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In a recent study carried out by psychologists on the disruptive effects of smart phones, two groups of college students were given word-search puzzles. The first group was told to complete the puzzles with its participants' smart phones in their line of sight. The second group, however, was told that the phones would interfere with the equipment in the experiment and would need be moved away from the testing area. Midway through the second group's solving of the puzzles, the experiment called one of the phones and let it ring for a while before hanging up. Many of the students in that group were unable to focus from then on, becoming anxious and performing more poorly than the first group.
在心理學家最近就智能手機的弊端展開的一項研究中，兩組大學生分到了一項玩拼單詞游戲的任務。第一組被告知，游戲期間，他們的智能手機要放在他們的視線之內。第二組則被告知，手機會干擾實驗使用的設備，故需要將其放到測試區之外。第二組進行游戲任務期間，實驗方給該組成員的一部手機打了電話，讓它響了一會兒，然后掛斷了電話。該組的很多同學后續都變得無法集中注意力，變得很焦慮，游戲表現也比第一組更差。
Use of electronics has also been known to lead to a decline in human interactions. Rather than having real-life conversations, many express emotions and engage in deep conversations through social media sites. Many students use their phones and computers during class for non-academic activities, which leads to poor grades. Perhaps the most dramatic impact is the reduction in amount of sleep, which lead to poor health and weight gain.
眾所周知，使用電子產品還會導致人與人接觸的減少。相比在現實生活中進行交談，很多人都選擇了通過社交網站表達情感或進行深入對話。許多學生還會在課堂上用手機和電腦做跟課堂無關的事情，繼而出現成績不佳的問題。最為嚴重的影響或許要數睡眠時間的減少，這一問題還會進一步導致健康狀況不佳和體重增加。
Technology is a great tool. However, it's important to recognize its downsides. Lack of sleep, reduction of productivity, and weight gain are only a few. If we are not careful about all these mind problems right now, the effect on the future generation is going to be much bigger.
技術確實是非常不錯的工具。然而，認識其缺陷也很重要。睡眠不足、生產力下降，體重增加都僅僅是很小的一部分影響。如果我們現在不小心處理所有這些心理問題，那智能手機對下一代的影響還會更加嚴重。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
請根據剛才所聽文章回答22-25題。
Q22 What were the college students in both groups required to do in the study?
問題22：兩組大學生都被要求在研究中做些什么？
Q23 What do we learn about many of the students in the second test group after the phone ring?
問題23：電話響起后，第二個測試組的許多學生怎么了？
Q24 According to the passage, what is the most dramatic impact of smart phone use?
Q24：根據文章，使用智能手機最大的影響是什么？
Q25 What does the speaker suggest people do?
問題25：演講者建議大家怎么做？
