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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.
The first kind of loneliness is temporary (暂时的). 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, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to 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,
chronic (长期的) loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific 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 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 chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart
disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can
be a very sad, and sometimes dangerous condition.
B. Just ignore it.
C. Go to see a doctor.
D. Ask your teachers for guidance.
B. situational loneliness
C. a new place
D. sleeplessness
B. Chronic loneliness can cause serious illness.
C. Chronic loneliness can not be overcome.
D. Such people are harmful to society.
B. Loneliness and Diseases
C. Loneliness and Social Contacts
D. Chronic Loneliness
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that we come to see how important our eyes are. People who are nearsighted can only see things that are
very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become
nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.
People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but
they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arm"s length. If they want to do much reading,
they must get glasses too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. This, too, can be
corrected by glasses. Some people"s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts. Long ago these people
often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
When night falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear. After your eyes have grown
used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers. Sometimes,
after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in its
direction. This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly. Men on guard
duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them. When they turn to look straight at it,
they can not see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken. However, this mistake happens because
the center of the eye, which is very sensitive in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark.
B. we cannot see clearly
C. we wear glasses
D. we have to do much reading
B. doctor
C. guard
D. painter
B. can only see things that are very close to their eyes
C. have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arm"s length
D. can correct their eyes by glasses
B. with half shut or narrowed eyes
C. straight at it
D. in a slightly different direction
hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect
students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork
anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The
laptops are part of a ＄10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with
laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to "speak" with their
teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that
students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a
fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges
and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop
computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries
and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State
officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers
to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and
we"re giving students a window on the world.They can see everything and do everything."
B. access the Internet
C. work at home
D. connect them to libraries
B. They use the computer language.
C. Laptops have speakers.
D. None of the above reasons is correct.
B. 1500 students have laptops.
C. It is an old college in America.
D. Students there can do everything.
B. travel around the world
C. get information from around the world
D. have free laptops
They found that appearance tells a lot about your personality.
The researchers included Laura Naumann of Sonoma State University in California, and Simine Vazire of
Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. They were joined by Sam Gosling of the University of Texas
at Austin and Peter J. Rentfrow of Britain"s Cambridge University. The results of their study were published in
the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin in December, 2009.
The subjects (接受实验者) were asked to judge the personality of people they had never met. The judges
examined pictures of one hundred twenty-three people. The people in the photographs had been told how to
stand. They looked into the cameras without showing their feelings. The same people also were photographed
the way they themselves wanted to stand. Those who wanted to smile could smile.
Then the judges attempted to decide what the people were like. The researchers compared the judges"
opinions with the way the people who were photographed thought of themselves. Three people who knew
those in the photographs well also provided information about their personality and behavior.
The judges looked for ten qualities in the people in the pictures. The qualities included extroversion (having
a confident character and enjoying the company of other people) and self-esteem (being satisfied with oneself).
The judges also looked for signs of loneliness, conscientiousness (正义), emotional control and religious
and political beliefs.
The researchers said the judges could identify some personalities even when people were pictured in
controlled positions. They could recognize personalities like extroversion and self-esteem. But it was hard for
the judges to decide about most other personalities under the controlled conditions. When the people smiled and
stood naturally, however, judging their personalities was easy. Then the judges" choices were correct for nine
of the ten personalities.
Researcher Laura Nauman said that we live in the world where first impressions are important.
B. The subjects in the study.
C. Parents and other adults.
D. People in the photographs.
positions?
B. Religious beliefs
C. Loneliness
D. Emotional control
B. in the study126 people were photographed for judges to decide their personalities
C. the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin is an official publication (出版物).
D. it was hard to recognize personalities when the people were pictured with natural looks
B. The personalities of Laura Nauman.
C. Signs of emotional control.
D. The reason why one"s appearance is important.
where they are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed a lot of
choice in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called "small schools" because usually the
number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils.
Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents
who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because
they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school.
They managed to get an old, disused primary-school building and started with twenty-four children aged from
four to twelve.
The teachers say, "The important thing in school is doing, not sitting." And so the courses includes yoga
(瑜伽), cooking, knitting (编织), kite-making, music, fishing, drama (戏剧) and environmental river studies,
as well as reading, writing, maths and science.
B. The school has to follow the national courses.
C. The school has to have at least 27 pupils.
D. All of the above.
B. it was taken as an example of this kind of "small school"
C. there were only twenty-four children
D. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 12
B. It is free to decide what to teach.
C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty.
D. It has to have at least 27 pupils.
B. Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers.
C. Children should learn by themselves not rely on teachers.
D. Children should learn through practice not just from books.