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【题目】Students who date(约会) in middle school have significantly worse study skills. They are four times more likely to drop out of school and report twice as much alcohol and tobacco use as their single classmates, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

“Romantic relationships are a trademark of adolescence, but very few studies have examined how adolescents differ in the development of these relationships,” said Pamela Orpinas, study author and professor in the College of Public Health and head of the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior.

Orpinas followed a group of 624 students over a seven-year period from 6th to 12th grade.

Each year, the group of students completed a survey indicating whether they had dated and reported the frequency of different behaviors, including the use of drugs and alcohol. Their teachers completed questionnaires about the students’ academic(学术的) efforts. He found that some students never or hardly ever reported dating from middle to high school, and these students always had the best study skills according to their teachers. Other students dated infrequently in middle school but increased the frequency of dating in high school.

“At all points in time, teachers considered the students who reported the lowest frequency of dating as having the best study skills and the students with the highest dating as having the worst study skills,” according to the journal article. Study skills refer to behaviors that lead to academic success such as doing work for extra credit (学分), being well organized, finishing homework, working hard and reading assigned chapters.

“Dating a classmate may be as complicated as dating a co-worker,” Orpinas said, “when the couple break up, they have to continue to see each other in class and perhaps see the ex-partner dating someone else. It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and could divert (转移) attention from studying.”

“Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school,” Orpinas concluded.

【1】According to the passage, students who date in middle school may_____

A. have poorer academic performances

B. be more likely to hurt others

C. enjoy better school lives

D. be less likely to use alcohol and tobacco

【2】When doing his study, Orpinas ________________.

A. followed a group of students of 6th and 12th grade

B. completed a survey and a report each year

C. found that the students’ study skills have connection with their frequency of dating

D. completed questionnaires about the students’ academic efforts

【3】What can possibly happen to the school couples after they break up?

A. They don’t want to see each other any longer.

B. They will think it’s reasonable to get depressed.

C. They will miss their ex-partners sometimes.

D. Their attention to studying will be affected.

【4】Orpinas’ attitude towards dating in middle school is_____

A. supportive B. negative

C. positive D. Unconcerned

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【1】C

【1】D

【1】B

【解析】

这是一篇议论说明文，主要说明了Orpinas的一项关于中学生的学习能力的高低是否与在校期间与同学约会的行为有关系，研究表明，在校期间，与同学约会会使得学生的注意力从学习中分散，从而导致学习能力下降。

【1】A推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“Students who date(约会) in middle school have significantly worse study skills”，可知，在中学就开始约会的同学在学术方面的能力可能更差，故选A。

【1】C推理判断题。根据第三段，“over a seven-year”、“from 6th to 12th grade”，可知，研究组中的学生是从六年级到十二年级的，且这项研究长达七年之久，而“questionnaires”是由“Their teachers completed”，故A、B、D选项均错误。根据第五段第一句可知C选项正确。

【1】D推理判断题。根据第六段，“when the couple break up”“It is reasonable to think this could be linked to depression and could divert (转移) attention from studying”，可推断他们对学习的注意力将会受到影响，故选D。

【1】B推理判断题。根据最后一段“Dating should not be considered a ceremony of growth in middle school”，中学生约会不应该被视为一种成长仪式，可知Orpinas对中学生约会的态度是消极的，故选B。