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【題目】Typical American teenagers used to look forward to growing up. Getting their first driver’s licenses (駕照)or doing their first part- time jobs was an exciting event in most teens’ lives.

But these days, fewer teens are celebrating these events.According to a study published in the joumal Child Development, fewer American teens are doing “adult”activities like driving and working.

Perhaps too much homework is to blame(責(zé)備). But that’s not the truth.“Teens usually spend less time on homework now than they did in the 1990s,” The Atlantic reported.

Child Development expert(專家) Jean Twenge says technology may be to blame. In her research, she says that today's teens are different from past generations (幾代)because they are the first generation to grow up with social media and smartphones.

What kind of effect does it have on how quickly kids grow up? More time spent playing with technology means less time spent on other things. This may explain why fewer kids are interested in“adult”activities these days.

In the past, getting the first driver ' s license was seen as something “cool” that could impress one's friends. But today, kids would rather stay at home and play with their phones. If they aren’t spending time with their friends, they aren’t interested in that“cool”license, according to the Chicago Tribune.

It is hard to say growing up more slowly is good or bad. But kids should have more time for social and emotional(情感的) development. It is necessary for achieving success later in their life.

【1】Now in America.

A. fewer teens are doing “adult”activities

B. most teens spend too much time on homework

C. teens hate to do other things except part-time jobs

D. teens pay more attention to driver's licenses

【2】Jean Twenge thinks American teenagers are growing up slowly because .

A. they have too much homework to do

B. they spend too much time at school

C. playing with tecnology takes up most of kid’s time.

D. kids are more interested in “adult” activities

【3】According to the Chicago Tribune, why are kids spending less time with their friends?

A. Because they don’t want to play with their friends.

B. Because they think that playing with friends is not cool.

C. Because they need more time to focus on their schoolwork.

D. Because they would rather spend time on their phones.

【4】What's the text mainly about?

A. What American teens’ worries are.

B. Why American teens grow up slowly.

C. What American teens think of growing up.

D. Why social media and smartphones are important.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 C

【3】 D

【4】 B

【解析】

本文主要介紹了現(xiàn)在美國的青少年比過去成長得慢，因為越來越少的青少年從事“成人”活動。他們花費更多的時間在作業(yè)上和科技產(chǎn)品上。

【1】A

推理判斷題。根據(jù)But these days, fewer teens are celebrating these events.According to a study published in the joumal Child Development, fewer American teens are doing “adult”activities like driving and working.可知現(xiàn)在在美國越來越少的青少年從事“成人”活動。故選A。

【2】C

推理判斷題。根據(jù)What kind of effect does it have on how quickly kids grow up? More time spent playing with technology means less time spent on other things. This may explain why fewer kids are interested in“adult”activities these days.可知Jean Twenge認(rèn)為美國青少年成長得慢，是因為他們玩科技產(chǎn)品花費了他們更多的時間，故選C。

【3】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)But today, kids would rather stay at home and play with their phones. If they aren’t spending time with their friends, they aren’t interested in that“cool”license, according to the Chicago Tribune.可知《芝加哥論壇報》認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在的孩子們花費更少的時間和朋友在一起，是因為他們寧愿待在家里玩手機(jī)，故選D。

【4】B

概括歸納題。根據(jù)It is hard to say growing up more slowly is good or bad. But kids should have more time for social and emotional(情感的) development.可知本文主要介紹了為什么美國的青少年成長得慢，故選B。

認(rèn)真閱讀題干，根據(jù)題干要求，在文中尋找答案所在的語句或段落，進(jìn)行分析理解，詞義猜測，推理判斷和概括歸納，選出正確的選項。例如小題1，根據(jù)But these days, fewer teens are celebrating these events.According to a study published in the joumal Child Development, fewer American teens are doing “adult”activities like driving and working.可知現(xiàn)在在美國越來越少的青少年從事“成人”活動。故選A。