardsthescreen,theimagemight

respond,“Areyoupointingtome?”andfollowthatupwithanurseryrhymeorfairytale,allinAmericanSign

Language（ASL）.The“conversation“continuesuntilthekidlosesinterest.

Theresearchersfoundthatbabiesasyoungas6to8monthsoldbegantomovetheirhandsinarhythmsimilar

toASLaftercommunicatingwithRAVEforjustafewminutes.Petittosaysnaturallanguage,whether

communicatedthroughspeechorsign,activates（激活）thesamepartsofthebrainandbelievestherhythmic

motionprovesthebabiesarelearningtheessentialelementsofcommunication.

Whatsetsthistechniqueapartfromothermethods,suchasshowingeducationalvideosortelevisionshows,is

itsinteractive（互动的）natureandreal-timeresponsetothebaby'sactions.Theresearcherssaythatwhileitistoo

earlytodeterminethesystem'slong-terminfluenceonbabycommunication,theinitialresponsehasbeenvery

encouraging.Next,theyplantointroducearobotthatcanbothsignandspeaktobabies.

8.WhatcantheRAVEsystemhelpparentsdo?

A.Improvebabies'healthcondition.

B.Takegoodcareofbabies.

C.Developbabies*languageskills.

D.Keepcompanywithbabies.

9.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?

A.HowbabieslearnASLeffectively.

B.Howparentseducatetheirbabies.

C.Howrobotstalkandreadtobabies.

D.HowtheRAVEsystemworks.

10.WhatindicatesbabiesarelearningwiththehelpoftheRAVEsystem?

A.InterestinvideosandTVshows.

B.Changesintheirbodytemperature.

C.Improvementintheirnaturallanguage

D.HandmovementsinarhythmlikeASL.

11.WhatdotheresearchersthinkoftheRAVEsystem?

A.Promising.B.Impractical.C.Satisfactory.D.Disappointing.

04广东省深圳市六校2021-2022学年高三上学期第一次联考英语试题

话题：人与社会主题：面部识别算法助力识别戴面具

Ifspossiblethatyourphone'sface-unlockmightfinallybeabletoworkwhileyou'rewearingamask.

Researchershavefoundthatfacialrecognitionalgorithms(算法)aregettingbetteratrecognizingfacesinmasks,

accordingtodatapublishedonTuesdaybytheNationalInstituteforStandardsandTechnology(NIST).Using

independenttestingofmorethan150separatefacialrecognitionalgorithms,thenewreportsuggestsmasksmaynot

beasbigaproblemforfacialrecognitionsystemsasinitiallythought.

WhenNISTfirstexaminedmasks'effectonfacialrecognitioninJuly2020,itfoundthatalgorithmsweren't

greatatidentifyingfaceswithmasks."Facerecognitioncanmakeerrors,whichcanimplicatepeopleforcrimesthey

haven'tcommitted,99writestheElectronicFrontierFoundation(EFF).“ItisparticularlybadatrecognizingAfrican

Americansandotherethnicminorities,women,andyoungpeople."Butthepandemichasgivendevelopersplenty

oftimetofocusonthemaskproblem,andNIST'sdatashowsthatfacialrecognitionalgorithmsaregettingbetterat

workingwithmaskedfaces."Afterthepandemic,somedevelopershavesubmittedalgorithmswhichshow

significantlyimprovedaccuracyandarenowamongthemostaccurateinourtest/9thereportreads.NIST'spublic

rankingforfacialrecognitiontestsbearsoutthisreport.Eightdifferentalgorithmsnowholdfalseratesbelow0.05

percent.

Nevertheless,thereremainanumberoflimitationstothestudy.NISTresearchersdidnotemployactualimages

ofmaskedfaces.Instead,theyappliedmasksdigitallytoensureconsistencyacrossthesample.Asaresult,4tWe

werenotabletogetathoroughsimulation(模仿)oftheendlessvariationsincolor,design,shape,texture,andways

maskscanbeworn,“thereportstates.Thedigitalmaskwasabluesurgicalmaskcoveringthefullwidthoftheface,

buttestersnotedthatperformancevariedconsiderablydependingonhowhighthemaskwasplacedontheface.

8.Recognizingmaskedfaceswithfacialrecognitionsystemsusedtobethoughtas.

A.effectiveB.impossibleC.easyD.challenging

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“bearout“inParagraph3mean?

A.Make.B.Prove.C.Deny.D.Oppose.

10.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthestudy?

A.Thewaytowearmasksmayaffectrecognitionaccuracy.

B.Thedesignofamaskmakesnodifferencetofacialrecognition.

C.Facialrecognitionfailurerateswerequitelowatthebeginning.

D.Theresearchersadoptedrealsurgicalmaskstoensuretheaccuracy.

11.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.LimitationsofFacialRecognitionSoftware

B.TheChallengeofRecognizingMaskedFaces

C.TheimprovementinFacialRecognitionAlgorithms"

D.DifferentApplicationsofFacialRecognitionTechnology

05湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2021-2022学年高三上期入学考试英语试题

话题：人与社会主题：BeMyEyes一视力受损用户福音网站

Whenaskedhowtechnologymightimprovethelivesofpeoplewithvisionimpairments（视力障碍）.Joann

Becker,avisionimpairmentstechspecialist,presentedamisleadinglysimplechallenge,saying'Tdliketobeable

tofindmybusstopthroughBeMyEyes^^.

BeMyEyes,whichwentlivein2015,establishesadirectvideoconnectionbetweenvisuallyimpairedusers

andsightedvolunteers.Theassumptionissimple:Manypeoplewhoareblinddon'tneedanyactualassistancein

completingtheirdailytasks,butmerelyneedalittlehelp.

Asightedvolunteermightbeaskedtohelpidentifywhichoftwocanscontainstomatoes.Inthiscase,the

visuallyimpairedusercancookamealjustfineonhis/herown--allhe/sheneedsisaquickconfirmationthathe/she

hasthecorrectcan.Themodelappearstobeworking;morethan540.000volunteersandnearly40.000peoplewith

lowvisionareregisteredontheapp.

“Anelderlywomancannowhelpavisuallyimpairedtechniciansetuphiscomputer.^^saysfounderHans

Wiberg,whohasverylowvision."Shedoesn'tneedtoknowathingaboutcomputers.Sheonlyneedstoreadwhat

ispresentedonthescreen.Thenhecandotherest.

Earlyassistivetechnologycenteredondedicateddevices（专用设备）,becauseofthenichemarket（小众市场）,

whichsoldforhundredsoreventhousandsofdollars.ButtheSmartphone,multipurposeandnear-universal,has

completelychangedtheeconomyofscale."Therearelargermarketforcesdrivinghigh-poweredcomputation,

high-qualityengineeringandhigh-qualitybatterymanagementinthesmartphonemarketthanthoseinaspecialty

product?,saysAaronSteinfeld,aresearchprofessorattheRoboticsInstituteatCarnegieMellonUniversity.

“Therealityismostsightedpeopledon'tknowsomebodywhoisbind.^^Beckersays."Theythinkthesolutions

thatablindpersonneedsarefarmoreexpansive.Itturnsouttheyneedtobe."Ithinktheseappsareenablingsighted

peopletoseethatblindpeoplejustneedsomesimplecluestohelpthemdoanynumberofthingsintheirlives.^^

12.Whatisthefirstparagraphusedforinthetext?

A.Givingoneexample.B.Showingthemainidea.

C.Makingaconclusion.D.Introducingthetopic.

13.HowdoestheappBeMyEyeswork?

A.Bycreatingavideolinkbetweenthevisuallydisabledandsightedvolunteers.

B.Byrecognizingwhichoftwocanshastomatoesthatcanbecooked.

C.Byestablishinghigh-qualityengineeringandcomputation.

D.Byflashingtheeverydaytasksofthetechnicianandvolunteers.,

14.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?

A.Slightassistancecanhelptheblindfreefromsometroubles.

B.Volunteersshouldbeveryfamiliarwithhigh-techcomputers.

C.Onlypeoplewithlowvisionareregisteredtousetheapp.

D.JoannBeckerthinksithardtofindabusstopusingBeMyEyes.

15.Whatdoesthe5thparagraphmainlymean?

A.Thesmartphonebecomesaspecialapp.

B.Finedeviceshavechangedtheeconomy.

C.Costmatterswhenitcomestoassistivetechnology.

D.Smartphonemarkethasgreateconomicpotential.

06宁夏银川一中2021-2022学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题

话题：人与社会主题：正能量电影有助于人们克服恐惧

Thespidershavelong,scarylegs.Somespidersevenbite.ButSpider-Manisanotherstory.Hemighthelp

peopleseespiderslessnegatively,anewstudyfinds.

AfterMenachemBen-Ezra,aproudfanoftheMarvel（漫威漫画公司）filmsandalsoapsychologist,sawthe

movieAnt-ManandtheWasp（黄蜂），liewalkedoutwithasuddenscientificideathatheshouldmeasurepeople

beforetheywentintothetheater,andafterwardstoseeifthefearofantswouldbereducedorchanged.

Ben-Ezraandhiscolleaguesasked424peoplequestions,aboutone-quarterofthemaboutspiders,suchas”Did

theyfindthemscary?^^"Didseeingonemaketheirheartsraceandpalmssweat?”Asecondgroupreceivedsimilar

questions,thistimeaboutants.Thelasttwogroupsgotthesamequestionsaboutotherinsects.Afterward,everyone

watchedvideos.GrouponegotaSpider-Manmovie.GrouptwosawAnt-ManandtheWasp.Groupsthreeandfour

watchedunrelatedvideo-wheatwavingpeacefullyinthebreeze.

Afterviewingthemovie,Ben-Ezraagainaskedtheparticipantshowtheyfeltaboutspiders,antsorinsectsin

general-andfoundtheantandspiderexposuresseemedtomakepeopleinsensitiveandlessafraid.Between3.5and

6.1percentofpeopleexperiencesuchaphobia（恐惧症）ofspiders.Phobiascanstoppeoplefromtraveling,

workingandenjoyingtheirlives.

Ben-Ezrahopesthattheirmovieresearchmighthelppeoplewithphobias.Buttheycautionthatpeoplewith

phobiasshouldn'tjustrunoutandwatchmoviesandexpecttheirfearstogoaway."Whatwedidisonlythefirst

stepinaverylongroad.^^Ben-Ezrasays."Wedidn'tsayyou'llbecured.Wedon'thaveevidencefbrthat.^^But

eventually,presentingpeople'sfearsinapositivecontext-suchasasuperheromovie-mighthelppeoplesurmount

theirfearordisgust.Afterall,ifspidersproduceSpicier-Man,maybethey'renotsobad.

12.HowdidBen-Ezraconductthestudy?

A.Bydoinglabexperiments.B.Byaskingquestions.

C.Byanalyzingformerdata.D.Byobservation.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordttsurmounf,inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Delete.B.Regain.

C.Discover.D.Overcome.

14.WhatdidBen-Ezraadvisepeopletodowithphobias?

A.Theyshouldnottrytofacetheirphobias.

B.Theyshouldtravel,workandenjoytheirlives.

C.Theyshouldadoptapositiveattitudetotheirfear.

D.Theymustkeepawayfromtheinsectstheyfear.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheMoviesabouttheInsectFear

B.ThePositiveEnergyofSuperheroes

C.TheCartoonCharactersMadebyMarvel

D.FightingSpiderFearwithSpider-Man。

07山东省青岛市2021-2022学年高三上学期期初考英语试

话题：人与社会主题：盲目阅读不可取

IntheAncientGreekworld,onewasmeanttofocusonacloseknowledgeofjusttwobooks.Homer5sOdyssey

andhisIliad,becausethesewerethebestguidestoactioninmilitaryandcivilianaffairs.However,themodern

worldfirmlyequalstheintelligentpersonwiththewell-readperson.

Nowadays,ifwedonotrushtoreadfourofthisyear'smajorprizewinningbooks,wewillfeelguiltyathowfar

behindweare.Wethinkthatthereshouldbenolimittohowmuchwereadbecauseinanswertothequestionofwhy

weread,thereisonlyoneresponsethatwilleverbeambitiousenough:wereadinordertoknoweverything.

Butthistiringapproachtoreadingdoesnotmakeusparticularlyhappy.Soinordertoeaseandsimplifyour

lives,wemighthaveamuchmorelimited,focusedandusefulgoal.Wemight,forexample,readinordertolearnto

becontent.Nothinglessandnothingmore.

Withthisnew,farmoretargetedambitioninmind,muchofthepressuretoreadconstantlyandrandomlystarts

tofade.Onceweknowthatwearereadingtobecontent,wedon'tneedtochaseeverybookpublishedthisseason.

Wecanzeroinontitlesthatbestexplainwhatweneed.Sotorexample,wemayneedafewkeybooksthatwillteach

usabouthowfamiliesworkandhowtheymightworkbetter,thatcantakeusthroughhowtofindajob,orhowto

developthecouragetodevelopouropportunities.

Themoreweunderstandwhatreadingisforus,themorewecanenjoycloserelationshipswithafewworks

only.Thetrulywell-readpersonisn'ttheonewhohasreadahugenumberofbooks,butsomeonewhohaslet

themselvesbedeeplyshapedbyjustafew,verywell-chosentitles.

12.WhyareHomer'sOdysseyandIliadmentionedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Topresentafact.B.Toexplainapoint.

C.Toraiseaquestion.D.Tomakeacomparison."

13.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph2and3?

A.Majorprizewinningbooksshouldberead.

B.Weshouldbeambitioustoreadtoknoweverything.

C.Readingasmuchaswecanleadstohappiness.

D.Weshouldreadwithfocusedpurpose.

14.Whatkindofbooksdoestheauthoradviseustoread?

A.Thenewlypublishedones.-

B.Thosewithinnovativenames.

C.Thebooksmeetingyourneeds.

D.Thebooksimprovingyourambitions.

15.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topromoteourinterestinreading.

B.Toadvocateatargetedreadingway.

C.Tocriticizereadingblindly.

D.Tocomparedifferentreadingstyles.

08重庆实验外国语学校2021-2022学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题

话题：人与社会主题：澳大利亚人使用固定电话

Whenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstillpayingfora

landline(座机)?

Thesedaysyou'dbehardpressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15whodoesn'townamobile

phone.Infact,plentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocket.Practicallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecalls

anywhere,anytime.

Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustoveraquarter(29%)relyonlyon

theirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey.OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athirdadmitthatit'snot

reallynecessaryandthey'rekeepingitasasecurityblanket—19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhileafurther13

percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhomefallsintothatcategory.

MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhomephone.Ageisnaturallyafactor

一only58percentofGenerationYs(peopleborninorafter1980)stilluselandlinesnowandthen,comparedto84

percentofBabyBoomers(peoplebombetween1946and1964)who'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfbr50

years.Ageisn'ttheonlyfactor;I'dsayit'salsotodowiththemakeupofyourhousehold.

GenerationXers(peoplebornbetween1965and1980)withyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI,canstillfindit

convenienttohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephoneforeveryfamilymember.Thatsaid,tobe

honesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplaya

gameandguesswhoiscallingbeforewepickupthephone(usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit).

Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorningmilk

deliveries?

4.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?

A.Theirtargetusers.B.Theirwidepopularity.,

C.Theirmajorfunctions.D.Theircomplexdesign.

5.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?

A.Theylikesmartphonegames.B.Theyenjoyguessingcallers,identity.

C.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.D.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.

6.Accordingtoparagraph4,whatisthemainforAustralianfamiliestokeeptheirlandline?

A.Users'age.B.Convenience.C.Householddecoration.D.Mobility.

7.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?

A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.B.Itisasimportantasthegaslight.

C.Itmayincreasedailyexpenses.D.Itwillfalloutofusesomeday.

09河北省邯郸市2022届高三上学期开学摸底英语试题

话题：人与社会主题：高中时期交的亲密朋友对未来意义更大

Researchersfoundthatthosewithstrong,closebondswiththeirfriendsatage15weremorelikelytobe

healthyandhappylater.Importantly,popularity—definedaslotsofpeoplelikingyougenerally,butnot

closely——wasn'tfoundtohavethesamebenefitasclosefriends.t6Closefriendshipstrengthinmid-adolescence

predictedrelativeincreasesinself-worthanddecreasesinanxietyanddepressivesymptomsbyearlyadulthood,

accordingtotheauthorsofthestudy.Popularityactuallyhadtheopposite—negative-effect.

TheUniversityofVirginiaresearcherswhoranthestudyfollowedthe169subjectseveryyearforadecade,

whichmeansthattheirdataareprettystrong.Thescientistsweren'trelyingonrecollections（回忆）ofthetypesof

relationshipspeoplehadyearslater;theygotdatainrealtimefromtheirsubjectsastheygrewandmatured.

Eachyear,thesubjectsspoketotheresearchersabouttheirfriends—whotheirbesties（好朋友）wereandwhat

theirrelationshipswerelikewithotherfriends.Throughinterviewsandassessments,theywereaskedabout“anxiety,

socialacceptance,self-worthandsymptomsofdepression;teens'closefriendsalsoreportedontheirfriendshipsand

wereinterviewed,accordingtotherelease.

Thentheresearchersanalyzedthe10yearsofdatatounderstandhowpeoplehandlestressovertime.Those

whoweremerelypopulardidworseonseveralmeasuresofmentalhealthcomparedtopeoplewithstronghigh

schoolfriendships.

Thestudyshowsthatbeingwell-likedbyalargegroupofpeoplecannottaketheplaceofformingdeep,

supportivefriendships.Becausetheseexperiencesstaywithus,overandabovewhathappenslater.Astechnology

makesitincreasinglyeasytobuildasocialnetworkofordinaryfriends,focusingtimeandattentiononcultivating

closeconnectionswithafewindividualsshouldbeapriority.

12.Whatmakestheresultofthisstudyreliable?

A.Avarietyofexperiments.B.Tenyearsoffollowingup.

C.Cooperationofparticipants.D.Thehighleveloftheresearchers.

13.WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinParagraph3?

A.Howthedataarecollected.B.Whoareinterviewedeachyear.

C.Whatthestudyconcentrateson.D.Whyclosefriendsareimportant.

14.Whichmightbetheauthor'ssuggestion?

A.Usemoderntechnology.