Social media (社交媒体) is now a part of many people's everyday lives. It is reported that about 2,800 million people often use social media. That's almost 40 percent of the world's population. But how much time do we really spend on social media? And what exactly do we spend that time doing?
Research shows that, an average person spends 2.4 hours on social media each day in the world. Research also shows that women use social media more than men. In the United States, for example, women spend around 2 hours more a week than men on social media.
What do most people do on social media? According to one survey, the most common social media activities are visiting friends' pages, reading their news, and commenting (评论) on their posts (帖子). The most popular social media site is Facebook. It has over 2,000 million users. In second place is the Chinese site Qzone, which has around 600 million users worldwide. That's more than Twitter and Instagram.
Social media is still growing. Right now, there are 5 new Facebook users every second. This growth won't stop anytime soon.
41. How many people often use social media according to the passage?
________________________________________________________________________________________42. Who spend more time on social media, Asians or Europeans?
________________________________________________________________________________________43. What are most people doing on social media?(One example is OK.)
________________________________________________________________________________________44. Which social media site is the second most popular according to the passage?
________________________________________________________________________________________45. As students, do you usually use social media on school days? Why?
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