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1、课时跟踪练(一)Welcometotheunit&Reading——Pre-readingⅠ.阅读理解AResearchhasfoundthatadultstodayhavefewerfriendsthantheydidinthe1980s,andthatmorepeoplesaytheyhavenoonetodiscussimportantstuffwith.Playtheviolin.Notjustplayit—andsingalong.Anewstudysuggeststhatsingingisaneffec
2、tivewaytomakenewfriendsbecauseithelpsusbondquicklywithothers.Forthestudy,ledbyEilunedPearce,Ph.D.atOxfordUniversity,researcherslookedatparticipants,aged18to83inadulteducationclassesorganizedbytheWorkers'EducationAssociationintheUK.Eightyfourparticipantswereenr
3、olledinoneoffoursingingclasses;51participantswereenrolledinoneoftwocreativecraftsclassesoracreativewritingclass.Overaperiodofsevenmonths,theclasseswentweekly.Duringthefirst,third,andfinalmonths,researchersaskedparticipantstotellhowclosetheyfelttotheirclassmate
4、s.Resultsshowedsomethingsurprising.Althoughparticipantsinalltheclassesfeltclosertotheirclassmatesbythestudy'send,participantsinthesingingclassesdevelopedthatclosenessmuchmorequickly.Asforwhyexactlysingingleadstofastgroupbonding,theresearcherssayonepossiblereas
5、onisthateveryonedoesitatthesametime.Comparethatwithcreativewritingorcrafting,whereeveryoneisworkingonanindividualproject.Anotherpossiblecause,accordingtotheresearchers,isthatsinginginvolvesmusculareffort,whichcausesthereleaseofcertainmolecules(分子)thatcanmakeus
6、happierandmorewillingtocooperate.Thepointhereisthatsingingcanbeagreaticebreakeramonglargegroupsofstrangers,whichcanleadtoindividualfriendshipsdowntheline.“Reallycloserelationshipsstilldependoncommunicationbetweenindividualsormuchsmallergroups，”Pearcesaidinarel
7、ease,“butthisstudyshowssingingcanstartthebondingprocess.”语篇解读：研究发现很多人一起唱歌时很容易建立友谊关系。1．Whathasresearchfoundabouttoday'sadults?A．Theydon'treallywantfriends.B．Theyarelookingfornewfriends.C．Theyhavefewerfriendsthanbefore.D．Theylikediscussingimportantthingswithfrie
8、nds.解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，研究发现，现在的人跟以前相比朋友要少。2．Theresearchersdidn'texpectthat________.A．creativewritingclasseshelppeoplebondB．theparticipantswouldbecomeclosertoothersC．somanyparticip
