Question

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. 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 gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.

B. Puppy love may bring young people depression.

C. Parents should forbid their children’s love.

D. Romance is good for young people.

2.Which of the following is more likely to have depression?

A. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.

B. Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.

C. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.

D. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.

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. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.

D. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.

4.What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?

A. Confused    B. Neutral

C. Scared    D. Disapproving

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要是介绍早恋对青少年的危害。

1.主旨大意题。根据Puppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression（忧郁症）．及下文描述，可知本篇短文主要是介绍早恋对青少年的危害。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段描述有恋爱关系的女孩更喜欢隐藏她们的感情和想法，而这是造成丧失自我的原因，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age．这句话可知恋爱和抑郁的关系好像随着年龄的增长而变弱。故选C（一个女人年龄越大，好像越不可能在恋爱中迷失自我）。

4.理解归纳题。通过这篇短文，作者介绍了早恋的危害和对待孩子早恋的建议，可以看出作者对青少年早恋问题是不赞成的，故选D。