As someone who researches generational differences, I find one of the
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中If you were born before 1980, that’s a relatively easy question to answer: the Silent Generation (91) born between 1925 and 1945; baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964; Gen X followed (born between 1965 and 1979).
Next (92) millennials, born after 1980. But where do millennials end, and when does the next generation begin? Until recently, I (and many others) thought the last millennial birth year would be 1999 today's 18-year-olds.
(93), that changed a few years ago, when I started to (94) big shifts in teens’ behavior and (95) in the yearly surveys of 11 million young people that I analyze for my research. Around 2010, teens started to spend their time (96) differently from the generations that (97) them. Then, around 2012, sudden shifts in their psychological well-being began to appear. Together, these changes pointed to a generational cutoff around 1995, (98) meant that the kids of this new, post-millennial generation were already in college.
These teens and young adults all have one thing in common: Their childhood or adolescence (99) with the rise of the smartphone.
A 2015 survey found that two out of three U.S. teens owned an iPhone. (100) this reason, I call them iGen, and as I explain in my new book “iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood”，they’re the first generation to spend their adolescence with a smartphone.
What makes iGen different? Growing up with a smartphone has (101) nearly every aspect of their lives. They spend so much time (102) the internet,texting friends and on social media in the large surveys I analyzed for the book, an average of about six hours per day that they have less leisure time for (103) else.
That includes (104) was once the favorite activity of most teens: (105) with their friends. Whether ifs going to parties, shopping at the mall, watching movies or aimlessly (106) around, iGen teens are participating in these social activities at a (107) lower rate than their millennial predecessors.
iGen shows another pronounced break with millennials: Depression, anxiety, and loneliness have shot (108) since 2012, with happiness declining.
The teen suicide rate increased (109) more than 50 percent, (110) did the number of teens with clinical-level depression.
单选题第1题the Silent Generation (91) born between 1925 and 1945
A.is
B.are
C.was
D.Were
参考答案：C
答案解析：此处the Silent Generation意思为“沉默的一代”，表示整体概念，相当于第三人称单数，且此处描述过去的事情，用was,答案为C。
单选题第2题Next (92) millennials
A.is coming
B.comes
C.came
D.Come
参考答案：D
答案解析：此句为倒装语序，主语为millennials，为复数概念，意思为“千禧一代随之而来”，陈述一般事实，所以用come,答案为D。
单选题第3题 (93)
A.Therefore
B.However
C.Consequently
D.But
参考答案：B
答案解析：此处需要一个连接词衔接上下文，此处意思为“那己经在几年前发生变化了 ”，和上文情况有所不同，因此需要一个转折连词，however为正确答案。therefore意思为“因此”；consequently意思为“结果、所以”；D项but后面通常不用逗号。答案为B。
单选题第4题 (94) big shifts in teens’ behavior and
A.notice
B.conclude
C.search
D.Facilitate
参考答案：A
答案解析：此处意思为：作者通过自己的调查注意到了一种转变。notice意思为“注意到”，符合题意；conclude意思为“推断、决定、作结论”；search为“查找、搜寻”之意时，为不及物动词，后面不能跟宾语；facilitate意思为“促进、帮助”。答案为A。
单选题第5题 (95) in the yearly surveys of 11 million young people that I analyze for my research
A.Intentions
B.hobbies
C.attitudes
D.Pursuits
参考答案：C
答案解析：此处考查名词。根据下文得知“年轻一代花大量时间在手机上”，所以可推断是行为和态度的转变，选attitudes。intentions意思为“意图、目的”；hobbies意思为“爱好、兴趣”；pursuits意思为“追求”。答案为C。
单选题第6题teens started to spend their time (96)
A.much
B.more
C.little
D.Less
参考答案：A
答案解析：这句话的意思为：青少年花时间的方式开始与他们之前的一代人大不相同。本段第一句话提到big shifts，可知此处表不变化的程度，无比较之意。答案为A。
单选题第7题differently from the generations that (97) them.
A.precluded
B.precipitated
C.predisposed
D.Preceded
参考答案：D
答案解析：此处考查动词词意辨析。precede为“先于，早于”之意，此处表示“早于他们（i一代）的几代人”；preclude意思为“排除、妨碍”，precipitate意思为“促成、使发生”，predispose意思为“预先处置”，均与原文意思不符。答案为D。
单选题第8题 (98) meant that the kids of this new
A.that
B.which
C.when
D.Where
参考答案：B
答案解析：此处用which这一关系代词引导非限定定语从句，which指代前面整个句子这些变化表明1995年前后出现了一个代际断层。which这句的意思是：这意味着这批新生的后千禧一代孩子目前已经走进大学校园。答案为B。
单选题第9题Their childhood or adolescence (99) with the rise of the smartphone
A.coincides
B.coincided
C.differentiated
D.Differentiates
参考答案：B
答案解析：此句意思为：这代人的童年和青少年时期都与智能手机的出现相一致。coincide with意思为“与 一致”，与原文句子意思吻合。differentiate with意思为“与……不同”，意思不符。根据原文时态，为过去时。答案为B。
单选题第10题 (100) this reason
A.About
B.To
C.For
D.In
参考答案：C
答案解析：此处考查固定搭配。for this reason意思为“为此、出于这个原因”，符合题意。答案为C。
单选题第11题Growing up with a smartphone has (101) nearly every aspect of their lives
A.impressed
B.effected
C.infected
D.Affected
参考答案：D
答案解析：这句话的意思是：伴随着智能手机长大己经影响了他们生活的方方面面。affect意思为“影响”，为及物动词，后可直接跟宾语；impress意思为“给某人留下深刻印象”，不符合题意；effect作动词用时，表示“使发生、造成”，意思不符；infect表示“感染、传染”，意思不符。答案为D。
单选题第12题They spend so much time (102) the internet
A.in
B.on
C.with
D.By
参考答案：B
答案解析：spend 的相关短语为 spend time in doing something 或 spend time on something。此句意思为：他们花大量的时间在互联网上。因此答案为B。
单选题第13题an average of about six hours per day that they have less leisure time for (103) else.
A.everything
B.anything
C.something
D.Nothing
参考答案：A
答案解析：此处考查everything else，其表示“所有其他的”。everything般用于肯定句，anything用于否定句和疑问句。此处为肯定句，因此答案为A。
单选题第14题That includes (104) was once the favorite activity of most teens
A.that
B.what
C.it
D.Which
参考答案：B
答案解析：此处谓语动词includes后面跟了一个宾语从句，而且从句中缺少主语，所以应选what引导的宾语从句，what在句中作主语。此处意思为：那也包括大多数青少年曾经最喜欢的活动。答案为B。
单选题第15题 (105) with their friends
A.hanging on
B.hanging back
C.hanging out
D.hanging up
参考答案：C
答案解析：此处考查hang组成的相关短语意思辨析。hang out意思为“闲逛”，此处意思为“与他们的朋友们闲逛”。hang on意思为“抓紧、坚持”，hang back意思为“留下、犹豫”，hangup意思为“挂断”，均与原文意思不符。答案为C。
单选题第16题watching movies or aimlessly (106) around
A.drive
B.drove
C.drives
D.Driving
参考答案：D
答案解析：此处需要的动词形式与前面的going，shopping和watching并列，因此需要-ing分词，drive around表示“开车兜风”，D为正确选项。
单选题第17题iGen teens are participating in these social activities at a (107) lower rate than their millennial predecessors.
A.efficiently
B.significantly
C.efficient
D.Significant
参考答案：B
答案解析：此处需要一个副词修饰lower,首先排除C、D两个选项。significantly意思为“显著地、明显地”；efficiently意思为“有效地”。这句话的意思是：i 一代的青少年参与这些社交活动的比例大大降低。B为正确答案。
单选题第18题and loneliness have shot (108) since 2012
A.upward
B.backward
C.downward
D.Forward
参考答案：A
答案解析：这句话的意思是“自2012年开始，抑郁、焦虑和孤独感猛增”，与下文提及的“幸福感降低”形成对比。upward意思为“向上”；backward意思为“向后” ；downward意思为“向下”；forward意思为“向前、向将来”。选项A正确。
单选题第19题The teen suicide rate increased (109) more than 50 percent
A.at
B.to
C.by
D.for
参考答案：C
答案解析：此处考查介词by的用法。百分比前面用介词by表示“增加了 ”，用to表示“增加到”。这句话的意思是：青少年的自杀率增加了 50%以上。自杀率不可能增加到50%,所以C为正确选项。
单选题第20题 (110) did the number of teens with clinical-level depression.
A.which
B.like
C.so
D.As
参考答案：D
答案解析：这句话的意思是：确诊患抑郁症的青少年人数也以这种速度增长。as是连词，是引导方式状语从句的从属连词，意思是“像……一样、……也如此”。从as之前用逗号可以看出，前面是主句，as引导的句子是从句。as引导的部分用了倒装语序，把助动词did置于主语之前。正确答案为D。
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