It's 10:30 pm, and 11-year-old Brandon Blanco is sound asleep at home. Suddenly, a loud noise wakes him up. Naturally, Brandon reaches for his cell phone. The message bees clear: R U awake?
Brandon' s use of technology doesn' t stop there. He also has a puter, a TV and three video-game consoles (控制台 ) in his room. With so many choices, it' s no surprise that when he isn' t at school, he spends nearly every waking minute using one or more of these devices
Brandon is hardly alone. According to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids aged 8 to18 are spending more time than ever before using electronic devices. How much time? More than seven and a half hours a day on average, the study found.
The jump is the result of a huge explosion in mobile devices, says Victoria Rideout, the lead author of the study. Today, nearly seven out of ten kids have cell phones. Just five years ago, it was four out of ten.
Often, kids multitask, or use more than one device at a timeIf you’ve got a chance to do something on your puter and take a phone call and have the TV on in the background, why not? media expert Cheryl Olson says.
Most experts agree technology has much to offer kids. But some worry the kids could be missing out on other activities like playing outside or hanging out with friendsIt' s a matter of balance, says Olson. You’ve got to work on it.
Multitasking while doing homework is another concern. Some kids listen to music, watch TV or use the phone while doing their homework. It' s important to make sure that you can stop and concentrate on one thing deeply, says Rideout.
With new and exciting devices hitting stores every year, keeping technology use in check is more important than everKids should try, adds RideoutBut parents might have to step in sometimes.
【小题1】Why do children spend more time in using electronic devices?A．Because more electronic devices are available to them.B．Because electronic devices are more exciting than before.C．Because they have less other activities.D．Because they have less homework to do.【小题2】It is known from the passage that .A．Brandon Blanco feels very annoyed about his late-night textB．the teenagers using mobile devices have increased by 30% in the past five yearsC．Cheryl Olson is not surprised about kids' increasing use of mobile devicesD．most experts think teenagers should not use electronic devices for their studies【小题3】Which of the following is an example of multitasking according to the passage?A．Watching TV while using the puter.B．Talking on the phone while staying with others.C．Playing video games on the Internet.D．Listening to music while relaxing.【小题4】According to the passage, Victoria Rideout would probably agree that .A．kids should do homework while surfing the InternetB．kids should do homework in a place without disturbanceC．kids should spend more time on homeworkD．kids should have more homework than beforeA
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(答案→)A
解析：根据the Kaiser Family Foundation调查，在这个信息爆炸的时代，孩子只要是醒着的，他们就会坐在电脑电视前，即使在做作业也都开着这些电器，他们出去活动的时间很少，连交朋友的时间都没有了。因此有人提出要孩子的家长花些时间来控制一下孩子。
【小题1】这是细节理解题。根据The jump is the result of a huge explosion in mobile devices, says Victoria Rideout, the lead author of the study.主要是因为这些高级设备的不断涌现而造成的，这些孩子也都能使用，故选A。
【小题2】这是细节理解题。根据If you’ve got a chance to do something on your puter and take a phone call and have the TV on in the background, why not? media expert Cheryl Olson says. Cheryl Olson主张只要自己有条件可以用电脑、手机、电视等设备。故选C。
【小题3】这是细节理解题。根据Multitasking while doing homework is another concern. Some kids listen to music, watch TV or use the phone while doing their homework.同时使用几个设备，故选 A。
【小题4】这是细节理解题。根据It' s important to make sure that you can stop and concentrate on one thing deeply, says Rideout.做一件事要专心致志，不能三心二意，故选B。