Teachers using red pen to mark students' work could be harming their psyche as the color is too aggressive, according to education strategies drafted by an Australian state government. The "Good Mental Health Rocks" kit, which was distributed this month to about 30 schools in Queensland state, offers strategies such as " Don't mark in red pen(which can be seen as aggressive)—Use a different color. " Other tips include structuring time for peer tutoring every day, apologizing to students when necessary and asking students to conduct a " personal skills audit" where they focus on their individual strengths rather than their weaknesses. The kit, designed to help Queensland teachers address mental health in the classroom, suggests that social and emotional wellbeing has been linked to young people's schooling, among other things. The education aid has sparked a row in parliament, with deputy opposition leader Mark McArdle calling it "kooky, loony, loopy lefty policies. " But Health Minister Stephen Robertson, whose department devised the kit, said youth suicide was a serious issue. " If mental health professionals determine that as one of a number of strategies teachers should consider, then I'll support them every day of the week," he told reporters recently. "This is not a matter for ridicule, this is serious. " According to some Australian mental health groups, the greatest number of people with mental illness are aged between 18 and 24 years, with 14 percent of Australian children and adolescents suffering from some sort of illness. Boys are slightly more likely to experience mental health problems than girls and depression is one of the most common conditions in young people and increases during adolescence, the website of mental health group Mindframe said.

单选题 Teachers are advised not to mark students' work in red pen because______.

A、 red color is too eye-catching
B、 it may hurt students' feelings
C、 it is against the state law
D、 colors are too aggressive

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：文章首段首句是主旨句，红色为代表攻击性的颜色，学生看到用红色笔批改的作业或者试卷时心理会受到伤害。故选B。

单选题 Which of the following is NOT offered as an education strategy?

A、 Focus on students' individual strengths.
B、 Arrange time for peer-tutoring every day.
C、 Say sorry to students when needed.
D、 Correct students' mistakes whenever possible.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：细节题。由文章中的第二、三段可以得出A，B，C选择都是“education strategy”，D项文章中没有提及，而且D项叙述得太绝对。故选D。

单选题 The "Good Mental Health Rocks" kit is intended to______.

A、 help teachers to keep their classes in order
B、 help teachers to be alert to students' mental health
C、 enable teachers to be mentally healthy themselves
D、 improve students' social and emotional conditions

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：根据关键词“Good Mental Health Rocks”kit以及出题顺序可以定位于文章第四段，The kit，designed to help Queensland teachers address mental health in the classroom，可知B项正确，故选B。

单选题 It is stated in the passage that the education kit______.

A、 has triggered an argument in parliament
B、 has obtained a shared agreement
C、 is strongly criticized by the Health Minister
D、 has led to serious youth suicide

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：主旨题。根据关键词education kit以及出题顺序可以定位于文章第五段首句，The education aid has sparked a row in parliament。由此推出A符合题意，故选A。

单选题 What is Stephen Robertson's opinion on education kit?

A、 It is what teachers should consider.
B、 It is a matter for ridicule.
C、 It should be supported every day.
D、 It should be taken seriously by reporters.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：根据关键词Stephen Robertson's定位于第七段“I’ll support them every day of the week”由此可知C符合题意，故选C。

单选题 Some Australian mental health groups believe that______.

A、 most people suffer from mental illness
B、 14 percent of Australians suffer from a sort of illness
C、 boys are much more likely to have mental health problems
D、 depression is quite common among young people

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：根据关键词Some Australian mental health groups定位于最后两段，the greatest number of people with mental illness are aged between 18 and 24 years，由此可以推出，D项符合题意，故选D。