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Passage Two
文章二
Despite smartphones and social media, young people today are as socially competent as those from the previous generation.
尽管有智能手机和社交媒体，今天的年轻人和上一代人一样有社交能力。
At least this is what a new study suggests.
至少一项新的研究表明了这一点。
For the study, researchers compared teacher and parent evaluations of American children who started kindergarten in 1998, with those who began school in 2010.
研究人员比较了教师和家长对1998年开始上幼儿园的美国儿童和2010年开始上学的儿童的评价。
The former group entered kindergarten when mobile phones were luxuries.
前者群体进入幼儿园时，手机还是奢侈品。
The latter group started school when mobile devices were widespread.
后者是在移动设备普及的时候开始上学的。
Results showed both groups of children were rated similarly on important social skills.
结果显示，两组儿童在重要的社交技能上得分相似。
These included their ability to form and maintain friendships and get along with people who are different.
这些（社交技能）包括建立和保持友谊以及与不同的人相处的能力。
They were also rated similarly on self-control, such as the ability to regulate their temper.
他们在自我控制能力方面也有类似的评价，比如调节脾气的能力。
In virtually every comparison made, ratings of social skills either remain constant or improved for the children born later.
在几乎所有的比较中，晚出生的孩子的社会技能评分要么保持不变，要么有所提高。
There was one exception: Social skills were slightly lower for children who accessed online games and social networking sites many times a day.
有一个例外。每天多次访问在线游戏和社交网站的儿童的社交技能略低。
Adults are worried when technological change starts to undermine traditional relationships, particularly the parent-child relationship.
当技术变革开始破坏传统关系，尤其是亲子关系时，成年人会感到担忧。
The introduction of telephones, automobiles and radio all led to moral panic among adults of the time, because the technology allowed children to enjoy more freedom.
电话、汽车和收音机的引入都导致了当时成年人的道德恐慌，因为这些技术使儿童能够享受更多的自由。
Fears over screen-based technology represent the most recent panic in response to technological change.
对基于屏幕的技术的恐惧代表了最近对技术变革的恐慌。
But overall, the study found little evidence that time spent on screens was hurting social skills for most children.
但是总的来说，这项研究发现几乎没有证据表明花在屏幕上的时间会损害大多数孩子的社交技能。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
请根据刚才所听的短文回答19-21题。
Question 19: What does the news study suggest about young people today and those from the previous generation?
问题19: 新闻研究表明，今天的年轻人和上一代的年轻人有什么不同？
Question 20: What did the study find about children who accessed social networking sites many times a day?
问题20: 研究发现那些每天多次访问社交网站的孩子有什么问题？
Question 21: What is adults' worry about technological change?
问题21: 成年人对技术变革的担忧是什么？
