1.Your best friends may just be your worst enemies,especially when it comes to young women checking out images of their friends on social media sites.
This is according to a recent study carried out by researchers at the Center for Emotional Health at Macquarie University,Australia.The study found that young women are much more likely to be affected by images of their friends on social media than those of celebrities(名人)in traditional media.
A hundred and fifty female undergraduate students were questioned in five daily surveys over a five-day period.The students were asked questions such as whether they had compared their appearance with someone were asked questions such as whether they had compared their appearance with someone else's,and whether they made that comparison after looking at social media,traditional media or in person.
Results showed that young women are more likely to compare their appearance with that of their peers'(同龄人的)images on social media than those of models'or movie stars'in traditional media.Most students thought others looked better than them on social media.This led some to diet and exercise,although the majority of those who did were not overweight and didn't need to do so.
The negative effect images of skinny models in mass media has on young women is a well-known source of concern throughout the world,but social media appear t make things worse.
Jasmine Fardouly,lead researcher in the study,explained why social media might be more damaging than traditional media.
"Celebrities may seem more distant and their appearance may have less influence than people you work with or see regularly,"she told The Guardian.
In Fardouly's opinion,people could unfollow or avoid those who post highly improved images of themselves.This may reduce how often people think others look more attractive than them on social media.
But more critical (批判的)thinking may also do the trick."When surfing social media,it may be helpful for people to stop and think about the motivation behind each post and question how realistic each image is,"Fardouly wrote on news site The Conversation.
59."Your best friends may just be your worst enemies",becauseC.
A.your friends might hurt you badly when you become their enemy
B.you feel unhappy because your friends look more attractive than you in person
C.your friends beat you in appearance when you compare their images on social media
D.you disappoint your friends because you don't look better on social media than on traditional media
60.The reasons why more young women are dieting or exercising are as follows EXCEPT thatB
A the skinny models on TV have some influence on them
B.celebrities in traditional media have a far greater influence on them
C.they concern more about their images online with the widespread use of social media
D.they tend to compare and compete after they see their friends'images on social media
61.The underlined phrase"do the trick"in the last paragraph probably meansA
A.meet the desired result
B.make people feel worse
C.remind people of something
D.develop people's interest.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了更多年轻女性节食或锻炼仅仅因为社交媒体上的美图和朋友的竞争.
解答 59.C.细节理解题.根据第一段Your best friends may just be your worst enemies,especially when it comes to young women checking out images of their friends on social media sites可知你最好的朋友可能只是你最坏的敌人",因为你的朋友在外貌上赢了你;故选C.
60.B.细节理解题.根据文章This led some to diet and exercise,although the majority of those who did were not overweight and didn't need to do so可知更多年轻女性节食或锻炼的原因有电视上的瘦模特,自己社交媒体上的图象和朋友的竞争;故选B.
61.A.词义猜测题.根据最后一段But more critical (批判的)thinking may also do the trick."When surfing social media,it may be helpful for people to stop and think about the motivation behind each post and question how realistic each image is可知但更重要的(批判的)思维也可能满足人的希望."当浏览社交媒体,这可能有助于人们停下来思考每个岗位和每个图象背后的问题是多么现实的动机;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.