单选题

Questions 14-17 are based on the following passage about loneilness．

单选题 Who are the loneliest among these people according to the speaker?

A、 Children．
B、 Young people．
C、 The middle-aged．
D、 Old people．

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] 14-17 Many people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours．This kind of loneliness is not serious．In fact, it's quite normal． However, for some people, loneliness can last for years． Psychologists are studying this complex phenomenon in an attempt to better understand long-term loneliness．Most researchers agree that the loneliest people are between the ages of 18 and 25．So a group of psychologists decided to study a group of college freshmen．They found that more than 50% of the freshmen were lonely at the beginning of the semester as a result of their new circumstances．But they had adjusted after a few months．13% were still lonely after 7 months due to shyness and fear．They feel very uncomfortable meeting new people even though they understood that their fear was not reasonable．They remained unhappy because they were afraid to make new friends．And they thought that there was little or nothing they could do to improve their condition． [解析] 本题只要捕捉到“Most researchers agree that the loneliest people are between the ages of 18 and 25．”，就可给出正确答案[B] 。

单选题 What do psychologists think of long-term loneliness?

A、 It's nothing serious．
B、 It's quite dangerous．
C、 It's worthy of attention．
D、 It's easily understandable．

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 文章的开始部分提到孤独持续儿分钟或几小时是很正常的 “it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours．This kind of loneliness is not serious．In fact, it's quite normal．”，然而孤独要是持续几年的活，情况就不同了，心理学家为了更好地理解长时间的孤独，正在从事相关研究“Psychologists are studying this complex phenomenon in an attempt to better understand long-term loneliness．”，这说明长时间的孤独是应引起大家关注的，因此应选择[C] 。

单选题 Why did the people in the research feel lonely?

A、 They were self-conscious．
B、 They were not adaptable．
C、 They were homesick．
D、 They were too proud．

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 心理学家们发现百分之五十以上的大学新生感到孤独是由于面临新的环境“as a result of their new circumstances．”，也就是说，他们感到孤独是由于他们不适应新的环境。因此[B] 选项为正确答案。语言点：[B] 选项中的adaptable表示“能适应的”。

单选题 How many people overcame the loneliness after a few months?

A、 More than 13 percent．
B、 More then 18 percent．
C、 More than 37 percent．
D、 More than 50 percent．

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 心理学家们发现“more than 50% of the freshmen were lonely at the beginning of the semester”，七个月之后“13% were still lonely”，由此可以推断出，37%的大学新生克服了孤独，因此正确答案为[C] 。