111 年 - 111 國立宜蘭高級中學第1次教師甄選英文科初試#112146-阿摩線上測驗
111 年 - 111 國立宜蘭高級中學第1次教師甄選英文科初試#112146
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Part B: 請依文章文意及提示,填入適當的單字。請直接於下列答案區作答,未寫在答案欄中不予計分。 Kids these days don’t get to be kids anymore, say the adults who remember a childhood free from the rules, oversight and digital pressures today’s young people (1) n e. In some ways, it may be true. The average parent allows their child a smartphone at age 10, opening up a world (2) i e to previous generations, with unlimited access to news, social media and other privileges previously reserved for adults, forcing them into emotional maturity before they reach adulthood.
There’s a term for it: ‘KGOY’ or ‘kids getting older younger’, meaning children are more savvy than previous generations. Rooted in marketing, the idea is because of KGOY, kids have greater brand awareness, so products should be (3)a sed to children rather than their parents. The theory has been around since the noughties, and ever since, experts have attempted to prove out the early demise of childhood by pointing to causes ranging from the age at which they get a smartphone, to the fact that kids are now watching more adult television programs, to the problem of teenage girls being pressured to think about their appearance due to greater (4) e e to beauty ideals on social media.
Yet though many worry that kids may seem to be growing up too quickly, there’s also evidence that they could, in fact, be maturing more slowly. Gen Z are (5) c tly reaching traditional markers of adulthood such as finishing education and leaving home later than previous generations, and studies have shown that teenagers are (6) e in ‘adult’ activities such as having sex, dating, drinking alcohol, going out without their parents and driving much later than previous generations. Technology may be exposing kids to more, making them (7) i lly savvier. Yet whether they are actually growing up more quickly may be a matter of (8) p e. It may also be time to update what we think of as the milestones of maturation, and what it really means to grow up fast.