Most people stopped spending time with friends for at least some period of time over the past two-and-a-half years because of COVID-19. They find themselves tired when socializing now. This social exhaustion(疲劳) brings us a challenge: How do we keep up with our friends when we have social exhaustion? Here are some ways.

Set—and communicate—rules

There’s no rule saying that socializing has to last for a day or an evening. Before you start making plans, tell your friends that you’d love to hang out, but need to limit(限制) the time. You can be honest with your friends and tell them that socializing wipes you out. They may even feel the same way.

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If making plans with someone else makes you tired, making some time for yourself is helpful. This way you know that you’ll have some quiet time to recover(恢复). So you don’t have to move on to the next tiring task.

Find out the most triggering(触发) situations

Part of your social exhaustion may stem from feeling worried in certain situations. First, find out what those are. Think through what makes you uncomfortable, and then let your friends know that those are things you’d like to avoid, if possible. From there, make plans that work for everyone.

After reading the passage, I believe you can avoid social exhaustion and still be a good friend to others.

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1.Which has the same meaning as the underlined part “wipes you out”?

A Lets you laugh.

B Makes you tired.

C Changes you a lot.

D Improves you.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据第一段提到的“find themselves tired when socializing”“social exhaustion”和第二段的“need to limit the time”可知，第二段是应对“社交疲劳”的策略之一。结合划线部分所在句的“You can be honest with your friends”你可以对你的朋友如实相告：社交让你感到很累/疲惫。故选B。

2.What can be put in the “ ▲ ”?

A Make plans yourself.

B Refuse your friends’ invitations.

C Schedule some alone time.

D Move on to the next task slowly.

解析：选C。C段落大意题。结合本段的“making some time for yourself”和“you’ll have some quiet time to recover”可知，本段主要讲的是要为自己留一些独处的时间。故选C。

3.How does the author suggest dealing with triggering situations?

A Learning from them.

B Asking teachers for help.

C Keeping them in the mind.

D Avoiding them in the first place.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“let your friends know that those are things you’d like to avoid”可知，作者建议让你的朋友知道那些可能引发你焦虑的情况，如果可能的话，尽量避免这些情况的发生。故选D。

4.What is the structure of the passage? (①=Para.1 ②=Para.2 ③=Para.3 ...)

A ①/②③/④⑤.

B ①/②③④/⑤.

C ①②/③④/⑤.

D ①②③/④/⑤.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者运用了“总—分—总”的结构，第一段作者引出话题——怎样在社交疲劳的同时保持和朋友的关系；第二至四段作者告诉我们这些具体的方法；第五段作者总结全文。故选B。

5.Where is the text probably taken from?

A A research paper.

B A news report.

C A health magazine.

D A school report.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。本文作者向读者介绍了三条应对“社交疲劳”这种新的心理困局的策略，属于心理健康方面的内容，因此本文最有可能来自一份健康杂志。故选C。