40. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) There were a lot of tourists coming to the beaches of Thailand. (B) The Thai coast is about 500 miles from the quake. (C) Indonesia is some 5,000 miles to the east of Hawaii. (D) In the remote North Sumatra, there were about thousands killed at the tsunami. (4) Psychologists have long considered the ability to keep secrets as central to health development. Children as young as 6 or 7 learn to keep quiet about their mother’s birthday present. In adolescence and adulthood, a fluency with small social lies is also helpful to mental health. Most recently, Dr. Turkle has studied the use of online interactive games like Sims Online, where people set up families and communities. She has conducted detailed interviews with some 200 regular or occasional players, and says many people use the games as a way to set up families they wish they had, or at least play out alternative versions of their own lives. “I think what people are doing on the Internet now,” she said, “has deep psychological meaning in terms of how they’re using identities to express problems and potentially solve them in what is a relatively consequence-free zone.” 共 8 頁第 6 頁語文類(一) 專業科目(一) Yet out in the world, psychological studies find that most people find it mentally exhausting to hold onto secrets—much less lives—for long. The very act of trying to get rid of the information in the mind causes a lot of dreams. In the dream, people get what they want mentally but not practically in the world.

45. According to the last paragraph, what might occur in the dream? (A) In the dream, people like to hold onto secrets. (B) In the dream, most people get lost. (C) The dream reflects what people want in the mind. (D) People like to dream when they are tired. (5) “The pressure for a teenager to work is great. Much of it is peer pressure to have a little bit of freedom and independence, and to have their own spending money. The concern we have is when the part-time work becomes the primary focus.” These are the words of Roxanne Bradshaw, educator and officer of the National Education Association. Many people argue that working can be a valuable experience for the young. However, working more than about fifteen hours a week is harmful to adolescents because it reduces their involvement with school, encourages a materialistic and expensive lifestyle, and increases the chance of having problems with drugs and alcohol. Schoolwork and the benefits of extracurricular activities tend to be less important when adolescents work long hours. As more and more teens have filled the numerous part-time jobs offered by fast-food restaurants and gas stations, teachers have faced increasing difficulties. They must both keep attention of tired pupils and give homework to students who simply don’t have time to do it. In addition, educators have noticed less involvement in the extracurricular activities that many consider a healthy influence on young people. School bands are losing players to work, and 第 7 頁共 8 頁語文類(一) 專業科目(一) sports events are poorly attended by working students. Those teens who try to do it all—homework, extracurricular activities, and work—may find themselves worn out and prone to illness. A recent newspaper story, for example, described a girl in Tainan who came down with a disease as a result of aiming for good grades, playing bands, and working thirty hours a week. Another drawback of too much work is that it may promote materialism and an unrealistic lifestyle. Some parents claim that working helps teach adolescents the value of a dollar. It’s true that some teens work to help out with the family budget or to save for college. However, surveys have shown that the majority of working teens use their earnings to buy luxuries—video games, CD players and disks, clothing, and even cars. These young people, some of whom earn 2,000 NT or more a month, don’t worry about spending wisely—they can just about have it all. In many cases, as is pointed out, they are becoming used to a lifestyle they won’t be able to afford. At that point, they’ll be hard-pressed to pay for necessities as well as luxuries. Teenagers can enjoy the benefits of work while avoiding its drawbacks simply by limiting their work hours during the school year. As is often the case, a moderate approach will be the most healthy and rewarding.

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