Question

    Keeping your teenager out of the social media world is impossible. Whether we like it or not, our kids are growing up in a digital era- -and although that creates major opportunities, it also comes with some pretty big risks. We saw this firsthand when we asked a group of tweens and teens to give up their phones and social media for a week; it was as though we’d asked them to part with a limb.

A recent study of more than 10 ,000 six- to twelve-grade girls carried out by a nonprofit organization Ruling Our Experiences found that high school girls spend an average of six hours a day on social media. And the effect of too much logged-on time is clear. The study found kids who spend eight hours or more on technology per day are five times more likely to be sad or depressed. Adding to the pressure is that2 out of 3 high school girls report being asked to send a revealing photo to another person, and most of them report that they do send sexual texts and photos to each other.

Another study, carried out by Common Sense Media, found that girls use social media more than boys and are also more likely to experience negative consequences. Most of the girls investigated admitted that content posted online often makes them worry about their appearance or social status, while just a quarter of the boys said the same. An earlier study from the Pew Research Center’s Internet came to a similar conclusion: A third of 12- to 13-year-old girls who used social media believed their peers were mostly unkind to each other online , while only 9 percent of the boys agreed.

Of course, these differences don' t mean we shouldn’t have concerns about boys and the impact of digital overload or online bulling. In fact, other studies have shown that boys and girls can be equally damaged by social media. The most important thing is for teens to feel safe, online and in the real world alike.

1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The pressure of the high school girls logging-on.

B.The influence of too much logged-on time on high school girls.

C.Too much time spent on social media for high school girls.

D.The increasing population of the high school girls logging-on.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “revealing” in paragraph 2?

A.Exposed. B.Interesting.

C.Funny. D.Romantic.

3.Why are the girls more likely to experience negative effect online than boys?

A.Because the girls' social status is low.

B.Because the girls are mostly unkind to each other.

C.Because the girls use social media more than boys.

D.Because the girls pay more attention to their appearance.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Parents should keep teens out of the social media.

B.Parents keep teens feel safe online and in the real life.

C.It is time to worry about your teens and social media.

D.Boys and girls can be equally damaged by social media.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了我们的孩子是在数字时代长大的，手机和社交媒体的存在对孩子们的影响是很大的，同时作者呼吁要多关注孩子们的手机和社交媒体。

1.主旨大意题。通读第二段的内容并根据high school girls spend an average of six hours a day on social media. And the effect of too much logged-on time is clear.（高中女生平均每天花6个小时在社交媒体上。登录时间过多的影响是显而易见的。）可知，第二段主要讲的是过多的登录时间对高中女生的影响。故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据第二段的and most of them report that they do send sexual texts and photos to each other.（他们中的大多数人报告说，他们互相发送性短信和照片）可知，此句是上一句并列句，sexual texts and photos意为“性短信和照片”，对应上文的a revealing photo，意为“裸露的照片”，所以revealing对应选项中的exposed（暴露的），故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段的Most of the girls investigated admitted that content posted online often makes them worry about their appearance or social status（大多数被调查的女孩承认，网上发布的内容经常让她们担心自己的外貌或社会地位）可知，女孩比男孩更容易在网上收到负面影响的原因是女孩们更注重自己的外表。故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段的these differences don' t mean we shouldn’t have concerns about boys and the impact of digital overload or online bulling.（这些差异并不意味着我们不应该担心男孩和数字超载或网络欺凌的影响）可知，从本文可以推断出作者建议是时候担心你的青少年和社交媒体了。故选C。