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【題目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順，每空格限填一詞，首字母已給）

I’m usually fairly skeptical（懷疑的）about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today’s children are significantly more a【1】 than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children aged 9 to 17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 50 years ago.

Why are America’s kids so stressed? The report cites two main c【2】: increasing physical isolation brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other things--and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.

Considering thatwe_can’t_turn_the clock_back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation.

At the top of the list is nurturing(培育) a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No child isan island. S【3】 social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress.

To help kids build stronger connections with others, you can p【4】 the plug on TVs and computers. Your family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face relationships, and they will get more sleep.

L【5】 the amount of virtual(虛擬的) violence your children are exposed to. It’s not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.

Keep your e【6】 for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale.

Make exercise part of your daily routine. It will help you cope with your own anxieties and p【7】 a good model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesn’t have to ruin your life.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】anxious

【2】causes

【3】Strengthening

【4】pull

【5】Limit

【6】expectations

【7】provide

【解析】

這篇文章主要講了現(xiàn)在的孩子比50年前的孩子壓力大，要緩解這種情況，需要加強孩子很社團的聯(lián)系，盡量減少個人主義，讓他們更多的融入社會，減少他們接觸暴力的可能，定期的鍛煉身體也可以緩解壓力。

【1】句意：我被一份報告震驚了，該報告的結(jié)論是，今天的孩子比20世紀(jì)50年代的孩子更焦慮。

根據(jù)上文I was struck by a report which concluded that today’s children are significantly可知下文是說更焦慮。anxious的意思是“焦慮的”，根據(jù)題意，故填anxious。

【2】句意：報告列舉了兩個主要原因：離婚率高導(dǎo)致的身體孤立增加，以及對社區(qū)的參與減少等等——以及越來越多的人認(rèn)為世界是一個更危險的地方。

根據(jù)下文increasing physical isolation brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among other things--and a growing perception that the world is a more dangerous place.可知這里是兩個主要的造成原因。根據(jù)題意，

cause原因，two+名詞復(fù)數(shù)。故填causes。

【3】句意：加強社會聯(lián)系有助于建立社區(qū)和保護個人免受壓力。

根據(jù)下文helps build communities and protect individuals against stress.可知上文是加強社會聯(lián)系。這里是動名詞做主語，strengthen的意思是“加強”。故填Strengthening

【4】句意：你可以拔掉電視和電腦的插頭。

根據(jù)上文To help kids build stronger connections with others可知下文說你可以拔掉插頭，can+動詞原形。pull的意思是“拔掉”，根據(jù)題意，故填pull。

【5】句意：限制孩子遭受的虛擬暴力。

根據(jù)下文It’s not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.可知這里是限制，limit動詞，限制，這里是祈使句，動詞原形開頭。根據(jù)題意，故填Limit。

【6】句意：對孩子的期望要合理。

根據(jù)下文Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale.可知上文是保持對孩子的期望合理。 expectation的意思是“期望”這里用名詞復(fù)數(shù)。故填expectations。

【7】句意：它將幫助你應(yīng)對自己的焦慮，為你的孩子提供一個好的榜樣。

短語provide sth. for sb.表示為默認(rèn)提供某物，這里是說為你的孩子提供榜樣。根據(jù)題意，故填provide。