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9、fices.BMost people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness. T

10、he first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation for example, family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to

11、 a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year. The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, habitual loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no sp

12、ecific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a perso

13、ns social contacts, e.g. friends, family members, co-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have f

14、ound that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their popularity. Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between

15、 habitual loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, habitual loneliness can be a sad and sometimes dangerous condition.4. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?A. Talk to friends

16、. B. Just ignore it.C. Go to see a doctor. D. Ask your teachers for guidance.5.It in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to _.A. a physical problem B. sleeplessness C. temporary loneliness D. situational loneliness 6. The topic of the 4th paragraph is that_.A. lonely people dont have ma

17、ny social problems B. we depend on various persons for different reasonsC. one problem of loneliness is a persons social contactsD. lonely people dont have many friends7. What is the best title for the passage?A. How to Get Rid of Loneliness B. Loneliness and DiseasesC. Loneliness and Social Contact

18、s D. Three Types of Loneliness CShree Bose is one of the most impressive kids graduating from Fort Worth Country Day High School this year. Bose has a large circle of friends, and theres one who you may have heard of: President Obama. He has twice publicly recognized her achievements in cancer resea

19、rch and spoken with her in the Oval Office. If that isnt enough, Bose recently gave a TED Talk about her work with the cancer drug Cisplatin, which also won her first prize at the Google Science Fair and recognition as one of Glamour magazines Young Amazing Women of the Year.After watching her grand

20、father struggle with liver cancer, Bose was determined to help out in any way she could. As a high school student though, her scientific choices were limited. She reached out to various hospitals and research centers, but doctors turned down her requests because they felt she was too inexperienced m

21、edically.Only the North Texas Science Health Center respected her determination and chose to guide her. The results were amazing.Bose chose to study a protein and its reaction with the cancer drug Cisplatin. She noticed that when she prevented this protein from growing, Cisplatin was allowed to begi

22、n destroying cancer cells once again.“My project not only contributes to the understanding of the relationship between the protein and Cisplatin, but also suggests a newer, more effective treatment for patients who resist Cisplatin,” Bose said. Boses achievements arent limited to the lab, though. Sh

23、e was also captain of her swim team and editor-in-chief of her school paper. Bose is currently getting practical experience at the National Institute of Health and shell be attending Harvard in the fall. She plans to study molecular biology and go to medical school. Eventually, she would like to be

24、a doctor.8. President Obama has spoken with Bose because she _. A. gave a TED Talk recently B. contributed to the cancer researchC. has a large circle of friends D. is captain of her swim team9. According to Boses research, _ helps make Cisplatin work better. A. using the drug more frequentlyB. dest

25、roying cancer cells timely C. stopping the protein from growing D. making the protein react with the drug10. From the passage, we know that _. A. Bose plans to become a doctor in the future B. Boses research was supported from the start C. Bose will study in the National Institute of Health D. Boses

26、 grandfather asked her to do cancer research11. The passage is mainly about _. A. a research on cancer drugs B. a new effective cancer treatment C. a girl who did research on cancer treatment D. a doctor who has a promising future DBoys schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express the

27、ir emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and musicFar from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity（男子气概），the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to be consistent to a stereotype，a US study says Boys at single-sex schools were s

28、aid to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their abilities to express their emotions，rather than feeling they had to obey the“boy code”of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”The findings of the study are against the received wisdom that boys do

29、better when taught alongside girlsTony Little，headmaster of Eton，warned that boys were being ignored by the British education system because it had become too focused on girlsHe criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girlsThe research argued that boys

30、 often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skillsBut in single-sex schools teachers can adjust lessons to boys learning style，letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to pr

31、event boredom，wrote the studys author, Abigail James of the University of VirginiaTeachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with “boy-focused” approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to themBecause boys generally have sharper vision，learn best through touch, and are physically more active，they need to be given “hands-on”lessons where they are allowed to walk around“Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine and prefer the