2021年同等學(xué)力人員申請碩士學(xué)位英語水平全國統(tǒng)一考試

2021年同等學(xué)力人員申請碩士學(xué)位英語水平全國統(tǒng)一考試2021年同等學(xué)力人員申請碩士學(xué)位英語水平全國統(tǒng)一考試ENGLISHQUALIFICATIONTESTFORMASTERDEGREEAPPLICANTSPaperOne(試卷一)(100minutes)PartIOralCommunication(10points)SectionADirections:InthissectiontherearetwoincompletedialoguesandeachdialoguehasthreeblanksandthreechoicesA,Band，takenfromthedialogue.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletethedialogueandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet?DialogueOneWillyoutakecareofthatforme?Doesithaveanythingvaluableinside?C?Howdoyouwanttosendit?Clerk:MayIhelpyou?Customer:Yes.I'dliketosendthislettertomyfamilyinEngland.Clerk:Didyouwriteyourreturnaddressontheenvelope?Customer:Yes,Idid.Clerk:1Customer:IguessI'llsenditairmail.Clerk:2Customer:Yes.Ienclosedacheckandsomephotographs.Clerk:Thenyou'dbettersenditbyregisteredmail.Customer:That'sagoodidea.3Clerk:I'msorry,sir.You'llhavetotakeyourlettertothenextwindow.DialogueTwoYoucan'tevenstayinthesunforfiveminutes.Iguessso.C?Youwantmyadvice?Winnie:Oh,man!Nobodycanstandthiskindofscorchingheat.Marc:Absolutely!4Winnie:Anyway,Iguessthisafternoonthere'snothingwecandobutstayhome.Marc:5Idon'twanttobetakentothehospitalforheatexhaustionorsomething.Winnie:6Drinkalotofliquidsandspareyourselftheworstoftheheat!Marc:Yeah,you'reright?Gottodrinkalotoffluids?SectionBDirections:InthissectionthereisoneincompleteinterviewwhichhasfourblanksandfourchoicesA,B,CandD,takenfromtheinterview.FillineachoftheblankswithoneofthechoicestocompletetheinterviewandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Iliterallycan'tstop.ButnowIdon'tneedtoworryanymore.C?You'reknownasthefirstbillionaireauthorhere?D.Butthat'snotjustaboutmoney.Interviewer:Youhavepublishedsixpopularbooks.7Interviewee:Yeah.Interviewer:Sohowhasbeingthefirstbillionaireauthoraffectedyourperceptionofyourself?Interviewee:Idressbetter.Well,youcandefinitelyaffordbetterclothes.8Ithinkthesinglebiggestthingthatmoneygaveme—andobviouslyIcamefromaplacewhereIwasasinglemotheranditreallywashandtomouthatonepoint?Itwasliterallyaspoorasyoucangetwithoutbeinghomelessatonepoint.9Never?Interviewer:Areyouinaplacenowwhereyoucanacceptthatyouwillalwaysberich?Interviewee:No.Interviewer:Andwillyoubewritingmore?Interviewee:Oh,definitely.Ican't,yeah,10Well,Imean,youcouldtiemyhandstomysides,Isuppose,butIhavetowrite.Formyownmentalhealth,Ineedtowrite.Part【【Vocabulary(10points)Directions:Inthisparttherearetensentences,eachwithonewordorphraseunderlined.ChoosetheonefromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandDthatbestkeepsthemeaningofthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Suchexperiencehelpspromoteone'salertnesstoothercultures,aswellasabetterappreciationofone'sownculture.preferenceB.adjustmentC?sensitivityD?responseIfyoualwaystrytofindfaultwithothers,itmeansthatyouhavegainedanothershortcoming.ignoreB?criticizeC.impressD.followTheelectionwillbebroughtforwardtoJuneassomanypeopleareonholidayinJlongedB.adaptedpostponedD.advancedAstothequestionofrefreshments,Ishouldthinkorangejuiceandpotatochipswillbesufficient?enoughB?abundantsatisfyingD.properWatchingthesekidsgrowbringsmesatisfactionthatisdifficulttosurpass?obtainB?exceeddescribeD.forgetThejournalpublishedaseriesofarticlesthatreviewedtheprospectsforaneweraof“geneticmedicine”.A.backgroundB.explorationC.surveyD.outlookIfyoudon'tslowdownandtakeabreak,you'llbeburnedoutveryquickly.A.distressedB.anxiousC?exhaustedD.upsetFollowingourmergingwithSmithBrothers,thenewcompanywill,fromnowon,beknownasSmithandMurphyInc?A.cooperationB.meetingC?agreementD?combination19?OnlynativeborncitizensareeligiblefortheU.S.Presidency?requiredB?qualifiedC?selectedD?electedItwas38degreesandtheairconditioningbarelycooledtheroom.simplyB.quicklyC?hardlyD?stronglyPart皿ReadingComprehension(25points)SectionADirections:Inthissection,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,CandD?ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneWhatdidyoustudyatuniversity?Ifitwassomethingalongthelinesoflaworbusiness,youmightwanttolookawaynow.That'sbecauseaccordingtonewresearch,whichhasfoundalinkbetweenouruniversitysubjectsandourpersonalities,youhaveselfish,uncooperativetendenciesandarenotveryintouchwithyourfeelings?Ontheplusside,you'reprobablythelifeandsoulofaparty,thefindingssuggest?Researchersanalyzeddatafrommorethan13,000universitystudentswhowereinvolvedin12separatestudies?Fromthis,theydiscoveredacorrelationbetweenthe“BigFive”majorpersonalitytraitsandthesubjectstheywereenrolledon?Forexample,thosestudyinglaw,economics,politicalscienceandmedicinetendedtobemuchmoreoutgoingthanthosetakingothersubjects,thestudyfound.Butwhenitcameto“agreeableness”一thetendencytowardsbeinghelpful,generousandconsiderate—thelawyersscoredparticularlylow,asdidbusinessandeconomicsstudents.Artsandhumanitiesstudents,aswellasthosestudyingpsychologyandpoliticsscoredhighlyforopenness,meaningtheywerecurious,imaginativeandintouchwiththeirinnerfeelings,whileeconomists,engineers,lawyersandscientistsscoredcomparativelylow.However,theartsandhumanitiesstudentsalsotendedtobelessconscientiousandmorenervous,typicallyexhibitingsignsofanxietyandmoodiness?Psychologystudentswerenotfarbehindartsandhumanitiesstudentsforthesetraits.StudyauthorAnnaVedel,fromtheUniversityofAarhusinDenmark,saidshewassurprisedbytheresults.“Theeffectsizesshowthatthedifferencesfoundarenottrivial,farfrom,”shesaid?“Onthemorehumoroussidetheydoconfirmourmoreorlessprejudicialstereotypesofthedisturbedpsychologist,thewithdrawnnaturalscientist,thecynicaleconomist?”Andshesaidthatthefindingscouldhelpthoseschoolpupilswhocurrentlyhavenoideawhattostudyatuniversity,aswellashelpingacademicstoplantheirlectures?“I'mnotarguingthattheseresultsshouldplayamajorroleineitherguidanceorselection,butitmightprovidesomeinspirationforstudentsthatareindoubtaboutstudychoicesandwanttomakeachoicebasedonmorethanabilities,forexample,”saidDrVedel.“Orteachersmightbetterunderstandtheirstudentpopulation.”Thefirstparagraphimpliesthatlaworbusinessstudentsmay.beamusedbytheresearchbeinterestedintheresearchC?disliketheresearchenjoytheresearchAccordingtotheresearch,lawstudentsscoredparticularlylowinthetraitof.generosityB.opennessanxietyD.selfishnessTheword“conscientious”(Para.4)probablymeans“”?A.moodyB.sensitiveC.curiousD.carefulAnnaVedelstatedthattheresearch.A.confirmedthelinkbetweenpersonalityandprofessionB?showedthatthedifferenceswerefarfromsignificantwasnotreliablebecauseofitsprejudicialobservationdidnothaveenoughsamplestosupportitsfindingsAccordingtoAnnaVedel,theresearchmayhelp?studentsmakewisechoicesinfindingjobsteachersunderstandtheirstudentsbetterstudentsmakepresentationsmoreacademicallyschoolpupilsgotobetteruniversitiesPassageTwoAlphaGo'svictoryoverGo（圍棋）championLeeSedolreportedlyshockedartificialintelligenceexperts,whothoughtsuchaneventwas10to15yearsaway.Butifthetimingwasasurprise,theoutcomewasnot.Onthecontrary,itwasinevitableandentirelyforeseeable.Playingcomplexgamesispreciselywhatcomputersdosupremelywell.Justastheybeattheworldchampionsatcheckers跳棋）andthenchess,theyweredestinedtobeatthechampionatGo.YetIdontbelieve,assomedo,thathumandefeatslikethisonepresageaneraofmassunemploymentinwhichawesomelyablecomputersleavemostofuswithnothingtodo.Advancingtechnologywillprofoundlychangethenatureofhighvaluehumanskillsandthatisthreatening,butwearen'tdoomed?Theskillsofdeephumaninteraction,theabilitiestomanagetheexchangesthatoccuronlybetweenpeople,willonlybecomemorevaluable.Threeoftheseskillsstandout:Thefirst,thefoundationoftherest,isempathy,whichismorethanjustfeelingsomeoneelse'spain.It'stheabilitytoperceivewhatanotherpersonisthinkingorfeeling,andtorespondinanappropriateway.Thesecondiscreativeproblemsolvingingroups?Researchongroupeffectivenessshowsthatthekeyisr/tteamcohesionormotivationoreventhesmartestmembersIQ;rather,it'sthesocialsensitivityofthemembers,theirabilitytoreadoneanotherandkeepanyonefromdominating.Thethirdcriticalability,somewhatsurprisingly,isstorytelling,whichhasnottraditionallybeenvaluedbyorganizations.Charts,graphsanddataanalysiswillcontinuetobeimportant,butthat'sexactlywhattechnologydoessowell.Tochangepeople'smindsorinspirethemtoact,tellthemastory.Theseskills,thoughbasictoourhumanity,arefundamentallydifferentfromtheskillsthathavebeenthebasisofeconomicprogressformostofhumanhistory,suchaslogic，knowledgeandanalysis,whichwelearnedfromtextbooksandinclassrooms.Bycontrast,theskillsofdeephumaninteractionaddresstheoftenirrationalrealityofhowhumanbeingsbehave,andwefindthemnotintextbooksbutinsideourselves.Ascomputersmasterevermorecomplexity,that'swherewe'llfindthesourceofourcontinuedvalue.Accordingtotheauthor,AlphaGo'svictory.couldhavehappenedearliercameasapleasantsurprisewasanexpectedresultwasmoreamatterofluckTheword“presage”(Para?2)isclosestinmeaningto“”?surviveB.sufferC.inventD.predictWhatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthehumanfutureinfaceoftechnology?A.Unclear?B?Confused.C.Worried.D.Optimistic.Whichofthefollowingisthemostfundamentaltohumaninteraction?Socialsensitivityofgroupmemberstounderstandeachother.Strongabilitytosharepeople'sfeelingsandrespond?C?Teamspirittomakesurethateveryoneisinvolved.Inspirationalstorytellingtomotivatepeopletoact.Accordingtotheauthor,theskillsofdeephumaninteraction.arethesourceoftruehumanvaluesinthefuturecanworkwithknowledgetomaketheworldbetteraresimilartotheskillsofhumanlogicandanalysiscanbelearnedfromtextbooksandinclassroomsPassageThreeLastyear,IwentWWOOFing(WillingWorkersonOrganicFarms)atabeautifulorganicfarminLaReunion.WithWWOOFing,volunteersexchangetheirtimeandworkforfoodandaccommodation.Isleptinacabininthewoodswithhedgehogs(刺猬)diggingaboutinthebushes,alldifferentcolouredbirdssinginginthemorningandendlessrowsofpalmtreesofferingshadefromthesun.Forme,oneofthebestwaystogettoknowanewplaceistoworkwiththeland,livewiththelocalsandsharemealstogether.ThisiswhyIabsolutelyloveWWOOFing.Ithasgottobeoneofthebestwaystotravel?Itisamutuallybeneficialexchangewhereeveryoneinvolvedprioritisespeopleandenvironmentaboveprofit.Yougetthetimeandspacetodeepenaconnectionwithlocalcommunitiesandnature.Thereisalottolearnandeachfarmhasitsownuniquewayofdoingthings,dependingontheenvironment,climateandsoil.AtthefarminLaReunionweplantedpalmtreestoharvestthecoreofthetrunkwhichcanbeeateninsalads?BeforestayingwiththefarmIhadonlyeatenheartofpalmfromcanswhichwerenothingincomparisontotherealthing,freshfromtheground?Whenpottinguptheverybeginningsofthepalmtrees,Ifeltgratefultobeapartofthestartofthetrees'cycle.Iwasfilledwithawethatsomethingsosmallcouldgrowintosomethingsobigandstrong?Wealsodidlotsofweeding,whichhelpedmetogettoknowallkindsofdifferentplants,tobeabletoidentifywhichoneswecoulduseasherbs/medicine/insaladsandwhichwereseenasuneatable.Ialsogottoharvestpineapplesandguavafruit（番石榴）tomakejamswhichwillbesoldatthelocalmarket?Ofcourse,noteveryoneisabletotravelfarawayintothefield.ThegreatthingabouttheskillsharephilosophybehindWWOOFingisthatit'ssomethingwecanalldofromourownbackyard?Thefocusshiftsfrommoneytohowwecanbestsupporteachotherinourcommunities.Afairexchangecanmakeabigdifferenceintheworld.31?WW00Fingenablesvolunteersto.getfoodandshelterfortheirworktravelaroundLaReunionforfreetellthedifferencesbetweenvariousbirdshaveclosecontactwithwildanimalsTheauthorfoundhisfarmlifeinLaReunionquite.awfulB.rewardingcomfortableD.difficultTheauthordidallofthefollowingontheorganicfarmEXCEPT.removingweedsplantingpalmtreesharvestingfruitscollectingvegetablesThephilosophyofWWOOFingisto.improvelocalenvironmentmakelocalslivebetterunitedifferentcommunitiesadvocateafairexchangeThispassageismainlyabout.thedevelopmentofWWOOFingalocalWWOOFingcommunityacharmingWWOOFingexperiencethesystemofWWOOFingPassageFourExpertssaydistractedwalkingisagrowingproblem,aspeopleofallagesbecomemoredependentonelectronicdevicesforpersonalandprofessionalmatters.Theyalsonotepedestriandeathshavebeenrisinginrecentyears.In2005,11%ofallUSdeathsinvolvedpedestrians,butthatnumberroseto15%in2021.Theriseindeathscoincideswithstatesintroducingbillsthattargetpedestrians.Somestates,suchasHawaii,Arkansas,Illinois,NevadaandNewYork,continuetointroducelegislationeveryyear.ThemeasurerecentlyintroducedbyNewJerseyassemblywomanPamelaLampittwouldbanwalkingwhiletextingandprohibitpedestriansonpublicroadsfromusingelectroniccommunicationdevicesunlesstheyarehandsfree?Violatorswouldfacefinesofupto$50,15dayimprisonmentorboth,whichisthesamepenaltyasjaywalking（亂穿馬路）.Halfofthefinewouldbeallocatedtosafetyeducationaboutthedangersofwalkingwhiletexting,saidLampitt.Someseetheproposalasanunnecessarygovernmentoverreach,whileotherssaytheyunderstandLampitt'sreasoning.Butmostagreethatpeopleneedtobemadeawareoftheissue.“Distractedpedestrians,likedistracteddrivers,presentapotentialdangertothemselvesanddriversontheroad,”Lampittsaid.“Anindividualcrossingtheroaddistractedbytheirsmartphonepresentsjustasmuchdangertomotoristsassomeonejaywalkingandshouldbeheld,atminimum,tothesamepenalty.”Themainquestionraisedaboutthemeasure,though,iswhetheritcanbeenforcedconsistentlybypoliceofficerswhousuallyhavemorepressingmatterstodealwith.Somefeelthatratherthanimposinganewlaw，thestateshouldfocusondistractedwalkingeducation.Lampittsaidthemeasurewasneededtostopandpenalize“riskybehavior".ShecitedaNationalSafetyCouncilreportthatshoweddistractedwalkingincidentsinvolvingcellphonesaccountedforanestimated11,101injuriesfrom2000to2021.Thestudyfoundamajorityofthoseinjuredwerefemaleandmostwere40oryounger.Talkingonthephonewasthemostprevalentactivityatthetimeofinjury,whiletextingaccountedfor12%?Nearly80%oftheinjuriesoccurredastheresultofafall,while9%occurredfromthepedestrianstrikingamotionlessobject.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith.thedifficultyinenforcingroadregulationsrisingdeathscausedbydistractedwalkingthedangersofjaywalkingonbusystreetsdistractedwalkinginvolvingsmartphones37?Thestatesintroducingbillsthattargetpedestrians.havebenefitedfromthebillsfindithardtocarrythemoutC?havebeenpromotingthelegislationwillhavefewerdeathsofpedestriansAccordingtothemeasureproposedbyLampitt,walkingwhiletextingwould?becomeillegalinvolvesafetyeducationbeblamedpubliclyincurafineofover$50Lampittreasonsthatdistractedpedestriansareasdangerousas.motoristsspeedingdriversC?jaywalkersdrunkdriversWhichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorofthepassagemostprobablyagreewith?A.Malesaremorevulnerabletodistractedwalkinginjuries?Policeofficersareunhappywiththeproposedlaw.Safetyeducationismoreimportantthanpenalty.Risingdistractedwalkingincidentscallforrealattention.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonit.Theblogandcommentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.Thesaying“ClothesMaketheMan”datesbacksome400yearsanditreferstothefactthatwhenpeopleseeawelldressedperson,theyassumethatpersonisaprofessional,capable，and(especiallyintheolddays)rich?Therefore,youhadtodresslikehowyouwantedtobeperceived,whatyouwantedtoeventuallyachieve?Fastforward400years,lotsoffolksstillthinkthesameway.Butdoesitreallymakeadifference?Ihappentobeoneofthosewhodonotputfaithintheoldsaying.IsupposeImightbeintheminoritybutIamamemberofaneliteclubwiththelikesofSteveJobsandBillGatesinmycamp?Perceptionisnotreality;perceptionishalfwaytodiscoveringreality.Perceptionisdrawnfromourownimpressionsourownbeliefsystems.Isitpowerfulandinfluential?Absolutely!Isitallthatitseems?Lessoftenthanyouthink?Howmanytimeshaveyoucastaninitialjudgmentonlytosurpriseyourselflaterandlearnhowyoumissedoutonagreatopportunity,personoridea?Comment1:Inthepresentera,manyassociatethewelldressedwithbeingthemostsuccessful.IttookfolksinthebusinessworldalongtimetooverlookthewaySteveJobsworejeansonthepublicstage?IdidnotknowMr?Jobs,thoughIwishIhad?Ihavehearditsaidthatheinventedtheconceptof“businesscasual.”Inmymindthatisasmuchamatterofselfconfidenceasitisamatteroftasteinclothing?Comment2:YouarewrongaboutSteveJobs.Hecertainlydidcareabouthowhewasperceivedandhisappearancewasverymuchcalculatedtoachievehisdesiredeffect.Fromhisearlyformalbusinessclothingdowntotheaggressivecasualnessofhiseventualblackturtleneckandjeansuniform,hisclothesandtheimpacttheymadewereclearlyforemostinhismind.Comment3:Itremindsmeofthestoryaboutthephilosopherwhogoestoaformaldinnerpartyinjeans?Whenaskedifhefeltoutofplacebecauseofhisclothes,helookedaroundandsaidhehadn'tnoticed.Whichofthefollowingmightthewriterofthepassageagreewith?SteveJobsandBillGatesdressformally.Weshouldnotjudgeapersonbyhisclothing.C?Itisclothesthatmaketheman.D.Thewelldressedaremorelikelytosucceed.Accordingtothewriterofthepassage,perception.mightprovewrongispowerfulandreliableishalfrealitymightbeworthlesstousThewriterofComment1seemsto.dislikethewaySteveJobsdressedforbusinessoccasionssuggestthatbusinesspeoplehavenotasteinclothingbelievethatthewelldressedarethemostsuccessfulthinkthatSteveJobs'casualnessreflectedhisselfconfidenceSpeakingofSteveJobs,thewriterofComment2.pointsoutthatSteveJobswasaveryaggressivepersonsuggeststhatheandSteveJobsusedtobeinthesameclubholdsthesameviewasthewriterofthepassagethinksSteveJobs'casualnesswascarefullythoughtoutWhenhewenttothedinnerpartyinjeans(Comment3)，thephilosopher.thoughtthatpeoplelikedhisclotheswasnotawareofhowhisclotheslookedC?feltquiteembarrassedD.consideredhimselfoutofplacePartWCloze(10points)Directions:Inthispart,thereisapassagewithtenblanks?ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedAB,C,andD?ChoosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet?Thehistoryoftransportationisverylongandfullofchangesandinventions.Itstarts46walking,whichisnotanyinvention;itjusttakesenergy.Peopleusedtowalktogettootherplaces.Ifyouwantedtogetsomewherequickly,the47waytodothatwastorun.Actually,thefirstinventionfortransportation48wastheshoe?Centuriesagotherewerenoshoes,andpeoplewalkedbarefoot.Thenpeopleinvented49totransportthemselvesandmaterialsfromoneplacetoanother.Insomecultures,peopleinventedsledges(雪橇)，50areakindofboardthatyoudragalongtheground.Youcantiethingsonthesledgetohelpcarrythem,butitsachallenginginvention51ifyouhitarockwiththesledgeasyoupullit,thecontentscan52.Inothercultures,peopleinventedthewheel,whichtheyusedtomakeiteasiertomovethings—andpeople?Thatwasthebeginningofmanyinnovationsintransportation.53peoplehadwheelstheycouldinventotherwaystotravel.Theycouldputthewheelonaboardandmakeitawagon,andthentheycould54thatwagontoanoxorahorseandrideaswellascarrymaterials.Thatwheelledto55wehavetoday:trucks,automobiles,andevenboatsandplanes.Forexample,thereweresteamboatsthatusedgiantwheelsthatturnedwithblades,pushingthewaterandpushingtheboatforward?46?A.onB.atC?forD.with47.A.possibleB.onlyC.oneD.just48?A?probablyB?luckilyC.reallyD?formerly49?A.methodsB.channelsC.waysD.measuresA.whatB.whenC.whereD.whichA.unlessB?butC?evenD.sinceA.pulloutB.slipoffC.holddownD.putdown53?A?OnceB?ThenC?HoweverD?Yet54?A.stickB.makeC.fastenD.changeA.whatB.thatC.whichD.howPartVTextCompletion(20points)Directions:Inthispart,therearethreeincompletetextswith20questions.Aboveeachtexttherearethreeorfouritemstobecompleted.First,usethechoicesprovidedintheboxtocompletetheitems.Second,usethecompleteditemstofillintheblanksofthetext.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.TextOnemanychoosethinkofwaysofPhrases:56onlyonelanguage57anyreasonnottoin58differentwaysthemostboring59seeingtheworldIthinkeverylanguagehasacertainwayofseeingtheworld?Eachisawholedifferentworld—awholedifferentmindsets.Icouldn'tpossibly60becauseitwouldmeanreallygivingupthepossibilitytobeabletoseetheworld61.Sothemonolinguallifestyle,forme,isthesaddest,theloneliest,62.Therearesomanyadvantagesoflearningalanguage;Ireallycan't63.TextTwoknownideafeelPhrases:butitmay64likeforeverapersonmayhaveno65whatiswrongwhatis66aspanicdisorderApanicattackisasuddenfeelingofterror?Usuallyitdoesnotlastlong,67.Thecausecanbesomethingasnormallyuneventfulasdrivingoverabridgeorflyinginanairplane?Anditcanhappenevenifthepersonhasdrivenovermanybridgesorflownmanytimesbefore.Afastheartbeat?Sweatyhands?Difficultybreathing?Alightheadedfeeling.Atfirst68?Butthesecanallbesignsof69.Thefirstappearanceusuallyisbetweentheagesofeighteenandtwentyfour.Insomecasesitdevelopsafteratragedy,likethedeathofalovedone,orsomeotherdifficultsituation.TextThreelightsprotectinthedarkPhrases:sitathome7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