II. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Children moving from primary to secondary school are ill-equipped to deal with the booming of social media, as it is playing an increasingly important role in their lives, and is exposing them to significant emotional risks, according to a recent report by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England.
The report shows that many children in year 7 – the first year of secondary school, ___21___ almost everyone in the class will have a phone and be active on social media – feel under pressure to be constantly connected.
They kind of ____22____ (worry) about their online image, particularly when they start to follow celebrities on Instagram and other platforms. They are also upset about “sharenting” – when parents post pictures of them on social media without _____23_____ (permit) – and show the concern _____24_____ their parents won’t listen if they ask them to take pictures down.
The report, based on group interviews with 8- to 12-year-olds , shows that _____25_____ most social media sites have an official age limit of 13, an _____26_____ (estimate) 75% of 10- to 12-year-olds will have a social media account.
Some children are almost addicted to “likes”, the report says. Aaron, an 11-year-old in year 7, told researchers, “If I got 150 likes, I’d be like, that’s pretty cool, it means they like you.” Some children described feeling _____27_____ (confident) than those they follow on social media. Aimee, also 11, said, “_____28_____ (compare) yourself with them, you might feel devalued because you’re not very pretty.”
Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield is calling on parents and teachers to do more to prepare children for the emotional impact of social media as they get older. “What a child has learnt at primary school does not guarantee he can protect _____29_____ from the risks that social media will present.”
“It means a bigger role for schools in making sure children ______30______ (prepare) for the emotional demands of social media. And it means social media companies are supposed to assume more responsibilities.” Longfield said.
【答案】21. when
22. worry 23. being permitted
24. that 25. although/ though/ while
26. estimated
27. less confident
28. Comparing
29. himself
30. are prepared
