【高二 拓展阅读-媒体】How Much is Too Much Social Media Use

HowMuchisTooMuchSocialMediaUse?OnestudybyUNICEF（联合国儿童基金会）reportsthat“sometimeonsocialmediaisactuallygood”andthat“digitaltechnologyseemstobebeneficialforchildren’ssocialrelationships”.Onsocialmediawecanconnectwithfriends,givetocharitiesandbeinformedofwhat’shappeningaroundtheworld.Withtoomuchtime,however,screenscanbecomedamagingtoourmentalhealth.Thekeyistoseparateunderstandableconcernswithactualdataonthesubject.Believeitornot,theaverageteentodayspendsabout9hoursadayonascreenThat’stheequivalentofafull-timejob.Idon’tthinkwe’regoingtohavetoworryabouttheaveragegraduatebeingsavvy（有见识的）withthedigitalworld.Wemayhavetobeconcerned.however,aboutwhatit’sdonetotheiremotionalandmentalhealth.AccordingtoMonitoringtheFuture,justtwohoursonsocialmediahasbeenshowntocontributetoanxietyandunhappinessamongteens.So,Isuggesta60-to90-minutelimiteachday.Theotherhoursshouldbefilledwithface-to-facehourswithfriends,sports,work,activities,studiesandfamily.Thisratiohasbeenshowntoproducehappierkidsandbetterstudents.Further,itresultsinmoresatisfiedyoungadults.Irecognisethiswillbeamajorshiftforsometeens--soifyouchoosetodothis,startwithaconversationaboutmakingaslow,steadychange.ThemostimportantimprovementInoticeinstudentswholimittheiruseofsocialmediaistheyremainincontroloftheirlives.Theirmobiledeviceoccupiesasmallerandmoreappropriateportionofeachday,ratherthanthedictator(独裁者)oftheirtimeandattention.Kidsbecomelessreactionary(反动的)andmoreproactivewiththeirday.Quitefrankly,thesmartphoneisthenumberonedistractorofourgeneration.Somepeoplegrowingupinthisworldmatureintodistractedadultswhofinditdifficulttomanagetheircalendarorpriorities.Theyarealwaysatthemercyofwhoeveriscontactingtheminsteadofleadingthemselveswell.Themostwell-adjustedteensandyoungadultsareabletodisciplinetheirtimespentonamobiledevice.Theyspreadthattime(60to90minutes)throughouttheday,connectingwithfriends,stayingupdatedonimportantnewsheadlinesandpostingupdatesonwhattheyaredoingforotherstosee.Thisenablesthedevicetoservetheuser,butnotenslavetheuserandbecomeasourceofanxiety.ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion1.Howcouldspendingtoomuchtimeonscreensaffectus?A.Ithelpstoimproveoursocialrelationships.B.Itcausesconcernsaboutourphysicalhealth.C.Itkeepsusincontactwiththedigitalworld.D.Itcausesdamagetoourmentalhealth2.Howlongdoesanaverageteenspendonascreeneveryday?A.Just2hours.B.Lessthan1.5hours.C.about60minutes.D.About9hours3.Howlongshouldteensspendonsocialmediaeachdayaccordingtotheauthor?A.Twohours.B.Threehours.C.60to90minutes.D.100minutes.4.Whichofthefollowingdistractsourgenerationmost?A.Thesmartphone.B.Thecomputer.C.Thegame.D.Thetablet.5.Howdothemostwell-adjustedteensarrangetheirscreentime?A.Theyspreadthattimethroughouttheday.B.Theyspendthattimeconnectingwithteachers.C.Theyspendthattimeupdatingtheirstatusandselfies.D.Theyspendthattimefindingrelevantstudymaterials.Vocabulary基础词beneficial adj.有益的,有用的；受益的 英improvingasituation；havingahelpfulorusefuleffect记词根记忆bene（善,好）+fic（做）+ial（…的）做好事的→有益的relationship n.关系；血缘关系；交往 记词根记忆relation（关系）+ship（表名词）→关系charity n.慈善（团体）；施舍；仁爱,宽厚 英anorganisationforhelpingpeopleinneed记词根记忆char（可爱的）+ity（表名词）→做慈善的人是可爱的→慈善（团体）inform vt.通知,告知 记词根记忆in（使…）+form（形式）使（知道）形式→通知例Thepoliceinformedhimthathiscarhadbeenstolen.警察通知他说他的车被盗了。concern n.关心；担心；关注；（利害）关系vt.（使）担忧；涉及；关系到；对…感兴趣 记词根记忆con（表加强）+cern（弄清楚）→定要弄清楚→关注；关心limit n.界限,边界；限度；[常pl.]范围vt.限制；限定 记词根记忆lim（限制）+it→限制；限定例MymomlimitstheamountofsnacksthatIeat.妈妈限制我吃零食的量。ratio n.比；比率 记来自rate（n.比率）mature vi.成熟；使充分发展adj.成熟的 记联想记忆自然（nature）中的一切慢慢变得成熟（mature）例Theseexperienceshavematuredusgreatly.这些经历使我们成熟了很多。calendar n.日程表；日历；月历记联想记忆cal（看作call,叫）+end（结束）+ar→一年到头对日子的叫法→日历mercy n.仁慈,宽恕；怜悯,同情心；任凭…的摆布 英kindnessandforgivenessshowntowardssb.headline n.（新闻报道等的）标题,大标题英thetitleofanewspaperarticleprintedinlargeletters,especiallyatthetopofthefrontpage 记组合词head（头）+line（行）→文章开头的一行字→标题Vocabulary进阶词equivalent n.对等物；等价物adj.相同的；相当的记词根记忆equi（相等）+val（价值）+ent（物）价值相等的东西→等价物 搭equivalentright平等的权利beequivalentto相当于contribute v.贡献；捐赠；有助于,促成；投稿记词根记忆con（其同）+tribut（给予）+e→共同给出→贡献,捐赠例Itisreportedthattheoverloadingofthetruckcontributesthetragedy.报道称这辆货车超载是造成悲剧的原因。shift v.转移；改变n.转移；改变；轮班 英achangeinpositionordirection 记联想记忆电脑键盘上的切换键即Shift键device n.装置,设备；手法,策略 搭mechanicaldevice机械装置electronicdevice电子设备appropriate adj.适当的vt.拨款；占用,挪用记词根记忆ap（表加强）+propri（自己的；拥有）+ate（表动词）强行拥有（公物）→占用,挪用proactive adj.积极主动的；先发制人的 英makingthingshappenorchangeratherthanreactingtoevents记联想记忆pro（预先）+active（活动的）→预先活动的积极主动的distracted adj.心烦意乱的；注意力无法集中的例Sheseemedalittledistractedbecauseofthesecalculationquestions.她看起来被这些算术题弄得有点心烦意乱。priority n.优先（权）,重点；优先考虑的事 英sth.thatisimportant