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【题目】请阅读下面非连续性文本，按要求完成所给的任务，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Many of us have feelings of loneliness as we grow up. Some teenagers can’t stand eating alone in the dining hall, and girls even go to the restroom hand in hand. They fear being called a “loner”. In these cases, we might use the word “loner” in a disapproving (不赞成的) way.

However, it can actually have a good meaning as well. It all depends on our attitude toward being alone.

“It’s hard to feel lonely when you’re trying to master a new skill, practice a hobby or try out a new recipe,” wrote US lifestyle writer Adrienne Breaux. She used to be a terrible cook, but whenever loneliness hit her, she would buy a lot of ingredients and figure out how to make them into delicious dishes. After a few months, she became good at cooking. If you can make use of your solo (单独的) time, you’ll find that it won't trouble you.

“Honjok” Hit Korea

“Honjok” has become a growing lifestyle in South Korea. The word comes from “hon” (alone) and “jok” (tribe 一族). These people eat alone, travel alone, and enjoy being by themselves. “I hope it grows into a self-supporting culture of happiness,” said Jang Jae Young, a South Korean who runs a website about this solo lifestyle called honjok.me.

Loner Economy (经济) in Japan

There are many solo karaoke bars and solo cafes in Japan. Ramen (拉面） restaurants for solo diners are especially popular. Boards separate each seat. Diners fill out a form to place an order, and then press a button to call the waiter. They don't see the faces of other customers or waiters.

People are becoming more peaceful about being alone. This doesn’t mean we should totally shut ourselves from the outside world, of course. But it doesn’t hurt to have some “me time” once in a while.

The Loneliness

My heart has grown rich with the passing of years,

I have less need now than when I was young

To share myself with every comer

Or shape my thoughts into words

It is the same to me whether they come or go

As long as I have myself

Let them think I care, though I go alone;

If it lifts their pride, what is it to me

Who am self-complete as a flower or a stone.

【1】What does the writer want to tell us by mentioning US lifestyle writer Adrienne Breaux?

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【2】How do you like the “loners” in South Korea?

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【3】In the passage, the underlined word “this” refers to _______________.

【4】Please translate the underlined (划线的) sentence into Chinese. (不超过 25 个汉字)

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【5】Do you want to be a loner? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】If you can make use of your solo time (by doing something), loneliness won’t trouble you./…

【2】In South Korea, more and more people enjoy being alone. /In South Korea, being alone is a

trend and more and more people enjoy it.

【3】People are becoming more peaceful about being alone.

【4】只要我还有自我， 他们来去对我都一样。

【5】Yes, I do. Because I can make use of my solo time to improve my life skills.

【解析】

本文介绍了很多人不喜欢孤独。但是人们可以利用独处的时间去掌握一项新技能、培养一种爱好或尝试一种新食谱，这样孤独就不会困扰你。

【1】根据“If you can make use of your solo (单独的) time, you’ll find that it won't trouble you.”可知，如果你可以利用你的独处时间做某事，孤独就不会困扰你。故填If you can make use of your solo time (by doing something), loneliness won’t trouble you./… 。

【2】根据“These people eat alone, travel alone, and enjoy being by themselves.”可知，在韩国，越来越多的人喜欢独处。故填In South Korea, more and more people enjoy being alone. /In South Korea, being alone is a trend and more and more people enjoy it.

【3】根据“People are becoming more peaceful about being alone. This doesn’t mean we should totally shut ourselves from the outside world, of course.”可知，此处的this指的是前句的“人们对于独处变得越来越平和。”故填People are becoming more peaceful about being alone.

【4】as long as“只要”，I have myself“我还有自我”，the same to me“对我都一样”，it是形式主语，whether they come or go“他们是否来去”，是真正主语从句，故填：只要我还有自我， 他们来去对我都一样。

【5】根据“It’s hard to feel lonely when you’re trying to master a new skill, practice a hobby or try out a new recipe,”可知，“当你试图掌握一项新技能、培养一种爱好或尝试一种新食谱时，你很难感到孤独。”因此，我想要成为一名孤独的人，因为我可以利用独处的时间来掌握一项新技能，故填Yes, I do. Because I can make use of my solo time to improve my life skills.