“ The social media craze (狂热)has helped some people but hurt some others in my opinion, ” development psychologist(心理学家) Stephanie Marcy with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles said.

Marcy was not surprised to learn that the more time young people spend on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other apps, the more they feel lonely. “Some people who are otherwise social beings are now relying too much on their screens and their iPads and their telephones and social media, ” Marcy explained. Experts said users can have thousands of followers, but that doesn’t mean they have somebody to call when they need a friend. “It’s sort of a false representation of having social connection. There are many people that have thousands of virtual(虚拟的) friends but don’t really have somebody to watch a movie with. That’s really quite sad as a social media leading to fewer friends, actually. ” Marcy said.

While the negative(负面的) influences of social media are often talked about, Marcy said it has helped some people，including those with anxiety, autism(自闭症) and physical limitations. “There needs to be a balance no matter what it is and with social media that completely applies, ” Marcy said.

The study doesn’t show whether people who are isolated are more likely to go online or whether seeing the pages of others makes people feel more disheartened.

【1】What is Paragraph 3 mainly concerned with?

A. Young people lack real friends.

B. The bad effects of social media.

C. Social media are everywhere nowadays.

D. A new kind of connection among people.

【2】What does Marcy say about social media?

A. It is two-sided.

B. It needs limiting.

C. It does more harm than good.

D. It is important to young people.

【3】Which of the following shows the structure of the text?

(①= Paragraph 1 ②=Paragraph 2…)

A. B.

C. D.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】本文讲了社交媒体具有两面性。

【1】主旨大意题。由主题句Marcy was not surprised to learn that the more time young people spend on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other apps, the more they feel lonely.可知第三自然段主要讲了社交媒体的不好的影响，选B。

【2】推理判断题。由Marcy was not surprised to learn that the more time young people spend on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other apps, the more they feel lonely.和While the negative(负面的) influences of social media are often talked about, Marcy said it has helped some people，including those with anxiety, autism(自闭症) and physical limitations.可知Marcy说社交媒体具有两面性，选A。

【3】推理判断题。本文第二自然段对第一自然段进行解释，第二自然段又分三、四两个自然段叙述，第五自然段进行总结，所以选C。