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2025年高中二年级英语期末测试

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PartIListeningComprehension(略)

PartIIReadingComprehension

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswer(A,B,C,orD)foreachquestion.

PassageOne

Theinternethasrevolutionizedthewayweaccessinformation,communicate,andevenshop.Whileitsbenefitsareundeniable,thereisagrowingconcernaboutitspotentialnegativeimpactsonmentalhealth,particularlyamongteenagers.Excessivescreentime,socialmediacomparisons,andtheconstantbarrageofnotificationscancontributetoincreasedanxiety,depression,andfeelingsofisolation.

Oneoftheprimaryissuesisthephenomenonofsocialcomparison.PlatformslikeInstagramandTikTokarefilledwithcuratedversionsofpeopleslives,oftenpresentinganunrealisticandidealizedimage.Seeingothersseeminglyperfectlivescanleadtofeelingsofinadequacyandlowself-esteeminusers,especiallythosewhoarealreadypronetothesefeelings.Thisconstantcomparisoncanmakeindividualsfeelliketheyarenotmeasuringup,leadingtoanegativeself-imageandasenseofloneliness.

Furthermore,theaddictivenatureoftheinternetcanleadtoexcessivescreentime.Manypeoplefindthemselvesscrollingthroughtheirphonesforhourswithoutrealizingit,oftenattheexpenseofsleep,face-to-faceinteractions,andotherimportantactivities.Sleepdeprivation,inparticular,hasbeenlinkedtovariousmentalhealthissues,includinganxietyanddepression.Lackofsleepcanaffectmood,cognitivefunction,andoverallwell-being,creatingaviciouscyclewhereinternetuseleadstopoorsleep,whichinturnexacerbatesmentalhealthproblems.

Lastly,theconstantinfluxofinformationandthepressuretoalwaysbeonlinecanbeoverwhelming.Thenever-endingstreamofnotificationsfromvariousappscancreateasenseofurgencyandanxiety,makingitdifficulttorelaxandunwind.Thisconstantconnec