For the first time, a generation of children ...

For the first time, a generation of children is going through adolescence with smartphones ever-present. Jean Twenge , a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, has a name for these young people born between 1995 and 2012："iGen". She says, “Members of this generation are physically safer than those who came before them. They drink less they learn to drive later. " "But psychologically," she argues, "they far more easily get hurt. It's not an overstatement to describe iGen as being on the edge of the worst mental health crisis in decades.''

Today's teens are just not spending as much time with their friends face-to-face where they can really read each others' emotions and get that social support. And we know from lots of research that spending time with other people in person is one of the best predictors for psychological well-being and one of the best protections against having mental health issues. They're more likely than young people just 5 or 10 years ago to say that they're anxious, and that they have symptoms of depression.

How much of a factor is parenting? “Parenting is playing a role. Many parents are worried about their teens driving, and going out with their friends and drinking. Yet parents are often not worrying about their teens who stay at home on their phones all the time. But they should be worried about that. I think parents are worried about the wrong thing," Professor Twenge remarked.

She proposes several helpful solutions, "The first is just awareness that spending a lot of time on the phone is not harmless and that if you're spending a lot of time on the phone, then it may take away time from activities that might be more beneficial for psychological well being, like spending time with people in person. And then for parents, I think it is a good idea to defer giving your child a smartphone as long as you can.”

1.What does iGen refer to according to the text?

A.Generation with high intelligence.

B.Generation in information age.

C.Physically strong generation.

D.Psychologically healthy generation.

2.How can today's teens avoid mental health crisis?

A.By making more friends online.

B.By seeing psychologists frequently.

C.By reading others' emotions constantly.

D.By communicating with friends face to face.

3.What should parents concern according to Professor Twenge?

A.Their teens' chatting with classmates.

B.Their teens' poor school performance.

C.Their teens' addiction to smart phones.

D.Their teens' staying out with their friends.

4.Which can best replace the underlined word “defer" in the last paragraph?

A.Put off. B.Approve of.

C.Think of. D.Insist on.

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［1］When children go to camp, they are on their own, sometimes for the very first time in their lives. They have to decide what to wear, what to eat and which activities to participate in. As a result they develop confidence and independence.

［2］As self-respect develops from learning to be on their own, children continue to try new activities. Also it is possible that they will engage in what they are unfamiliar with. In school, children do not experience success in the same way. Camp can be a school without failure because just having fun makes them a success.

［3］One of the greatest benefits of a camp experience is that children develop social skills. In a camp setting, a good counselor will make sure that every camper is included in the activity and that each child interacts with the others in a positive way. They learn to give and take, and they learn how to work and cooperate. Something as simple as clean-up, is not only there to get the cabin clean, but to promote a team atmosphere of working together which in turn results in friendship.

［4］The obvious benefit of camp is that campers make long lasting friendships. These friendships can often be unique and special because campers are living with each other and see the true personalities. Chi1dren learn to see others from a different viewpoint. Children tend to be accepted for who they are and do not have to be concerned about what they wear, what they are good at and how they look. This is because in a camp setting, respect and caring finally win out over materialistic objectives.

［5］In a word, camp does give children fun, friends and fulfillment.

1.What will children get from camp? (No more than 5 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________2.The underlined phrase “on their own” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by______. (No more than 1 word)

_______________________________________________________________________________3.According to Paragraph 2, what makes camp different from a school? (No more than 10 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________4. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3? (No more than 10 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________

5.According to Paragraph 4, in a camp, why are children not concerned about what they wear or how they look? (No more than l5 words)

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The expo is being held in Shanghai, _______a lot of advanced technology is shown for the first time.

A. why           B. which           C. when           D. where

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WASHINGTON　　 The head of the World Bank says for the first time in human history, it is possible to end poverty around the world. Jim Yong Kim told a Washington audience Tuesday, he wants to make ending world poverty by 2030 a top goal for the bank and governments around the world.

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says that the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality are wide, urgent and a matter of survival of millions.

“We know that despite the great successes of the last decade, there are still about 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty, 870 million who go hungry every day, and 6.9 million children under five dying every year,” he said.

But Kim told a Washington audience that the previous successful efforts to cut the number of people living in extreme poverty by half give them hope.

“We are at an auspicious moment in history, when the successes of past decades and an increasingly favourable economic outlook combine to give developing countries a chance－for the first time ever－to end extreme poverty within a generation,” he said in a speech at Georgetown University. “Our duty now must be to ensure that these favourable circumstances are matched with deliberate decisions to realize this historic opportunity.”

Kim says success will require increasing the speed of economic growth, particularly in South Africa and South Asia.

But he warned that civil unrest could happen if economic growth does not help people at all income levels, and also include women and youth．

Kim says that the World Bank and other development agencies will have more resources to get this job done right. “Meeting this 2030 goal will take extraordinary effort,” he said.

However, Kim warned that all the progress in fighting poverty could be destroyed by climate disasters unless the nations of the world do more to prevent climate change.

1.In the opinion of Jim Yong Kim, world poverty _____．

A. is difficult but hopeful to end by 2030

B. exists only in Africa and Asia

C. is not quite hard to end by 2030

D. will be sure to disappear by 2030

2.Which of the following gives Jim Yong Kim the hope to end world poverty?

A.Economic growth is increasing in developing countries．

B.Great successes have been achieved in science and technology．

C.A decreasing number of people are living in poverty．

D.All countries have started to fight poverty．

3.The underlined word "auspicious" in Paragraph 5 most probably means "_____"．

A. unforgettable　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. lucky

C. disappearing　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. important

4.What’s the passage mainly about?

A.The key of ending world poverty is preventing climate change.

B.A top goal－ending world poverty will possibly be achieved by 2030.

C.The success of ending poverty－economic growth.

D.The progress in fighting poverty.

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It is the first time that Chinese astronaut Wang Yue________as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project .

A. has been selected   B. had been selected   C. has selected  D. selected

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A．American & British Classics

A. classic is a literary work which has stood the test of time. Generations of readers have turned to classics to discover that which is ever-lasting. Through both the works themselves and the people they mirror, we may better be able to see ourselves.

B. World Literature

World Literature examines the common people found in quality literature worldwide, in these worlds, we find not only what is unique to each culture but what is universal,

C. Creative Writing

Creating Writing does not only provide us with an opportunity to express ourselves, but also holds our attention to word choice, paragraph development, and other skills useful in writing.

D. Technical Writing

It's a course which can help you to improve your communication skills in, for arid through technology.

E. Journalism

It's a course for seniors, in which we will cover how 10 gather, write and report the news. We will discuss how information is, or can be organized.

F. Non-fiction

The course is a study of non-fiction through reading many different types of non-fiction. The course will also be about the possible changes in journalistic reporting and the sharing of personal stories of various people on various topics such as travel and adventure.

请阅读以下学生的相关信息，然后匹配和他/她拟要选择的课程：

1.Lucy .wants to become a famous reporter in the world. She is eager to have the course which can help her to realize her dream.

2.Sally's vocabulary is very large, but she can not organize what she write well, which makes her writing illogically. She wants to get some more skill of it.

3.Lily can not know how to communicate with others as a. writer. She needs to improve the skill of it badly.

4.Jenny wants to become a writer of biography. Therefore, she wants to choose a. course connected with it.

5.Mary is interested in Mark Twain, especially his novels which arc full of humors. She really want to know some other writers who were born in the same country as Mark Twain was.

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I can’t remember the first time one of my children told me, “I hate you.” I can, however, tell you that it still happens occasionally, but it doesn’t bother me. As their father, I often say things that are unpopular. If they hate me once in a while, I know I’m doing a good job.

There are three other words that I won’t allow in my house, however. Last week, I was watching my older son play with a paper airplane. After he accidentally threw it into a wall and it came apart, his eyes welled up with tears.

“I hate myself,” he said. It wasn’t the first time he’d said it, and I was concerned that he’d started to actually believe it.

I knelt down next to him and made him look into my eyes. I told him that I never wanted to hear those words again, and that he needed to respect himself.

The difference between your kid telling you they hate you and them saying they hate themselves is that, five minutes later, they’ve already forgotten they “hate you”. Self-hate is much more potentially poisonous and for young people, it can linger into the rest of their life.

Kids who start to believe they hate themselves sometimes struggle to form new friendships. As teenagers, they avoid the chance to connect with a potential love interest, because they assume they’ll be rejected. And as adults, they might choose not to apply for the dream job because they assume it won’t work out.

I know this is true, because I didn’t have a high opinion of myself as a child. I found myself struggling in many areas, and I’d hate to see my children suffer the same fate.

Sometimes, words are just words. But some words can make the kind of impact I’d very much like to avoid for my children. I don’t fear strong language; I fear language that makes us weak.

1.How did the author feel on hearing his kids saying “I hate you”?

A. Depressed.　　 B. Annoyed.　　 C. Unconcerned.　　 D. Excited.

2.Why won’t the author allow the three words “I hate myself”?

A. Because the impact of thinking in this way is negative.

B. Because it hurts parents to hear their kids saying so.

C. Because it doesn’t make any sense to blame oneself.

D. Because the impoliteness of saying so is unbearable.

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “linger” in paragraph 5?

A. come to an end　　 B. continue to exist　　 C. begin to change　　 D. become out of date

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_________ the children are excited - this is the first time they've been abroad.

A. No problem　　 B. No way

C. No idea　　 D. No wonder

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This is _______ I have come to Yuanyang.

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

She let the children ______ to play instead of staying at home all the time.

A. going out                  B. went out

C. to go out                D. go out

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