問題詳情
Questions 36-38We are raising the anxious generation, and the conversation about the causes, and the potentialcures, has just begun. According to recent studies, children today are being denied a sense ofcontrolling their own lives—doing what they find meaningful, and succeeding or failing on their own.36 So are well-meaning parents and teachers, who are unwittingly taking from children theopportunities they need to grow stronger, more confident and more themselves. A low sense of controlin children and adolescents has been found to be highly associated with anxiety, depression, self-harmand virtually all mental health problems, which have risen significantly since the 1960s.37 But what is seen in many of the juvenile subjects tested is patterns that are at the extremes.While some display an overtly obsessive drive to succeed, others see little point in working hard.38 Quite a few subjects admit feeling exhausted all the time, not having enough downtime in theirlives. Many talk about the expectations that they have to live up to, and complain that they have littlesay over their own lives. Researchers attributed the decline in a sense of control to packed schedulesand fewer opportunities to be on one’s own.
(A) A strong sense of being overwhelmed and overburdened by demands imposed on them hasbeen a frustrating experience.
(B) Research on motivation has suggested that a strong sense of autonomy is the key todeveloping the healthy self-motivation that allows children and teens to pursue their goalswith passion and to enjoy their achievements.
(C) With technology driving an increasingly fast pace of life, it will only get worse unless somebehavioral changes are made.
(D) Changes in our culture in the last 10 or 15 years appear to have contributed to attentiondeficiency syndrome.
(E) Ubiquitous technology is part of the cause.
【題組】36.
參考答案
答案：E
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)