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第 45 題
📖 題組：
Since the early days of the pandemic, as many people were forced to be stuck at home, TikTok has emerged as one of the most popular apps. These trending short videos of special effects, of entertainment, and of choreographed dances offer people an opportunity to reach out to people because of the lockdown. Multiple studies, however, have shown that too much of TikTok can also be damaging to the brain. Like many social media apps, TikTok too uses algorithms to quickly figure out what a user likes. Before a user is even aware, the highly personalized TikTok algorithm fuels the “For You” feed and makes the app even more addictive to the users. TikTok allows users to create an unlimited stream of new content, watch trends come and go on a daily basis, and find something new with just a quick swipe. The “For You” page actually keeps users’ attention by creating a constant sense of curiosity and excitement about what may come up next. As these videos on TikTok are short, users can determine whether they want to stay watching or quickly move onto something else—something they might find more interesting or stimulating. This is where the problems arise. As this constant need for faster information, new content and exciting daily trends is only continuing to grow, numerous studies have indicated a dramatic decrease in the attention span of people over time. Apart from that, emerging research suggests that watching short, fast-paced videos on TikTok makes it even more challenging for young children or adolescents to sustain activities that do not guarantee instant—and constant—gratification. While these highly personalized videos the app’s recommendation engine shows users activate the reward centers of the brain, as compared with the general-interest videos shown to new users, dopamine, as a neurotransmitter, gets released in the brain when it is expecting a reward. When a user watches many videos that he or she enjoys, a sudden rush of dopamine will be released into the user’s brain, and this will reinforce craving for something stimulating, such as another funny TikTok video. The dopamine rush of endless short videos makes it even more difficult for young viewers to switch their focus to slower-moving activities that require more sustained, undivided attention. Researchers are just beginning to conduct long-term studies on digital media’s effects on young children’s brains. The focus is now on the impact that TikTok might have on children’s brain development, particularly their cognitive development. Although the results are not in yet, many scholars and parents are already predicting that for the children of the future generation, their ability to process less-rapid, less-rewarding things may change or be harmed. But the trend might be irreversible. Parents are thus advised to schedule with children regular times each day when the app cannot be used, or even set time limits for younger kids directly with the help from technology.
Since the early days of the pandemic, as many people were forced to be stuck at home, TikTok has emerged as one of the most popular apps. These trending short videos of special effects, of entertainment, and of choreographed dances offer people an opportunity to reach out to people because of the lockdown. Multiple studies, however, have shown that too much of TikTok can also be damaging to the brain. Like many social media apps, TikTok too uses algorithms to quickly figure out what a user likes. Before a user is even aware, the highly personalized TikTok algorithm fuels the “For You” feed and makes the app even more addictive to the users. TikTok allows users to create an unlimited stream of new content, watch trends come and go on a daily basis, and find something new with just a quick swipe. The “For You” page actually keeps users’ attention by creating a constant sense of curiosity and excitement about what may come up next. As these videos on TikTok are short, users can determine whether they want to stay watching or quickly move onto something else—something they might find more interesting or stimulating. This is where the problems arise. As this constant need for faster information, new content and exciting daily trends is only continuing to grow, numerous studies have indicated a dramatic decrease in the attention span of people over time. Apart from that, emerging research suggests that watching short, fast-paced videos on TikTok makes it even more challenging for young children or adolescents to sustain activities that do not guarantee instant—and constant—gratification. While these highly personalized videos the app’s recommendation engine shows users activate the reward centers of the brain, as compared with the general-interest videos shown to new users, dopamine, as a neurotransmitter, gets released in the brain when it is expecting a reward. When a user watches many videos that he or she enjoys, a sudden rush of dopamine will be released into the user’s brain, and this will reinforce craving for something stimulating, such as another funny TikTok video. The dopamine rush of endless short videos makes it even more difficult for young viewers to switch their focus to slower-moving activities that require more sustained, undivided attention. Researchers are just beginning to conduct long-term studies on digital media’s effects on young children’s brains. The focus is now on the impact that TikTok might have on children’s brain development, particularly their cognitive development. Although the results are not in yet, many scholars and parents are already predicting that for the children of the future generation, their ability to process less-rapid, less-rewarding things may change or be harmed. But the trend might be irreversible. Parents are thus advised to schedule with children regular times each day when the app cannot be used, or even set time limits for younger kids directly with the help from technology.
What can be inferred from the passage?
- A Scholars believe the current trend can be reversible.
- B TikTok should be held accountable for damaging young children’s eyes.
- C Parents should discourage their children from using apps like TikTok at all.
- D Parents should discuss with children how to better manage the use of Tik Tok.
- E Children’s cognitive development will be enhanced because of these brief videos.
思路引導 VIP
請你重新觀察文章最後一段的最後兩句，看看作者針對家長提出的解決方案中，包含了哪些關鍵動詞（例如 schedule 或 set limit）？接著思考：這些舉措是為了「徹底杜絕」孩子使用 App，還是為了「規範使用行為」呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精確選出 (D)，表示你對於文章最後一段的實務建議掌握得非常到位。這道題目測試的是「文意推論」能力，你需要從作者的具體建議中，歸納出最合理的應對態度。
文意推論與親職建議
在文章末尾，作者提到家長應與孩子「安排固定的使用時間（schedule... regular times）」或「利用科技設定限制（set time limits）」。選項 (D) 提到的 better manage（更有效地管理） 正好完美總結了這些做法。相較之下，選項 (C) 的 "at all" 隱含全面禁止之意，語氣過於極端；而選項 (A) 則直接違背了文中 "irreversible"（不可逆）的描述。
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