(单选题)

The underlined word “downsides” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A.benefits

B.effects

C.points

D.disadvantages

参考答案：D

参考解析：

词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句Online-bullies can strike at any time, no matter where they or their victims are.可知，网络霸凌随时都可能发生，无论他们或者他们的受害者在哪里。About 22 percent of young people in the UK claim to have suffered from online-bullying.在英国，约有22%的年轻人声称自己遭受过网络霸凌。可知，Online-bullying is one of the downsides of new technology and involves using devices like mobile phones and computers.网络霸凌是新技术的一个缺点，它涉及到使用移动电话和电脑等设备。由此推知划线词的意思是“缺点，劣势”，故选D。

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