高考英语阅读理解专项突破：热点话题

1热点话题一、阅读理解.Socialmediaisoneofthefastestgrowingindustriesintoday'sworld.AstudyconductedbytheSewesearchCentershowedthat2percentofteenagersgoonlinedaily.Thewidespreadofsocialmediahaschangednearlyallpartsofteenagers'lives.• ChangingrelationshipsighschoolstudentEllyCooperfromIllinoissaidsocialmediaoftenreducesfacetofacecommunication.“Itmakesinpersonrelationshipsharderbecauseofpeople'sattentiongiventotheirphonesinsteadoftheirboyfriendsorgirlfriends,”Coopersaid.Yet,somepeoplebelievesocialmediahasmadeiteasiertostartrelationshipswithanyonefromanywhere.ethKaplanfromIllinoismetherlongdistancefriendthroughsocialmedia.ecurrentlylivesinScotland,butthey'restillabletofrequentlycommunicatewitheachother.“IcanfeelclosetosomeonethatI'mtalkingtoviaFaceTime,”Kaplansaid.• Wantingtobe“liked”Theriseofsocialmediahaschangedthewayteenagersseethemselves.TheyeardEssenaO'NeillannouncedonthesocialnetworkingserviceInstagramthatshewasquittingsocialmediabecauseitmadeherunabletostopthinkingaboutappearingperfectonline.Negativecommentsalsocandogreatdamagetoateenager'sselfesteem.Teenagerswhogetnegativecommentscan'thelpbutfeelhurt.• Openingnewdoorsowever,ArminKorsos,astudentfromIllinois,takesadvantageofthecommentshereceivesoversocialmediatoimprovehisvideosonthesocialnetworkingsiteYouTube.“Socialmediacanhelppeopleshowthemselvesandtheirtalentstotheworldinawaythathasneverbeenpossiblebefore,”Korsossaid..Whometthelongdistancefriendthroughsocialmedia?A.EllyCooper..ethKaplan.C.EssenaO'Neill..ArminKorsos.2.WhatdoesEssenaO'Neillthinkofsocialmedia?A.Ithurtsherseriously..Itpromotesfriendship.C.Itupsetshersometimes..Itdevelopsconfidence..Whatisthetopicofthetet?A.Teenagers'attitudetowardsocialmedia..Socialmedia'sinfluenceonteenagers.C.ArecentstudyconductedintheS..Newwaysofselfimprovement.oungerstudentsexperienceschoolbullying 欺凌morefreuentlythanolderones,andmalestudentsarebulliedmorethantheirfemalepeers,asurveyfound.talsofoundthatnearlyhalfofstudentshadbeenintentionallyhitorknockeddownby...