51. What does the author say about the negative impact of smartphones? A. It has been overshadowed by the positive impact.  B. It has more often than not been taken for granted.  C. It is not so obvious but has caused some concern. D. It is subtle but should by no means be overstated. 
 
52． What is considered a less obvious advantaged of smartphone technology?  A. It systematically records real human interactions. B. It helps people benefit from technological advances.  C. It brings people into closer contact with each other.  D. It greatly improves research on human behavior. 
 
53. What characterizes traditional psychological research? A. It is based on huge amounts of carefully collected data. B. It relies on lab observations and participants’ reports.  C) It makes use of the questionnaire method.  D) It is often expensive and time-consuming. 
 
54. How will future psychological studies benefit individuals? A) By helping them pin down their unusual behaviors. 
B) By helping them maintain a positive state of mind.  C) By helping them live their lives in a unique way. D) By helping them cope with abnormal situations. 
 
55. What do we learn about current psychological studies? A) They are going through a period of painful transition.  B) They are increasingly focused on real-life situations.  C) They are conducted in a more rigorous manner.  D) They are mainly targeted towards undergraduates.  六级第一套仔细阅读
51 C. It is not so obvious but has caused some concern.
解析：根据题干 negative influence of smartphones 定位到第三段 leaving more subtle topics for
concerned discussion: Are smartphones disturbing children's sleep? Is an inability to get away from work having a negative impact on health? And what are the implications for privacy? 原文说手机带来好处的同时也会留下些微的担忧，也就是消极影响，随即举例，与 C 对应。
 
52 D It greatly improves research on human behavior.
解析：根据题干 a less obvious advantage of smartphone technology定位到第四段第一，二句
consider a less obvious advantage: the potential for smartphone technology to revolutionize behavioral science. That's because, for the first time in human history, a large proportion of the species is in continuous contact with technology that can record key features of an individual's
behavior and environment.原文说智能手机技术的潜能革新行为科学，可以记录人类行为和环
境的关键特点，与D对应。
 
53 B. It relies on lab observations and participants’ reports. 
解析：根据题干“传统心理研究的特点”定位到第五段结尾 These studies are confirming,
challenging and extending what's been found using more traditional approaches, in which people report how they behaved in real life or participate in relatively short and artificial laboratory-based tasks.原文说人们参与报告任务，与 B 对应。
 
54 A. By helping them pin down their unusual behaviors. 
解析：根据题干定位到倒数第三段开头 These studies are just first steps.读到段尾 Beyond
revealing population-wide patterns, the right combination of data and analysis can also help individuals identify unique characteristics of their own behavior, including conditions that could indicate the need for some form of intervention — such as an uptick in behaviors that signal a period of depression.原文谈到帮助人们识别独特的行为特点，与 B 对应。
 
55. B. They are increasingly focused on real-life situations. 
解析：根据题干“现在心理研究特点”定位到倒数第二段中间 Today, the field is in transition,
moving away from a focus on laboratory studies with undergraduate participants towards more complex, real-world situations studied with more diverse groups of people.原文说现在的研究领 域已经不再是局限于实验室，而是贴近人们生活，与 B 对应。