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1、Unit 1 A land of diversity.阅读理解AA new study by the British government has discovered the mental health of the countrys teenage girls has become worse.The survey, which included 30,000 14yearold students in 2005 and 2014, showed 37 percent of girls with psychological stress, up from 34 percent in 200
2、5. British boys stress level was actually seen to fall over the same time period, from 17 percent to 15 percent.The reports authors pointed out the “advent of the social media age” could be a major contributing factor for increased stress among teenage British girls.“The adolescent years are a time
3、of rapid physical，cognitive (认知的) and emotional development，”Pam Ramsden, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, wrote in a recent blog post.“Teenagers interact with people in order to learn how to become competent (有能力的)adults. In the past, they would engage w
4、ith parents, teachers and other adults in their community as well as extended family members and friends. Now we can also add social media to that list of social and emotional development.”Throughout adolescence, girls and boys develop characteristics like confidence and selfcontrol. Since teenage b
5、rains have not completely developed, teens dont have the cognitive awareness and impulse (冲动)control to keep from posting inappropriate content. Furthermore, this content can easily be spread far and wide with disastrous influences.Social media can also feed into girls insecurities about their appea
6、rance, Ramsden said. These sites are often filled with images of people with body type unattainable to the normal person. However, these images and the messages tied to them gradually become societal standards.语篇解读一项新研究发现，英国少女的心理健康状况变得更糟；分析表明，社交媒体时代的到来可能是造成英国少女心理压力加大的主要因素。1The statistics in the seco
7、nd paragraph show that .Amore and more children in Britain have mental health problemsBfew girls in Britain suffered from psychological stress in 2005Cmore boys in Britain are suffering from mental pressure nowDmore British girls feel psychologically stressed than boys do now解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的第一句可知，调查显
8、示，2014年37%的英国少女有心理压力，而2005年只有34%；根据第二段的第二句可知，同期调查显示，英国少年有心理压力的从2005年的17%降到2014年的15%。据此可以判断，英国少女有心理压力的数量比少年多，故D项正确。答案：D2Contrary to traditional ways of interaction, social media .Ahelps teenagers develop qualities like confidence and selfcontrolBhas many negative effects on girls characteristic devel
9、opmentCmakes teens aware of potential danger of the inappropriate contentDteaches girls to care about their appearance to meet societal standards解析：细节理解题。根据第五段的最后一句“Furthermore，this content can easily be spread far and wide with disastrous influences.”和最后一段第一句的“Social media can also feed into girls
10、insecurities about their appearance”可知，由于青少年的思想还不成熟，自控能力有限，社交媒体对英国少女的心理健康和她们对外表美丑的判断产生了消极的影响。故B项正确。答案：B3The underlined word “advent” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “ ”AarrivalBendCdisappearanceDinvention解析：词义猜测题。结合该段内容和下文关于传统交流方式和社交媒体的比较可知，报告的作者指出，“社交媒体时代的到来”可能是造成英国少女心理压力增加的主要因素。据此可知，画线词义为“到来”，故A
11、项正确。答案：ABA teacher from Relax Kids in Tamworth, the UK, used two apples to show her students the damaging and often unseen consequences of bullying. And her post about the powerful lesson has gone viral.Rosie Dutton explained that during one of her classes she introduced two red apples to the childr
12、en. What the kids didnt know was that prior to the lesson, Dutton had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor. And yet, on the outside at least, both apples looked perfect.“I picked up the apple Id dropped on the floor and started to tell the children how I disliked this apple, and that I
13、thought it was disgusting, it was a horrible colour and the stem was just too short，”Dutton wrote.She then encouraged the students to do the same. Some of the children looked at her like she was “crazy”， but the students passed the apple around the circle, calling it names.Continuing the exercise, t
14、he teacher then passed the second apple around the circle. This apple, however, was showered with comments like “Your skin is beautiful！” and “What a beautiful colour you are！”Dutton then showed the students and both apples once again，highlighting that “there was no change, and both apples still loo
15、ked the same.”That is, until she cut them open. “The apple wed said unkind words to was bruised and all mushy inside，” she said. There was，she said, an immediate “light bulb” moment for her students. “They really got it. What we saw inside that apple is what is happening inside everyone of us when s
16、omeone mistreats us with their words or actions.”Dutton explained how important it is to teach children to stand up for one another, and to stop any form of bullying.“Lets create a generation of kind caring children，” the teacher wrote. “The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your
