111 年 - 111 新北市立高級中等學校教師聯合甄選：英文#107798　

     In America, mental health challenges among students are a growing concern. A survey in 2018 found that almost 57 percent of college students reported higher-thanaverage stress levels. A report noted that over a five-year ___1___ leading up to 2015, the number of college students who sought help from campus counseling centers increased by an average of 30 to 40 percent, even though enrollment grew by ___2___ five percent over that same time frame. Among students seeking treatment, anxiety and depression were by ___3___ the most common complaints. Even more disturbingly, the report noted that the number of students who sought treatment due to ___4___ in self-harm or having suicidal thoughts had increased steadily between 2010 and 2017. The average student-to-clinician ratio on U.S. campuses was 1,737 to 1; yet, the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS) recommends that universities and colleges should ideally have one counselor for every 1,000 to 1,500 students. So, in some cases, suffering students face long ___5___ for treatment.

     A study shows that infection with the novel coronavirus could lead to long-term effects of the virus, affecting every part of the patient’s body, even in those who only have a mild infection. This adds to a growing list of lingering symptoms and complications that can occur after coronavirus infection — known ___11___ as long Covid. Research based on people who reported their symptoms of long Covid identified two main groups of symptoms, one mainly respiratory, but including fatigue and headaches, and a second group of symptoms affecting many parts of the body, including the heart, brain and the gut. In the study of 4,182 people, heart symptoms were commonly reported, such as palpitations or increased heartbeat, as well as non-heart-related symptoms such as pins and needles, numbness and ‘brain fog’. 

     In England, it is estimated that between 3 and 12 percent of people who catch Covid will still have symptoms 12 weeks after their initial infection. It’s important to note that these estimates were made ___12___ Omicron became the dominant variant in the UK. Because Omicron hasn’t been around for long enough, we don’t yet know whether it is more or less likely to result in long Covid. Because more of the population in England are now ___13___ vaccinated, it will also be hard to tell whether any differences in long Covid rates are due to the differences between variants or because of the protective effects of vaccination. More than four in 10 (42 percent) of those people were experiencing long Covid symptoms more than a year after their first suspected infection. Almost two thirds (63 percent) said their symptoms had ___14___ their ability to carry out daily activities. A study led by the University of Leicester of just over 1,000 people who had needed treatment in hospital for Covid found that the majority (seven in 10) had not fully recovered five months after they were ___15___, and one in five of those in the study could be considered to have a new disability. 

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    High schools in Taiwan have detailed regulations concerning academic matters,
relations among students and teachers, and obligations pertaining to school life. These are
usually divided into codes for students' uniforms and hairstyles, and rules governing teachers'
guidance and discipline of students. ___16___ For example, some schools still continue
enforcing their own hair codes, such as banning dyed and permed hair, or stipulating a
maximum hair length. Students who contravene the hair code may have a warning or a minor
violation of school regulations entered into their school record.
    Should schools have school rules? Most people believe that communal life requires
norms, regulations, and order. ___17___ That is, it takes rules to shape people. But what
needs to be made clear from the outset is that such rules must take the students' interests into
consideration. Their aim must not be to make teaching or managing students easier or more
convenient, and even less should they aim to further the teachers' authority or the school's
reputation. ___18___ If children are strait-jacketed, how will they ever gain the confidence to
soar when they grow up?
    Are middle school students capable of managing their own lives? In the view of most
adults, teenagers like to get up to mischief. If you type the word "teenager" into an Internet
search engine, you'll find mostly about teenage problems. But is the word "teenager" really
synonymous with "problem"? ___19___ Some students feel embarrassed about the rapid
growth of their figure, and some students feel compelled to talk back, even without a good
reason. It's a time when physiological changes and the search for their own identity make life
very difficult for students.
    Some teachers are very forgiving. ___20___ If adults quit posturing as great figures of
authority and restore some reciprocity to their dealings with kids and teenagers, they will be
in a position to give guidance once a relationship based on mutual trust is established.
(AB) The way schools see it, today's hair codes are much laxer than they were in the past.
(AC) It's commonly said that "It takes a ruler to draw a square, and compasses to make a circle."
(AD) Schools ought to allow young students to explore life and to make their own mistakes.
(AE) One cannot overemphasize the importance of how school regulations should be
implemented.
(BC) During their junior high school years, students experience rapid and violent changes in
body and mind.
(BD) This is a good opportunity for teachers and students to discuss how to create hair and
dress regulations acceptable to everyone.
(BE) In addition to regulations in black and white, some schools would have unwritten rules
to control every aspect of student behavior.
(CD) They think that sometimes kids talk back to teachers and parents not because they really
disagree with them, but because of a sheer feeling of rebellion.