Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can cause many health problems and even death. What they didn’t know is   16  this feeling causes illness. A study in the online magazine Genome Biology  17  that loneliness actually influences the important part of our bodies—our genes.
In a small population of patients, researchers   18  more than 20,000 genes to compare how the genes of lonely and non-lonely individuals (个体) express themselves in molecular processes (分子过程) and in personal health. They found that gene expression is   19  in chronically (长期地) lonely people. “We now have a new way for understanding the relationship   20   social experience and physical health,” explains the study’s lead author, Steve Cole of University of California, Los Angeles.
“This study—the first to link (联系)   21  with gene changes—is special and exciting,” says Emma Adam, a professor of human development at Northwestern University. “It   22  in the black box.”
According to John Cacioppo, an author of the study from the University of Chicago, the
work suggests that loneliness is a warning   23 , much like physical pain. “This feeling is so bad because   24  of us wants to be forgotten; that’ s also what human means,” he says. “It makes us   25  for other people and want to be with friends when we’re lonely.”

【小题1】
A.whenB.whereC.howD.if
【小题2】
A.explainsB.talksC.repliesD.answers
【小题3】
A.collectedB.grewC.foundD.surveyed
【小题4】
A.importantB.differentC.interestingD.difficult
【小题5】
A.inB.betweenC.aboutD.both
【小题6】
A.work B.healthC.lifeD.feelings
【小题7】
A.fillsB.makes C.buildsD.repairs
【小题8】
A.note B.signC.soundD.picture
【小题9】
A.eachB.nothingC.any D.none
【小题10】
A.lookB.liveC.careD.think

Feeling lonely can make you sick. Doctors have long known that loneliness can cause many health problems and even death. What they didn’t know is   16   this feeling causes illness. A study in the online magazine Genome Biology   17   that loneliness actually influences the important part of our bodies—our genes.

In a small population of patients, researchers   18   more than 20,000 genes to compare how the genes of lonely and non-lonely individuals (个体) express themselves in molecular processes (分子过程) and in personal health. They found that gene expression is   19   in chronically (长期地) lonely people. “We now have a new way for understanding the relationship   20    social experience and physical health,” explains the study’s lead author, Steve Cole of University of California, Los Angeles.

“This study—the first to link (联系)   21   with gene changes—is special and exciting,” says Emma Adam, a professor of human development at Northwestern University. “It   22   in the black box.”

According to John Cacioppo, an author of the study from the University of Chicago, the

work suggests that loneliness is a warning   23  , much like physical pain. “This feeling is so bad because   24   of us wants to be forgotten; that’ s also what human means,” he says. “It makes us   25   for other people and want to be with friends when we’re lonely.”

1.A. when           B. where       C. how              D. if

2.A. explains           B. talks     C. replies         D. answers

3.A. collected      B. grew             C. found            D. surveyed

4.A. important      B. different    C. interesting          D. difficult

5.A. in             B. between     C. about             D. both

6.A. work           B. health       C. life             D. feelings

7.A. fills              B. makes        C. builds           D. repairs

8.A. note           B. sign             C. sound       D. picture

9.A. each           B. nothing          C. any              D. none

10.A. look          B. live             C. care             D. think

 

A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could,but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two road in front of him,one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take?He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right,and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room,and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.

Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and , as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dreams. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel , was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.

1.The Black Forest is ____________.

A.a place in Germany

B. not a real place

C.Invented by the writer

D.a place in Britain

2.When he was walking in the forest,_________ran after him.

A  two dogs   B  two tigers   C two men     D  two women

3.Finally he came to_________.

A.a forest

B.another road

C.another dream

D.a small hotel

4.It was_____that saved the man's life 20 years later.

A a voice   B  the dream   C  someone else    D God

5.The story tells us that_______.

A a dream may come true some time later

B a dream is always a dream

C people should not believe their dreams

D people should always believe their dreams

 

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