2020-2021学年上海市曹杨某中学高一年级上册12月月考英语试卷含详解

上海市曹杨二中2020学年度第一学期高一年级12月份

阶段性测试英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehension(20%)

SectionA

Directions:InsectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutit.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

I.A.Foroneweek.B.Forlessthanaweek.

C.Fortwoweeks.D.Hardtosay.

2.A.Gotohersister'sweddingceremony.B.Stayathome.

C.GotoGeorge'sbirthdayparty.D.GotoGeorge'shouse-warmingparty.

3.A.50dollars.B.40dollars.C.60dollars.D.55dollars.

4.A.Shefeelsboredwiththeidea.B.Shethinksballetisfunny.

C.Shewillnotgowiththemananyway.D.Sheshowsinterestintheshow.

5.A.Snowy.B.Sunny.C.Windy.D.Cloudy.

6.A.Shehasn'tseenMonet'spaintingsfbrtenyears.

B.Shehasn'tbeentothemuseumfbrlong.

C.ShehasbeeninterestedinMonet'spaintingsfbrtenyears.

D.SheusedtoownoneofMonet'spaintings.

7.A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Friends.

C.Husbandandwife.D.Bossandhisemployee.

8.A.Themanisnotinterestedinthegamethisweekend.

B.Themanisnotinterestedintheteamthatwillplaythisweekend.

C.Theniandoesn'twanttomentionthegame.

D.Themanisnotinterestedinwatchinganygame.

9.A.ShewouldseeEllenatlast.

B.ShesawEllenforthelasttimenotlongago.

C.ShehasmanypeopletoseebeforeEllen.

D.Shewouldn'tliketoseeEllenatall.

10.A.Thewomanissorryfbrnotbeingabletospendtheholidaywiththeman.

B.Thenianisabitannoyedbecausethewomandidn'ttellhimherplanfbrthewinterholiday.

C.ThemanissorryaboutnotbeingabletogotoMalaysia.

D.ThewomanisexcitedaboutspendingthewinterholidayinMalaysiawithouttheman.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassage

orconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillberead

twice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.70B.80.C.130.D.15.

12.A.OnTuesdays.B.OnWednesdays.

C.OnSundays.D.OnMondays.

13.A.TheEnglishFamilyclub.B.Thepaintingclub.

C.Thesportsclub.D.Themusicclub.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Becausetheyhaven'tasmuchinterestinfindingthecureasinspacetravel.

B.Becausetherearetoomanykindsofcoldvirusesforthemtoidentify.

C.Becauseitisnoteconomicaltofindacureforeachtypeofcold.

D.Becausetheybelievepeoplecanrecoverwithouttreatment.

15.A.Theyrevealtheseriousnessoftheproblem.

B.Theyindicatehowfastthevirusspreads.

C.Theytelluswhatkindofmedicinetotake.

D.Theyshowourbodyisfightingthevirus.

16.A.Itcanactuallydoesmoreharmthangood.

B.Itcausesdamagetosomeorgansofourbody.

C.Itworksbetterwhencombinedwithotherremedies.

D.Ithelpsustorecovermuchsooner.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Itlaststilltoday.

B.Itlastedabouttenyears.

C.It'snotmentionedintheconversation.

D.Itlastsforever.

18.A.Thecommercialsuccessofseveralboysandgirls.

B.Thefunnydailystoriesthathappenedtoagroupofclosefriends.

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C.HowpeopleinManhattanmadetheirliving.

D.Americanculture,mainlythecoffeeculture.

19.A.ItalwaysreceivedpositivereviewsfromIhecritics.

B.Itenjoyedahighrateofwatching.

C.ItwasusedasatoolforEnglishlearningdlovertheworld.

D.Itbecameaculturalphenomenon.

20.A.Theymaygotothe"CentralPerk”foracupofcofYee.

B.Theymayopenanewcoffeeshoptogether.

C.TheymaystartpracticingEnglishwitheachother.

D.Theymaygotothewoman'splacetoenjoytheshow.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA(10%)

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

I.thecityliesthefamousbeautifulmountain.

A.40milessoutheastofB.To40milessoutheastof

C.Southeast40milestoD.Tosoutheast40milesof

2.IhadwantedtohelpyoulastnightbutIcouldn'tspareanytime,fbrIacompositionwhichIhavetohandinthis

morning.

A.wroteB.waswritingC.hadwrittenD.havewritten

3.Ourprincipalwouldliketoacceptofthepracticalsuggestionsonhowtoimprovestudcnts,lunch.

A.eitherB.neitherC.bothD.any

4.Whenyou'rearound17,yourbrainhasreachedthepointyoucaneasilymakewisedecisions.

A.whenB.whichC.whereD.(hat

5.IfthepopulationoftheEarthgoesonincreasingatitspresentrate,bythemiddleofthe21stcentury,wcall

theoilthatdrivesourcars.

A.willuseupB.willhavebeenusingup

C.willhaveusedupD.haveusedup

6.Anecosystemconsistsofthelivingandnonlivingthingsinanareainteractwithoneanother.

A.thatB.whereC.whoD.what

7.Itisv/orthmuchwhatisworth.

A.doing,todoB.todo,todoC.todo,doingD.doing,doing

8.Thatwasthefirsttimetheoldladyhersufferingtoothers.

A.wastellingB.had(oldC.havetoldD.told

9.Theresultwasfarbeyondwehadexpected.broughtgreatjoytoeveryoneofus.

A.(hat;whichB.than;thatC.what;whatD.what;which

10.Feelingmoreandmorepressurefrom(heenvironment,thegovernmenthasdecidedtoclosedownthefactories

pouringoutpoisonouschemicals.

A.pollutedB.havingpollutedC.beingpollutedD.havingbeenpolluted

SectionB(10%)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwiththeproperformoftheverbsgiveninbrackets.

SurxivingintheWilderness

Manypeopleenjoytravellingthrougliwildanddesertedlandscapes,butfewexpecttoendupinagenuinesurvival

situation.Theunexpectedoccasionally11(happen),however,soyoushouldbeprepared.Imaginefinding12

inthemiddleofawildemesswithabroken-downjeepandhardlyanyfoodandwater.Whatshouldyourprioritieshe?

Shouldyoustaywithyourvehicleandhope13(rescue)?Orshouldyousearchforcivilizationandriskgettingeven

morelost?Shouldyouspendtimesearchingforwaterorfoodfirst?Orshouldyoupostponeworryingaboutfoodandwater

14youhavemanagedtofindorbuildashelter?Ifyouarenotsure,keepreading——thisarticlecouldsaveyourlife!

Priority1Shelter

Donotputoff15(make)ashelter-itshouldbeyourfirstpriority.Tryenlarginganexisting,naturalshelter,

suchasaholeinthegroundbelowa(n)15(fall)tree.Ifyouhappentobeneararockycoast,buildashelterand

coveritv/ithwoodfromthebeach.Ifyouareonthemove,stoptobuildyourshelterwhileitisstilllight.

Priority2Water

Ifyoufailtofindwater,youwillonlysurviveforaboutthreedays(whereasyoucansurviveforweekswithoutfood).

Ifthereisnorain,trywalkingthroughvegetiitionearlyinthemomingtocollectmoistureinclothing.Avoiddrinking

water17looksorsmellsbad.

Priority3Fire

Firehasmanyuses.Itmakesfoodmoreappetizing.Ifyoucan'tfaceeatingrawwonns,boiltheminwatertomakea

nourishingsoup!Fireprotects18dangerousanimals,sincemanywillnotdaretoapproachit.Andyoucanalsouse

itforsignalingtorescuers_19theygiveupkx)kingforyou!

Priority4Food

Itisquiteeasytogetfoodinthewild,ifyouknowwheretolook.Manysurvivalbookssuggesteatingasmallamount

ofunknownplantstotest2()theyarepoisonous.However,wedonotrecommendtodothis,sincesomeplantsare

sopoisonousthatevenaverysmallamountcancauseserioushealthproblems.

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SectionC(10%)

Directions:Completethefollowingsentencesbyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethat

thereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.capableB.strategyC.responsibleD.riskE.treasuredF.extent

G.independentH.broughtaboutI.adaptedJ.aimK.suffered

21.Ahugeamountofenvironmentaldamagehasbeenbythedestiuctionoftherainforests.

22.Thegoalofeducationisnottoincreasetheamountofknowledgebuttocreatethepossibilitiesforachildtoinventand

discover,tocreatemenwhoareofdoingnewthings.

23.Bythisage.thechildbecomesrelativelyofhismother,tryingtodothingsonhisown.

24.Manysoftwarecompanieshavepopularprogramstothenewoperatingsystem.

25.Familyisauniquegiftthatneedstobeappreciatedand.foritsupportsusfinanciallyandemotionally.

26.Daringtosetboundaries(界限)isabouthavingthecouragetoloveourselves,evenwhenwedisappointing

others.

27.Theoftheprojectistoprovideanoutletforchildren'screativity.

28.Mostofushavetheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.

29.Theepidemic(疫情)increasedtothethatresidentswereafraidtoleavetheirhomes.

30.Thepolicebelievethatthesamemanisforthreeothertheftsin:hearea.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA(15%)

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

MostAmericanmagazinesandnewspapersreserve60percentoftheirpagesforads.TheNewYorkTimesSunday

edition31maycontain350pagesofadvertisements.Someradiostationsdevote40minutesofeveryhourto

32.

Thenthereistelevision.Thevastmajorityoftelevisionadstodayconsistofbriefadvertisingspots,33inlength

fromafewsecondstoseveralminutes.Accordingtooneestimate.Americanyoungsterssitthroughthreehoursoftelevision

commercialseachweek.Bythetimetheygraduatefromhighschool,theywillhavebeen34360.000TVads.

Televisionadvertisesinairports,hospitalwaitingrooms,andschools.

Majorsportingeventsarenowmajoradvertisingevents.Racingcarsserveashighspeed35.Someathletes

receivemostoftheirmoneyfromadvertisements.Onetop-rankingbasketballplayerearnedS3.9millionbyplayingball.

Advertiserspaidhimninetimesthatmuchto36theirproducts.

Thereisnoescape.Commercialadsare37onwalls,buses,andtrucks.They38theinsidecftaxis

andsubways—eventhedoorsofpublictoilets.39messagescalltousinsupermarkets,stores,elevators—and

40weareonholdonthetelephone.Insomecountriessomuchadvertisingcomesthroughthemailthatmany

recipientsproceeddirectlyfromthemailboxtothenearestwastebasketto41thejunkmail.

42InsidersReport,publishedbyMcCann-Erickson,aglobaladvertisingagency,theestimatedamountof

moneyspentonadvertisingworldwidein1990was$275.5billion.Sincethen,thefigureshavesoaredto$411.6billionfor

1997and$434.4billionfor1998.Bigmoney.

Whatisthe43ofallofthis?Oneanalystputitthisway:''Advertisingisoneofthemostpowerfulsocializing

forcesintheculture.Adssell44thanproducts.Theysellimages,values,goals,45ofwhoweareand

whoweshouldbe.Theyshapeourattitudesandourattitudesshapeourbehavior^^

31.A.lonelyB.aloneC.singlyD.individually

32.A.commerceB.consumersC.commercialsD.contracts

33.A.rangingB.listingC.changingD.adjusting

34.A.takentoB.spentinC.expectedofD.exposedto

35.A.flashesB.billboardsC.attractionsD.messages

36.A.improveB.promoteC.urgeD.update

37.A.suspendedB.explainedC.demonstratedD.displayed

38.A.equipB.decorateC.polishD.fix

39.A.AudioB.StudioC.OralD.Video

40.A.sinceB.whileC.unlessD.if

41.A.throwawayB.laydownC.blowoutD.breakdown

42.A.ExceptforB.ApartfromC.According(oD.Includingin

43.A.effectB.affectC.resultD.purpose

44.A.lessB.sameC.similarD.more

45.A.outlooksB.opinionsC.conceptsD.implications

SectionB(19%)

Directions：Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfits

bestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

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PassportControl

IfyouarearrivingatLondonHeathrowAirportandarenottransferringanoiherHightoulsideBritainorNorthern

Ireland,youmustpassthroughPassportControlandCustomsimmediatelyafterleavingyourplane.IfyouarenotBritishor

acitizenoftheEuropeanCommunity,youmustfilloutaspecialfonnbeforeyourpassportisexamined.Thisformiscalled

alandingcardandshouldbegiventoyouduringtheflighttoLondon.Afterlanding,followtheARRIVALSsigns.Make

sureyoulireintherightchannelwhenyoureachPassportControl.ThereisonechannelforholdersofEuropean

Communitypassports,andasecondchannelmarked"OtherPassports”.

BaggageReclaimArea

AfterpassingthroughPassportControl,followthesignstotheBaggageReclaimArea.Ifyouhaveluggagewhichwas

carriedintheaircraftalongwithothercargo,itwillbedeliveredtoyouintheBaggageReclaimArea.Looklorthesign

withyourflightnumber.Ifyouhaveonlyhandluggage,godirectlythroughtheBaggageReclaimAreatoCustoms.

Customs

AllpassengersmustpassthroughCustomsafterPassportControl.Thereisachoiceoftwochannels,GreenandRed.If

youhavenothingtodeclare,gothroughtheGreenChannel.IfyouarenotsureaboutyourDutyFreeallowances,orifyou

havesomethingtodeclare,gothroughtheRedChannel.InformationaboutDutyFreeallowancescanbefoundonspecial

notice-boardsintheBaggageReclaimArea.Youshouldstudythisinformationcarefullywhetheryouaregoingthroughthe

RedChannelornot.PleasenotethatifyougothroughtheGreenChannel,youmaybestoppedandaskedtoopenyour

luggageforinspection.

46.WhenaChinesetravelerisarrivinga(HeathrowAirportforatripinLondon,hemust.

A.filloutalandingcardfirstB.passthroughCustomsbeforePassportControl

C.walkthrough(heRedChannelD.immediatelyreclaimhisbaggageafterlanding

47.ThosewhoarcnotsureabouttheirDutyFreeallowances.

A.cancheck(heinformationintheBaggageReclaimArea

B.needtogothrough(heGreenChannel

C.willbeaskedtoopentheluggageforinspection

D.cancoasthosewhohavenothingtodeclare

48.Whichof(hefollowingtravelersDONOThavetogothroughPassportControlandCustoms?

A.PeopletravelingstraighttoLondon.B.HoldersofEuropeanCommunitypassports.

C.PassengerstransferringtoacityinIreland.D.Passengersonlywithsomehandluggage.

B

Youwouldliketotakegoodphotographsofreal-lifesituationsbutyouhavefewideasforpictures.Isuggestyoulook

aroundyou.Theever)fdayworldisfullofscenesbeingplayedbyanever-changinggroupofactors.Youprobablypasseda

dozenpicturesituationswithoutnoticingonyourwaytoworkthismorning.

TherealisticapproachtophotographhasbeenperfectedinthepastbysuchmastersasHenriCartier-BressonandBill

Brandt.Butwhileyoucanleaniagreatdealfromlookingattheworkofothers,anysuccessyoucanhopetoachieveinthis

fieldhastocomefromdevelopinganindividualapproach.

Themainrequirementforanyphotographerhaslittletodowithtechnicalmatters.Youmustdevelopanawarenessof

theworldaroundyouandthepeoplewholiveinit,andyoushouldlearntonoticewhenasituationmaydeveloptoapoint

whereyouwillbeabletotakeagoodpicture.Thosewhohavereachedthishappystatewillbepreparedwhenthatiroment

comes,andwillsimplyraisetheircameraquicklyandshoot.Otherswhoarenotsoawarewillbestrugglingwithcamera

casesandlenscaps.

Filmmanufticturesmustbedelightedatthethoughtoftheinexperiencedphotographersettingoutinsearchoftheright

situationandtherightmoment.Manymilesofcostlymaterialhavepassedthroughthousandsofcamerasasthisendless

searchcontinues.Butalthoughalotofthiswastemustbeputdowntoinexperience,you'llfindthateventheprofessionals

havetousealotoffilmwhentheyareoutshooting.

Notcvciyshotisgoingtobeawinner.Ifyoulookattheworkofeventhebestphotographers,you'llnoticedozensof

pictureshavehadtobetakenonlybecausetheyleaduptothesuccessfulshotofasituationthatthephotographerhas

obviouslybeenobservingthroughthelens.Youmayfindthatyouhavetakenoneortwopicturesaftertherightmomenthas

passedaswell.Thereisseldommorethanoneshotwhichstandsout.Thereisjustonepointwhereitallconiestogether,

andyouoftenhavetowastefilmtocatchthatpreciousmoment.

49.Accordingtothepassage,onecanbecomeabetterreal-lifephotographerby.

A.watchingotherphotographersatwork

B.learningaboutfamousphotographers

C.justtakingagreatmanyphotographs

D.developingskillsandideasforyourself

50.Thewriterthinksthataphotognipherisrequiredto.

A.gooutandsearchforunusualsituations

B.behighlyskilledincameratechniques

C.beabletotellwhenagoodsituationmightcome

D.haveacamerawhichiseasyandquicktouse

51.Mostlikely,tocatchtherightmoment,onemust.

A.takepictureswithouttoomuchpreparation

B.takeawholeseriesofsimilarpictures

C.takegreatcaretosetupthesituation

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D.takeonepicturejustat（herightmoment

52.Whichof（hefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thewasteoffilminphotographyisessentialtotheproductionofgoodpictures.

B.Filmmanufacturersusuallyenjoypicturesbyinexperiencedphotographers.

C.Onlyamateurphotographerswastefilmintakingpictures.

D.Thewasteoffilm,whichistheresultofpoorchoiceofsubject,isexpensiveandunnecessary.

C

NewYorkCityisknownasAmerica'seconomicandculturalcapital.It'sacitywhereyoungpeoplewanttogo,

whethertotakeupahigh-payingjobonWallStreet,study,orstruggletopayrentwhileworkinginthearts.

It'salsothesettingofsomeofAmerica'smostpopularTVshowsandmovies.ThebestknownmaybeTVseries”Sex

andtheCityM.Itfeaturesfourwomenenjoyingthecomfortablelifeofchatting,shopping,clubbingandlookingfortheirMr.

Right.

However,Dunham,26,saidTVshowsonlytouchthesurface.lkTVshowsnevergethowexpensivethingsareinNew

York,Manhattan,shesaid,addingthatsheknowsamarriedcouplewhoarcintheir30s,havegoodjobs,andstillsharea

couchbecausetheirapartmentissosmall.

ToDunham,realityinNewYorkmeansgettingaquicklunchatfoodstands,smellingthepilesofrubbisheveryweek

ontrashdayandpayingtollstocrossbridgesandtunnels—thingsthatTVseriesrarelyshow.

EliseGlick,23,anartistlivinginBrooklyn,saidthatwhileNewYorkerscansometimesbeunfriendly,it,soften

becauseoftheirnatureasdriven,ambitiousindividuals.'"Peopleherearemostlyyoungandsingle/'shesaid,“alotof

peopleareconfidentandknowwhattheywant.”

25-ycar-oldlegal（法律的）assistantJinJingagrees.Duringherthree-monthexperienceasaUnitedNationsintern（实

习生），Jin（bundNewYorkerstobefriendlyandhelpfulpeople.Butshealsolearned（hattheTVshow“Friends”were

fantasyandunreal.41WhenIwenttoAmerica,Irealizedthat*Friends'wasnotrealJinsaid."InNewYork,people

havenotimeforfriends.Peoplehavenotimetohearyoutalk.''Butshesaidshedidn'tfeellikeastranger,thankstothe

diversity（多样性）allaroundher."Mostofthetime,IforgotthatIdidn'tbelongthere,sincetherearcpeopleofdifferent

skincolors,shesaid.

WhileDunhamadmitsthatlifeinNewYorkcanbebothgoodandbad.specialmomentshelpherfallinlovewiththe

city.Sheoncepausedtowatchdancersandstreetmusiciansperforminginasubwaytunnelandfoundherselfamongmany

otherbusyNewYorkersattractedbytheirshow."Peoplewhowereclearlyinarushtogethomejuststoppedtowatch

becausetheseguyswerereallygood,^^shesad"Frombusinessmentomothers—everyonewasrepresented.Inthatmoment

wewerealltogetherbeforewewentourseparateways.”

53.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingviewsdoesn'tthewriteragreewith?

A.Lim【hereisverybusy.

B.NewYorkerssometimesarcunfriendlybecauseof(heirnature.

C.Peoplefinditimpossibletomakefriends(here.

D.Thescenesin“SexandtheCity”and“Friends"canhardlybefoundinNewYork.

54.Inparagraph4,lollcanbereplacedby.

A.ticketsB.moneyC.finesD.tax

55.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.PeoplewithdifferentnationalitiescanbefoundinNewYork.

B.NewYorkisaplacewherepeoplecanhaveacomfortableandrelaxinglife.

C.TliclivingcostinNewYorkisverylow.

D.Thestreetdancersandmusiciansarcbeggars,onlyaskingmoneyfrompassengers.

56.Whatisthebesttitleof(hepassage?

A.UnfriendlyNewYorkersB.BusyNewYorkers

C.NewYorkers'StoriesD.NewYorkers'TrueLife

D

Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes,butitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindof

lonelinessisnotserious.Infact,itisquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethoughlonelinesscanlastloryears.Nowresearchers

saytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.

Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnot

requireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situationalloneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation—for

example,afamilyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancause

physicalproblems,suchasheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastfi)rmorethanayear.

Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtype,chroniclonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwo

yearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandbecomingclose

toothers.Unfortunately,manychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheir

condition.

Psychologistsagreethatoneimportantfactorinlonelinessisaperson'ssocialcontact,e.g.friends,flimilymembers,

co-workers,etc.wedependonvariouspeoplefordifferentreasons.Forinstance,ourfamiliesgiveusemotionalsupport,our

parentsandteachersgiveusguidance,andourfriendssharesimilarinterestsandactivities.However,psychologistshave

foundthat,thoughlonelypeoplemayhavemanysocialcontacts,theysometimesfeeltheyshouldhavemore.Theyquestion

theirownpopularity.

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Psychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelphabituallylonelypeoplefortworeasons:theyareunhappyandunableto

socializeandthereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandseriousillnesssuchasheartdisease.Whiletemporary

andsituationallonelinesscanbeanormal,healthypartoflife,chroniclonelinesscanbeaverysad.andsometimes

dangerouscondition.

57.Howwouldyoutreattcmporar),lonelinessaccordingtothepassage?

A.Talktofriends.B.Justignoreit.

C.Gotosecadoctor.D.Askyourteachersorguidance

58."It”inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphrefersto.

A.temporarylonelinessB.situationalloneliness

C.anev/placeD.sleeplessness

59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingto(hepassage?

A.Oneproblemoflonelinessisaperson'ssocialcontacts.

B.Chroniclonelinessoftenlastsabouttwoyearsandhasaparticularcause.

C.Movingtoanewplacewillcauseyoutofeellonelybutyouwilldefinitelynotsufferfromheadaches.

D.Lonelypeopledon'thavemanyfriends.

60.Whydopsychologistswant(ohelpchronicallylonelypeople?

A.Chroniclonelinesscancausefamilyproblems.

B.Chroniclonelinesscancauseseriousillness.

C.Chroniclonelinesscannotbeovercome.

D.A,BandCareallcorrect.

E

Mostpeoplewanttoknowhowthingsaremade.Theyhonestlyadmit,however,thattheyhardlyknowathingwhenit

comestounderstandinghowapieceofmusicismade.Whereacomposerbegins,howhemanagestokeepgoing--infact,

howandwherehelearnshistrade--ailarecoveredincompletedarkness.Thecomposer,inshort,isamanofmystery.

Oneofthefirstthingsthecommonmanwantstoknowaboutisthepartthatinspirationplaysinacomposerswork.He

findsitdifficulttobelievethatcomposersarenotmuchinterestedinthatquestion.Writingmusicisasnaturalforthe

comp