Question

【題目】 A 2015 survey found that two out of three U.S. teens owned an iPhone. For this reason, I call them iGen, and as I explain in my new book “iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing up Less Rebellious(反叛的), More Tolerant, Less Happy-and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood,”【1】.

What makes iGen different? 【2】. They spend so much time on the internet, texting friends and on social media—in the large surveys I analyzed for the book, an average of about six hours per day—that they have less leisure time for everything else.

That includes what was once the favorite activity of most teens:【3】. Whether it’s going to parties, shopping at the mall, watching movies or aimlessly driving around, iGen teens are participating in these social activities at a significantly lower rate than previous generations.

【4】: In the annual Monitoring the Future survey, the percentage of high school seniors who read a nonrequired book or magazine nearly every day dropped from 60 percent in 1980 to only 16 percent in 2015.

This isn’t to say that iGen teens don’t have a lot going for them. 【5】 . They also seem to have a stronger work ethic and more realistic expectations than millennials(千禧一代) did at the same age.

To be clear, moderate smartphone and social media use—up to an hour a day—is not linked to mental health issues. However, most teens (and adults) are on their phones much more than that.

A.spending most of their free time on screens

B.hanging out with their friends

C.They would rather see their friends in person than communicate with them using their phones

D.Growing up with a smartphone has affected nearly every aspect of their lives

E.They are physically safer and more tolerant than previous generations were

F.They’re the first generation to spend their adolescence with a smartphone

G.In addition, iGen reads books, magazines and newspapers much less than previous generations did as teens

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】D

【3】B

【4】G

【5】E

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了2015年的一項調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，三分之二的美國青少年擁有iPhone。出于這個原因，作者稱他們?yōu)?/span>iGen。文章主要介紹iGen一代與前幾代人相比所具有的一些不同之處與優(yōu)點。

【1】

根據(jù)上文A 2015 survey found that two out of three U.S. teens owned an iPhone. For this reason, I call them iGen, and as I explain in my new book “iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy-and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood, ”可知2015年的一項調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，三分之二的美國青少年擁有iPhone。出于這個原因，我稱他們?yōu)?/span>iGen，正如我在新書《iGen:為什么如今的超級網(wǎng)絡(luò)孩子們在成長過程中沒有那么叛逆，更寬容，更不快樂——而且完全沒有為成年做好準備》中解釋的那樣。由此可知，本句承接上文解釋說明iGen的含義是什么——他們是第一代用智能手機度過青春期的人。故F選項“他們是第一代用智能手機度過青春期的人”符合上下文語境，故選F。

【2】

根據(jù)后文They spend so much time on the internet, texting friends and on social media—in the large surveys I analyzed for the book, an average of about six hours per day—that they have less leisure time for everything else.可知在我為本書分析的大型調(diào)查中，他們花在網(wǎng)絡(luò)、給朋友發(fā)短信和社交媒體上的時間太多，平均每天約6個小時，以至于他們花在其他事情上的閑暇時間越來越少。由此可知，本段是在說明iGen一代與眾不同的原因是在智能手機的陪伴下長大幾乎影響了他們生活的方方面面。故D選項“在智能手機的陪伴下長大幾乎影響了他們生活的方方面面”符合上下文語境，故選D。

【3】

根據(jù)后文Whether it’s going to parties, shopping at the mall, watching movies or aimlessly driving around, iGen teens are participating in these social activities at a significantly lower rate than previous generations.可知無論是參加聚會，在商場購物，看電影或漫無目的地開車，iGen青少年參與這些社會活動的比例明顯低于前幾代人。由此可知，本段說明的是iGen一代很少和他們的朋友出去玩。故B選項“和朋友出去玩”符合上下文語境，故選B。

【4】

根據(jù)后文In the annual Monitoring the Future survey, the percentage of high school seniors who read a nonrequired book or magazine nearly every day dropped from 60 percent in 1980 to only 16 percent in 2015.可知在“監(jiān)測未來”年度調(diào)查中，高中生幾乎每天閱讀非必讀書籍或雜志的比例從1980年的60%下降到2015年的16%。由此可知，iGen一代閱讀量相比前幾代人要少很多。故G選項“此外，iGen讀書，雜志和報紙比他的前幾代人在青少年時期要少得多”符合上下文語境，故選G。

【5】

根據(jù)上文This isn’t to say that iGen teens don’t have a lot going for them.可知這并不是說iGen的青少年沒有很多優(yōu)點。由此可知，本句承接上文說明iGen一代的一些優(yōu)點。故E選項“他們比前幾代人更安全，更寬容”符合上下文語境，故選E。