2011年12月英语六级阅读:网络会改装大脑?

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A staggering four out of five parents worry that their children will become addicted to Facebook, according to a study.

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" J5 s- n* L" T8 ?; ~" ?) R2 \. MEighty percent believe social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have the ability to take overtheir children's lives.
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% Y+ L3 N6 U* O80%的父母认为Facebook和Twitter这样的社交网站会左右孩子的人生。
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One in three parents, meanwhile, believes the Internet has the power to 'rewire' brains without a person's knowledge and thinks their children are in danger from the web.

0 I' U6 _. F6 _( X# ^1 z# W( L此外，还有三分之一的父母认为网络能在不知不觉下“改装”一个人的大脑，并认为自己的孩子正遭到来自网络的威胁。
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The extraordinary findings come from a poll of 1,000 parents carried out by the Nominet Trust, an organisation that promoted internet projects that address social disadvantage.

这一调查是由互联网慈善机构Nominet基金会开展的，涵盖了1000名父母。调查结果很令人意外。
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However, Nominet said their findings fly in the face ofneurological evidence.
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7 q' `2 U7 g+ P) G) l. p) {不过，Nominet基金会说他们的发现和神经学上的证据是相悖的。
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& F/ [- H( Z. ?3 f' gThe Trust worked with neuroscience and education expert Dr Paul Howard Jones, who analysed research on the internet and society.

6 g- n) u$ t7 }+ c! s4 a' o和该基金会合作的神经科学家和教育专家保罗 霍华德 琼斯博士对这一和网络和社会相关的调查进行了分析研究。
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5 {5 ]( A/ v; r4 e- bThe report - The Impact of Digital Technologies On Human Wellbeing - concluded that there is no neurological evidence to suggest that the internet is more effective at 'rewiring' our brains than other environmental influences.

这一题为《数字技术对人类幸福的影响》的研究报告得出结论说，目前并没有神经学上的证据表明网络比其他外界影响力能更有效地“改装”大脑。

" S) a' T* \3 K" M6 ]% UIt also found that the internet is a valuable learning resource and all forms of learning cause changes within the brain.
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0 `4 l7 \. ]3 h/ I& P* i2 `研究还发现，网络是一个宝贵的学习资源，各种形式的学习导致大脑产生了变化。
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. _) |7 q% S& V/ m( P6 K( fThere have been reports that use of the internet with its vast resources of information is changing the way people think and affecting their ability to concentrate.
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1 S, u3 K9 k+ ?" S4 L' y! q% B% t曾有报道称，对网络丰富的信息资源的利用正在改变人们的思维方式，并影响了他们集中注意力的能力。

But Nominet said that 'scaremongeringand misinformation' about internet use can potentially deny its benefits to people, in particular parents who are worried about the effect on their children's development.
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# h- C. O5 W( y8 j, ?: K/ j' ~但是Nominet机构称，对于网络使用的“危言耸听和不实信息”可能会阻碍网络造福于人们，特别是那些担心网络会对孩子成长产生不利影响的父母。

! k  \& u8 c' {, |1 c/ Y# V, rThe report also found that social networking sites, in themselves, are not a special source of risk to children, and are generally beneficial as they support existing friendships.

' z5 \( y% j# d2 @2 L研究报告还发现，社交网络本身对于孩子并没有特别大的风险，而且大体上是有益的，因为社交网络能够增进友谊。
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In addition, playing action video games can improve some visual processing and motor response skills, while computer-based activity provides mental stimulation, and can help slow rates of cognitive decline.
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此外，打动作网游能够提升视觉处理能力和运动反应能力，而电脑相关活动可以刺激智力发育，并有助于减缓认知能力的衰退速度。