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A survey by the American Psychological Association shows that one in ten adults reads online news at least once an hour. A lot has been written about the mental health influence from news addiction, and in particular from reading negative reports. Just like junk food, “junk” news can be bad for our health.
美国心理协会的一项调查显示,十分之一的成年人每小时至少阅读一次网络新闻。关于新闻成瘾对心理健康的影响,人们已经写了很多文章,尤其是阅读负面报道。就像垃圾食品一样,“垃圾”新闻可能对我们的健康有害。
In recent years, things have been getting increasingly more negative. A study of the content of New Zealand’s largest newspaper showed that while in 1973 the average number of stories about death on the front page was 0.75, by 2013 it was 4.1(and no, there weren’t five times more people dying).
近年来,情况变得越来越消极。一项对新西兰最大报纸内容的研究显示,1973年,头版关于死亡的报道平均数量为0.75篇,而到2013年,这一数字为4.1篇(不,死亡人数没有增加五倍)。
What’s more, online news, and the stories we read on mobile phones in particular, tend to be even more negative than print. A 2019 study of 50 U.S. newspapers showed that mobile versions of newspapers report three times more stories about disasters and accidents than paper ones.
此外,网络新闻,尤其是我们在手机上读到的故事,往往比印刷品更负面。2019年一项针对50家美国报纸的研究显示,手机版报纸报道的灾难和事故故事是纸质报纸的三倍。
Such negative reports lead people to believe that things are worse than they really are. They can lead to stress, worry and lower spirits.
这样的负面报道让人们相信事情比实际情况更糟。它们会导致压力、担忧和情绪低落。
Experiments also suggest that loneliness and poor relationships have been connected with reading negative reports. After reading negative reports, people are less likely to help others. Even worse, when we check news on smart phones, we may “phub” our loved ones, which leads to lower relationship satisfaction.
实验还表明,孤独和糟糕的人际关系与阅读负面报道有关。在阅读负面报道后,人们不太可能帮助他人。更糟糕的是,当我们在智能手机上查看新闻时,我们可能会“嘘”我们所爱的人,这会导致关系满意度下降。
Negative reports attract our attention far more than positive ones. That’s a global happening. I hope, however, that if we realize that negative news is spoiling our moods, we might all be more willing to change.
负面报道比正面报道更能引起我们的注意。这是全球性的事情。但是,我希望,如果我们意识到负面新闻正在破坏我们的情绪,我们可能都更愿意改变。
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12.Why is “junk food”mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. To entertain readers.
B. To introduce the topic.
C. To make an advertisement.
D. To keep readers away from it.
13.What can we learn about the study in Paragraph 2?
A. The death rate in New Zealand is very high.
B. Print newspapers have become less popular.
C. Stories about death have become less popular.
D. Negative reporting has been increasing over years.
14.What may negative reports lead people to do?
A. Live a hopeful life.
B. Become more careful.
C. Become less likely to help others.
D. Pay more attention to their physical health.
15.What does the underlined word “phub”in Paragraph 5mean?
A. ignore B. hate C. laugh at D. care about
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