第4讲词义猜测题（二）词义猜测题(二)A(2016·四川绵阳高三二诊)Lonelinessislikeadisease,andwhat'sworse,it'scontagious.Itcanspreadfromonepersontoanother,accordingtotherecentresearchthatstressesthepowerofoneperson'semotionstoaffectevenpeopletheydon'tknow.Thenewanalysis,involving4,793peoplewhowereinterviewedeverytwoyearsbetween2005and2015,showedthatafriendofalonelypersonwas52%morelikelytodevelopfeelingsoflonelinessbythetimeofthenextinterview.Afriendofthatpersonwas25%morelikely,andafriendofafriendofafriendwas15%morelikely.“Lonelinessisnotjustthepropertyofanindividual.Itcanbetransmittedacrosspeople—evenpeopleyoudon'thavedirectcontactwith，”saidJohnT.Cacioppo,apsychologistofUniversityofChicagowholedthestudypublishedintheDecemberissueoftheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.Lonelinesshasbeenlinkedtomedicalproblems,includingdepression,sleepproblemsandgenerallypoorerphysicalhealth.Identifyingsomeofthecausescouldhelpreducetheemotionandimprovehealth,expertssaid.Althoughthestudydidnotexaminehowlonelinessspreads,Caciopposaidanotherresearchhasprovidedclues.“Let'ssayforwhateverreasonyougetlonely.Youtheninteractwithotherpeopleinamorenegativefashion.Thatputstheminanegativemoodandmakesthemmorelikelytointeractwithotherpeopleinanegativefashionandtheyminimizetheirsocialtiesandbecomelonely，”Caciopposaid.AccordingtoCacioppo,lonelinessspreadsmoreeasilyamongwomenthanmen,perhapsbecausewomenaremorelikelytoexpressemotions.Lonelypeoplebecomelessandlesstrustingofothers.Thismakesitmoreandmoredifficultforthemtomakefriends—andmorelikelythatsocietywillrejectthem.Therefore,itisimportanttorecognizeanddealwithloneliness.Cacioppoemphasizespeoplewhohavebeenpushedtotheedgesofsocietyshouldreceivehelptorepairtheirsocialnetworks.体裁：说明文题材：科普知识主题：孤独具有传染性语篇导读：本文讲述了孤独产生的原因及处理的方法。1．Itcanbeconcludedfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．lonelinessspreadsinsocialnetworksB．emotionsareonlytransmittedbetweenfriendsC．moreandmorepeoplearesufferingfromlonelinessD．lonelinessisactuallyakindofdisease【解析】A推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句可知，孤独就像一种疾病，更糟糕的是，它有传染性，故选A项。2．AccordingtoCacioppo,lonelypeople________.A．relyheavilyonothersB．aremorelikelytotrustothersC．arelesslikelytoberejectedbyfriendsD．willprobablybedesertedbysociety【解析】D推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一、二句可知，由于孤独的人不信任别人，这使得他们更有可能被社会抛弃，故选D项。3．Theword“minimize”inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto__________.A．increaseB．reduceC．createD．keep【解析】B词义猜测题。根据文章第五段最后一句可知，这让他们处于一种负面情绪中，这种情绪使他们更加有可能以一种消极的方式与他人互动，减少与社会的联系，变得孤独。minimize(把……减至最小量)与reduce意义相近，故选B项。【状元点拨·方法】根据构词法猜测词义在做词义猜测题时，考生可根据前缀或后缀或复合词的各部分猜测词义，如前缀co－表示“共同；一起”，un－/im－表示否定意义；后缀－ise/ize表示“使成为……；使……化”，－able表示“能……的；具有……性质的”，－ous表示“具有……的；有……特征的”，－ful表示“充满……的”，－less表示“无……的”等。如本题中的minimize可根据mini－表示“(同类中)极小的；极短的”猜测出其含义。4．Whatshouldlonelypeopledotogetridofloneliness?A．Refusethehelpgivenbyothers.B．Admitandtrytosolveit.C．Interactwithothersmorenegatively.D．Expressemotionsmoreoften.【解析】B推理判断题。根据最后一段第三句...
