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9.Cold-Hearted Youth
Laughter is a great thing.It has been proven to be physically and mentally effective on people(71)C.The reason for this is that people are laughing at the wrong things,particularly the youth.They find humor in things that people wouldn't have generally found funny in the past.More and more young people respond to negative situations with laughter.Their responses to negative situations are becoming increasingly worrying,and this needs to be addressed.
(72)A  You can find hundreds of clips showing people falling off from things or getting hurt so badly that they break bones or suffer major injuries.Unfortunately,not rushing to their aid or calling an ambulance,they double over in laughter.
To make matters worse,many teens laugh not just at physical accidents; they are also failing to take important topics seriously,such as the government or the state of our world.Children and teens nowadays show alarming indifference and insensitivity toward things that should arouse serious thought and emotion.(73)G The sad thing is,it's not their fault.
Teaching youth that violence is okay and entertaining,or teaching them that the state of our world is not a big deal is telling them not to be caring and concerned.They are the next generation,and they're not going to be able to contribute to be world if important issues do not matter to them anymore.(74)E.
As a whole,society needs to concentrate on bringing back natural human emotion and easing up on the confirmation of indifference,violence,and carelessness.(75)D.

A.Search online for videos of some accidents.
B.Don't try to laugh by putting someone else down.
C.However,laughter can be bad,and is increasingly becoming so.
D.We are humans,not cold machines,and we need to start acting that way.
E.How can they help others when they don't take their physical or emotional pain seriously?
F.The fact that the youth are always laughing at the wrong things have nothing to with education.
G.I believe youth are laughing at serious subjects because they think important topics don't matter to them anymore.

分析 本文为社会文化类的论说文,文章分析了年轻人中存在的无情的现象,越来越多的年轻人对消极的情形采取嘲笑的态度,这在过去是很罕见的.从网上我们可以搜索到很多事故视频,视频中人们不是把受伤的人者送往医院,而是嘲笑.更糟糕的是,他们不能严肃对待一些重要的事件;教育孩子们暴力没关系或者是娱乐的、或者教育孩子们我们的世界的现在无关紧要事实上是告诉他们不要关心和关注;那么他们就不会为世界做贡献.总体来说,我们社会要关注于找回人类的积极情感,减少冷漠、暴力和粗心.

解答 71-75 CAGED
71.C.本题是逻辑推断题.上文分析"Laughter is a great thing.",下文分析存在的问题,可见上下文之间是转折的关系,故答案选择C.
72.A.细节推断题.由该段描述了很多人跌倒受伤的片段和人们的反应,推断需要在网上搜索相关的事故视频,故答案选择A.
73.G.逻辑推断题.由上文现象"Children and teens nowadays show alarming indifference and insensitivity toward things that should arouse serious thought and emotion."可知,孩子们和青少年对一些严肃的事和情感采取漠不关心或不敏感的态度,承接上文,需要分析对严肃的话题采取嘲笑的态度的原因,故答案选择G.
74.E.细节推断题.上文"They are the next generation,and they're not going to be able to contribute to be world if important issues do not matter to them anymore.(他们是下一代,如果重要的事件对他们无关紧要,他们就不能对世界做贡献)"分析的是这种现象的危害之一,下文继续分析危害"如果年轻人不关心他人的身体和情感怎么会帮助他人呢?",故答案选择E.
75.D.主旨大意题.文章分析了年轻人的冷漠的现象和危害,联系文章标题"Cold-hearted youth",最后自然得出结论,我们是人,不是无情的机器;我们的行为不能冷漠;故答案选择D.

点评 七选五的做题首先要通读全文,了解文章大意.通读答案,找出相对应的关键词.根据文章整体结构,具体内容和上下文的逻辑关系,将选项填入文中.

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