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[共同科目] 英文
第 36 題
📖 題組：
Recent studies show that teenagers experience more anxiety and mental health issues than those in earlier generations. In his book *The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness*, Professor Jonathan Haidt explains that two major changes in childhood are mainly responsible for their problems. First, these young people lost real-world freedom during childhood. Their parents tended to protect them too much and carefully control their daily activities. They were not encouraged to explore outdoors, take risks, and solve problems independently. As a result, they might have missed many opportunities to develop confidence and independence. According to Professor Haidt, plenty of free, unsupervised outdoor play is important for healthy development. Without outdoor play, children may be less willing to try new things as they grow into teenagers. Another major change is the shift from a play-based childhood to a phone-based one. Since childhood, these young people have often spent many hours using smartphones and social media for leisure activities. This leads to several problems. For example, they do not get enough sleep because of long hours on screens. Instead of interacting face to face, they often communicate online, making them feel less connected to people in the real world. Also, constant phone messages and addictive apps make it hard for them to stay focused. When they cannot check their phones, they feel anxious.
Recent studies show that teenagers experience more anxiety and mental health issues than those in earlier generations. In his book *The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness*, Professor Jonathan Haidt explains that two major changes in childhood are mainly responsible for their problems. First, these young people lost real-world freedom during childhood. Their parents tended to protect them too much and carefully control their daily activities. They were not encouraged to explore outdoors, take risks, and solve problems independently. As a result, they might have missed many opportunities to develop confidence and independence. According to Professor Haidt, plenty of free, unsupervised outdoor play is important for healthy development. Without outdoor play, children may be less willing to try new things as they grow into teenagers. Another major change is the shift from a play-based childhood to a phone-based one. Since childhood, these young people have often spent many hours using smartphones and social media for leisure activities. This leads to several problems. For example, they do not get enough sleep because of long hours on screens. Instead of interacting face to face, they often communicate online, making them feel less connected to people in the real world. Also, constant phone messages and addictive apps make it hard for them to stay focused. When they cannot check their phones, they feel anxious.
Which of the following is the best conclusion for the above passage?
- A In a phone-based world, teenagers will spend more time on digital technologies like virtual reality and online shopping. These technologies will help them solve problems effectively, so companies should develop new features to meet their needs.
- B To address these concerns, teenagers should be allowed to use social media for two reasons: to make new friends and to talk to people face to face. In this way, they will become more confident about their future.
- C Smartphones have become part of everyday life. Teenagers cannot avoid using digital devices as apps become more interesting. Therefore, parents should help their children benefit from technology instead of strictly limiting their phone use.
- D To solve these problems, the following actions are suggested. First, children should spend more time interacting with people face to face instead of communicating online. Also, schools should provide more time and space for free, unsupervised play.