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New Ways to Deal with Loneliness(孤独)
Friends are important in our life, because no one wants to be lonely. However, some people have difficulty in making friends and they often feel lonely.
______1______C According to a new study from Chicago University, the reason is that this kind of people have brains(脑)different from common people. And they often feel unsafe when facing strangers.
Does that mean they have no way to become happy again? ______2______E
Scientists of this study have thought up ways to help these people deal with their loneliness. They provided four steps for getting out of loneliness.
______3______A "It's not enough for people just to get in touch with others online. That's because most people don't show them true themselves there," said Dr Cacioppo,one of this study's scientists. Another step is to get an action plan. As "Actions speak louder than words", people need to be active to communicate(交流)with others. ______4______D They should try to expect the best from each interesting activity too.
______5______B Who knows what good things are waiting for us?

答案： ［文章大意］本文是一篇说明文，介绍了缓解孤独的一些方法。1. C ［解析］根据下文“According to a new study from Chicago University, the reason is that this kind of people have brains（脑） different from common people.”可知，有些人经常孤独的原因是这类人的大脑与普通人不同。下文提到了“原因”，选项 C“这背后的原因是什么？”符合此处语境。故选 C。2. E ［解析］根据上文“Does that mean they have no way to become happy again?”可知提到“没有办法再次变得快乐”，下文给出了一些缓解孤独的方法，由此可推知，此处指的是还有方法让孤独的人快乐起来。选项 E“不，别担心。”符合语境。故选 E。3. A ［解析］根据下文“Another step is to get an action plan. As ‘Actions speak louder than words’”可知，下文提到了“另一步”。因此此处应介绍第一步如何操作。选项 A“第一步是接受社交邀请，即使你不想去。”符合语境。故选 A。4. D ［解析］根据上文“People need to be active to communicate（交流） with others.”可知，人们需要积极主动地与他人交流。上文提到了“人们需要”，因此选项 D“他们还需要结识有相同兴趣的人。”符合语境。故选 D。5. B ［解析］根据下文“Who knows what good things are waiting for us?”,可知，下文提到“谁知道什么好事在等着我们”。选项 B“毕竟，明天又是新的一天。”符合语境。故选 B。