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 becomes clear: "R U awake?"
Brandon' s use of technology doesn' t stop there. He also has a computer, 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 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." 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 ever. " Kids should try," adds Rideout. " But parents might have to step in sometimes. "
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.
2.It is known from the passage that ____.
A.Brandon Blanco feels very annoyed about his late-night text
B.the teenagers using mobile devices have increased by 30% in the past five years
C.Cheryl Olson is not surprised about kids' increasing use of mobile devices
D.most experts think teenagers should not use electronic devices for their studies
3.Which of the following is an example of multitasking according to the passage?
A.Watching TV while using the computer.
B.Talking on the phone while staying with others.
C.Playing video games on the Internet.
D.Listening to music while relaxing.
4.According to the passage, Victoria Rideout would probably agree that ____.
A.kids should do homework while surfing the Internet
B.kids should do homework in a place without disturbance
C.kids should spend more time on homework
D.kids should have more homework than before
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods 21 she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and 22 what to do, she began crying. After a while. She 23 to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. 24 it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and 25 stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the 26 . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a 27 .
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy 28 that his mistrees(女主人)was in danger. He jumped 29 a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a 30 scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He 31 the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking 32 into the air, the dog 33 through the woods until he found the 34 . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his
35 , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He 36 over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was 37 .
When she opened her eyes and 38 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you
39 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 40 That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak
1. A.since B.before C.while D.as
2. A.remembering B.forgetting C.wondering D.regretting
3. A.preferred B.expected C.decided D.failed
4. A.If B.Until C.When D.Because
5. A.cautiously B.carelessly C.hopelessly D.unwillingly
6. A.trees B.bushes C.grasses D. woods
7. A.rock B.stream C.tree D.house
8. A.sensed B.found C.heard D.smelt
9. A.at B.in C.through D.onto
10. A.terrible B.familiar C.pleasant D.strange
11. A.followed B.discovered C.missed D.ignored
12. A.calmly B.gently C.merrily D.loudly
13. A.looked B.wandered C.searched D.travelled
14. A.window B.girl C.hero D.house
15. A.delight B.disappointment C.embarrassment D.satisfaction
16. A.climbed B.jumped C.walked D.flew
17. A.awake B.abandoned C.asleep D.available
18. A.spotted B.saw C.observed D.watched
19. A.rescued B.comforted C.disturbed D.scared
20. A.relief B.shock C.sorrow D.pain
--- I don’t know about you, but I’m sick and tired of this weather.
--- _______I can’t stand all this rain.
A.I don’t care B.It’s hard to say C.I hope so D.So am I
It doesn’t matter _____you pay by cash or credit card in this store.
A.whether B.how C.what D.why
He got up late and hurried to his office, _____the breakfast untouched.
A.left B.to leave C.leaving D.having left
________ three times,but she still couldn’t follow what the old man said.
A.Having told B.Having been told
C.She had been told D.Though she had been told