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英文原文
Passage 2
短文2
Despite smartphones and social media, young people today are as socially competent as those from the previous generation. At least, this is what a new study suggests.
盡管有智能手機(jī)和社交媒體，但今天的年輕人與上一代人一樣具備社交能力。至少，這是一項(xiàng)新研究得出的結(jié)論。
For the study, researchers compared teacher and parent evaluations of American children who started kindergarten in 1998 with those who began school in 2010.
在這項(xiàng)研究中，研究人員比較了1998年開始上幼兒園的美國兒童和2010年開始上學(xué)的美國兒童的教師和家長評(píng)價(jià)。
The former group entered kindergarten when mobile phones were luxuries; the latter group started school when mobile devices were widespread.
前一組兒童在進(jìn)入幼兒園時(shí)，手機(jī)還是奢侈品；而后一組兒童入學(xué)時(shí)，移動(dòng)設(shè)備已經(jīng)普及。
Results showed that both groups of children were rated similarly on important social skills, these included the ability to form and maintain friendships and get along with people who were different. They were also rated similarly on self-control, such as the ability to regulate their temper.
結(jié)果顯示，兩組兒童在重要社交技能方面的評(píng)分相似，這些技能包括建立和維持友誼以及與不同的人相處的能力。他們在自我控制方面的評(píng)分也相似，比如調(diào)節(jié)自己情緒的能力。
In virtually every comparison made, ratings of social skills either remained constant or improved for the children born later.
在幾乎所有進(jìn)行的比較中，后來出生的兒童在社交技能方面的評(píng)分要么保持不變，要么有所提高。
There was one exception: social skills were slightly lower for children who accessed online games and social networking sites many times a day.
但有一個(gè)例外：每天多次訪問在線游戲和社交網(wǎng)站的兒童的社交技能略低。
Adults are worried when technological change starts to undermine traditional relationships, particularly the parent-child relationship. The introduction of telephones, automobiles, and radio all led to moral panic among adults of the time because the technology allowed children to enjoy more freedom.
當(dāng)技術(shù)變革開始破壞傳統(tǒng)關(guān)系，特別是親子關(guān)系時(shí)，成年人會(huì)感到擔(dān)憂。電話、汽車和收音機(jī)的出現(xiàn)都導(dǎo)致了當(dāng)時(shí)成年人的道德恐慌，因?yàn)檫@些技術(shù)讓孩子們享受到了更多的自由。
Fears over screen-based technology represent the most recent panic in response to technological change, but overall, the study found little evidence that time spent on screens was hurting social skills for most children.
對(duì)基于屏幕的技術(shù)的恐懼是對(duì)技術(shù)變革的最新恐慌反應(yīng)，但總體而言，該研究幾乎沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)證據(jù)表明大多數(shù)兒童在屏幕上的時(shí)間會(huì)對(duì)他們的社交技能造成傷害。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
問題19至21是基于你剛剛聽到的短文。
Question 19:What does the new study suggest about young people today and those from the previous generation?
問題19：這項(xiàng)新研究對(duì)今天的年輕人和上一代人的看法是什么？
Question 20:What did the study find about children who access social networking sites many times a day?
問題20：研究發(fā)現(xiàn)了什么關(guān)于每天多次訪問社交網(wǎng)站的兒童的情況？
Question 21:What is adults' worry about technological change?
問題21：成年人對(duì)技術(shù)變革的擔(dān)憂是什么？
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