阅读训练-孤独流行病威胁公众健康等3则 2022届高考英语复习备考

阅读训练一孤独流行病威胁公众健康等3则2022届高考英语复习备考

孤独流行病威胁公众健康

珑1在，孤独流行病对公众健康构成了威胁。孤独是从主观上界定的，而

不是客观上。换句话说，重要的不是你有多少朋友或者每天身边有多少人

围绕，而是你是否在情感上或社交上与他人脱节。

TheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)warnsthatthe

lonelinessepidemic(流行病)nowrepresentsathreattopublichealth

thatexceedsthatofobesity.

Beforegettingintothespecifics,weneedtohaveaclear

understandingofwhatlonelinessis,andwhatitisn't：Lonelinessis

definedsubjectively,notobjectively.Inotherwords,whatmattersis

nothowmanyfriendsyouhaveorhowmanypeopleyouhavearoundyou

onadailybasis.Rather,whatmattersiswhetheryoufeelemotionally

orsociallydisconnectedfromothers.Indeed,manypeoplewhoare

marriedandlivewithfamilymembersreportfeelingsignificant

loneliness,becausetheyfeelemotionallydisconnectedfromtheir

partnersandlovedones.

Themosttragicandcompellingaspectofthelonelinessepidemicis

howpreventableitis.Theproblemisafundamentallackofawareness,

bothforlonelypeopleandforthosearoundthem.Itisn'teasyto

approachafriendorlovedoneandexpressconcernsabouttheir

smokinghabitsortheirobesity,yetmanyofusdosoregardless.But

howmanyofushaveapproachedafriendorlovedonetodiscussour

concernsabouttheirloneliness?

Publicdialoguesaboutthedangersofsmokingandofobesityhave

goneonfordecades.Peoplewhosmokeandthosewhostrugglewith

obesityareawarethattheirhealthandlongevityareatrisk.Butlonely

peoplearelargelyunawareoftheriskstheyface,asaretheirfriends

andlovedones.

Considerthatwhenalovedonesmokes,thereisnothingwecando

tohelpthemotherthanurgethemtochangetheirhabitsandlifestyle.

Butwhenitcomestolonelinesswecanactuallybethesolution：Wecan

reachout,call,visit,includetheminactivitiesandgettogether.We

caninitiatedeeper,moremeaningfulconversationsandmakethemfeel

seenandloved.

Solutionsshouldcomefromwithinourneighborhoodsand

communitiesaswell.Localgovernmentsandneighborhoodcould

organizeactivitiesforretiredpersons.Schoolscanurgestudentstovisit

withhomeboundpeopleorthosewithlimitedmobility.Theoptionsfor

interventionsarenumerous.

ReadingCheck

1.Whatcanbelearnedfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Thosewhooftenhangoutwithfriendsarelesslikelytofeellonely.

B.Thosewholivewithfamilymembersarelesslikelytofeellonely.

C.Thosewhoaremarriedaremorelikelytofeellonelythan

unmarriedones.

D.Thosewholackcommunicationwithpartnersaremorelikelyto

feellonely.

2.Whydopeopleseldomdiscussthetopicaboutlonelinesswiththeir

friends?

A.Itstooembarrassedtotalkaboutitamongfriends.

B.Mostpeoplehaven'trealizedtheriskofloneliness.

C.Thistopicisoneofthegreattaboosamongfriends.

D.Itsnoteasytoapproachafriendtodiscusstheproblem.

3.Whichofthefollowingismentionedtorelieveloneliness?

A.Wecanurgeourlonelyfriendstochangetheirbadhabits.

B.Wecanhaveheart-to-hearttalkswithourlonelyfriends.

C.Localgovernmentscanprovidefundstohelpthoselonelyelderly

people.

D.Schoolscanorganizestudentsfeelinglonelytotakeoutdoor

activities.

LanguageStudy

Difficultsentence

Indeed,manypeoplewhoaremarriedandlivewithfamilymembers

reportfeelingsignificantloneliness,becausetheyfeelemotionally

disconnectedfromtheirpartnersandlovedones.

【翻译】

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。在主句中who引导定语从句，修

饰主语，because引导原因状语从句。

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不懈的努力在66岁时获得了博士学位。心随梦想，展翅高飞永不晚！

Staringatenvironmentalimpactreportsandapplicationsonmy

computerscreen,Ibegantothink,"Ineededachange."Itwasanother

turningpointthatledme,atage66,toearnaPhD.

Myfirstcareerwasaboutaudiology（听力学）一achoicebasedonjob

opportunitiesinaruralarea,andonethatallowedmetoworkpart-time

whileItendedmygrowingfamily.Butwhenmychildrengrewupandleft

home,Ifoundmyselflongingtobeoutside.

1beganattendinguniversityclasses,hopingthatmightleadmeto

newcareerprospects.Ialsowenttoseeacounselor,offeredaspartof

aprogramfornontraditionalstudents.Ourdiscussionledtoasecond

mastersdegreeinzoologyandthejobasanaturalistatastatepark.It

wasanentry-levelposition.Iwas44yearsold.AndIwasdelightedto

experiencethejoyofbeingoutdoorsthatIhadfeltasachild.

ButasIclimbedthecareerladderattheDepartmentofNatural

Resources(DNR),mytimeinthefielddecreasedandfinally

disappeared.Inthebackofmymind,thecounselorsquestionburnt.

"Whatgaveyoupleasureasachild?”

Asmydiscontentgrew,anopportunitypresenteditself：a4month

programaspartofafieldresearchproject.Ifoundthatfieldresearch

allowedmetoplayinthewoodsagain,butwiththeintellectual

stimulationthatcomeswithfiguringthingsout.

Attheendofmystay,Iwasinvitedtothe"sandwich"PhDprogram.

Iwas60yearsold.Ididn'tthinkearningaPhDwouldfurthermycareer.

ButIwantedtofollowmynewpassion.

"WhatdoyouintendtodowithaPhD?”mycolleaguesasked."Itsall

aboutthejourney,"Iresponded.Asoneofmyfavoriteauthors,Ursula

K.LeGuinn,wrote."Itisgoodtohaveanendtojourneytowards;but

itisthejourneythatmattersintheend."

ReadingCheck

1.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofherfirstcareer?

A.Itgavehergreatpleasure.

B.Itreducedherenthusiasmaboutiteventually.

C.Itledhertonewcareerprospects.

D.Itwongreatsupportfromherfamily.

2.Whichquestiondidtheauthorwanttosolvebyseeingthe

counselor?

A.Whichcareerpathtoturntonext.

B.Whentomakeachangeinhercareer.

C.Howtobecomeanontraditionalstudent.

D.Whetheranothermastersdegreeisnecessary.

3.WhydidtheauthorbecomeunhappywithherworkattheDNR?

A.Shehadnotimetosparewithchildren.

B.Shewastiredofclimbingthecareerladder.

C.Shecouldn'tenjoytheoutdoorswhileatwork.

D.Shehadbeenattheentry-levelpositionforlong.

LanguageStudy

Difficultsentence

Myfirstcareerwasaboutaudiology—achoicebasedonjob

opportunitiesinaruralarea,andonethatallowedmetoworkpart-time

whileItendedmygrowingfamily.

【翻译】

【黑占石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。Myfirstcareer是主句的主语，

one作同位语，that引导定语从句。

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Inmytwenties,Ihadnoideawhatwouldmatterinthelongterm.I'm

asmartperson,butIdidn'tthinkmuchaboutmyfuture.1Now,at41,

withthebenefitofbeingwiseaftertheevent,Icanseethatsomeofmy

decisionsmatteredalot.Herearesomethingsthataremoreimportant

inthelongtermthanIrealized.

Foronething,youshoulddevelopyourmarketableskills.2Getting

thehighestlevelofeducationyouareabletoandwanttocangiveyou

anadvantage.Havingatertiaryeducation（高等教育）orspecialized

trainingmakesiteasiertofacethefiercecompetition,andthejobs

availabletoyouareoftenmoreinteresting,creative,andsatisfying.

Foranother,youshouldspendyourtimewisely.Ispentalotof

energyinmyearly20sonrelationshipsthatweregoingnowhere.Mostof

myfreetimewastakenupbymyboyfriends.IknewearlyonIwasn't

goingtomarrytheseguys.3lnsteadofkeepingmyboyfriendshappy,I

couldhaveusedthattimetoworkonbecomingthepersonIwantedto

be.

4At23,Igotengagedaftersixmonthsofdating.Lookingback,I

barelyknewmyformerhusband,butitdidn'tfeellikeitmattered.Itfelt

romanticandintense.Ididn'tknowaboutstagesoflove,howtodeal

withconflictwell,orhowtomakeamarriagework.Iwasverygreenand

itmatteredmorethanIrealized.Whoyouchoosetosay"yes"tomakesa

hugeimpactonyourlifeformanyyears.Backtothestart,Iwouldarm

myselfwithknowledgetochoosewell.

Themostimportant,Ithink,istofaceyourdemons（恶魔）.Like

manyyoungpeople,IhadissuesleftoverfromchildhoodthatIdidn't

wanttoface.Itwasn'tuntilafewyearsagothatIrealizedhowimportant

itistodealwithandtakeresponsibilityforyourownissues.5

ReadingCheck

A.ThetimeIinvestedinthoserelationshipswasmostlywasted.

B.Anotherthingistodealwithyourproblemsatyourearlyage.

C.Ignoringyourpastissuescanleaveyouvariousconsequences.

D.Inmyworkandstudy,itmeantIpushedmyselftoexhaustion.

E.Ilivedmomenttomoment,withoutmuchthoughtorplanning.

F.Noteveryoneneedstogetadegree,buttheworldiscomp