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Ⅰ.阅读理解
Societytelsusweshouldsocialiseto
thefulest,andthatthosewhoaresurG
roundedbypeoplearethemostsuccessful
andthehappiest.Thesedays,werealG
mostalwaysconnected,whetherinperson
orthroughourphonescreensandonline
socialnetworks.Buttheressomethingto
besaidforsolitude(独处),“Beingalone
doesntnecessarilymeanbeinglonely”.In
fact,spendingtimebyyourselfisanessenG
tialelementofselfGcare.
Aroundtheglobe,differentcultures
havewideGrangingperspectivesonwhatit
meanstospendtimealone.Ifyouliveor
have spenttimein the United States,
youreprobablyawarethatAmericanstend
torejectsolitude.FormanyyoungerpeoG
ple,weekendsarepackedwithsocialactivG
ities,rangingfrombrunchwithfriendsto
dinnerpartiestogamenightstodrinkingat
barsandeverythinginbetween.
TheUnitedStatesisnttheonlyplace
whereyoulfindaheavyemphasisonsoG
cialtime.AcrosstheAtlantic,theUnited
Kingdomisknownforbeinganextremely
extroverted(外向型的)country.Asurvey
ofBritsfoundthatmorethanhalfhadnevG
erdoneandwouldbeunwilingtodoactivG
itieslikegoingtothemeparksorseeing
livemusicalone.MostBritsspendalmost
twiceasmuchoftheirleisuretimesocialisG
ingwithothersastheydobeingalone.
Thehomecanbeaplaceofrest,reG
laxationandrecharge-thatis,ifyoulive
byyourselforhavethespacetobealonein
yourhome.Thecountryinwhichpeople
areleastlikelytolivealoneisIndia,ataG
bout4percentofthepopulation.Chinais
alsoquitefondofmultipleGpersonhouseG
holds,withonlyabout10percentofpeople
livingbythemselves.In morecolectivist
cultureslikethese,manyaspectsoflifeare
related to community. Thus,spending
timealoneisntasingrained(根深蒂固的)
asasocialconventioninplaceslikethese,
andthegoodofthegrouptakespriorityoG
vertheneedsofoneperson.
1.WhatcanwelearnfromthefirstparaG
graph?
A.Peoplecanbenefitmorefrom soliG
tude.
B.PeopletendtosocialisemorenowaG
days.
C.Beingalonegeneralyequalsbeing
lonely.
D.BeingaloneenablespeopletobecareG
free.
2.Whichofthefolowingbestdescribes
youngAmericans?
A.Imaginativeandwild.
B.Responsibleandenergetic.
C.Optimisticanddutiful.
D.Outgoingandsoci