2019年6月英语六级阅读理解练习四则.pdfVIP

/ 2019 年 6 月英语六级阅读理解练习四则 文都四六级祝大家新年新开端，复习大成效。 Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage. There is plenty of complaints about howsocial media--texting in particular--may beharming childrens social and intellectual development. But a new study suggests thatconstant instant messaging (IMing)and texting among teens may also provide benefits,particularly for those who are introverted( 内向的 ). British researchers studied instant messages exchanged by 231 teens, aged 14 to 18. All ofthe participants were regular or extensive IMers. In the U. S., two thirds of teens useinstant messaging services regularly, with a full third messaging at least once every day. The researchers analyzed 150 conversations in the study, and reported the results in thejournal Computers in HumanBehavior. In 100 of these chats, the study participant beganIMing while in a negative emotional state such as sadness, distress or anger. The rest wereconversations begun when the participant was feeling good or neutral. After the chat,participants reported about a 20%reduction in their distress--not enough to completelyeliminate it, but enough to leave them feeling better than they had before reaching out. Our findings suggest that IMing between distressed adolescents and their peers mayprovide emotional relief and consequently contribute to their well-being, the authors write,noting that prior research has shown that people assigned to talk to a stranger either in reallife or online improved their mood in both settings, but even more with IM. And people who talkwith their real-life friends online also report feeling closer to