题目内容
8.Teenagers have fewer friends than 20years ago,research has shown---despite the increasing popularity of social media.A study carried out by experts at The University of Queensland in Australia,found teens felt less lonely than two decades ago---but that they have poorer social networks.
A survey of more than 285,000US high school students carried out between 1991and 2012found young people had fewer friends with whom to interact,but less desire for more friends.
The Globe and Mail quotes the findings of the research,printed in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,which suggests economic changes may have helped increased individuality (个体意识) among young people.
The authors behind the study wrote,"Greater economic opportunities offer individuals more freedom to manage their own money,decide whom to date and decide whom to marry,reducing the influence of relatives and giving people more freedom,which may increase individualism."
"Economic changes lead to increased individuality,which could lead to decreasing interest in friends,increasing self-reliance,increasing self-esteem (自尊) and decreasing loneliness."
Lead researcher,Dr.David Clark said further research on cultures outside the US would help determine if modernization is the root cause of the observed results.
He said,"If other cultures show the same pattern of reduced loneliness in the face of poorer social networks,this would support the idea that modernization is responsible."
The findings have shown that the growing use of social networking sites has had a negative effect on the quality of people's friendships.
A study from 2006by sociologists at Duke University also showed that on average most adults only have two people they can talk to about the most important subjects in their lives while one quarter had no close friends at all.
9.Compared with 20years ago,what do we know about teenagers today?B
A.They feel more lonely.
B.They have fewer friends.
C.They have wider social networks.
D.They are more eager to make friends.
10.What may economic changes make teens do today?C
A.Desire more friends.
B.Feel more lonely.
C.Be more independent.
D.Make money more easily.
11.In Dr.David Clark's view,D.
A.some adults have no close friends at all
B.teens should get away from social networks
C.all cultures show teens today feel less lonely
D.modernization may cause teens'reduced loneliness.
分析 研究表明,与20年前相比较,尽管社交媒体越来越受人们的欢迎,但是青少年的朋友却日益减少.
来自澳大利亚昆士兰州大学(The University of Queensland)的专家调查发现,尽管青少年的生活相比20年前孤独感在减少,但是他们的社交圈子越来越小.
一份历时12年(从1991年到2012年)、涵盖28.5万高中生的研究发现,虽然年轻人的朋友越来越少,但是他们更多交友的意向并无增多.
《环球邮报》(The Globe and Mail)引用刊登在《个性和社会心理学学报》(the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin)上的调查结果指出:经济增长可能会促进年轻人个人主义的增长.
该研究的撰写人写道:"经济越宽裕,个体的选择范围越大.如何支配金钱,和谁约会、结婚,都更加自主.家族的影响减弱了,人们拥有更多自主权,个人主义也可能随之增强.
"经济变化促使个人主义的增长的同时,可能导致人们交友兴趣减弱,使人们更多的转向自立、增强自尊、减少孤独感."
首席研究员大卫•克拉克(Dr David Clark)博士说,就现代化是否是造成已知结果的根本原因这一点,还有待在美国以外的其他文化中进一步研究.
他说:"如果其他文化在面对糟糕的社交网络时也显示出相同的孤独减少模式,那么这个结果将支持"现代化是已知结果的根源"这一假说."
一系列研究表明,社交网络使用的增多不利于人们友情的提高.自此,研究人员得出了上述结论.
来自杜克大学(Duke University)的社会学家2006的一项研究也表明,平均来讲,大多数成年人只有两个真正的知己,而四分之一的人根本没有一个可以说知心话的人.
解答 9.B 细节理解题 根据文章第一句话Teenagers have fewer friends than 20years ago,research has shown---despite the increasing popularity of social media.可知,调查表明,现在的青少年比20年前的青少年有更少的朋友,故答案为B
10.C 细节理解题 根据文章第三段The Globe and Mail quotes the findings of the research,printed in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,which suggests economic changes may have helped increased individuality (个体意识) among young people.可知,经济的改变增加了年轻人的个体意识,使他们更加独立,故答案为C
11.D 推理判断题 根据If other cultures show the same pattern of reduced loneliness in the face of poorer social networks,this would support the idea that modernization is responsible."可知,Dr.David Clark's 认为是现代化造成了这一结果,故答案为D
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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A. | Sounds great | B. | Never mind | C. | Forget it | D. | Be my guest |