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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.

尽管有智能手机和社交媒体，但今天的年轻人与上一代人一样具备社交能力。至少，这是一项新研究得出的结论。

For the study, researchers compared teacher and parent evaluations of American children who started kindergarten in 1998 with those who began school in 2010.

在这项研究中，研究人员比较了1998年开始上幼儿园的美国儿童和2010年开始上学的美国儿童的教师和家长评价。

The former group entered kindergarten when mobile phones were luxuries; the latter group started school when mobile devices were widespread.

前一组儿童在进入幼儿园时，手机还是奢侈品；而后一组儿童入学时，移动设备已经普及。

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.

结果显示，两组儿童在重要社交技能方面的评分相似，这些技能包括建立和维持友谊以及与不同的人相处的能力。他们在自我控制方面的评分也相似，比如调节自己情绪的能力。

In virtually every comparison made, ratings of social skills either remained constant or improved for the children born later.

在几乎所有进行的比较中，后来出生的儿童在社交技能方面的评分要么保持不变，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.

但有一个例外：每天多次访问在线游戏和社交网站的儿童的社交技能略低。

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.

当技术变革开始破坏传统关系，特别是亲子关系时，成年人会感到担忧。电话、汽车和收音机的出现都导致了当时成年人的道德恐慌，因为这些技术让孩子们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.

对基于屏幕的技术的恐惧是对技术变革的最新恐慌反应，但总体而言，该研究几乎没有发现证据表明大多数儿童在屏幕上的时间会对他们的社交技能造成伤害。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题19至21是基于你刚刚听到的短文。

Question 19:What does the new study suggest about young people today and those from the previous generation?

问题19：这项新研究对今天的年轻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?

问题20：研究发现了什么关于每天多次访问社交网站的儿童的情况？

Question 21:What is adults' worry about technological change?

问题21：成年人对技术变革的担忧是什么？

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