Question

   Nobody likes feeling lonely,and isolation (孤立) isn’t only a psychological problem. Loneliness increases a person’s risk of death by 26 percent,an effect comparable to the health risks posed by obesity.

   So some researchers are investigating what it is,exactly,that makes lonely people stay lonely. One long-held theory has been that people become socially isolated because of their poor social skills — as they spend more time alone,the few skills they do have start to fail from lack of use. But new research suggests that this is a fundamental misunderstanding of the socially isolated. It's just that when they’ re in situations where they need those skills the most,they choke.

   Professor Megan L. Knowles and her team tested the social skills of 86 undergraduates,showing them 24 faces oif a computer screen and asking them to name the basic human emotion each face was showing: anger,fear,happiness,or sadness. In the end,the lonelier students did worse than the non-lonely students on the emotion-reading task — but only when they were told they were being tested on their social skills. When the lonely were told they were just taking a general knowledge test,they performed better than the non-lonely.

   So the lonelier people are,the better they are at accurately reading facial expressions and decoding tone of voice. Lonely people may be paying closer attention to emotional cues (暗示） precisely because of their willingness to belong somewhere and form interpersonal connections,which results in technically superior social skills.

   This presents a fairly new way to think about lonely people. It's not that they need to improve the basics of social skills,which they,ve likely already shared. Instead,lonely people may need to focus more on getting out of their own heads,so they can actually use the skills they’ve got to form friendships and begin to find a way out of their isolation.

29. According to the traditional point of view,why do lonely people stay lonely?

   A. They are happy to stay alone.

   B. They are difficult to get along with.

   C. They have few chances to practice social skills.

   D. They are likely to misunderstand others’ opinion.

30. In the test mentioned in Paragraph 3 ,the lonely performed better when they.

   A. felt not very lonely

   B. were under great pressure

   C. were told it was a test on social skills

   D. did not know the real purpose of the test

31. Compared to non-lonely people,lonely people.

   A. can better control their emotions

   B. can better express their emotions

   C. can better read people's emotions

   D. can better handle people’s emotions 

32. What inspiration may lonely people get from the text?

   A. Be brave to make friends.

   B. Show sincerity in friendship.

   G. Find ways to learn social skills.

   D. Make good use of your lonely time.

Answer 1

29. C 30. D 31. C 32. A

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本文是說明文。一項研究表明孤獨的人更擅長解讀人的情感。

29. C.細節理解題。由第二段中的 One long-held theory ... the few skills they do have start to fail from lack of use可知，傳統觀點認為，孤獨的人之 所以孤獨是因為他們缺少與人交往 的機會 > 導致社交技能退化。

30. D.細節理解題。由第三段末句 When the lonely were told they were just taking a general knowledge test,they performed better than the non-lonely可知，當孤獨的人不知道 測試的真實意圖時他們在測試中的 表現更好。

31. C.推理判斷題。由第三段中的實 驗結果及第四段首句So the lonelier people are,the better they are at accurately reading facial expressions'and decoding tone of voice 可推斷，孤 獨的人更擅長解讀人們的情感。

32. A.推理判斷題。由最后一段中的 lonely people may need to focus more on getting out of their own heads,so they can actually use the skills they’ve got to form friendships …可 推斷,孤獨的人應該勇敢地交友。