全球首個針對校園手機禁令效果的研究結果顯示，禁用手機和學生的成績或心理健康之間並沒有顯著關聯。
This is the first scientific study to compare schools with different smartphone policies. The researchers studied the habits of more than 1,200 teenagers in 20 schools which banned smartphones, and 10 that allowed some use, such as at breaktimes. They found only a modest difference in the use of phones, and no difference in measures of mental well-being, anxiety and depression. Grades in maths and English appeared to be no different.
這是首個比較制定瞭不同智能手機規定的學校的科學研究。研究人員調查瞭超過 1200 名青少年使用手機的習慣，這些青少年分別來自 20 所禁用手機的學校，以及 10 所在課間等休息時間允許使用手機的學校。研究人員發現，實施瞭不同禁令的學校之間學生的手機使用習慣區別較小，而學生在心理健康、焦慮和抑鬱等方面的評估結果也沒有差別。這些學生的數學和英語成績也沒有明顯區別。
Since the data was gathered, bans have become the norm in England’s schools, with increasing restrictions elsewhere in the UK. This study suggests that whatever schools do, the biggest factor is the rest of time teenagers spend on phones.
自該研究的數據收集以來，手機禁令已經成為瞭英格蘭學校中的慣例，英國其它地區的學校對手機的限制也在不斷增加。這一研究表明，不論學校對使用手機有何要求，手機對青少年的最大影響因素在於青少年在學校之外使用手機的情況。
詞匯表
policies 政策，規定
habits 習慣
banned 禁止瞭
modest 較少的，適度的
well-being 健康
gathered 被收集
norm 慣例，通常的做法
restrictions 限制
factor 因素
聽力練習
一、聽第一遍音頻，回答問題。
1. What is this article mainly about?
a. smartphone use by teenagers
b. smartphone use in schools
二、用一分鐘閱讀下列問題，然後聽第二遍音頻並回答問題。
1. This study agrees with other previous studies.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
2. The difference in the use of phones in different types of schools was _______.
a. large
b. small
c. non-existent
3. Students who used smartphones were more likely to argue with other pupils.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given
4. Smartphone bans are _______ in English schools.
a. rare
b. common
c. unusual
三、聽第三遍音頻，將句子補充完整。（提示：可以反復聽，直到聽清楚每一個詞）
1. They found only a modest difference in ________________ phones, and no difference in measures of mental wellbeing, anxiety and depression.
2. Since the data was gathered, bans have become ________________ England’s schools, with increasing restrictions elsewhere in the UK.
答案
一、聽第一遍音頻，回答問題。
1. What is this article mainly about?
b. smartphone use in schools.
二、用一分鐘閱讀下列問題，然後聽第二遍音頻並回答問題。
1. b. False. This is the first scientific study to compare schools with different smartphone policies.
2. b. They found only a modest difference in the use of phones, and no difference in measures of mental wellbeing, anxiety and depression.
3. c. Not given. The article does not mention arguments with other pupils.
4. b. Since the data was gathered, bans have become the norm in England’s schools, with increasing restrictions elsewhere in the UK.
三、聽第三遍音頻，將句子補充完整。（提示：可以反復聽，直到聽清楚每一個詞）
1. They found only a modest difference in the use of phones, and no difference in measures of mental wellbeing, anxiety and depression.
2. Since the data was gathered, bans have become the norm in England’s schools, with increasing restrictions elsewhere in the UK.
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