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WheretoEatinBangkok

Bangkokisahighlydesirabledestinationforfoodlovers.Ithasaseemingly

bottomlesswellofdiningoptions.Herearesomesuggestionsonwheretostartyour

Bangkokeatingadventure.

Nahm

OfferingThaifinedining,NahmprovidesthebestofBangkokculinary（烹饪的）

experiences.It'stheonlyThairestaurantthatranksamongthetop10oftheworld's50

bestrestaurantslist.HeadChefDavidThompson,whoreceivedaMichelinstarfor

hisLondon-basedThairestaurantofthesamename,openedthisbranchinthe

MetropolitanHotelin2010.

IssayaSiameseClub

IssayaSiameseClubisinternationallyknownThaichefIanKittichai*sfirst

flagshipBangkokrestaurant.Themenuinthisbeautifulcolonialhouseincludes

traditionalThaicuisinecombinedwithmoderncookingmethods.

Bo.Lan

Bo.IanhasbeenmakingwavesinBangkok'sculinaryscenesinceitopenedin

2009.Servinghard-to-findThaidishesinanelegantatmosphere,therestaurantistrue

toThaicuisine'sroots,yetstillmanagestoaddaspecialtwist.Thisplaceisgoodfora

candle-litdinneroraworkmeetingwithcolleagueswhoappreciatefinefood.For

thoseextremelyhungry,there'salargesetmenu.

Gaggan

Earningfirstplaceonthelatest"Asia's50bestrestaurants"list,progressive

IndianrestaurantGagganisoneofthemostexcitingvenues（场所）toarrivein

Bangkokinrecentyears.Thebesttableinthistwo-storycolonialThaihomeoffersa

windowrightintothekitchen,whereyoucanseechefGagganandhisstaffinaction.

Culinarytheateratitsbest.

1.WhatdoNahmandIssayaSiameseClubhaveincommon?

A.Theyadoptmodemcookingmethods.B.TheyhavebranchesinLondon.

C・Theyhavetop-classchefs.D.Theyarebasedinhotels.

2.Whichrestaurantoffersalargesetmenu?

A.Gaggan.B.Bo.Ian.

C.IssayaSiameseClub.D.Nahm.

3.WhatisspecialaboutGaggan?

A.IthiresstafffromIndia.B.Itputsonaplayeveryday.

C.Itserveshard-to-findlocaldishes.D.Itshowsthecookingprocessto

guests.

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HowtoseeLondonlikeapro

We'veexploredLondonthoroughlyandcomeawaywithquiteafewlessons.

Hereareourtips.

VisitingBuckinghamPalace

BeingLondon'smosticoniclandmark,thisgrand775-roombuildingiswhere

QueenElizabethIIhostsfeastsandmeetstheheadsofstate.Butifyou'redreaming

oftakingavisittoit,youllneedtoplanyourtripcarefully.Thepalaceistypically

onlyopenduringthesummermonthsfromJuly23rdtoOctober3rd.Visitinghours

arefrom9：30a.m.to6：30p.m.Ifyou'revisitingwhenthepalaceisn'tavailable

tovisitors,youcanstillseetheChangingoftheGuard.

HittingtheLondonEye

TheLondonEyeisaplayfuladditiontothecityskyline.Standingnear

centuries-oldarchitecture,thisenormousFerriswheelgoesroundslowlyonthesouth

bankoftheRiverThames,servingupviewsovertheLondonBridgeandtheShardto

thewest,plusawideperspectiveofthePalaceofWestminster.Buyyourticketsin

advanceonline,chooseacleardayandgotherefirstthinginthemorningtoavoid

peaktimes.

Drinkingafternoontea

Afternoontea-asacredritual（习俗）一isreasonenoughtocometoLondon.

TheBritishhavetakenasimpleteabreakandturneditintoaluxuriousceremony,

completewithpatternedchina,layeredplatesoffingersandwichesandsconeswith

creamandjam.Andwehaven'tmentionedthecakes,whichareoftenbroughtaround

onawheeledcart.Whenmakingareservation,rememberthatafternoonteaisn'ta

snackbutafullmealwithsweetandsaltyelements,andyoullbestuffed.Thesmart

moveistoskiplunchandmaybeevendinner.

4.WhichisapropertimetovisitBuckinghamPalace?

A.July.18,10：00a.m.B.Aug.23,8：30a.m.

C.Sep.27,3：00p.m.D.Oct.2,7：30p.m.

5.TheattractionoftheLondonEyeliesinthefactthat.

A.itprovidesagoodviewofsomeplacesofinterest

B.itmakesLondon'sskylineseemmoreharmonious

C-itspinsquicklyonthesouthbankoftheRiverThames

D.itismorehistoriccomparedtothenearbybuildings

6.WhatdoweknowaboutBritishafternoontea?

A.Itisashortbreakwithlightsnacks.B.Itisafullmealwithvarioustasty

foods.

C.Itcombinessourandsweetflavourswell.D.Itiscompletewithdelicate

silverdishware.

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Thegoalofthisbookistomakethecasefordigitalminimalism,includinga

detailedexplorationofwhatitasksandwhyitworks,andthentoteachyouhowto

adoptthisphilosophyifyoudecideit'srightforyou.

Todoso,Idividedthebookintotwoparts.Inpartone,Idescribethe

philosophicalfoundationsofdigitalminimalism,startingwithanexaminationofthe

forcesthataremakingsomanypeople'sdigitallivesincreasinglyintolerable,before

movingontoadetaileddiscussionofthedigitalminimalismphilosophy.

Partoneconcludesbyintroducingmysuggestedmethodforadoptingthis

philosophy:thedigitaldeclutter.Thisprocessrequiresyoutostepawayfromoptional

onlineactivitiesforthirtydays.Attheendofthethirtydays,youwillthenaddbacka

smallnumberofcarefullychosenonlineactivitiesthatyoubelievewillprovide

massivebenefitstothethingsyouvalue.

Inthefinalchapterofpartone,Illguideyouthroughcarryingoutyourown

digitaldeclutter.Indoingso,IlldrawonanexperimentIranin2018inwhichover1,

600peopleagreedtoperformadigitaldeclutter.You'llheartheseparticipants*stories

andlearnwhatstrategiesworkedwellforthem,andwhattrapstheyencounteredthat

youshouldavoid.

Thesecondpartofthisbooktakesacloserlookatsomeideasthatwillhelpyou

cultivate（培养）asustainabledigitalminimalismlifestyle.Inthesechapters,I

examineissuessuchastheimportanceofsolitude（独处）andthenecessityof

cultivatinghigh-qualityleisuretoreplacethetimemostnowspentonmindlessdevice

use.Eachchapterconcludeswithacollectionofpractices,whicharedesignedtohelp

youactonthebigideasofthechapter.Youcanviewthesepracticesasatoolbox

meanttoaidyoureffortstobuildaminimalistlifestylethatworksforyourparticular

circumstances.

7.Whatisthebookaimedat?

A.Teachingcriticalthinkingskills.B.Advocatingasimpledigitallifestyle.

C.Solvingphilosophicalproblems.D.Promotingtheuseofadigitaldevice.

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“declutter“inParagraph3mean?

A.Clear-up.B.Add-on.

C.Check-in.D.Take-over.

9.Whatispresentedinthefinalchapterofpartone?

A.Theoreticalmodels.B.Statisticalmethods.

C.Practicalexamples.D.Historicalanalyses.

10.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestreadersdowiththepracticesofferedinpart

two?

A.Usethemasneeded.B.Recommendthemtofriends.

C.Evaluatetheireffects.D.Identifytheideasbehindthem.

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Ice-coatedvines（葡萄藤）stretchedacrosshillsidesaroundChablis,France,as

theregionhadatemperatureof_5℃onMonday.Fruitgrowersareworriedthatthe

frostwillkillofflargenumbersofearlybuds（花蕾）anddisturbthewholegrowing

season.

ThefrostisparticularlydisturbingafterasimilarphenomenonhitFrench

vineyardslastyear,leadingtosome2billioneurosinlosses.Scientistslaterfound

thatthedamaging2021frostwasmorelikelymadebyclimatechange.

Somegrowerstriedtowarmthevineswithelectricallines,orsetupspecial

wateringsystems,orspray（喷洒）thebudswithwatertoprotectthemfromfrost.The

watercreatesathinlayeroficethatensuresthebuds*temperatureremainsaround

freezingpointbutdoesnotdropmuchlower.

Daniel-EtienneDefaix,whosevineyardhasbeenproducingwinefor400years

andlivedthroughmanyclimatedisasters,callswhafshappeningnow“avery,very

seriousfrost”.Heplacedcandlesonthesoiltoprotectaboutfivehectaresofhismost

valuablegrapes,buthadtoleavetheremaining25hectarestofacetheforceofnature.

Atacostof10eurospercandle,and600candlesperhectare,itwastoocostlytosave

therestofthegrapes.

The2021AprilfrostledtowhatFrenchgovernmentofficialsdescribedas

"probablythegreatestagriculturaldisasterofthebeginningofthe21stcentury^^.The

patternwassimilar:anintenseApril6〜8frostafteralengthywarmperiodinMarch.

Theresearchersconcludedthatthewarmingcausedbyhumanshadcoaxedthe

plantssothattheyexposedtheiryoungleavesearlierthanusual,beforeaburstof

ArcticcoldreachedEuropeinApril.

11.WhatdidDaniel-EtienneDefaixdotoprotecthisvines?

A.Heatthevineswithelectricallines.B.Spraythebudswithwater.

C・Setupspecialwateringsystems.D.Warmthevineswithcandles.

12.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Growerscansavemostoftheircrops.B.The2022frostistheworstin

history.

C.Humansaretoblameforthedamage.D.Theweatherwasnormallast

March.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“coaxed“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Protected.B.Dried.

C.Tricked.D.Delayed.

14.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.CausesforEarlyBuddingB.LateFrostThreatensVineCrops

C.CreativeWaystoSaveVinesD.GlobalWarmingBringsExtreme

Weather

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Praisedas“EdgarSnowintheNewEra”,BritishjournalistAndrewMoody

devotedhimselftoaccuratelyreportingonChinaforoveradecade.Bornin

NottinghamshireinSeptember,1960,Moody'sinterestinjournalismbeganatage15.

Whatcamenextwasastoriedcareerthatwouldlast4decades.AvisittoShenzhen,

GuangdongProvince,in1997turnedhisattentiontoChina.Duringthatvisit,hewas

surprisedbythegreatchangesthathadtakenplaceinChina.Moodybeganworking

forChinaDailyin2008.Inhis13yearsatthepaper,hepublishedmorethan1million

wordsinthenewspapergroup'sdifferentpublications.

“Thesestoriesaimtoexplainthestrategies（策略）andaimsoftheChinese

governmenttoawideraudience,andalsolookatthechallengesanddifficultiesit

faces,“Moodywrote."Ialsoattachimportancetoissueswhichgolargelyignoredin

themainstreamWesternmedia,whichoftenfailtoprovideafullortrueimage（形象）

ofChina."

TobettercoverChina,Moodyreadalot.InhisBeijingapartment,therewere

morethan160booksaboutthenation.SuQiang,aChinaDailyeditorwhoworked

withMoodyfor8years,said,"Hereadallthebooksthattopexpertshadwritten

aboutChina,andhecloselyfollowedhowtheworldviewedChina."Moodyalso

learnedtospeakputonghua,traveledtomostprovincesandautonomousregions

throughoutChinaandexposedhimselftotheChinesewayoflife.

“Chinaismovingintoanewerainwhichitismuchmoreconfidentaboutits

positionandstatusintheworld.Ihaveadefinitesenseofhistoryinthemaking,“said

Moody.Hehopedthathecouldbeoneofthewitnessesandreportersofthishistoric

time.

“Soevenwhenhewassufferingfromaseriousdisease,Moodystillsoldieredon.

Allhecaredaboutwaswhetherhecouldkeeponworking,“saidWangLiping,

Moody'sattendingdoctor.

WhenhepassedawayinJune,2021,manypeopleweresad.“Hisdeathwillbea

hugelosstothosewhoareworkinghardonthedialoguebetweenChinaandthe

outsideworld,“saidKerryBrown,aprofessorofChineseStudiesatKing'sCollege

London.

15.WhatcanbeknownaboutAndrewMoody?

A.HemovedtoChinatoworkin1997.

B.HereportedonChinaforfourdecades.

C.HeconsideredEdgarSnowtobehisrolemodel.

D.Hebegantoshowinterestinjournalismasateenager.

16.WhatdidMoodydowhenhewasworkingforChinaDaily?

A.Hedrewawideraudiencetothenewspaper.

B-HereportedonthetypicalChinesewayoflife.

C・HeaccuratelyintroducedChinatomorepeople.

D-HecommunicatedwiththemainstreamWesternmedia.

17.WhatdidMoody'sattendingdoctorthinkofhim?

A.Fearless.B.Devoted.C.Optimistic.D.Ambitious.

18.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?

A.Topraiseanhonorableforeignjournalist.

B-TodescribeMoody'scolorfullifeinChina.

C-lbcorrectWesternmedia'simpressionofChina.

D-ToshowanaccurateimageofChinatotheoutsideworld.

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Atjust19yearsold,AkisaPetersteachesatacollege.Hespecializesina

languagethatisthousandsofyearsold,theDakotalanguage,spokenbytheDakota

people.

“TheDakotalanguageis"themostimportantaspect9ofDakotaculture.Without

it,ourDakotaculturewouldnolongerexist,“Petersclaimed."Iwasluckytogrow

uparoundmanyfirst-languageDakotaspeakers.Butnowtheelderlycontinually

passedawayandattheendoftheirlives,theyjustwantedtoknowtheirfamilies

wouldcontinuetohavethelanguage.Oneoftheproblemsourpeoplehaveisfinding

waystogetat-lengthandconsistentexposuretothelanguage."

Asidefromgivinginstructionatthecollegelevel,Petersusessocialmediato

sharevideosthatintegratehumor,culture,andbasic-levelconversationtohelpteach

Dakota.Inhisfreetime,hevisitsDakotaelders.Healsostartedanonlinegroupofthe

youthtoconverseandsharetheknowledgeofthelanguageinasafeandsupportive

space.

AkisaPeterswantstotelltheyouththatiftheywanttolearntheirownlanguage,

sitwiththeireldersandlearnfromthem.Endlessvocabularysheetscoulddiscourage

themfromlearning.Standardscreatedbynon-speakerscouldalsodothat."Withinthe

nextdecade,Iassume,I,mycolleagues,andotherDakota-learningrelativeswillhave

childrenandstartanewgenerationofDakota.Ialsohopemybrothersandsisterswill

takethepathwelaidoutforthemandcontinuetolearnandspeakDakota.Onmy

reservationtherearenumerousyoungpeopleworkingonthecomebackofthe

language.I'mhopefulbecauseI'mdefinitelynotalone,99AkisaPeterstoldTeenVogue.

19.WhydoesAkisaPetersteachtheDakotalanguage?

A.Toenrichhisexperience.B.Torecorditswrittenform.

C.Topreventitdyingout.D.Tomakeitknownglobally.

20.WhatcanwesayaboutAkisaPetersaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Learned.B.Creative.

C.Approachable.D.Cooperative.

21.WhatdoesAkisaPetersexpecttheyoungpeopletodo?

A.Dealwithvocabularysheets.B.Sustainthegivenstandards.

C-Communicatewiththeirelders.D.Learnfromtheirteachers.

22.Whichsectionofawebsiteisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Research.B.Business.

C.Fashion.D.Culture.

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Artificialintelligencehelpsteachersidentifywhichoftheirstudentshave

learningdifficulties,accordingtoanewstudy.

Teachersmakemoreaccurateassessmentsoflearningdifficultiesamongtheir

studentsiftheyaregivenAi-generatedfeedback（反馈）ratherthanan"expertsolution^^

writtenbyaqualifiedprofessional.ResearchersbelievethatbecausetheAIanalyzed

theteacher9sownwork,it'seasierfortheteachertounderstandthana“modelanswer”

preparedbeforehand.

"Teachersplayacriticalroleinrecognizingthesignsofdisordersandlearning

difficultiesinpupilsandreferringthemtospecialists/9saidRiikka

Hofmann.C6Unfortunately,manyofthemfeelthattheyhavenothadsufficient

opportunitytopracticetheseskills.AIcouldprovideanextralevelofindividualized

feedbacktohelpthemdeveloptheseessentialcompetences.

Traineeteacherswereaskedtoassessfictionalizedstudentsforpotentiallearning

difficulties,basedonevidenceincludingexamplesoftheirwork,schoolbehavior

recordsandwrittentextsofconversationswithparents.Halfofthetraineesreceived

the“expertsolution”,typicalofthematerialgiventotraineeteachers,whiletheother

halfreceivedAi-generatedfeedbackontheirapproach,highlightingwheretheycould

improve.Thetraineesthencompletedsimilarfollow-upassessments,andweregraded

bothontheaccuracyoftheirdiagnoses（诊断）andonhowwelltheyhadusedthe

evidence.TraineeswhoreceivedtheAIfeedbackscoredsignificantlyhigherthan

thosewhoworkedwiththepre-writtenexpertsolutions.

WhiletheresearcherssaidthisdoesnotmeanAIispreferabletoone-to-one

feedbackfromaskilledexpert,thisisnotalwaysavailablefortraineeteachers/6Weare

notarguingthatAIshouldreplaceteacher-educators:newteachersstillneedexpert

guidanceonhowtorecognizelearningdifficultiesinthefirstplace,"saidDrMichael

Sailer."Itdoesseem,however,thatAi-generatedfeedbackhelpedthesetraineesto

focusonwhattheyreallyneededtolearn.Whenpersonalfeedbackisnotreadily

available,itcouldbeaneffectivesubstitute（代替物）

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"referto?

A.Pupils.B.Teachers.

C.Specialists.D.Researchers.

24.WhatdidAIhelptraineeteachersknowinthestudy?

A.Howwelltheyhadusedtheevidence.

B.Whethertheexpertsolutionwasaccurate.

C.Wheretheirapproachneedsimprovement.

D.Whatfollow-upassessmentstheycompleted.

25.WhatdoesDrMichaelthinkofAI?

A.Itwilltaketheplaceofskilledexperts.

B.Itactsasanexpertguidetotraineeteachers.

C.Itisonlysuitablefornewteacherstouse.

D.Itcanbeausefulteachingtrainingaid.

26.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AIlocateslearningdifficultiesforthestudents

B.AIbecomesaneffectiveteachingtoolinschool

C.AIhelpsteachersspotstudentswithlearningdifficulties

D.AItrainsteachersinjudgingthelearningofthestudents

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Everyholidayseason,PatriciaGallagherfillshercarwithstuffedanimalsand

drivesaroundPhiladelphia.Shegivesthemnottokidsbuttoseniors.

Patricia'sholidaytraditionstartedin2009.66Ijustgotthisideatocalltwonursing

homesatrandomandaskifIcouldcomeandreadItWastheNightBeforeChristmas""

shesaid.Shebroughtsomeofherkids'stuffedanimalsfortheseniorstoholdwhile

sheread.aaButwhenIwenttogatherthemandtakethembacktogotothenext

nursinghome,nobodywantedtogiveuptheirstuffedanimals/9sheadded.ltwasthen

andtherethatsherealizedthepowerofasimpleholidaygift.

Patriciawantedtocontinuehertraditionofgiving,sosheputanadonline,asking

forgentlyusedstuffedanimals.Inherfirsttwoyearsofcollecting,shereceivedmore

than11,000donatedstuffedanimals.Shesaidsometimeslocalschoolswouldhold

stuffedanimalcollectionsonherbehalf,orachildwhooutgrewtheirtoyswould

donate.Afterreceivingtoomany,Patriciastartedcappinghowmanyshewouldcollect

atatime,andsaidshecouldonlytakeinabout250stuffedanimalseachweekduring

theholidayseason.Then,shetookthemtonursinghomes.

“Theelderlywantstuffedanimalsnotonlyforcomfort,buttheywere

conversationstarters.ltremindedthemoftheirchildhood/9shesaid.Andsherecalled

onemansaid,“Youknow,Ineverwantedtogotoschool.AndmyfathersaidifIwould

gothatday,hewouldtakemetotheBrooklynZoo.Andyouknowwhat?Thiswasthe

firstanimalIsawthereanditlookedjustlikethisgiraffe."

Spreadingjoyisn9tjustaholidaypastimeforPatricia.Sheisalsoknownasthe

“HappyFlowerLady“aroundPhiladelphia,becauseshecollectsoldflowersfrom

storesandpassesthemouttoanyonewhoneedsapick-me-up.

“Whenyougive,youreallydogetmoreback,“Patriciasaid.66Every

morning,whetherit'stheflowersorthestuffedanimals,!haveapurpose/9

27.WhydidPatriciagotothenursinghomesin2009?

A.Tosendgiftstotheseniors.

B.Toreadastorytotheelderly.

C.Togetoverherloneliness.

D.Togetridofherkids'toys.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“capping“inparagraph3mean?

A.Limiting.B.Recording.

C.Identifying.D.Doubling.

29.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?

A.Seniorslovegoodolddays.

B.Cuteanimalshavehealingeffectsonseniors.

C.Givingmakesseniorshappy.

D.Stuffedanimalshavemorethanonefunction.

30.WhatdoesPatriciathinkofhergivingexperiences?

A.Rewarding.B.Entertaining.

C.Timely.D.Tough.

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WhenKimJi-unlivedinSeoul,sheworriedaboutfindingagoodjob.Now,sheis

worriedthatdroughtmayruinhercrop.The23-year-oldstartedafarmlastyear.Her

firstharvestwasasuccess;shewassurprisedthatherblackbeansdidbetterthanher

strawberries.

MsKimispartofaphenomenoncalledkwichon,orreturningtorurallife.Coined

amillenniumago,thetermcropsupduringperiodsofeconomichardship.Thistime,in

thewakeofthepandemic,manynewfarmershaveneverlivedinthecountryside

before.Byplantingyoungfarmersinruralareas,thegovernmenthopestoenjoybig

rewardsinfuture.

Theplanisworking.In2021nearly380,000peoplemovedtothe

countryside.Comfortwithdigitaltechnologygivesyoungfarmersalegup,saysCho

Kyung-ik,thedirectoroftheBeginningFarmer'sCentre,aninstitutioneducatingthose

whowishtokwichonatitsdowntownoffices.TheysellfreshproduceonNaver,South

Korea'slargestsearchengine.

Thecentreteachestechniqueslikehowtouseatractor（拖拉机）orselectthebest

crops.ltarrangesatrialperiodduringwhichambitiousfarmersworkunderthe

guidanceofanoldhand,learningwhatitmeanstodoback-breakinglabourfromdawn

todusk.

Themostimportantlessonishowtogetonwiththelocals.Thevillagersarealso

offeredtipsonhowtoacttowardsthenewcomers.Thatpartisnotyetatotal

success.MsKimsaysherneighbourshaveabadtemper."Theoldpeoplecomeinhere

andgivemeunwantedadvice,orsaythatIwillneverbeabletogrowanything,,5she

says.Herblackbeansbegtodiffer.SheandtheSouthKoreangovernmentwillbe

hopingthathercropsputtheargumenttorestforgood.

3l.WhydoesthewritertellMsKim'sstory?

A.Tostartadiscussion.

B.Tointroduceatopic.

C.Toexplainasolution.

D.Tomakeacomparison.

32.Whatdoestheunderlined“alegup“inparagraph3mean?

A.Anewidentity.B.Ahelpinghand.

C.Abigreward.D.Adifferentidea.

33.Whatisthechallengefortheyoungfarmers?

A.Farmingtechniques.

B.Hardwork.

C.Communicativeskills.

D.Unwantedadvice.

34.WhatcanweinferfromkwichoninSouthKorea?

A.Farmingmakeshugeprofits.

B.Localsneedtechnicaltraining.

C.Ithelpstoreviveruralareas.

D.Thegovernmentshouldhelpfarmers.

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TherehavebeenafewtimesinmylifewhenIfeltverylonely.Iparticularly

remembermylonelinesswhenImovedtoNewYorkCity.Ihadacoupleoffriendsin

thecity;however,itwasatimeinmylifewhenIneededtoputforthsomeeffortto

formmoremeaningfulrelationships.ButthemoreIwentouttoparties,themore

disconnectedandlonelyIfelt.Feelinglonelyinaroomfullofpeople,orinmycase,a

wholecitypackedwithpeopleeverywhere,wastheloneliestIhaveeverfelt.

So,ratherthantryinganewwaytomakefriends,!wasmorelikelytoignore

phonecallsfromfriends,andIlookedatsocialinvitationsandopportunitiestomeet

newpeopleasdrudgery.Lookingbackonthisperiodofloneliness,!wonderattheway

Iisolatedmyselfinsteadofreachingouttothosewhowerewillingtokeepme

companyandofferfriendship.

WhatIhavelearnedfrommyownexperienceandtheexperienceofmanyofmy

friendsisthatmoreoftenthannot,thosewhofeellonelychooseisolation.Indeedmany

ofmyownfriendsdescribeavoidingsociallifeasawayofdealingwithfeelingsof

loneliness.

Thisbehaviorissomewhatcommon,andnewresearchtakesabigsteptowards

explainingthisbehavior.Accordingtoleadingexpertsontheloneliness,Stephanieand

JohnCacioppo,thereisanevolutionaryexplanationforthistendencytoisolatewhen

wearefeelinglonely.Bymonitoringlonelypeople'sbrainwaves,theyfoundthat

lonelypeopletendtorespondnegativelytosociallife/'Lonelinesscausessome

brain-relatedchangesthatputusintoasociallynervousmode,"Dr.ChristianJarrett

explains.

Makingourselvesawareofthisevolutionarynaturaltendencycouldactuallybe

thefirststepinfightingloneliness.Onceweknowthatwearemoresensitiveto

negativityduringlonelyspells,wecanfocusourenergyonresistingthedesiretoput

upwalls.

35.WhathappenedtotheauthoraftershemovedtoNewYorkCity?

A.Shehadnofriendsthere.

B.Shelackedconfidencethere.

C.Sheneededopportunitiesforparties.

D.Shefeltlonelyevenwithpeoplepresent.

36.Howdidtheauthortrytodealwithhersituation?

A.Byrefusingtogoouttomeetothers.

B.BylookingforsolutionsontheInternet.

C.Bytryingvariousmethodstomakefriends.

D.Bydoingsomedrudgerytoforgetherproblem.

37.WhatdidStephanieandJohnCacioppofindintheirresearch?

A.Lonelypeopletendtodisgustsociallife.

B.Peoplerespondnegativelytolonelypeople.

C.Lonelinesscandogreatharmtopeople'shealth.

D.Lonelinesscanbecausedbyasociallynervousmode.

38.Whatdoestheauthormostprobablywanttoshowinthetext?

A.Weshouldn'tbeinfluencedbynegativity.

B.Weshouldn'tchooseisolationwhenwefeellonely.

C.Weshouldmakefriendsbasedonscientificfindings.

D.Weshouldspendmoretimewithfriendsthanrelatives.

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Iknowitmaybehardtoconvinceyou,butletmetry:Don'tkillthenextspider

youseeinyourhome.

Peopleliketothinkoftheirdwellingsassafelyseparatedfromtheoutside

world,butmanytypesofspiderscanbefoundinside.Someareaccidentally

trapped,whileothersareshort-termvisitors.Somespeciese