Being alone doesn’t necessarily mean being lo...

Being alone doesn’t necessarily mean being lonely: even when you’re dining alone, you’re often in the company of your phone, which means you’re in touch with friends and family, with the tap of a screen.

A new survey of 2,000 Americans found that the average adult eats alone during 7-4 meals each week. However, many say it can be a good thing. In fact, the survey revealed that 68 percent of Americans look forward to eating a meal alone.

The top reason why Americans eat alone? “It’s more relaxing”, say 50 percent of people who have taken part in the survey. Busy schedules (44 percent) and saving money (38 percent) round out the top three answers.

The new study, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of The U. S. Highbush Blueberry Council, revealed that busy schedules are challenging for Americans in general, and that it impacts mealtime is no exception.

The average American says they rush through four meals a week due to lack of time, with two meals being eaten on their feet and/or on the go.

Technology may be changing how we understand our alone time, and dining beside your phone could be Just as good as eating with a friend.

At least half of respondents will take part in some “eat and scroll” for six meals every week, but, two in three (66 percent) say they don，t feel like they’re eating alone when they’re looking through their phone.

Keeping our relationships strong doesn’t always require being together physically (though the average person in the poll ate with another person six times a week —one shy of their “solo meals” record). According to the poll, three in four respondents (75 percent) feel that engaging with their friends and family on social media platforms helps them feel more connected.

“Today, ‘togetherness’ is more of a feeling than a physical state, and people get creative to stay connected,” said a spokesperson for The Highbush Blueberry Council. “The joy of being together - however you manage it - never changes.”

1.Which statement is the leading reason why Americans eat alone?

A.“I can relax more.” B.“I want to save money.”

C.“I’m rushed.” D.“My friends are all busy.”

2.What question does the text want to answer?

A.What makes people feel like they’re not eating alone?

B.Why does “dinner for two” mean “you and your device”?

C.How do social media platforms change Americans’ eating habits?

D.Why 68 percent of Americans feel good about eating alone?

3.What changes the way Americans understand their alone time?

A.Busy schedules. B.Technology C.Life style. D.Finance.

4.What’s the understanding of “togetherness” for Americans nowadays?

A.It requires being together physically. B.It’s a state of accompanying side by side.

C.It’s more of a spiritual feeling. D.It has nothing to do with social media.

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Whatever it means to be a good child, it doesn’t mean being perfect. 1. Maybe one way to think of it is this: good children put themselves on the path towards being happy, successful adults. Any parent would appreciate this type of good children.

Treat others like you want to be treated.

2. , and it really is a valuable rule to love by. For children, acting towards your parents, friends, family and other people with this guide in mind shows thoughtfulness and maturity on your part.

Learn to recognize how other people are feeling.

If you know how other people are feeling and are likely to react, you’ll have a great advantage in deciding how you’d behave in that situation. For instance, if your parents are stressed about how they’re going to pay for the bills for the month, it is probably not the best time to ask for a video game or new shoes. 3. it is probably not the best time to tease him about his lack of athletic skills.

4. .

When someone is hurting, or needs a hand, do what you can to help. The world always needs more sympathetic, helpful people.

Offer gratitude to those who help you.

As you become more aware of how you can help others, you should also become more aware of all the people that help you. 5. .

A. Know when to ask for help

B. Show concern and sympathy

C. Many people call this the “golden rule”

D. Let them know you appreciate all they do for you

E. Explain how you feel about the conflict by saying something

F. Or, if your brother is upset about not making the baseball team

G. It does involve qualities like understanding, self-discipline, and appreciation, though

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She doesn’t like Miss Janie, so she always avoids __________ with her.

A. to be left alone　　 B. being left behind　　 C. being leaving behind　　 D. being left alone

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Happiness doesn’t mean being joyful or laughing all day long. Although happiness should be defined by each of us for ourselves, a general understanding of it could be having more good moments and memories than bad ones and having an overall feelings of satisfaction and fulfillment. 1. Read on and you will know the answer.

*2.Many of us have the impression that we’re not allowed to be happy and that we don’t deserve it. Well, we all deserve to be happy, no matter what others say or even what we believe. So allow yourself to be happy.

*Smile even if you don’t feel like it. Yes, smile as often as you can. 3.If you’re alone, smile for at least 3 minutes and our brain will take it as a real smile and will start producing feel-good hormones(荷尔蒙) and other chemicals.

*Enjoy the now. 4.Worrying about the future will not make you any more ready for whatever it is that finally happens. Choose the now and make an effort to live it.

*Count your blessings. Take a piece of paper and something you like to drink and sit comfortably maybe with some nice music in the background. Then write a list of every blessing in your life. Start with the smallest ones: I’m alive... to the biggest ones you can feel. 5. Once you’re done, leave the list on the table. Read it every morning during breakfast for a week.

A. Don’t leave anything out.

B. Give yourself permission.

C.If you are with people, they’ll feel warmer.

D.Be brave and imaginative with your words.

E.So, how can we have more happy moments?

F. Feeling bad about the past will not change it a bit.

G.Why not say something loving to one person today?

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She doesn’t mind being ____ as long as there are enough books to read.

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Losing ____face doesn't always mean being ______ failure.

A. your; a         B. /; a          C. your; /           D. a; /

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It is a truth which is universally _____that wealth doesn’t necessarily mean happiness

A. applied　　 B. acknowledged

C. acquired　　 D. accomplished

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

You can’t complain of being lonely _______ you don’t make any effort to meet people.

A. until            B. when        C. once      D. though

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When, after a year of being alone on his island, Robinson Crusoe sees a footprint in the sand, the reader of Robinson Crusoe trembles. Will Crusoe find another human being to end his loneliness? Is the footprint the sign of an enemy? Since 1719, when Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe, thousands of people who enjoy English novels have thrilled to this great adventure story. But few know how the story came to be written. Robinson Crusoe was the first English novel. Its birth brought together the misadventures of a Scotch “failure” and the untapped imagination of an aging English scribbler.

Near the end of the Seventeenth Century, the hot-tempered Alexander Selkirk was charged with bad conduct while in church. Rather than face this charge, he ran away to sea. Several years later, Selkirk found himself on the ship of an English privateer. The privateer was preying on Spanish shipping. But Selkirk quarreled bitterly with the Captain. So, when the ship came to the island of Juan Femandez in the South Seas, Selkirk asked to be put ashore. When he saw that there were no people on the island, he begged to be taken back on board. But the Captain refused—Selkirk had gone too far. Over four years later, Selkirk was rescued by another ship.

When Selkirk got back to England, the story of his life on the island fired the imagination of Daniel Defoe. Defoe had been earning a living by his pen since he was thirty. He was amazingly hard-working. He wrote a whole newspaper three times a week. He also made part of his living from politics. He supported both political parties. He told each party that it had his sole support.

1.Alexander Selkirk spent four years on a desert island because 　　　　 .

A. he sought adventure

B. he was hot-tempered

C. he was afraid to face charges

D. his ship was wrecked

2.Daniel Defoe 　　　　　 .

A. made his living as a writer

B. got his start as a writer with the writing of Robinson Crusoe

C. was very “straight”-he was hardworking and honest

D. had little power of imagination, but succeeded with his novel because he worked hard

3.This passage is mainly about 　　　　　　 .

A. how Alexander Selkirk was able to survive on the island.

B. why people enjoy English novels

C. what the footprint in the sand meant

D. how Robinson Crusoe came to be written

4.According to this passage , which of the following statements is not true?

A. Robinson Crusoe was a successful novel.

B. Even if Alexander Selkirk had not lived on the island of Juan Femande, Robinson Crusoe would still have been written.

C. Daniel Defoe lived partly by hard work and partly by his “ wits ”.

D. With the writing of Robinson Crusoe , the English novel was born.

5.The author’s attitude towards Daniel Defoe is 　　　　　 .

A. critical　　　　 B. supporting　　　　 C. both A and B　　　　 D. opposing

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The world seems gloomy (阴沉的) and gray when you’re feeling blue. In fact, being down might even affect how you perceive (感知) the colour blue. A recent study about colour was published in the journal Psychological Science. It shows a direct connection between a person’s ability to perceive colour and their emotions.

Psychologists have long known that emotions can affect the way people perceive things. That’s in part because chemicals from your brain might affect how you process what you see. “Color is such an important part of our experience,” says lead author Christopher Thorstenson, a psychologist at the university of Rochester, in New York. There’s reason, he says, that sad people commonly describe the world as “colourless” and “gray”, and happy people use words like “bright” and “colorful”.

In the experiment, the researchers randomly assigned people to one of two groups. People in the sadness group watched a sad scene from The Lion King. Those in the “amusement” group watched a comedy.

Everyone was then asked to look at red, yellow, green, and blue patches (斑点) that had been changed to a grayish colour. “Some of the patches are pretty difficulty to make out,” Thorstenson admits he says it takes some time to figure out their shade. People were scored on how accurate their colour perception was. Then they completed an emotional evaluation.

The result? Sad people had a hard time seeing the difference between shades along the blue-yellow colour axis (色轴). But they did not have problems seeing colours in the red-green spectrum (光谱). Thorstenson says this could be the result of an evolutionary need to see red as a response to anger.

Thorstenson says these results highlight the possible important of dopamine in sight. Dopamine is a chemical that sends signals to the brain. Researchers are hoping to focus more on dopamine in the future. “We know dopamine affects how we see colours, too,” Thorstenson says “How we feel can really influence how we see the world around us” he says.

1.According to paragraph 2, how people describe the world reflects　　 ________.

A. how they feel　　 B. how they think

C. their world view　　 D. their language skills

2.In the experiment, the participants were asked to watch different programs so as to ________.

A. check their feelings　　 B. influence their moods

C. develop their interests　　 D. test their personalities

3.Why were the patches made grayish in the experiment?　　 ________

A. To make them look prettier

B. To make them hard to recognize

C. Because it changed the participants’ attitudes

D. Because it was good for the participants’ eyes

4.Which colour is easier to recognize for sad people?　　 ________

A. Blue　　 B. Yellow

C. Red　　 D. Gray

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