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1、Unit5 NelsonMandela—amodernheroⅠ.阅读理解USauthorHenryRollinsoncewrote:“Lonelinessaddsbeautytolife.Itputsaspecialburnonsunsetsandmakesnightairsmellbetter.”Indeed,intheeyesofartists,lonelinessneverseemstogooutofstyle.Therearepaintingsthatportrayloneliness,songsthatareinspi
2、redbyloneliness,andmanyworksofliteraturethatcenteraroundthistheme.IntheeyesofUKeconomistRachelReeves,however,lonelinessisfarfromromantic(浪漫的).Instead,it’sa“giantevil”that’sbecomeaseriousprobleminthecountry.Sojusthowseriousisit?OnJan.17,UKPrimeMinisterTheresaMayappoint
3、edpoliticianTraceyCrouchasthecountry’sveryfirst“MinisterforLoneliness”.Herjobistotackle(处理)thelonelinessthatthecountry’sbeenfeeling—aproblemwhich,accordingtoUKgovernmentresearch,isaffectingmorethan9millionpeopleinthecountry,andismoreharmfultoone’sphysicalandmentalheal
4、ththansmoking15cigarettesaday.Andtheproblemhasn’tjustappearedrecently.Backin2014,theUKwasgiventhetitleofthe“lonelinesscapitalofEurope”byTheTelegraph.AsurveycarriedoutbythenewspaperfoundthatBritishpeoplewerelesslikelytogettoknowtheirneighborsorbuildstrongrelationshipsw
5、ithpeoplethanthosefromotherEuropeancountries.“ThereissomethingBritishaboutwantingtodealwithproblemsyourself,”ChristianGuy,directoroftheCentreforSocialJusticethink-tank(智囊团),toldTheTelegraph.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthattheproblemonlyaffectsBritons.Infact,we’reallsufferingfro
6、mlonelinessnowmorethanever,inspiteofmostoftheworldnowhavingaccesstotheInternet,whichhasenabledustobemoreconnectedthanever.Whatweneed,accordingtoKimLeadbetter,sisterofthelateUKpoliticianJoCox,istohave“properhumanconnections”.“Ourlivesnowadaysaresobusy.Wespendthevastmaj
7、orityofourtimeonourphones,onourlaptops.Weneedtopresspauseonthatandactuallysitdownandspeaktohumanbeings,”Leadbettersaidataneventlastyear.Butthefirststepstowardfightingthisproblemaretoacceptitsexistenceandnotbeashamedorintimidated(吓倒)byit.Afterall,withoutloneliness,many
8、beautifulpaintings,songs,andliteraryworkswouldn’tevenexist.And“evil”ornot,beinglonelyissimplypartoftheexperienceofbeinghuman
