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【題目】

Millions of Chinese have been playing a mobile game called Travel Frog recently. You play as the “mother” of a frog who lives alone and enjoys traveling. You need to prepare food and tools for his trips. The frog will send you postcards while he is away.

The game’s popularity may have something to do with how lonely people are these days, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Many players have said that the lonely frog is just like them. But playing with the frog helps them forget their loneliness for a short time.

Loneliness seems to be a common problem today. According to the Guardian, about 40 percent of American adults say they’re lonely. And in the UK, about one in five people in the country are “always or often lonely”, The Telegraph reported.

This might be why the UK government declared (宣布) the country’s very first “Minister of Loneliness” (孤獨大臣) in January. The minister’s job is to find ways to help UK citizens feel less lonely. The minister’s office will provide more money for activities that connect people together.

This loneliness problem may be partly because of social media. When we see pictures of friends having fun or posting selfies (自拍) without us, we may compare their “perfect” lives with our own and feel inferior (較差的) and lonely.

But we should remember that no one is destined (注定) to be lonely. As UK poet John Donne once wrote, “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent (陸地), a part of the main.”

Tips to get rid of loneliness

Sing your favorite songs.

Connect with a friend.

Do something creative, such as drawing a picture.

Imagine some place you’d like to visit, like a fun gathering or a sporting event.

【1】What do players do while playing Travel Frog?

A. Build houses for their frogs. B. Prepare food and tools for their frogs’ trips.

C. Choose places for their frogs to travel. D. Write postcards to their frogs.

【2】According to the story, why is the game so popular?

A. Because it is well-designed.

B. Because it can be played on mobile phones.

C. Because people often feel lonely.

D. Because people have more spare time these days.

【3】To deal with loneliness, the UK government _____.

A. designed the game Travel Frog

B. created the “Minister of Loneliness”

C. holds parties for people to get together

D. stopped people’s use of social media

【4】What does the underlined sentence means?

A. Everyone is connected with others.

B. We should not compare ourselves to others.

C. It’s not fun to feel lonely.

D. No one should live alone.

【5】What is the best title for the passage?

A. Travel Frog enjoys traveling

B. Tips to get rid of loneliness

C. Loneliness is becoming a bigger problem

D. Minister of Loneliness

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】文章大意：本文作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了如今一款受人歡迎的游戲“旅行青蛙”，由此引出如今人們的孤獨問題。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。由第一段You need to prepare food and tools for his trips.可知，你需要為你的青蛙準備旅行的工具和食物，故答案選B。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段Many players have said that the lonely frog is just like them. But playing with the frog helps them forget their loneliness for a short time.許多玩家都說過，孤獨的青蛙就像他們一樣，但是和青蛙一起玩可以幫助他們在短時間內(nèi)忘掉孤獨，可知旅行青蛙受歡迎的原因是人們經(jīng)常感到孤獨，而玩這款游戲可以讓人們忘記孤獨，故答案選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段This might be why the UK government declared (宣布) the country’s very first “Minister of Loneliness” (孤獨大臣) in January.可知，為了應(yīng)對孤獨問題，英國政府任命了該國的孤獨大臣，故答案選B。

【4】句意理解題。根據(jù)上文But we should remember that no one is destined to be lonely.但我們應(yīng)該記住，沒有人注定孤獨，可知此處句意為沒有人是孤島，而是整個島，每個人都是這塊大陸的一部分，是主體的一部分，即實際上我們都不是孤獨的，都是與其他人聯(lián)系在一起的，故答案選A。

【5】標題歸納題。根據(jù)The game’s popularity may have something to do with how lonely people are these days, according to the Xinhua News Agency.以及Loneliness seems to be a common problem today.可知，本文主要講述當今社會人們最大的問題是孤獨問題，故答案選C。