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Like Me! Like Me!

by Marcus Maurice

In a world dominated by social networking, what is happening to our brains?

Have you noticed that your attention span for doing things like reading a novel is extremely short? _(1)_ Recently, a top scientist stated that this generation has a short attention span and desires constant feedback on their lives. _(2)_

One of the biggest reasons Facebook is popular is that every single user is the star of their own real-life reality show. Some add friends as if it were a popularity contest or show off sexy pictures to get likes and people commenting on them. _(3)_ While this is not very nice, it does attract a lot of attention.

Baroness Susan Greenfield, an Oxford University professor of pharmacology, believes that our brains are being rewired. She says that people who spend a lot of time on social networking sites or have most of their friends online are starting to lose their nonverbal skills. _(4)_ Also, Greenfield thinks what people post on Facebook and Twitter is mostly just nonsense. She says that a lot of people may be having some kind of identity crisis. She goes on to suggest some users strive to have lots of friends on Facebook or followers on Twitter to make themselves feel like mini-celebrities. _(5)_ Interaction with people in the real world counts a lot more than the number of times someone likes what you do on Facebook.

说明：请依文意在所提供的 (A) 到 (F) 6 个选项中，选出最适当的5 个选项。

(A) This fantasy indicates that they are living in a world that's not real.

(B) She believes the main culprits for this are Facebook and Twitter.

(C) For example, they may have a hard time looking people in the eyes when talking to them.

(D) Others even post links to controversial topics to make people upset on purpose.

(E) The more books you read, the more you want to read.

(F) Every two or three pages, you may get the burning urge to check your cell phone to see if anyone has text messaged you.

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身处社群网络所支配的世界，我们的脑子发生了什么事？

　　你有注意到自己在做一些事，像是看小说的时候，你的专注时间极为短暂吗？每看 2、3 页书，你可能就急着想拿起手机看有没有人传简讯给你。最近有位顶尖科学家表示，这一代的人做事情专注的时间较短，而且不断想获得别人对他们生活的响应。而她认为这种情形的元凶是脸书及推特。

　　脸书之所以受欢迎的其中一个最大原因在于，每一个使用者在属于他自己的真实生活情境秀中都是明星。有些人加好友就好像在做人气竞赛，或者会秀一些性感照片来吸引其他人按赞或留言。另外有些人会贴一些有争议性的网站连结，故意让人觉得不舒服。虽然这不是很好的做法，但确实可以吸引很多人的注意。

　　牛津大学药理学教授巴洛妮斯‧苏珊‧格林费德认为，我们的脑子被重整了。她说那些花很多时间在社群网站或是都在网络上交友的人，已经开始丧失他们非语言的沟通能力。举例来说，他们和别人讲话时可能很难直视对方。另外，格林费德教授认为，人们张贴在脸书或推特上的东西大都是废话。她说很多人可能都有某些身分认同上的危机。她接着表示，有些用户努力在脸书上加入很多好友、或是拼命在推特上争取很多拥护者，让自己感觉是小有名气的人。这种幻想显示他们活在一个不真实的世界。而在真实世界中，与人互动远比有人在脸书上帮你按赞来得重要许多。

答案：  1. (F)2. (B)3. (D)  4. (C)5. (A)

社交网站 Facebook 内的耕田游戏，玩家可到朋友的农田偷取农作物贩卖，赚取积分升级。有社工担心这类游戏对儿童及青少年心智成长有负面影响。社工表示，在这些网上游戏偷别人财物并无不妥，反而偷得愈多就愈易升级。在这种观念潜移默化下，对年幼儿童的负面影响会随之加深。

作为家长，别以为不让子女玩这些游戏就万无一失。社工表示，你愈不让他们玩，他们就愈想玩，所以家长应该多了解子女上网习惯，及早提供指导。（数据源：今日新闻网）