Are you a social media addict? Are you always checking your smart phone to see how many “likes”you've received for your latest post? Maybe you feel comforted by the sound that someone has sent you a message?
Don't worry, you' re not alone. We check our phones an average of 150 times a day, and around 30% of the total time spent online is devoted to social media. Some experts now fear this habit could be damaging our mental health.
This is something particularly bothering young adults, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh. It found the more they used social media, the more likely they were to be depressed. In tests, those people who checked social media frequently were 2.7 times more likely to be depressed compared to those who spent most of their time generally surfing the Internet ,who had just 1. 7 times the risk.
Some of us certainly feel sad when we're ignored on social media sites, or when we see someone else having a better time than us. But depression is a more serious condition and clinical psychologist, Abigael San, recently told the BBC that ,“It's a r eal issue, and it's been getting significantly worse over the last 5-6 years. You can get so hooked that it takes you away from your real relationships.”However, Abigael does admit that social media is more likely to worsen pre-existing issues than directly cause them.
Other research by the University of Glasgow found that teenagers are affected by the 24-hour demands of their social media accounts. It found that those with higher levels of emotional investment in social media , and who use it at night ,were more likely to feel depressed and anxious.
Despite these warning signs, why do some of us continue to keep clicking? Well, I suppose we all want to be liked and we don't want to miss out on a conversation that's taking place online. But we need to know when to switch off our virtual online world and connect with the real world instead.
32.Who is more likely to be depressed according to the study?
A. People checking social media frequently.
B. People surfing the Internet regularly.
C. People receiving a few“likes”for their posts.
D. People longing for more messages.
33.Why does the author give a quote from Abigael San in Para.4?
A. To introduce the coming topic.
B. To give a more supporting example.
C. To stress the importance of social media.
D. To explain the cause of a social media addict.
34. Why do people get addicted to social media according to the author?
A. Because they have more time and money.
B. Because the virtual world is much more attractive.
C. Because they want to attract more attention.
D. Because emotional investment in social media benefits them.
35. What's the passage mainly about?
A. It's common for teenagers to be a social addict.
B. Using smart phones does harm to people's health.
C. It's better to stay away from virtual online world.
D. Social media addiction contributes to depression.
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