I"m usually fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are
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impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report which concluded that today"s children are
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more anxious than children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children
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a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for mental illness 60 years ago.
Why are America"s kids so
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The report cites two main causes: increasing physical
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—brought on by high divorce rates and less
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in community, among other things— and a growing
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that the world is a more dangerous place.
Given that we can"t turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation. At the top of the list is
nurturing
(培育) a better
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of the limits of individualism. No child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and protect individuals against stress.
Limit the amount of virtual violence your children are
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to. It"s not just video games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.
Keep your expectations for your children
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Many highly successful people never attended Harvard or Yale.
A. innovative I. practically
B. stressed J. isolation
C. exhibit K. involvement
D. exposed L. reasonable
E. magnificent M. significantly
F. perception N. demonstrated
G. appreciation O. hesitate
H. expression
【参考答案】
K [解析] 空格前为形容词,空格后为in,因此判断空格处应当填入一个名词。备选词汇中可以和“越来越少的社区______......