专题01 新型冠状病毒-备战2023高考英语阅读理解热点话题分类训练（高考模拟真题+名校最新真题）

备战2023高考英语阅读理解热点话题分类训练 (高考模拟真题+名校最新真题) 专题01 新型冠状病毒 （2022·山东师范大学附中模拟预测）As a result of COVID-19 precautions, many of us are part of this secondary epidemic: people who really need a hug. A survey conducted in 112 countries said more than 50% of the people didn’t get enough such physical interaction as cuddling(拥抱). And that was before the pandemic set in. As the COVID-related lockdowns are taking effect, that number increases to 60%, according to a study published in the Medical Research Archives of the European Society of Medicine. Health-care professionals have given a name to this condition—touch starvation. Touch starvation may sound emotional in the most literal sense, but the idea is supported by hard-core biology. It starts with hormones. “Cuddling increases levels of oxytocin, the bonding hormone, and decreases levels of cortisol, the stress hormone,” says Lina Velikova, an immunologist. A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have found that