【高二 拓展閱讀-媒體】How Much is Too Much Social Media Use

HowMuchisTooMuchSocialMediaUse?OnestudybyUNICEF（聯(lián)合國兒童基金會(huì)）reportsthat“sometimeonsocialmediaisactuallygood”andthat“digitaltechnologyseemstobebeneficialforchildren’ssocialrelationships”.Onsocialmediawecanconnectwithfriends,givetocharitiesandbeinformedofwhat’shappeningaroundtheworld.Withtoomuchtime,however,screenscanbecomedamagingtoourmentalhealth.Thekeyistoseparateunderstandableconcernswithactualdataonthesubject.Believeitornot,theaverageteentodayspendsabout9hoursadayonascreenThat’stheequivalentofafull-timejob.Idon’tthinkwe’regoingtohavetoworryabouttheaveragegraduatebeingsavvy（有見識(shí)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(獨(dú)裁者)oftheirtimeandattention.Kidsbecomelessreactionary(反動(dòng)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基礎(chǔ)詞beneficial adj.有益的,有用的；受益的 英improvingasituation；havingahelpfulorusefuleffect記詞根記憶bene（善,好）+fic（做）+ial（…的）做好事的→有益的relationship n.關(guān)系；血緣關(guān)系；交往 記詞根記憶relation（關(guān)系）+ship（表名詞）→關(guān)系charity n.慈善（團(tuán)體）；施舍；仁愛,寬厚 英anorganisationforhelpingpeopleinneed記詞根記憶char（可愛的）+ity（表名詞）→做慈善的人是可愛的→慈善（團(tuán)體）inform vt.通知,告知 記詞根記憶in（使…）+form（形式）使（知道）形式→通知例Thepoliceinformedhimthathiscarhadbeenstolen.警察通知他說他的車被盜了。concern n.關(guān)心；擔(dān)心；關(guān)注；（利害）關(guān)系vt.（使）擔(dān)憂；涉及；關(guān)系到；對(duì)…感興趣 記詞根記憶con（表加強(qiáng)）+cern（弄清楚）→定要弄清楚→關(guān)注；關(guān)心limit n.界限,邊界；限度；[常pl.]范圍vt.限制；限定 記詞根記憶lim（限制）+it→限制；限定例MymomlimitstheamountofsnacksthatIeat.媽媽限制我吃零食的量。ratio n.比；比率 記來自rate（n.比率）mature vi.成熟；使充分發(fā)展adj.成熟的 記聯(lián)想記憶自然（nature）中的一切慢慢變得成熟（mature）例Theseexperienceshavematuredusgreatly.這些經(jīng)歷使我們成熟了很多。calendar n.日程表；日歷；月歷記聯(lián)想記憶cal（看作call,叫）+end（結(jié)束）+ar→一年到頭對(duì)日子的叫法→日歷mercy n.仁慈,寬恕；憐憫,同情心；任憑…的擺布 英kindnessandforgivenessshowntowardssb.headline n.（新聞報(bào)道等的）標(biāo)題,大標(biāo)題英thetitleofanewspaperarticleprintedinlargeletters,especiallyatthetopofthefrontpage 記組合詞head（頭）+line（行）→文章開頭的一行字→標(biāo)題Vocabulary進(jìn)階詞equivalent n.對(duì)等物；等價(jià)物adj.相同的；相當(dāng)?shù)挠浽~根記憶equi（相等）+val（價(jià)值）+ent（物）價(jià)值相等的東西→等價(jià)物 搭equivalentright平等的權(quán)利beequivalentto相當(dāng)于contribute v.貢獻(xiàn)；捐贈(zèng)；有助于,促成；投稿記詞根記憶con（其同）+tribut（給予）+e→共同給出→貢獻(xiàn),捐贈(zèng)例Itisreportedthattheoverloadingofthetruckcontributesthetragedy.報(bào)道稱這輛貨車超載是造成悲劇的原因。shift v.轉(zhuǎn)移；改變n.轉(zhuǎn)移；改變；輪班 英achangeinpositionordirection 記聯(lián)想記憶電腦鍵盤上的切換鍵即Shift鍵device n.裝置,設(shè)備；手法,策略 搭mechanicaldevice機(jī)械裝置electronicdevice電子設(shè)備appropriate adj.適當(dāng)?shù)膙t.撥款；占用,挪用記詞根記憶ap（表加強(qiáng)）+propri（自己的；擁有）+ate（表動(dòng)詞）強(qiáng)行擁有（公物）→占用,挪用proactive adj.積極主動(dòng)的；先發(fā)制人的 英makingthingshappenorchangeratherthanreactingtoevents記聯(lián)想記憶pro（預(yù)先）+active（活動(dòng)的）→預(yù)先活動(dòng)的積極主動(dòng)的distracted adj.心煩意亂的；注意力無法集中的例Sheseemedalittledistractedbecauseofthesecalculationquestions.她看起來被這些算術(shù)題弄得有點(diǎn)心煩意亂。priority n.優(yōu)先（權(quán)）,重點(diǎn)；優(yōu)先考慮的事 英sth.thatisimportant