Recently, a Douyin influencer (网红) named “Xiaozhang the worker” went viral (走红) because of her “How-to” video series. In the videos, she teaches the most basic life skills, such as how to see a concert and how to take the subway. She has quickly gotten over 2 million followers on Douyin.
In some way, the rising popularity of “How-to” videos mirrors the fact that young people’s search habits have changed. They’re gradually turning to social media platforms (平台) like Douyin and Bilibili for information.
Li Zhouzi, a 14-year-old girl from Shanxi, likes to search on Bilibili. She says that by doing this, she gets information more quickly and easily. She thinks videos by creators on Bilibili can offer better explanations that are often clearer than those she can find elsewhere.
Being able to form links with real people can also give searchers a strong sense of trust. Hu Tian is a 13-year-old girl from Sichuan. She likes searching for how to do resin-dripping (滴胶) on Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle-sharing platform. She can see notes with photos and texts posted by people who are also interested in it.
Many young people search for lighter topics on social media platforms. Meanwhile, they leave the heavier topics to traditional search engines. Zhou Yaokai is one of them. When forming his personal opinions on heated topics, he likes to turn to official websites (官方网站) of organizations. “In this way, the information can be the most believable,” he said.
To know more about young people’s search habits in China, a magazine named Teens surveyed readers aged 12 to 18 on which social media platform they like to use for searching. Here are the results:
36. Why did “Xiaozhang the worker” go viral?
A.Because of her beauty. | B.Because of her wonderful voice. |
C.Because of her “How-to” video series. | D.Because she sells popular books. |
37. The popularity of “How-to” videos tells us that ________.
A.young people like shopping online |
B.young people only like Douyin and Bilibili for information |
C.all the people turn to social media platforms for information |
D.young people’s search habits have changed gradually |
38. From the text, we can learn that ________.
A.Xiaozhang is good at teaching English on Douyin |
B.Zhou Yaokai usually gets information on official websites on heated topics |
C.Hu Tian can’t see notes with photos on Xiaohongshu |
D.Li Zhouzi thinks she can get information more quickly and easily on Douyin |
39. Which of the following social media platforms is the most popular?
A.Xiaohongshu. | B.Bilibili. | C.Douyin. | D.WeChat. |
40. What is the text mainly about?
A.How to search for information. |
B.The importance of social media platforms. |
C.Young people have changed their search habits. |
D.How to use different kinds of social media platforms. |