大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷713
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Increased Screen Time and Wellbeing Decline in Youth
[A] Have young people never had it so good? Or do they face more challenges than any previous generation? Our current era in the West is one of high wealth. This means minors enjoy material benefits and legal protections that would have been the envy of those living in the past. But there is an increasing suspicion that all is not well for our youth. And one of the most popular explanations, among some experts and the popular media, is that excessive \\
1.The year when most Americans began using smartphcnes was identified as a turning point in young Americans’ level of happiness.
G
解析：题干：大多数美国人开始使用智能手机的那一年被认定为美国年轻人幸福水平的拐点。题干的关键词began using smartphone、a turning point和young Americans’ level of happiness，G段第三句中的began owning smartphones、tipping point和第二句中的average wellbeing相对应，题干是对该段第二、三句的同义替换。故本题选G。
2.Scores in various wellbeing measures began to go downward among young Americans in recent years.
C
解析：题干：近年来，在美国年轻人中，多项幸福感衡量指标的得分开始下降。题干中的时间关键词in recent years，以及其他关键词Scores in various wellbeing measures和go downward与C段最后两句中的around 2012、through 2016以及倒数第二句中的these measures started to decline相对应，其中these measures指代上句中的self-esteem，life satisfaction，happiness and satisfaction、with individual domains。题干是对该段最后两句的概括总结。故本题选C。
3.Unfortunately, activities involving direct contact with people, which contributed to better wellbeing, were found to be on the decline.
H
解析：题干：遗憾的是，涉及与人直接接触、有助于提升幸福感的活动被发现正在减少。题干中的关键词activities involving direct contact with people、better wellbeing和on the decline与H段第二句中的people spent more time with friends、better years for wellbeing和第三句中的declined相对应，题干是对该段第二、三句的概括总结。故本题选H。
4.In response to past critics, Twenge and her co-researchers stress they are not trying to prove that the use of digital devices reduces young people’s wellbeing.
D
解析：题干：作为对过去曾受批评的回应，特文格及其合作研究者强调，他们并不是在试图证明使用电子设备会降低年轻人的幸福感。题干的人物关键词critics、Twenge and her colleagues，以及其他关键词not trying to prove和the use of digital devices reduces young people’s wellbeing与D段第一句中的Twenge and her colleagues、第三句中的commentators，最后一句中的not trying to establish causes相对应。causes指代该段第一句中的why this change in average wellbeing occurred，而this change指代C段末句最后两句提及的“2012年前后，这些指标开始下降。这种下降趋势贯穿至2016年全年”。题干是对D段的概括总结。故本题选D。
5.In the last few decades of the 20th century, living standards went up and economic depressions were largely averted in the US.
B
解析：题干：20世纪最后几十年，美国生活水平提高，经济衰退基本上避免了。题干的时间关键词the last few decades of the 20th century，以及其他关键词living standards went up和economic depressions were largely averted与B段第四句中的these decades、a climb in general standards of living和avoidance of…economic deprivation相对应，其中these decades指代该段第二句中的from the 1960s into the early2000s。题干是对该段第四句的概括总结。故本题选B。
6.Contrary to popular belief, doing homework might add to students’ wellbeing.
E
解析：题干：与普遍看法相反，做作业可能会提升学生的幸福感。题干中的关键词Contrary to popular belief和doing homework、add to students’ wellbeing与E段第五句中的contradict another popular hypothesis以及第四句中的less time doing homework、peers correlated with lower wellbeing相对应，该段第四句提及会降低学生幸福感之一的是少做作业，由此可推断出做作业会提升学生的幸福感，题干是对该段第四句的适度推断。故本题选E。
7.The author believes the researchers’ new study has gone a step further regarding the impact of screen time on wellbeing.
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