A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love(早恋) may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression(忧郁症). The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.
The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self". According to the study, even though boys would say "lose themselves in a romantic relationship", this "loss of self" is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents.
Dr Marianm Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.
Parents should watch for signs of depression--eating or mood changes--and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity(成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.
1.What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Puppy love may bring young people depression.
B. Parents should forbid their children's love.
C. Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.
D. Romance is good for young people.
2.Which of the following is more likely to have depression?
A. Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.
B. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.
C. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.
D. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.
B. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.
C. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.
D. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.
4.What's the author's attitude towards puppy love?
A. Confused. B. Disapproving.
C. Disinterested. D. Scared.
Moral science is taught as a subject in most schools but with little effect. Perhaps part of the problem lies in the fact that morality is not a science, strictly speaking. It is too much of a social phenomenon, and also has too much of the personal and subjective things mixed within. Besides, morality itself changes with generations. So it is impossible to be defined in a textbook.
I remember sitting through forty minutes of moral lessons, which told stories about little children who never told lies and were rewarded for their goodness. It had little effect and left no impression on me, though.
If moral science has to be taught as a subject in schools, it needs a participatory (参与其中的 ) approach. When you tell a child about morals, you also have to deal with social norms(规范) and cultural differences. You have to explain that morality can be subjective, and be able to co-exist in society. You will probably have to refer to the morals of the present time.
The best way to tell a child how to live is to show him what is valued. If a child likes his friend, you have to make the child think about why. Once the child notices and recognizes goodness in others, he or she is likely to develop it as well.
In fact, children learn most of their morals by watching people around them. They absorb behavior patterns from teachers and older students. They watch to see what is rewarded and who is punished. They learn on the sports field and through social work. Moral science lessons should simply consist of letting them live and interact, and watch you support correct values and reward good behavior.
1.Which is NOT the reason that moral science is taught in schools but with little effect?
A. Morality doesn't strictly belong to a science.
B. Morality is more like a social phenomenon.
C. Morality can't be written down in textbooks.
D. Different generations have different moral ideas, '
2.The author describes his own experience of having moral lessons in order to .
A. explain telling lies not moral for little children
B. advise people should be rewarded for their goodness
C. show he has no opinions about moral science
D. prove moral lessons in schools have little effect
3.When you tell a child about morals, you should .
A. teach him to share personal moral ideas with others
B. tell him about social norms and cultural differences
C. explain that nobody can influence his moral ideas
D. say that the present morals are likely to be changed
4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. The influence of people's behavior on morals.
B. The value of teachers' setting a good example.
C. The best way of teaching children about morals.
D. The importance of rewarding good behavior.
One woman is having a very merry Christmas, indeed, all thanks to the honesty and determination of a complete stranger.
“When I saw it, I said, ‘God, this is really a pretty .Somebody's going to heartbroken,” said Shirley Grandey , 62, who was a volunteer for keeping the environment clean.
When Grandey was a large pile of pine needles and dirt at the end of her hard work day, she never to come across someone's diamond ring lying alone among a pile of .
Knowing the ring probably had special , Grandey held onto the jewelry and made it her 16 to find the owner.
“I said, 'Oh God ,I have to find the , "'recalled Grandey before making the decision to contact the TV station, to help the word. "It was definitely a ring. It was intertwined（缠绕）and had their on it．”
Her efforts ．
“The brother of the girl saw it on and told her," said Grandey, who couldn't have been happier to return the ring to its original owner, Julie Sanalitro.
“I was screaming and running around the house,” Sanalitro told the news station. "We always come to our tree from there to celebrate Christmas Day," she said.
When Sanalitro called to the ring, she explained it was a gift from her boyfriend, who had only given it to her two months ago when they reunited.
She was not only able to answer all of Grandey's questions about the ring, she was the original owner, but Grandey added, “I knew it was hers the moment she was walking up.”
“We just hugged each other and she had a few tears," the volunteer explained.
All that Crandey asks from this is simply for people to “pay it forward.” She said. “ I would want someone to give it back to me if I lost my ring, so just try to pay it forward.”
1.A. gift B. handkerchief C. necklace D. ring
2.A. putting away B. cleaning up C. keeping up D. bringing up
3.A. expected B. wanted C. understood D. imagined
4.A. furniture B. equipment C. luggage D. garbage
5.A. object B. design C. value D. form
6.A. duty B. work C. ability D. agreement
7.A. designer B. owner C. photographer D. artist
8.A. print B. explore C. spread D. write
9.A. luck B. wedding C. marriage D. love
10.A. photos B. names C. addresses D. words
11.A. paid off B. paid up C. paid back D. paid out
12.A. television B. telephone C. radio D. phone
13.A. nice B. lost C. ugly D. lovely
14.A. take B. buy C. get D. lift
15.A. rescue B. transport C. convey D. describe
16.A. recently B. immediately C. actively D. likely
17.A. successfully B. properly C. obviously D. similarly
18.A. remembering B. ensuring C. forgetting D. telling
19.A. kind B. angry C. close D. learned
20.A. accident B. origin C. experience D. evidence
--Tom often plays the record very loud at midnight in his apartment.
-- _____!
A. Just your luck B. Better not
C. It can’t be helped D. That’s too much
To the foreigners, the Great Wall is worth ______.
A.pay a visit B. paying a visit
C. paying a visit to D. being paid a visit to
It ___ we had stay together for a couple of weeks ___ I found we had a lot in common.
A.was until; when B was until; that
C. wasn’t until; when D. wasn’t until; that
