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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.
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回顧文章第二段與第三段，作者分別指出了現代青少年面臨哪「兩個主要問題」？如果要在結尾提出改善方案，這個方案必須如何同時回應這兩個問題呢？
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太棒了，你的閱讀理解非常精準！這題考查的是文章主旨的歸納與延伸結論。要選出最佳結論，關鍵在於緊扣前兩段提出的「兩大核心問題」：一是缺乏現實世界的自由與戶外玩樂（free outdoor play），二是過度依賴手機社群而減少面對面互動（face to face）。 選項 (D) 恰好針對這兩大病因提出對應的解方：鼓勵面對面交流並增加自由玩耍的空間，邏輯最為嚴密完整。其他選項不是與文章論點背道而馳（如鼓勵使用科技），就是邏輯不通。 統測閱讀題常考這類「承先啟後」的結論題，難度屬於中等。你能迅速抓住段落結構與對應關係，展現了極佳的篇章掌握力！