Question

Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can cause many health problems and even death. What they didn’t know is 1 this feeling causes illness. A study in the online magazine Genome Biology2 that loneliness actually influences the important part of our bodies—our genes.
In a small population of patients, researchers 3 more than 20,000 genes to compare how the genes of lonely and non-lonely individuals (個體) express themselves in molecular processes (分子過程) and in personal health. They found that gene expression is 4長期地) lonely people. “We now have a new way for understanding the relationship 5 social experience and physical health,” explains the study’s lead author, Steve Cole of University of California, Los Angeles.
“This study—the first to link (聯(lián)系) 6 with gene changes—is special and exciting,” says Emma Adam, a professor of human development at Northwestern University. “It 7
According to John Cacioppo, an author of the study from the University of Chicago, the
work suggests that loneliness is a warning 8, much like physical pain. “This feeling is so bad because 9 of us wants to be forgotten; that’ s also what human means,” he says. “It makes us 10 for other people and want to be with friends when we’re lonely.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      where
   3. C.
      how
   4. D.
      if
2. 2.
   1. A.
      explains
   2. B.
      talks
   3. C.
      replies
   4. D.
      answers
3. 3.
   1. A.
      collected
   2. B.
      grew
   3. C.
      found
   4. D.
      surveyed
4. 4.
   1. A.
      important
   2. B.
      different
   3. C.
      interesting
   4. D.
      difficult
5. 5.
   1. A.
      in
   2. B.
      between
   3. C.
      about
   4. D.
      both
6. 6.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      health
   3. C.
      life
   4. D.
      feelings
7. 7.
   1. A.
      fills
   2. B.
      makes
   3. C.
      builds
   4. D.
      repairs
8. 8.
   1. A.
      note
   2. B.
      sign
   3. C.
      sound
   4. D.
      picture
9. 9.
   1. A.
      each
   2. B.
      nothing
   3. C.
      any
   4. D.
      none
10. 10.
    1. A.
       look
    2. B.
       live
    3. C.
       care
    4. D.
       think

Answer 1

CADBB DABDC
1.考查疑問詞：他們不知道這種感覺是怎么導致疾病的。選C
2.考查動詞：一項研究解釋了孤獨會影響人體的重要部分—基因。選A
3.考查動詞：A. collected收集B. grew成長C. found發(fā)現D. surveyed調查，研究人員調查了20,000多個基因。選D。
4.考查形容詞：長期孤獨的人的基因表達是不同的。選B
5.考查介詞：between…and…，在…和…之間，選B
6.考查名詞：把感受uhe基因變化聯(lián)系起來，這里的feeling就是lonely，選D
7.考查動詞：A. fills填滿B. makes使得C. builds建造D. repairs修理，這里指：填滿黑盒子。選A
8.考查名詞：A. note便條B. sign 跡象C. sound 聲音D. picture圖畫，孤單是警告的跡象。選B。
9.考查代詞：none of us我們沒有人。選D
10.考查詞組：care for關心，選C