It’s 10:30 p.m., 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. He blinks twice, and the message on the screen becomes clear: “R U awake?”
But the late-night text does not annoy Brandon. He gets frequent messages and calls, even after bedtime. And he can’t imagine life without them. “If I didn’t have a cell phone, I wouldn’t be able to talk to my friends or family as often,” he told the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Brandon’s use of technology doesn’t stop there. He also has a computer, a TV and three video-game consoles（控制臺(tái)）in his room. With so many devices, it is no surprise that when he is not 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 TFK, kids aged 8 to 18 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. That’s about an hour more than just five years ago.
The jump is the result of a huge explosion in mobile devices, says Victoria Rideout, the lead author of the study. “These devices have opened up many more opportunities for young people to use media, whether it’s on the bus, on the way to school or waiting in line at the pizza parlor,” says Rideout.
Often, kids multitask, or use more than one device at a time. “If you’ve got a chance to do something on your computer 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 friends. “It’s a matter of balance,” says Olson.
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 ever. “Kids should try,” adds Rideout. “But parents might have to step in sometimes.”
小題1:It can be learned from the text that _________.
A．many teenagers lack friends in their middle school
B．kids have too many electronic devices to choose from
C．Brandon feels annoyed about his late-night message
D．Olson is against teenagers’ using mobile phones
小題2:Which of the following is an example of multitasking?
A．Watching TV when using the computer.
B．Talking on the phone when lying on the sofa.
C．Playing video games after having lunch.
D．Listening to loud music while relaxing.
小題3:The underlined phrase “in check” in the last paragraph can be replaced by _________.
A．in orderB．in storeC．in controlD．in sight
小題4:According to the text, Victoria Rideout would probably agree that kids should ______.
A．do homework while watching TV
B．have less homework
C．spend more time on homework
D．do homework in a place without disturbance

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D     
 
小題1:B推理判斷題。結(jié)合With so many devices, it is no surprise that when he is not at school可知答案。
小題2:A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合Often, kids multitask, or use more than one device at a time.可知multitask就是use more than one device at a time，所以選A。
小題3:C詞義理解題。結(jié)合倒數(shù)1、2、3段的內(nèi)容可知，in check在句中的含義是“控制住�！�
小題4:D推理判斷題。結(jié)合It’s important to make sure that you can stop and concentrate on one thing deeply可知答案。
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