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阅读理解 　　Loneliness is like a disease－and what's worse, it's contagious．It can spread from one person to another, according to the recent research that stresses the power of one person's emotions to affect even people they don't know． 　　The new analysis, involving 4,793 people who were interviewed every two years between 1991 and 2001, showed that a friend of a lonely person was 52％ more likely to develop feelings of loneliness by the time of the next interview．A friend of that person was 25％ more likely, and a friend of a friend of a friend was 15％ more likely． 　　“Loneliness is not just the property of an individual．It can be transmitted across people－even people you don't have direct contact with,” said John T．Cacioppo, a psychologist of University of Chicago who led the study published in the December issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology． 　　Loneliness has been linked to medical problems, including depression, sleep problems and generally poorer physical health．Identifying some of the causes could help reduce the emotion and improve health, experts said． 　　Although the study did not examine how loneliness spreads, Cacioppo said another research has provided clues．“Let's say for whatever reason you get lonely．You then interact with other people in a more negative fashion．That puts them in a negative mood and makes them more likely to interact with other people in a negative fashion and they minimize their social ties and become lonely,” Cacioppo said． 　　According to Cacioppo, loneliness spread more easily among women than men, perhaps because women were more likely to express emotions． 　　Lonely people become less and less trusting others．This makes it more and more difficult for them to make friends－and more likely that society will reject them．Therefore, it is important to recognize and deal with loneliness．Cacioppo emphasizes people who have been pushed to the edges of society should receive help to repair their social networks． (1) What's the main idea of this passage? [　　] A． In fact, loneliness is a kind of disease． B． It is necessary to help lonely people． C． Loneliness spreads in social networks． D． No one can live without social networks． (2) It can be concluded from the second paragraph that ________． [　　] A． loneliness more likely spreads among close friends B． lonely persons are less willing to make friends C． more and more people are suffering from loneliness D． the more friends you make, the less lonely you feel (3) Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? [　　] A． Certain causes of loneliness． B． One possible way of the spreading of loneliness． C． The advantages of men over women． D． The importance of studying loneliness． (4) From the passage we know that ________． [　　] A． people can be emotionally affected by a stranger B． the new study first explains why people are lonely C． it's hard for people to believe in lonely people D． people should often maintain their social networks

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．C;4．A;
解析：

(1)	从全文的主题段(即第一段)可知，C项概括最具针对性．
(2)	从该段中数字的变化以及a friend of a lonely person，a friend of that person和a friend of a friend of a friend可知A项正确．
(3)	从第四段第一句可排除A项；从第五段中Cacioppo的话可排除B项；从最后一段第三句Therefore, it is important to recognize and deal with loneliness可排除D项；而C项则是对倒数第二段的扩大化理解．
(4)	A项是对第一段中the power of one person's emotions to affect even people they don't know的同义转换．