高中英语Unit1课时作业四ComprehensiveTestforUnit1必修第一册.pdf

课时作业 (四) Comprehensive Test for Unit 1 Ⅰ.阅读理解 [2022 ·广东佛山南海一中第一学期考试] Thirteen­year­old Kaylee has a lot of friends—532, actually, if you count up her online friends.And she spends a lot of time with them. But is it possible that Kaylee's online friendships could be making her lonely? That's what some experts believe.Connecting online is a great way to stay in touch, they say.However, some experts worry that many kids are so busy connecting online that they might be missing out on true friendships. Could this be true? During your parents' childhoods, connecting with friends Scrabble usually meant spending time with them in__the__flesh．Kids played around a table, not WordsWithFriendson their phones.When friends missed each other, they picked up the telephone.Friends might even write letters to each other. Today, most communication takes place online.A typical teen sends 2，000 texts a month and spends more than 44 hours per week in front of a screen.Much of this time is spent on social media platforms (平台). In fact, in many ways, online communication can make friendships stronger, “There's definitely a positive influence.Kids can stay in constant contact, which means they can share more of their feelings with each other，” says Katie Davis, TheAppGeneration co­author of . Other experts, however, warn that too much online communication can get in the way of forming deep friendships. “If we are constantly checking in with our virtual words, we will have little time for our real­world friendships.” says Larry Ros