Question

    Every two or three months, Thyago Ohana goes out on the busy streets of Vienna with a sign saying "Free Hugs". The handsome 32-year-old Brazilian, who works in international trade at India's Vienna embassy, chooses a popular site, like the historic shopping street, Kaerntner Strasse. There he opens his arms to anyone who wants a hearty embrace(拥抱).

He does it because back in 2012, when he was feeling very stressed and anxious during a visit to Paris, a stranger gave him a free hug. He's never forgotten how it filled him with unexpected calm and joy.

For those who take up his offer, the hug makes them laugh and smile. But sometimes it does more, as when an elderly woman in a tour group stopped and watched him. The group moved on, but she remained and asked, "Can I have a hug?" "Of course you can!" said Thyago who wrapped his arms round her. When they broke their embrace, she kept holding onto his shoulders and looked into his eyes. "Thank you," she said. "I can't remember the last time I was hugged this way."

It's a memory that still makes Thyago emotional. "It was a really powerful moment of human connection. It's why 1 keep doing it."

Of our five senses, our sense of touch is the one that is most easily taken for granted. "A child can be born blind or deaf and they will grow up just fine," says David J Linden, author of Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind. "Yet if a baby is lacking in loving social touch for the first two years of life, then all sorts of disasters unfold." That's one reason why when babies are born, they are now usually placed on their mother's skin.

Linden says however you do it, "maximizing touch in your life is a good thing"- whether holding hands, petting a dog, going to the hairdresser, hugging our kids, our partners or even a

stranger.

1.Why did Thyago Ohana offer free hugs to strangers?

A.He longed for calm and joy.

B.He felt stressed and upset.

C.He wanted others to feel connected and cared.

D.He hoped to help others cure their diseases.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 suggest?

A.Our sense of touch isn't so important.

B.Our sense of touch is undervalued.

C.Our sense of touch does no good to us.

D.Our sense of touch is thought highly of.

3.What does David J Linden think of social touch?

A.The way of offering social touch counts.

B.Offering hugs is the best way to get social touch.

C.Blind kids will be cured as long as they get enough social touch.

D.Many problems can be tracked back to babyhood short of social touch.

4.Where is this text most likely from?

A.A health magazine. B.A research paper.

C.A guide book. D.A biology textbook.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲述了Thyago在街上给陌生提供免费拥抱的行为及其原因，表明触觉和情感之间存在密切的联系。

1.

细节理解题。根据第二段的He's never forgotten how it filled him with unexpected calm and joy.(他绝不会忘记它让自己的内心充满了意外的平静和快乐)和第四段的It was a really powerful moment of human connection. It's why 1 keep doing it."(它是人类情感联系的有力时刻，那就是我坚持做样做的原因)可知，Thyago这样做的原因是他想让别人通过拥抱感到自己被关心和与别人产生联系。C. He wanted others to feel connected and cared.(他想让其他人感到与别人有联系且受到关心)符合以上说法，故选C项。

2.

词义猜测题。根据第五段的Of our five senses, our sense of touch is the one that is most easily taken for granted. "(在我们的五个感官中，我们的触觉是最容易被认为是理所当然的)和 Yet if a baby is lacking in loving social touch for the first two years of life, then all sorts of disasters unfold."(然而，如果一个婴儿在生命的头两年缺乏爱的社会接触，那么各种各样的灾难就会降临。)可知，没有社交接触会产生很多问题，而我们通常认为接触是一件再普通不过的事情。由此推测，划线部分的意思是“我们的触觉最容易被低估”。B. Our sense of touch is undervalued.(我们的触觉最容易被低估)符合以上说法，故选B项。

3.

细节理解题。根据第五段的Yet if a baby is lacking in loving social touch for the first two years of life, then all sorts of disasters unfold."(然而，如果一个婴儿在生命的头两年缺乏爱的社会接触，那么各种各样的灾难就会降临。)可知，作者认为很多问题都是由于婴儿时期缺乏社交接触而产生的。D. Many problems can be tracked back to babyhood short of social touch.(很多问题都可以追溯到婴儿时期缺乏社交接触)符合以上说法，故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。根据第二段的He's never forgotten how it filled him with unexpected calm and joy.(他永远不会忘记他的内心充满了意外的平静和快乐)和第五段的Yet if a baby is lacking in loving social touch for the first two years of life, then all sorts of disasters unfold."(然而，如果一个婴儿在生命的头两年缺乏爱的社会接触，那么各种各样的灾难就会降临)可知，接触能让一个人心情愉快，而婴儿时期缺少接触会导致很多灾难，这和人的精神健康有关。由此推测本文很有可能出现在一本健康杂志上。A. A health magazine.(一本健康杂志)符合以上说法，故选A项。