They may have text, email, Facebook and Twitter, but young people are still lonelier than any other age group. The Loneliness in New Zealand report, published by Statistics New Zealand, shows under 30s are more likely to feel lonely than older people because loneliness decreases with age.Loneliness and poor mental health were strongly related across all ages. Young people were not as likely to feel lonely because of financial hardship, but among older people, lack of money was a significant influence on loneliness. Women were more likely to feel lonely than men.
Philip Walker, spokesman for the General Social Survey, said because it was relatively new it was hard to know whether loneliness among young people was a new trend. But overseas research has found that levels of loneliness in youth today are growing.
Walker said the finding needed more exploration, including looking at the role of technology and social media. “It could be that people's expectations of connection have gone up, so we expect increased levels of connection.” he said. “While technology like cell phones could help young people stay connected, on the other hand for those who do get bullied, especially bullied online, it's quite isolating. A lot of the time potentially it is a big contributor to loneliness.”
Figures from online dating website Find Someone also confirmed more young people were looking for love. Manager Rick Davies, said younger dating hopefuls were the fastest growing group on the site.
Mr. Davies noted that since the report data was collected in 2010 there had been huge growth in smart phones, which meant people were online even more. He believed online tools, such as Skype, could help people stay connected. “People can keep in touch with a wide range of friends from all over the world much more easily now. It's like you're sitting in your living room having a chat with them.”
Bemardine Reid, operations committee chairwoman for Samaritans, which operates a free helpline, said many of their calls came from people who were lonely. “It might be that they've got some problem, just like all the things people would normally talk to a friend about, but people who are alone lack those normal contacts.” The Statistics New Zealand report also showed people who didn't have face-to-face contact with family and friends were more likely to feel lonely, as were those who lived alone.
1.Which of the following may Mr. Walker agree with?
A.High technology may become a reason for loneliness.
B.People shouldn't use the Internet to get to know strangers.
C.It's hard for people to get enough connection online as expected.
D.Social media should play an important role in helping lonely people.
2.From the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that .
A.Internet can keep people free from loneliness
B.people chatting a lot online tend to be optimistic
C.people living alone tend to have more connection online
D.people communicating less in the real-world risk loneliness
3.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A.Find Someone is a website where you can find old friends
B.without technology, young people would not feel lonely
C.high technology results in the older being lonely
D.those cheated or hurt online tend to feel lonely
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A.Loneliness around You B.Young People Online
C.Young but Lonely D.E-times and Young People
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题
They may have text, email, Facebook and Twitter, but young people are still lonelier than any other age group. The Loneliness in New Zealand report, published by Statistics New Zealand, shows under 30s are more likely to feel lonely than older people because loneliness decreases with age. Loneliness and poor mental health were strongly related across all ages. Young people were not as likely to feel lonely because of financial hardship, but among older people, lack of money was a significant influence on loneliness. Women were more likely to feel lonely than men.
Philip Walker, spokesman for the General Social Survey, said because it was relatively new it was hard to know whether loneliness among young people was a new trend. But overseas research has found that levels of loneliness in youth today are growing.
Walker said the finding needed more exploration, including looking at the role of technology and social media. “It could be that people’s expectations of connection have gone up, so we expect increased levels of connection,” he said. “While technology like cell phones could help young people stay connected, on the other hand for those who do get bullied (欺辱), especially bullied online, it’s quite isolating. A lot of the time potentially it is a big contributor to loneliness.”
Figures from online dating website FindSomeone also confirmed more young people were looking for love. Manager Rick Davies, said younger dating hopefuls were the fastest growing group on the site.
Mr. Davies noted that since the report data was collected in 2010 there had been huge growth in smart phones, which meant people were online even more. He believed online tools, such as Skype, could help people stay connected. “People can keep in touch with a wide range of friends from all over the world much more easily now. It’s like you’re sitting in your living room having a chat with them.”
Bemardine Reid, operations committee chairwoman for Samaritans, which operates a free helpline, said many of their calls came from people who were lonely. “It might be that they’ve got some problem, just like all the things people would normally talk to a friend about, but people who are alone lack those normal contacts.” (交流)
The Statistics New Zealand report also showed people who didn’t have face-to-face contact with family and friends were more likely to feel lonely, as were those who lived alone.
1.Which of the following may Mr. Walker agree with?
A. High technology may become a reason for loneliness.
B. People shouldn’t use the Internet to get to know strangers.
C. It’s hard for people to get enough connection online as expected.
D. Social media should play an important role in helping lonely people.
2.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. FindSomeone is a website where you can find old friends
B. without technology, young people would not feel lonely
C. high technology results in the older being lonely
D. those cheated or hurt online tend to feel lonely
3.From the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that ________.
A. Internet can keep people free from loneliness
B. people chatting a lot online tend to be optimistic
C. people living alone tend to have more connection online
D. people communicating less in the real world risk loneliness
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Loneliness around You B. Young People Online
C. Young but Lonely D. E-times and Young People
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Today we have chatting rooms, text messaging and emailing, but we seem ______ the art
of municating face to face.
A. losing B. to be losing
C. to be lost D. having lost
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Today we have chat rooms, text messaging, emailing… but we seem ________the art of communicating face-to-face.
A.Losing | B.to be losing | C.to be lost | D.having lost |
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Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed ,for many of the poorest regions of the world, it remains the next big thing——finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.
Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60%. That is some way behind the U.S. , where are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban(塔利班),which had outlawed TV, 1 in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013——pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.
Television’s most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands’ approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant improvement in their reading skills.
Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.
1. The underlined word “outlawed” in paragraph 2 probably means “________”.
A.allowed | B.forbidden | C.offered | D.refused |
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Americans used to get access to the Internet easily. |
B.The world’s TV sets will total 150 million by 2013. |
C.45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005. |
D.Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013. |
3.The author intends to ________.
A.stress the advantages of TV to people’s lives |
B.persuade women to become more independent |
C.encourage people to improve their reading skills |
D.introduce the readers some websites such as Google |
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A.TV Will Rule the World | B.TV Will Disturb the World |
C.TV Will Better the World | D.TV Will Remain in World |
5. From the passage, we know _______________.
A.It is impossible for women in India to get access to TVs now. |
B.Robert Jensen and Emily Oster are Indian women. |
C.Women in India are more likely to want a girl than a boy because of the arrival of TV. |
D.Viewers of a popular TV show can improve their reading skills greatly in half a year. |
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some people have very good memory(记忆力) and they can easily remember quite long texts. There are other people who can only remember things when they have said them again and again. The famous English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many great men of the world have a wonderful memory.
A good memory is greatly helpful in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children, like the boys and girls who live abroad(国外) with their parents, seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn a second language because the students have so little time for it, and they are very busy with other subjects too.
A man’s mind is like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but also of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, Some people have very good memory(记忆力) and they can easily remember quite long texts.In the same way, there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever(永远) in our minds.
Memory is a diary, and we all carry it about us. We keep things we have experienced (经历)in this diary.
1.Which of the following is true?
A.Charles Dickens had a good memory because he was a famous writer.
B.People without a good memory cannot be great men of the world.
C.People became great because they have a good memory.
D.Many people may never become great though they have a good memory.
2.To learn a language well, one must ________.
A.live abroad B.write it every day
C.often hear it D.go to school
3.The writer thinks a camera in one’s mind can take photos of ______.
A.what we see
B.what we feel and hear
C.what we smell and taste
D.what we see, feel, hear, smell and taste
4.If you have a good memory, ________.
A.you can learn a second language easily
B.you can remember things for ever easily
C.you can learn your own language easily
D.you can remember things better
5.Which of the following is true?
A.We all keep a diary in our mind.
B.One has to do a lot of work before he can keep a picture in his mind forever.
C.A person with a good memory can remember things forever.
D.A good memory helps to remember everything forever.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Children and young people tend to have certain role models – people they want to be like when they grow 1. Though at first children would have wished to copy their mother, father or a (n) 2 relative, gradually these role models are thought of as famous people or popular 3. People have different opinions about whether popular stars or other famous people are good role models for children. Charming models, such as Katie Price, are often 4 and thought highly of by young girls. This is the biggest worry of parents and teachers. They wish to 5 their children to have the concept that success is achieved through hard work and 6 rather than an attractive looking.
Most people tend to grow up to be those 7 are close to home — their parents or family friends. Some decide to be like their favorite teacher. A child who loves to 8 may want to grow to be the next Picasso or Van Gogh; Someone who loves to 9 might imagine themselves as a famous writer; if a child enjoys dancing, he or she 10 well admire a famous dancer, but this is not the case. A lot of dance students wish to be like their 11 teacher.
Therefore, the job of a teacher is 12 just providing knowledge of a given subject. They should be able to 13 their students’ trust and 14 them well. Helping youngsters to learn from models, to learn how to accept 15 with grace(优雅) and losing with respect, is central to any parent’s or teacher’s job. Manners are very important and a dance teacher can make use of his or her position and influence(影响) to introduce good behaviors to youngsters.
1. A.younger B.stronger C.older D.taller
2. A.generous B.favorite C.ordinary D.humorous
3. A.fans B.stars C.singers D.dancers
4. A.awarded B.admired C.admitted D.afforded
5. A.encourage B.receive C.hold D.ignore
6. A.luck B.imagination C.effort D.effect
7. A.what B.which C.it D.who
8. A.read and write B.sing and dance C.listen and speak D.draw and paint
9. A.write B.read C.travel D.think
10. A.should B.may C.must D.need
11. A.dance B.music C.art D.piano
12. A.better than B.less than C.more than D.rather than
13. A.receive B.lose C.gain D.accept
14. A.communicate with B.keep up with C.come up with D.catch up with
15. A.challenging B.falling C.failing D.winning
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Children and young people tend to have certain role models – people they want to be like when they grow . Though children would have wished to copy their mother, father or a (n) relative, gradually these role models are thought of as famous people or popular . People have different opinions about popular stars or other famous people are good role models for children. Charming models, such as Katie Price, are often and thought highly of by young girls. This is the biggest worry of parents and teachers. They wish to their children to have the concept (概念) that success is achieved through hard work and rather than an attractive looking.
Most people tend to grow up to be those are close to home — their parents or family friends. Some decide to be like their favorite teacher. A child who loves to may want to grow to be the next Picasso or Van Gogh; Someone who loves to might imagine themselves as a famous writer; if a child enjoys dancing, he or she well admire a famous dancer, but this is not the . A lot of dance students wish to be like their teacher.
Therefore, the job of a teacher is just providing knowledge of a given subject. They should be able to their students’ trust and them well. Helping youngsters to learn from models, to learn how to accept with grace(优雅) and losing with respect, is central to any parent’s or teacher’s job. Manners are very important and a dance teacher can his or her position and influence to good behaviors to youngsters.
1.A.younger B.stronger C.older D.taller
2.A.at first B.at last C.at least D.at most
3.A.generous B.favorite C.ordinary D.humorous
4.A.fans B.stars C.singers D.dancers
5.A.that B.why C.whether D.if
6.A.awarded B.admired C.admitted D.afforded
7.A.encourage B.receive C.hold D.ignore
8.A.luck B.imagination C.effort D.effect
9.A.what B.which C.that D.who
10.A.read B.sing C.write D.draw
11.A.write B.read C.travel D.think
12.A.should B.may C.must D.need
13.A.deal B.trouble C.matter D.case
14.A.dance B.music C.art D.piano
15.A.better than B.less than C.more than D.rather than
16.A.receive B.lose C.gain D.accept
17.A.communicate with B.keep up with C.come up with D.catch up with
18.A.challenging B.falling C.failing D.winning
19.A.make use of B.lose control of C.take charge of D.get rid of
20.A.turn B.press C.introduce D.push
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Sea turtles have been on Earth for millions of years, but they may soon die out. The main 1 to them is people who kill them for food, according to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols of the University of California.
But the latest news may 2 turtle hunting: Dr. Nichols has found that sea turtles 3 a lot of pollution from the ocean. This pollution is unhealthy for both turtles and humans. It can cause __4__ damage to their bodies and lead to death. Research shows that many people get sick and even die from eating sea turtle meat.
In the US, most people have never eaten turtle. This is because turtles are 5 by the United States law, which makes it 6 to harm or kill these amazing animals. “But many people in other countries still eat them,” explains Nichols. “Our first 7 was to save turtles; now we must save 8 too.”
Davis said he also wants to send out a bigger 9 that we should protect the oceans. “The health of the ocean, animals in the ocean, and our own health are all 10 . A clean ocean is really good for us too because of the food we eat from there.”
1.A. doubt B. stream C. danger D. worry
2.A. accelerate B. slow C. improve D. change
3.A. cause B. expand C. absorb D. reduce
4.A. accidental B. occasional C. unknown D. serious
5.A. qualified B. protected C. restricted D. produced
6.A. impossible B. difficult C. illegal D. abnormal
7.A. goal B. impression C. difficulty D. cost
8.A. Earth B. ocean C. people D. animals
9.A. advertisement B. message C. sign D. problem
10.A. concerned B. disturbed C. developed D. connected
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As teenagers get older, they struggle to be ________, but at the same time, they may badly want and need their parents’ love.
A. patient B. brilliant
C. independent D. tolerant
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Academy Award nominees(提名者)____go home empty-handed may not have a shiny Oscar to show off,but they may tum out to be the bigger____in the game of life.According to a study____in British Medical Journal, Oscar-winning screenwriters are more____,more productive,and more respected than____nominees;____,they die sooner by about four years.
"Because success is usually linked to better heath,this is the first____ever that success is not associated with ____longevity(寿命),"says Donald Redelmeier,lead author of the study.Researchers tracked down(追踪)information about every person who was ever____for an Oscar since the awards were first handed out 73 years ago.
To____the puzzling findings,he offer two theories.The first is the "work-to-death hypothesis(假说、理论)". ____Redelmeier,screenwriters are more apt to____unhealthy lifestyles,meaning they smoke____,exercise less,and ____a lot of late-night hours,which translates into not____sleep.
Screenwriters don't have a boss to report to,____brings into account Redelmeier's second____,the "party-hearty hypothesis." "When you become a successful screenwriters,you____status without daily accountability,and as a____ your success may lead you more alcohol,more____,and more obesity",he says.
1.A. that B. when C. where D. who
2.A. winners B. losers C. writers D. innovators
3.A. brought B. taken C. published D. drawn
4.A. possible B. successful C. useful D. helpful
5.A. losing B. succeeding C. getting D. gaining
6.A. however B. therefore C. but D. so
7.A. job B. music C. dance D. song
8.A. talented B. improved C. excited D. satisfied
9.A. announced B. nominated C. declared D. informed
10.A. explain B. tell C. speak D. say
11.A. According to B. Due to C. Owing to D. Thanks to
12.A. make B. lead C. earn D. take
13.A. much B. many C. more D. most
14.A. work B. spend C. cost D. settle
15.A. enough B. little C. few D. small
16.A. what B. when C. which D. that
17.A. argument B. explanation C. settlement D. suggestion
18.A. gain B. win C. defeat D. beat
19.A. start B. result C. place D. matter
20.A. actions B. steps C. measures D. parties
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