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专题限时检测 (二十四) 阅读理解D 篇专练(二) (共 2 篇，限时 20 分钟) A (2021·南通一模)Tens of thousands of young people in Britain who are struggling with their mental health are seeking help online for problems such as anxiety, selfharm and depression. Soaring numbers of under 18s are turning to apps, online counseling and “mood diaries” to help them manage and recover from conditions that have left them feeling low, isolated and, in some cases, suicidal. A generation of young people are attracted by being able to receive fast，personal care and advice using their phone rather than having to wait up to 18 months to be treated by an NHS mental health professional. The shift comes as ministers prepare themselves for publication on Thursday of the first new figures for 13 years showing how common mental health problems are in the young mainly as a result of the emergence of social media and its use in fuelling feelings of inadequacy. The number of under 18s using Kooth, a free online counseling (咨询的) service, has shot up from 20,000 in 202X to 65,000 last year, and is forecast to rise further to 100,000 this year. One hundred NHS clinical commissioning groups across England, more than half the total, have now commissioned the service.It helps young people suffering from anxiety, low mood, poor selfworth or confidence, selfharm and loneliness. “Young people like the fact they can talk to a counsellor either instantly, or within 10 minutes, for up to an hour in the evenings.They love that immediacy”， said Aaron Sefi, the research and evaluation director at XenZone, the company behind Kooth. “Theyalso love the anonymity involved, because they can sign up without giving their personal details.Plus, theyre in control, because they are choosing to contact us rather than being told to do so.” In addition, 123,138 people in the