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13．It's 10：30 p．m．，and 11-year-old Brandon Blanco is sound asleep at home．Suddenly，a loud noise （21）Ahim up．Naturally，Brandon （22）Ahis cell phone．He blinks twice，and the message on the screen becomes clear："R U awake？"
The （23）Dtext does not annoy Brandon since he gets frequent （24）Band 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 （25）Cdoesn't stop there．He also has a computer，a TV and three video-game consoles（控制臺）in his room．With so many （26）C，it is no surprise that when he is not at school，he spends nearly every （27）Dminute using one or more of these devices．Brandon is hardly （28）B．According to a recent study by TFK，kids aged 8 to 18 are spending more time than ever before using（29）Cdevices．How much time？More than seven and a half hours a day（30）A，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（31）Dfor young people to use media，whether it's on the bus，on the way to school or waiting in line before the cashier，"says Rideout．
Often，kids （32）D，or use more than one device at a time．"If you've got a chance to do something on your （33）Aand take a phone call and have the TV on at the same time，why not？"Media expert Cheryl Olson says．Most experts agree technology has much to （34）Bkids．But some worry the kids could be （35）Bother （36）Dlike playing outside or （37）Dwith friends．"It's a matter of balance，"says Olson．
Multitasking while（38）Dis 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 should （39）Bone thing deeply，"says Rideout．
With new and exciting devices hitting stores every year，keeping technology use（40）Ais more important than ever．"Kids should try，"adds Rideout．"But parents might have to step in sometimes．"

21．A．wakes	B．takes	C．makes	D．gets
22．A．reaches for	B．takes out	C．puts out	D．turn off
23．A．early	B．a(chǎn)fternoon	C．morning	D．night
24．A．books	B．messages	C．letters	D．passages
25．A．cell phones	B．papers	C．technology	D．words
26．A．friends	B．a(chǎn)ssignments	C．devices	D．interrupts
27．A．working	B．speaking	C．sleeping	D．waking
28．A．happy	B．a(chǎn)lone	C．tired	D．worried
29．A．electric	B．useful	C．electronic	D．fashionable
30．A．on average	B．in total	C．for fun	D．without stop
31．A．jobs	B．machines	C．rooms	D．opportunities
32．A．like	B．enjoy	C．hate	D．multitask
33．A．computer	B．desk	C．own	D．time
34．A．employ	B．offer	C．a(chǎn)ttract	D．tell
35．A．setting up	B．missing out	C．working with	D．relying on
36．A．methods	B．ways	C．chances	D．a(chǎn)ctivities
37．A．helping out	B．fighting with	C．hanging out	D．looking after
38．A．listening to music	B．watching TV	C．using phone call	D．doing homework
39．A．looking for	B．concentrate on	C．staring at	D．writing down
40．A．in check	B．a(chǎn)t the same time	C．more often	D．less often．

Answer 1

分析 本文敘述了以11歲的布蘭登布蘭科為代表的一些青少年，他們在使用新的設(shè)備如電腦、手機、電視機和視頻游戲機等方面，花費的時間很長，因而他們有些活動就不能參加了，因此短文最后提出，在這方面要加強控制，家長也應(yīng)給予足夠的重視．

解答 21．A 考查動詞詞義辨析． wakes 醒來； takes 花費； makes制造； gets到達．根據(jù)上文布蘭登布蘭科當(dāng)時在睡覺，手機短信把他驚醒了，故選A．
22．A 考查動詞短語辨析． reaches for伸手去拿； takes out取出； puts out伸出； turn off關(guān)掉．根據(jù)語境他去拿手機，故選A．
23．D 考查上下文的呼應(yīng)． early早； afternoon下午； morning早晨； night晚上．根據(jù)It's 10：30 p．m．可知這是晚上，故選D．
24．B 考查上下文的呼應(yīng)． books 書； messages 信息； letters 信； passage走廊，一段；根據(jù)上文the message on the screen becomes clear這里是短信，故選B．
25．C 考查名詞詞義辨析． cell phones手機； papers 文件；technology技術(shù)；  words單詞．根據(jù)He also has a computer，a TV and three video-game consoles（控制臺）in his room．可知這里指的是技術(shù)，故選C．
26．C 考查上下文的呼應(yīng)．Friends朋友； assignments作業(yè)； devices裝置； interrupts中斷．根據(jù)上文或下文using one or more of these devices．可知有電腦等設(shè)備，故選C．
27．D 考查動詞詞義辨析． working 工作； speaking講話； sleeping睡覺； waking醒．根據(jù)常識他花費大約醒著的時間去用這些設(shè)備，故選D．
28．B 考查形容詞詞義辨析． happy高興的； alone孤獨的，獨自； tired累的； worried擔(dān)心的．根據(jù)kids aged 8 to 18 are spending more time than ever before using…可知Brandon并非孤獨，還有很多和他一樣的人，故選B．
29．C 考查形容詞詞義辨析．electric電的； useful 有用的； electronic電子的； fashionable流行的，時髦的．electric的基本意思是"電動的""電的"，指以電作動力、由電產(chǎn)生、產(chǎn)生電的、使用電的或用于導(dǎo)電的，作此解時，只用作定語．electrical指"與電學(xué)有關(guān)的"．如an electrical engineer電機〔氣〕工程師； an electrical fault電力故障．故選C． 
30．A 考查固定短語．on average平均； in total總計； for fun開玩笑； without stop不停地．研究發(fā)現(xiàn)大約一天平均花費7個半小時，故選A．
31．D 考查名詞詞義辨析． jobs工作； machines機器； rooms房間； opportunities機會．這些設(shè)備對于年輕人來說打開了方便之門，也就是有更多的機會去使用它們，故選D．
32．D 考查動詞詞義辨析．like喜歡； enjoy 喜歡； hate 恨； multitask任務(wù)多．孩子們的任務(wù)多，有時同時用好幾個設(shè)備，故選D．
33．A 考查名詞詞義辨析．computer 電腦； desk桌子； own自己的； time時間．如果你能在你的電腦上做一些事情，同時也能打電話，同時也開著電視，故選A．
34．B 考查動詞詞義辨析． employ雇傭； offer 提供； attract吸引； tell告訴．大多數(shù)專家都同意科技給孩子們提供很多東西，故選B．
35．B 考查動詞詞義辨析． setting up設(shè)立，裝置； missing out遺漏； working with共事； relying on依賴．有些人擔(dān)心孩子可能會漏掉一些活動，故選B．
36．D 考查上下文的呼應(yīng)． methods方法； ways 方法； chances機會； activities活動．根據(jù)like playing outside 這是對活動的舉例，所以選D．
37．D 考查動詞短語．helping out 幫助擺脫困難； fighting with與…斗爭；hanging out常去； looking after照顧．經(jīng)常和朋友出去，故選C．
38．D 考查動詞短語． listening to music聽音樂； watching TV 看電視；using phone call 用手機； doing homework做作業(yè)．可以一邊做作業(yè)一邊做很多事情，故選D．
39．B 考查動詞短語．looking for尋找； concentrate on 全神貫注；staring at盯著； writing down寫下．很重要的你要全神貫注一件事，故選B．
40．A 考查固定短語． in check受控制的； at the same time同時； more often 更經(jīng)常； less often偶爾．保持技術(shù)的使用受控制的是比以前更重要的，故選A．

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