Millions of Chinese have been playing a mobile game called Travel Frog recently. You play as the “mother” of a frog who lives alone and enjoys traveling. You need to prepare food and tools for his trips. The frog will send you postcards while he is away.

The game’s popularity may have something to do with how lonely people are these days, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Many players have said that the lonely frog is just like them. But playing with the frog helps them forget their loneliness for a short time.

Loneliness seems to be a common problem today. According to the Guardian, about 40 percent of American adults say they’re lonely. And in the UK, about one in five people in the country are “always or often lonely”, The Telegraph reported.

This might be why the UK government declared (宣布) the country’s very first “Minister of Loneliness” (孤独大臣) in January. The minister’s job is to find ways to help UK citizens feel less lonely. The minister’s office will provide more money for activities that connect people together.

This loneliness problem may be partly because of social media. When we see pictures of friends having fun or posting selfies (自拍) without us, we may compare their “perfect” lives with our own and feel inferior (较差的) and lonely.

But we should remember that no one is destined (注定) to be lonely. As UK poet John Donne once wrote, “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent (陆地), a part of the main.”

Tips to get rid of loneliness

Sing your favorite songs.

Connect with a friend.

Do something creative, such as drawing a picture.

Imagine some place you’d like to visit, like a fun gathering or a sporting event.

1.What do players do while playing Travel Frog?

A. Build houses for their frogs. B. Prepare food and tools for their frogs’ trips.

C. Choose places for their frogs to travel. D. Write postcards to their frogs.

2.According to the story, why is the game so popular?

A. Because it is well-designed.

B. Because it can be played on mobile phones.

C. Because people often feel lonely.

D. Because people have more spare time these days.

3.To deal with loneliness, the UK government _____.

A. designed the game Travel Frog

B. created the “Minister of Loneliness”

C. holds parties for people to get together

D. stopped people’s use of social media

4.What does the underlined sentence means?

A. Everyone is connected with others.

B. We should not compare ourselves to others.

C. It’s not fun to feel lonely.

D. No one should live alone.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Travel Frog enjoys traveling

B. Tips to get rid of loneliness

C. Loneliness is becoming a bigger problem

D. Minister of Loneliness

1.B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.C 【解析】文章大意:本文作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了如今一款受人欢迎的游戏“旅行青蛙”,由此引出如今人们的孤独问题。 1.细节理解题。由第一段You need to prepare food and tools for his trips.可知,你需要为你的青蛙准备旅行的工具和食物,故答案选B。 2.推理判断题。根据第...

Everyone has got two personalities (性格)—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control yourself, but when you're asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.

If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don’t like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you're always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩) , you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You're shy and you don't usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced (平衡的) personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don't often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.

1.You may find the passage in __________.

A. a science magazine B. a guide book C. a sports newspaper D. a story book

2.When does the sleeping position best show your secret personality?

A. In the daytime. B. At the beginning of sleep. C. At night. D. During the deep sleep.

3.Tina hardly tells her secrets to her friends. She probably goes to sleep __________.

A. on curled up B. on her stomach C. on her back D. on her side

4.What does the word “defensive" mean in the passage?

A. 易怒的 B. 攻击性的 C. 外向的 D. 有戒心的

5.What does the passage tell us?

A. Sleeping on your side is the best way of sleeping.

B. Changing positions will cause sleeping problems.

C. Sleeping positions show people's secret personalities.

D. Enough sleep makes people look better and healthier.

1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C 【解析】试题分析:这篇短文中作者主要讲述了几种不同的睡觉姿势显示我们有不同的性格,并一一进行了举例说明。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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