Before uploading a photo of ourselves to social media, chances are that we’ll use an app to smooth our skin, make our eyes look bigger, and lips fuller. With a couple of taps on our mobile phone, we can get a quick fix and present the “best” version of ourselves to the world. However, the problem is, when we simply edit our imperfections away, we’re also changing the way we look at ourselves.
Last month, researchers published the article Selfies – Living in the Era of Filtered(过滤的) Photographs. The article analyzed photo editing apps’ bad influences on people’s self-respect and their possibility to cause appearance anxieties. The researchers also warned that such apps make it difficult to tell the difference between reality and fantasy. “These apps allow one to change his or her appearance in minutes and follow an unrealistic standard of beauty,” the article reads.
In the past, people may have compared their looks to those of famous persons. But for today’s young people, beauty standards are most likely set by what they see on social media. “From birth, they are born into an age of social platforms where their feelings of self-worth can be based purely on the number of likes and followers that they have, which is linked to how good they look.” British cosmetic doctor Tijion Esho told The Independent. This is why many young people suffer an identity trouble when it comes to appearance.
“Now you’ve got this daily comparison of your real self to this fake self that you present on social media.” Renee Engeln, a professor of psychology, told the HuffPost website. Engeln further pointed out that when people spend too much time making such comparisons, they may become “beauty sick” and find it difficult to accept what they actually look like. “Because between you and the world is a mirror, it’s a mirror that travels with you everywhere. You can’t seem to put it down.” she told The Washington Post. So when we look in a real mirror, we shouldn’t think to ourselves, “Do I look as good as myself in the filtered photos?” Instead, we should think, “I feel good; I have my health.”
8.Before uploading a photo to social media, we will probably ______.
A.have an operation to make our eyes look bigger.
B.use some cream to smooth our skin
C.use an app to fix our photo
D.edit our perfections away
9.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A.In many ways, photo edition apps are beneficial to people.
B.Photo editing apps are likely to cause people’s anxieties about their appearance.
C.Photo editing apps can make us more beautiful.
D.Photo editing apps help people judge realistic beauty.
10.When it comes to appearance, why do many young people suffer an identity trouble?
A.Because they compare their looks to those of famous persons.
B.Because beauty standards are set by social media.
C.Because their feelings of self-worth depend on their own likes and dislikes.
D.Because their feelings of self-worth depend on their appearance.
11.According to Engeln, we should _______.
A.feel good about what we actually look like
B.spend more time making comparison of our real self to fake self
C.take a mirror with us everywhere
D.try to look as good as ourselves in the filtered photos
 8.C    9.B    10.D    11.A