Question

A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love (早恋) may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression . The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.

The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents.

Dr Marian Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.

Parents should watch for signs of depression -- eating or mood changes -- and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity (成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.

1.Which of the following is more likely to have depression?

A. Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.

B. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.

C. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.

D. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.

2.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.

B. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.

C. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.

D. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?

A. Confused.                       B. Disinterested.

C. Scared.                                    D. Disapproving.

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Puppy love may bring young people depression.

B. Parents should forbid their children’s love.

C. Romance is a two ­ edged sword for adults.

D. Romance is good for young people

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：通过调查发现，虽然爱是美好的，但是青少年之间过早的恋爱却会带来压力，使他们失去自我，严重的会导致抑郁。调查还表明在早恋的危害中女孩子患抑郁的可能性会更高一些。并且专家还建议父母要警惕孩子出现抑郁的征兆。

1.B细节理解题。从文章第二段可知女孩子容易在早恋中迷失自我，而且Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions.也提示这类孩子在早恋中容易患上抑郁，故B选项正确。

2.A推理判断题。由The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age.判断随着年龄的增长，浪漫和抑郁间的关系也随之变弱，所以A选项正确。

3.D推理判断题。A 困惑的；B 不关心的，无兴趣的；C 恐惧的；D 不赞成的。文章末句Love will….but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects. 表明了作者的态度是不赞同的，故正确选项为D。

4.A主旨大意题。新闻调查类文章一般开头提出中心。此篇文章开头提出调查结果，然后又详细介绍调查内容以及对此专家给的建议。所以文章中心应该是早恋会导致抑郁。A为正确选项。

考点：考查社会百科类短文阅读