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Passage 2(2026·镇江市丹阳月考)
A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression(抑郁) as young adults.
The researchers used a national long-term survey of teenager health to find out the relationship between media use and depression. They based their findings on more than four thousand teenagers who were not depressed when the survey began in 1995. As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio. The young people spent five and a half hours a day using media and more than two hours of that was spent watching TV. Seven years later, in 2002, more than 7% of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was twenty-one. Brian Primack at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was the lead author of the new study. He says every extra hour of television meant an 8% increase in the chances of developing depression. And the study did find that young men were more likely than young women to develop signs of depression given the same amount of media use.
Primack says the study did not find out if watching TV causes depression directly. But one possibility, he says, is that it may take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and social activities. It might also prevent a person from sleeping well, he says, and that could have an influence.
In December 2005, they published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives. They found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people. The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression(抑郁) as young adults.
The researchers used a national long-term survey of teenager health to find out the relationship between media use and depression. They based their findings on more than four thousand teenagers who were not depressed when the survey began in 1995. As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio. The young people spent five and a half hours a day using media and more than two hours of that was spent watching TV. Seven years later, in 2002, more than 7% of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was twenty-one. Brian Primack at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was the lead author of the new study. He says every extra hour of television meant an 8% increase in the chances of developing depression. And the study did find that young men were more likely than young women to develop signs of depression given the same amount of media use.
Primack says the study did not find out if watching TV causes depression directly. But one possibility, he says, is that it may take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and social activities. It might also prevent a person from sleeping well, he says, and that could have an influence.
In December 2005, they published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives. They found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people. The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
答案
1. relationship
2. beginning
3. survey
4. over
5. later
6. sign
7. activities
8. prevent
9. chances
10. reason
2. beginning
3. survey
4. over
5. later
6. sign
7. activities
8. prevent
9. chances
10. reason
解析
【分析】
本题为英语信息匹配填空题，需结合表格中研究过程的细节，定位原文对应内容，结合语境、固定搭配及语法规则补全单词。解题时，先明确每个空所在的语境，再逐句对应原文的关键信息，确保填写的单词符合语义和语法要求。
【解析】
1. 研究目的是找出媒体使用和抑郁之间的关系，对应原文“find out the relationship between media use and depression”，故填relationship；
2. 对应研究开始时，原文提到“when the survey began”，固定搭配at the beginning of，故填beginning；
3. 研究开始时对4000多名未抑郁的年轻人做了调查，对应原文“the researchers used a national long-term survey”，故填survey；
4. 这些年轻人每天花5.5小时使用媒体，其中超过2小时看电视，对应原文“more than two hours of that was spent watching TV”，故填over；
5. 七年后的结果，对应原文“Seven years later, in 2002”，故填later；
6. 超过7%的年轻人有抑郁迹象，对应原文“more than 7% of the young people had signs of depression”，故填sign；
7. 看电视会占用社交活动和运动的时间，对应原文“take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and social activities”，故填activities；
8. 这些活动有助于预防抑郁，对应原文“help prevent depression”，故填prevent；
9. 年轻男性比女性更易患抑郁，对应原文“young men were more likely than young women to develop signs of depression”，此处用chances表示可能性，故填chances；
10. 一些人患抑郁的原因是花更多时间看电视，对应原文“The reason why some people get depression is that...”，故填reason。
【答案】
1. relationship；2. beginning；3. survey；4. over；5. later；6. sign；7. activities；8. prevent；9. chances；10. reason
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、阅读理解信息匹配
【点评】
本题考查学生快速定位原文信息并结合语境填空的能力，属于基础信息类题型，难度适中，只要能准确对应原文细节即可完成。
【难度系数】
0.5
本题为英语信息匹配填空题，需结合表格中研究过程的细节，定位原文对应内容，结合语境、固定搭配及语法规则补全单词。解题时，先明确每个空所在的语境，再逐句对应原文的关键信息，确保填写的单词符合语义和语法要求。
【解析】
1. 研究目的是找出媒体使用和抑郁之间的关系，对应原文“find out the relationship between media use and depression”，故填relationship；
2. 对应研究开始时，原文提到“when the survey began”，固定搭配at the beginning of，故填beginning；
3. 研究开始时对4000多名未抑郁的年轻人做了调查，对应原文“the researchers used a national long-term survey”，故填survey；
4. 这些年轻人每天花5.5小时使用媒体，其中超过2小时看电视，对应原文“more than two hours of that was spent watching TV”，故填over；
5. 七年后的结果，对应原文“Seven years later, in 2002”，故填later；
6. 超过7%的年轻人有抑郁迹象，对应原文“more than 7% of the young people had signs of depression”，故填sign；
7. 看电视会占用社交活动和运动的时间，对应原文“take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and social activities”，故填activities；
8. 这些活动有助于预防抑郁，对应原文“help prevent depression”，故填prevent；
9. 年轻男性比女性更易患抑郁，对应原文“young men were more likely than young women to develop signs of depression”，此处用chances表示可能性，故填chances；
10. 一些人患抑郁的原因是花更多时间看电视，对应原文“The reason why some people get depression is that...”，故填reason。
【答案】
1. relationship；2. beginning；3. survey；4. over；5. later；6. sign；7. activities；8. prevent；9. chances；10. reason
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、阅读理解信息匹配
【点评】
本题考查学生快速定位原文信息并结合语境填空的能力，属于基础信息类题型，难度适中，只要能准确对应原文细节即可完成。
【难度系数】
0.5
