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课时作业(十七)　Unit 1　The mass media 一、阅读理解 A (2023·山东省潍坊市高三月考)We’ve had waves of panic around technology for decades，whether it is comic books or video games.Now it happens to be social media.And the fact of the matter is that parents and teachers，who are trying to raise their kids in the face of these panics，are being poorly served by the government when it comes to getting meaningful advice. It’s not that social media is good or bad for people.It’s that the science of social media and mental health is broken.We need to do research，but we shouldn’t be approaching it from the perspective that the world is ending.We need to be curious and open to the possibility of its effects，positive and negative. The danger for policymakers or parents is that if you pretend that social media is a problem，without having evidence，and you take steps to regulate it，the intervention(妨碍) could end up being really bad for young people.You might be taking away a lifeline for vulnerable(脆弱的) kids or free them of their human right to play，which is morally reprehensible(受谴责的) at the best of times，let alone during a pandemic. So that’s why I’m not going to tell you that I know social media is bad.It’s perfectly reasonable for parents and teachers to be concerned about social media，but it’s unavoidable and young people are going to encounter it sooner or later.So what would you rather do：keep them in the dark and leave them ill­equipped to deal with it or let them learn about social media with your help and support？It’s a little like learning to ride a bike.Bikes can be huge fun to ride，but you can also hurt yourself on them，which is why you don’t just give your kid a bike and a helmet and wish them good luck.You help them learn to ride.Similarly，you’re not asking your 14­year­old daughter to choose between telling you someone scary is messaging her or losing her phone.You need to treat it like anything else that can hurt you，but can also connect you. 1．What does this wave of panic refer to now a