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SECTIONAMINI-LECTUREInthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelisteningtothemini-lecture,pleasecompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONEandwriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachgap.Makesuretheword(s)youfillinis(are)bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.InthissectionyouwillhearONEinterview.TheinterviewwillbedividedintoTWOparts.Attheendofeachpart,fivequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.BoththeinterviewandthequestionswillbespokenONCEONLKAfiereachquestiontherewillbeaten-secondpause.Duringthepause,youshouldreadthefourchoicesof[A],[B],(C),and[D],andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.Now,listentoPartOneoftheinterview.1.[A]Satisfying[B]Notgoodenough.[C]Dissatisfying.2.[A]Weshouldcreatemorejobsforuniversitystudents.[B]Weshouldencouragestateschoolpupilstoapplyuniversities.[C]Weshouldgivemoremoneytoschools.[D]Weshouldgivepeopleopportunityschools.3.[A]Doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschools.[B]Creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversities.[C]Consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils.[D]Reducingopportunitiesforsta5.[A]Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.[B]ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.[C]Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupils'expectations.[D]Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.Mow,listentoPartTwooftheinterview.6.[A]Schoolsshouldbegivenmorefundingfromeducationauthoriti[B]Schoolsshouldbegivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospendit.[C]Schoolsshouldbegrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselves.[D]Schoolsshouldbegivenmoreopportunitie7.[A]85penceinapoundwillgototheschool[B]Everypoundwillbespentinschools.8.[A]Becausemoneyinvestmentshouldbeoriginallyownedbyschools.[B]Becauseknowwhat'sintheinterestoftheirpupils.[C]Becausethegovernmentalsowantsthemoneytogotoschools.9.[A]Localeducationauthoritiesan10.[A]Askforclarific[C]Supporttheinterviewee.SECTIONAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONSInthissectionthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbyfourteenmultiplechoicequestions.Foreachmultiplechoicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.PASSAGEONEIn2011,manyshoppersoptedtoavoidthefranticcrowdsandtheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethanalsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyeaWhatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldortheweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshopping.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandtholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer'shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook.13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That'swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.ArecentstudyconductedbyBangorUniversitytogetherwiththeUnitedKingdom'sRoyalMailservicealsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametosnailmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofa磁共振成像)showedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Inotherwords,wesimplyfeelmorecommittedtopossessandthusbuyanitemwhenwe'vefirsttouchedit.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.Astheritualsofpurchaseinthelead-uptoChristmaschange,notonlydowegivelessthoughttothetypeofgiftswebuyforourlovedonesbut,throughourowndigitalwishlists,weincreasinglycontrolwhattheybuyforus.Thereality,however,isthatnomatterhowconvincedweallarethatdigitalisthewaytogo,findingrealsatisfactionwillprobablytakemorethanafewsimpleclicks.11.Accordingtotheauthor,shoppersarereturningtheirpurchasesforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat[A]theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthepurchase[C]theychangetheirmindoutofuncerta[D]theyregretmakingthepurchasewithoutforethought12.WhydoestheauthorcitethestudybyBangorUniversityandtheRoyalMailService?[A]Tocomparesimilarresponsesindifferentsettings.[B]Toprovidefurtherevidenceforhisownobserva[C]Toofferascientificaccountofthebrain'sfunctions.[D]Todescribeemotiona13.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagr[A]Realsatisfactiondepen[B]Despiteonlineshoppingwes[C]Somepeoplearestilluncertainaboutthedig[D]OnlineshoppingoffersrealsPASSAGETWOMyprofessorbrotherandIhaveanargumentaboutheadandheart,aboutwhethlearnmoretowardEQ.Wetypicallyhavethisdebateaboutpeople—canyoubefriendswi物)?—butthere'scorollarytoanimalsaswell.I'dloveitifourdogcouldfetchthemorningpaperandthenreadittomeovercoffee,butIactuallycaremuchmoreaboutherloyalandinnocentheart.There'salreadyenoughthinkinggoingonisourhouse,andweprobablyspendtoomuchtimeinourheads.Wmodelingisininstinct,andthat'swhereadogisarovingrevelation.Ididnotgrowupwithdogs,whichmeantthatmyolderdaughter'srespectfulbutunyieldingdeterminationtogetonerequiredsomeadjustmentonmypart.Ioschooledmeinvariousbreedsandtheirpersonalities,whisperedtothedogsweencounteredsotheywouldchandpersuademe,demonstratedbyherself-disciplinethatshewasreadyfortheresponsibility.AndthuscameourdogTwist,whomIsometimesmistakeforathirddaughter.AtfirstIthoughtthechallengewouldbetotrainhertosit,toheel,towalkcalmlybesideuchasingtheneighbourhoodrabbits.ButIsoondiscoveredhowmuchmorewehadtolearnuS.Ifitistrue,forexample,thatthesecrettoachild'ssuccessislessraregeniusthanrawpabilitytostayontaskisamodelfothelivingroomasthewindblowsthroughthebranchesoutside.Sheneversucceeds,andshenevergivesup.Thisincludeswhensherunssquareintowalls.Thenthereisherunfailingpatience,whichbreaksdownonlywhenshesensesthatdinnertimewas15minutesagoandwehavesomehowfailedtonotice.EventhensheismoreeagerthanishowsarestraintofwhichI'mnotalwayscapablewhenhungry.ButthelessonIvaluemostistheoneinforgiveness,andTwistfirstofferedthiswhenshewasstillveryyoung.Whenshewasabout7monthsold,wetookhertothevettobesprayed(切除卵巢).Weturnedherovertoastranger,whoproceededtoperformaprocedurethatwasprobablynotpleasant.Butwhenthevetreturnedhertous,limpandtender,therewasnorecrimination(反责),noHowcouldyoudothattome?Itwasasthoughshereallyknewthatwecouldnotintentionallycauseherpain,andwhileshedidnotunderstand,sheforgaveandcurwithherheadonmydaughter'slap.Isupposewecouldhaveconcludedthatshewasjustblindlyloyalanddocile.ButeventuallSheisentirelycapableofdisobedience,asshehasprovedmanytimes.Shewillignoreuswhentherearemoreinterestingthingstolookat,rebukeuswhenwearecareless,barkintothetwilightwhenshehasurgentmessagestolessoningratitude.Myfriendswhogrewupwithdogstellmehowwhentheywereteenagersandtrustednotheycouldtelltheirdogalltheirsecrets.Itwastheonefriendwhowouldnotgossiporbetray,couldprovideinthemiddleofthenightthesoft,unbegrudgingcomfortandpeacethatadolescenceconspirestodisrupt.Anagethatisallaboutgrowthandriskneedssomeanchorsandweights,amodelofsteadfastnesSometimesIthinkTwist'sdevotionkeepsmygirlsonabenevolentlash,onethathangsquietlyattheirsideastheytrotalongbutoccasionallyyanksthembacktosafetyandsolidground.We'veweighedsomanydeciswhatchurchtoattend,whentogivethemcellphonesandwithwhatprecautions.Butwhenitcomestowhshapestheircharacterandbindsourfamily,Ineverwouldhave[A]apersoncaneither[B]herprofessorbrothercarestoomuchaboutIQ[C]weneedexamplesofhowtofollowone'sheart[D]sheprefersdogsthata15.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingareTwist'scharacteristicsEXCEPT.16.ThatTwist'sdevotionkeepsmygirlsonabenevolentleashmeansthat[A]Twistiscapableoflookingafterthegirls[B]Twistandthegirlshav[C]Twistknowshowtofollowthegirls[D]Twist'sloyaltyhelpsthegirlsgrowup17.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthelastparagraph?[A]Difficultiesinraisingherchildren.[B]Worriesaboutwhattobuyforkids.[C]GratitudetoTwistforherrole.PASSAGETHREEMostWestAfricanlorriesatenotinwhatonewouldcallthefirstflushofyouth,andIhadlearntbybitterexperiencenottoexpectanythingverymuchofthem.Butthelorrythatarrivedtotakemeuptothemountainswaswheezingandgaspingwithexhaustionfromhavingtomyselfandmyloadstoitwithsomefear.Thedriver,whowasacheerfulfellow,pointedoutthathewouldrequiremyassistanceintwoverynecessaryoperations:first,Ihadtokeepthehandbrakdownhill,forunlessitwasheldthusalmostlevelwiththeflooritsullenlyrefusedtkeepasterneyeontheclutch,awilfulpieceofmechanismthatseizedeverychancetoleapoutofitssocketwithanoiselikeastranglingleopard.Asitwasdrivingwhilecrouchedunderthedashboard,IhadtotakeovercontroloftheseinstrumentsifIvaluedmylife.So,whileIduckedatintervalstoputonthebrake,amidtherichsmellofburningrubber,ournoblelorryjerkeditswaytowardsthemountainsatasteadytwentymilesperhour;sometimes,whenadownwardslocautiontothewindsandcareered(猛冲)alonginamadcapfashionattwenty-five.Forthefirstthirtymilestheredearthroadwounditswaythroughthelowlandforesinsolidranksalongsideandtheirbranchesentwined(盘绕)inanarchwayofleavesaboveus.Slowlyandalmostimperceptiblytheroadstartedtoclimbupwards,loopingitswayinlanguidcurvesroundtheforestedbackofthelorrytheboyslifteduptheirvoicesinsong:Thedriverhummedtherefrain(副歌)softlytohimselfglancingatmetoseeifIwouldobject.TohissurpriseIjoinedinandsowhilethelorryrolledonwards,theboysinthebackmaintainedthechoruswhilethedriveranharmonizedandsangcomplicatedtwiddlybits.Breaksintheforestbecamemorefrequentthehigherweclimbed,andpresentlyanewtypeofundergrowthbegantoappear:massivetree-fernsstandingattheroadsideontheirthick,squat,hairytrunks.Thesefernsweretheguardiansofanewworld,forsuddenly,asthoughthehillshadshruggedthemselvesfreeofacloak,theforestdisappeared.Itlaybehindusinthevalley,whileaboveusthehillsiderosemajestically,coveredinacoatofwaist-highgrass.Thelorrycrepthigherandhigher,theenginegaspingandshudderingwiththisunaccustomedactivity.Ibegantothinkthatweshouldhavetopushthewretchedthingupthelasttwoorthreehundredfeet,buttoeveryone'ssurprisewemadeit,andthelorrycreptontothebrowofthehill,tremblingwithfatigue,spoutingsteamfromitsradiatorlikeadyingwhale.Wecrawledtoastandstillandthedriverswitchedofftheengine.“Wemustwaitsmall-time,enginegethot,”heexplained,pointingtotheforequartersofthelorry,whichwerebynowcompletelyinvisibleunderacloudofsteam.ThankfullyIdescendedfromthered-hotinsideofthecabandstrolleddowntowheretheroaddippedintothenextvalley.FromthisvantagepointIcouldseethecountrywehadtravelledthroughandthecountrywewereabouttoenter.18.Whichofthefollowingwordsinthefirstparagraphisusedliterally?[A]Flush.[B]Borders[C19.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthorregardstheinadequaciesofthelorryas[C]novelandunexpected20.AllthefollowingwordsinthelastbutoneparagraphdescribethelorryasahumanEXCEPT[A]trembling[B]spouti21.Asuitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe[A]Ajourneythatscaredme[B]Ajourneytoremember[C]ThewildWestAfricanlorry[D]AcomicjourneyinWestAfricaPASSAGEFOURHaveyouevernoticedacertainsimilarityinpublicparksandbackgardensinthecitiesoftheubiquitouswoodlandmixoflawngrassesandtreeshasfounditswaythroughoutEuropeandtheUnitedStates,andit'snowspreadtoothercitiesaroundtheworld.AsecologistPeterGroffmanhasnoted,it'tellonesuburbapartfromanother,evenwhenthey'orBostoninthemuchchilliernorth-eastoftheUS.AndwhydoparksinNewZealandoftenfeaturethesamespeciesoftreesthatgrowontheothersideoftheworldintheUK?InspiredbytheEnglishandNewEnglandcountrysides,earlylandscapearchitectsofthe19thcenturycanaestheticforurbanpublicandprivateopenspacethatpersistspaceistaskedwithdoingfarmorethansimplyprovidingaesthesurfacewaterrun-offandpollutiontogreencorridorstoincreasinginterestinurbanfoodproduction,theurbanparksofthefuturewillbedesignedandengineeredforfunctionalityaswellasforbeauty.Imaginetravellingamongthecitiesofthemid-21stcenturyandfindingauniquesetofurbanlandscapesthatcapturelocalbeauty,naturalandculturalhistory,andtheenvironmentalcontext.Theyaretunedtotheirlocalianddiversewithinaswellasacrosscities.Therearepatchesthatprovideproduction,andcorridorsthatconnectbothresidentsandwildlifetothesurroundingnativeenvironment.Theirfunctionsaremeasuredandmonitoredtomeettheuniqueneedsofeachcityforfoodproduction,wateruse,nutrientrecycling,andhabitat.NotwogreenspacPlannersarealreadystartingtoworktowardsthisvision.Andifthismovementhasabuzzworditis“hyperfunctionality”-designswhichprovidemultipleusesinaconfinedspace.Atthemoment,urbanlandscapesarehighlymanagedandlimitedintheirspatialextent.Eventhe“green”citiesofthefuturewillcontainextensiveareasofbuildings,roads,railways,andotherbuiltstructures.Thesefuturecitiesarelikelytocontainahigherproportionofgreencoverthanthecitiesoftoday,withanincreasingfocusonplantingonroofs,verticalwalls,andsurfaceslikecarparks.Butbuiltenvironmentswillstillbeever-presentindensemegacities.Wecangreatlyenhancetheutilityofgreenspacethroughdesignsthatprovidearangeofdifferentusesinaconfinedspace.Ahyperfunctionalplanting,forexample,mightbedesignedtoprovidefood,shade,wildlifehabitat,andpollutionremovalallinthesamegardenwiththerightchoiceofplantsandmanagementpractices.Whatthismeansisthatwehavetomaximisethebenefitsandusesofurbanparks,whileminimizingthecostsofbuildingandmaintainingthem.Currently,greenspaceandstreetplantingsarerelativelysimilarthroughouttheWesternworld,regardlessofdifferencesinlocalclimate,geography,andnaturalhistory.Evendesertcitiesfeaturethesamesizablestreettreesandwell-wateredandwell-ferticlimes.Themovementtoreducetheresourcesandwaterrequirementsofsuchurbanlandscapesinthesearidareasiscalled“xeriscaping”-aconceptthathasso-farreceivedmixedresponsesintermsofpublicacceptance.ScottYabikuandcolleaguesattheCentralArizonaPhoenixprojectshowedthatnewcomerstothedesertembracexeriscapingmorethanlong-timeresidents,whoaremorelikelytopreferthewell-wateredaesthetic.Inpart,thismaybebecausexeriscapingisjustifiedmorebyreducinglandscapingcosts-inthiscasewatercosts-thanbyprovidingdesiredbenefitslikerecreation,pollutionmitigation,andculturalvalue.Fromthisperspective,xeriscapingcanseemmorelikeacomprButthereareotherwaystomakeourparksandnaturalspacesdomore.NanEllin,oftheEcologicalPlanningCenterintheUS,advocatesanasset-basedapproachtourbanism.Insteadofenvisioningcitiesintermswhattheycan'thave,ecologicalplannersarebeginningtoframethediscussionoffuturecitiesintermsofwhattheydohave—theirnaturalandculturalassets.InUtah'sSaltLakeCity,insteadofcouchingenvironmentalplanningasanissueofresourcescarcity,thefutureparkisdescribedas“mountainurbanism”andthestrongassociationoflocalresidentswiththenaturalenvironmentofthemountainrangesneartheirhome.Fromthisstartingpoint,thelocalclimate,vegetation,patternsofrainandsnowfall,andmountaintopographyarealldeemednaturalassetsthatcreateanewperspectivewhenitcomestocreatingurbangreenspace.InCairns,Australia,thelocalmasterplanembraces“tropicalurbanism”thatconveysasenseofplacethroughlandscapingfeatures,whilealsoprovidingimportantfunctionssuchasshadingandcoolinginthistropicalclimate.Thegloballyhomogenizedlandscapeaesthetic-whichseesparksfrworryinglysimilar-willdiminishinimportanceculturalperceptionsofbeauty.Thiswillleadtoafargreaterdiversityofurbanlandscapedesignsthanareapparenttoday.Already,weareseeingnewpurposesforurbanlandscapingthataretransformingthe20thcenturywoodlandparkintobioswales-plantingsdesignedtofilterstormwater-greenroofs,wildlifecorridors,andurbanfoodgardens.However,untilrecentlywehavebeenlackingthedatasetsandscience-basedspecificationsfordesignsthatworktoserveallofthesepurposesatonce.InNewYorkCity,ThomasWhitlowofCornellUniversitysendsstudentsthroughtree-linedstreetswithportable,backpack-mountedairqualitymonitors.Athomeinhislaboratory,heplacestreebranchesinwindtunnelstomeasurepollutiondepositionontoleaves.Itturnsoutthatcurrently,manystreettreeplantremovingairpollutants,andinsteadmaytrappollutantsneartheground.Ratherthanrelyingonassumptionsabouttheroleofurbanvegetationinimprovingtheenvironmentandhealth,futurelandscapingdesignswillbeengineeredbasedonempiricaldataandstateoftheartofsimulations.Newdatasetsontheperformanceofurbanlandscapesarechangingourviewofwhatfutureurbanparkswilllooklikeandwhatitwilldo.Withprecisemeasurementsofpollutantuptake,wateruse,plantgrowthrates,andgreenhousegasemissions,wearebetterandbetterabletodesignlandscapesthatrequirelessintensivemanagementandarelesscostly,whileprovidingmoresocialandenvironmentaluses.22.ThefollowingareallfeaturesoffutureurbangreenspaceEXCEPTthat[B]urbanlandscapewillfocusmoreonculturalhistory[C]urbangreenspacewillbedesignedtoservemanyuses[D]moregreencoverwillbeseenoncityroofsan23.Accordingtothepassage,ifplannersadoptanasset-basedapproach,theywillprobably[A]incorporatethearea'snatural[B]makecarefulestimationofthearea'snaturalresourcesbeforedesigning[C]combinenaturalresourcesandpracticalfunctionsintheirdesign[D]envisionmorepurposesforurbanlandscapingintheirdesign24.Accordingtothepassage,futurelandscapingdesignswillrelymoreon[A]humanassumptions[B]fieldwork[C]scientificestimation[D]laboratoryworkInthissectionthereareeightshort-answerquestionsbasedonthepassagesinSECTIONA.Answereach25.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinthebookstore?PASSAGETWO26.Accordingtothecontext,whatdoestheword"square"mean?PASSAGETHREE27.Whatcanwelearnabouttheconditionofthelorryfrom"ittotteredonthebordersofseniledecay"?29.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhelpiPASSAGEFOUR30.Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesurbangreenspacelooksimilarthroughouttheWest?32.WhatdidThomasWhitlowofCornellUniversityfindoutabouttreebranches?ThepassagecontainsTENerrors.EachindicatedlinecontainsamaximumofONEerror.Ineachcase,Forawrongword,underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.Foramissingword.markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"A"signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendofForanunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"/"andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.themonthewall.WhenanaturalhistorymuseumProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTHREEasinstructed.PARTIVTRANSLATION(25MIN)茶花(camellia)的自然花期在12月至翌年4月，以红色系为主，另有黄色系和白色系等，花色艳丽。本届花展充分展示了茶花的品种资源和科研水平，是近三年来本市规模最大的一届茶花展。为了使广大植物爱好者有更多与茶花亲密接触的机会，本届茶花展的布展范围延伸至整个园区，为赏花游客带来便利。此次茶花展历时2个月，展期内200多个茶花品种将陆续亮相。PARTVWRITING(45MIN)Withthecontinuedincreaseofparentswhocommunicatewiththeirchildrenthroughsocialmedia,socialnetworkingwillneverbethesameforbothparentsandchildren.Cansocialnetworkinghelpparentsandchildrenstrengthentheirrelationshiporgiverisetodistrustbetweenparentsandchildrenduetosomeparents'stalkingfollowingtheirchildrenanonymouslyonsocialmedia?Thefollowingareopinionsfrombothsides.Readtheexcerptscarefullyandwriteyourresponseinabout300words,inwhichyoushould:2.giveyourcomment.Markswillbeawardedforcontentrelevance,contentsufficiency,organizationandlanguagequality.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.ResearchersRetweetedbyMom?Teenagersmightsaythey'ddieofembarrassment.ButteenagerswhoareconnectedwiththeirparentsviaTwitterandothersocialmediahavebetterrelationshipswiththem,andfewerbehavioralproblems.ResearchersatBrighamYoungUniversityinProvo,Utah,polled491teenagersandtheirparentsaboutsocialmediause,andthenusedavarietyofbehavioralteststomeasureparent-childconnection.Theylookedatdelinquency,depression,eatingdisorders,aggressioninrelationshipsandpositivebehaviorstowardothers.Thatlastoneaskedtheteensiftheyagreedwithphrasesthatwouldbemusictoparent'sear,suchas,"Ireallyenjoydoingsmallfavorsformyfamily.”Endresults:TheteenagerswhoweremostconnectedtotheirparentsonFacebook,Twitterandotherformsofsocialmediafeltcloserandmoreconnectedtotheirparentsmediatostayconnectedalsowerelesslikelytobedepressed,delinquent,andaggressive.Andtheyweremorelikelytobekindandthoughtfulwithothers.BYUpsychologistSarahCoyne,theleadauthorofthestudy,readilyadmitsthatthedidn'tprovethatthereach-out-and-texteffortfromparentsiscausingallthisgoodness."Thedownsideofowhatparentsweredoingonsocialmedia,"CoynetellsShots.Buttoolsas“ashowofloveandsupportandgettingabettersenseofwhat'shappeningintheirteens'world.”Parentsshouldmakeitclearonthatthey'llbeonsocialmedia,too,andusactivities,Coynesays."It'sagreatconversationtohave,especiallywithyoungerteens."ButCoynesuspectsthatmoreparentsarehesitatingtopost,Tweet,orSnapchatwiththeirprogeny."Tryitout,"shesays.It'stheirworld,afterall.Anddon'tyouwanttoknowwhereyourkidsarehanThestudyalsofoundthatteenagerswhowereheavyusersofsocialmedia,independentofparentsconnections,weremorelikelytohaveproblems,includingdelinquency,aggressiverelationshipsanddepression.Virtualcommunicationonlineactuallyunderminesparent-childrelationship.Mostchildrenbelievethatmorespaceshouldbegiventoreal-lifecommunication,whichcouldboosthonesty,trustandconcentration.Firstly,real-lifecommunicationismuchbetterthancommunicationonlineintermsofenhancingparent-childrelationship,fortheformercanbetterguaranteehonestyofthecommunication.Real-lifecommunicationisoftenacombinationofverbalcommunicationandbody-languagecommunication.Itisoftendoneinanextemporaneousmanner.Thesetwofactorstogetherensurethatpeoplehavelittlechancetoaskexcuseswithoutlookingorsoundingawkwardlyduringcommunication.Therefore,real-lifecommunicationitselfconstitutesaconfirmationofhonesty.Secondly,real-lifecommunicationdeservesmoreattentionthanonlinecommunication,foritcaneliminatedistrus