Question

Should a child have a smart phone?

Technological progress can’t be denied, and cell phones and smartphones now become1.essential part our lives. We see no sense to deny it. 2.(child) have their own lives, and they need3.(communicate)with each other and with parents.

James’s son 4.(get) his first phone at age 5, and now he’s a teenager and he uses a smartphone. Of course, James monitors his phone at age 5. he knows that using of 5.(monitor) apps may be considered bad, but his son is a troubled one. And it happens only because in such an age he can be6.(easy) affected by some bad and illegal things.

Shelley’s daughter has had a rubbishy mobile since she was in year 5 as she was going out to play7.her friends and was expected to be able to contact her parents. She is now about to be 13, requesting an iPhone, 8.is a bit expensive for them. Shelley has said that if it is a joint birthday and Christmas present and her daughter9. (do) not have a birthday party, then maybe. But a lot of her daughter’s friends have them. It is tough as her daughter is under a lot of peer10.(press). It is still up for debate in their house.

Answer

1.an

2.Children

3.to communicate

4.got

5.monitoring

6.easily

7.with

8.which

9.does

10.pressure

【解析】本文讲的是关于孩子是否有智能手机的话题讨论。本题既要理解全文的意思，根据前后文的衔接来做题，还要掌握固定搭配的使用。还要理解关于句子成分的理解和动词的各种转化。

1.考察冠词及语境的理解。根据“and cell phones and smartphones now become___1___essential part our lives.”可知，现在手机和智能手机是我们生活的一部分。因为essential的首字母为元音字母，所以前面的冠词为an。故填an。

2.考察名词复数的应用。根据“We see no sense to deny it. ___2___(child) have their own lives, and they need___3___(communicate)with each other and with parents.”可知，此句的谓语动词为复数，则主语行为复数。故填Children。

3.考察固定搭配及语境的理解。根据“___2___(child) have their own lives, and they need___3___(communicate)with each other and with parents.”可知，他们需要和父母互相交流。need to do sth需要做某事。故填to communicate。

4.考察动词的过去式及语境的理解。根据“James’s son ___4___(get) his first phone at age 5, and now he’s a teenager and he uses a smartphone”可知，詹姆斯的儿子在他5岁的时候得到了他的第一部手机，得到的动作发生在过去，所以用过去式。故填got。

5.考察非谓语动词的应用。根据“ Of course, James monitors his phone at age 5. he knows that using of ___5___(monitor) apps may be considered bad, but his son is a troubled one”可知，of为介词，后面应很名词或动词的现在分词形式。故填monitoring。

6.考察副词及语境的理解。根据“And it happens only because in such an age he can be___6___(easy) affected by some bad and illegal things.”可知，easy后面的词为动词，修饰动词应为副词，所以应用easy的副词形式。故填easily。

7.考察固定搭配及语境的理解。根据“she was going out to play___7___her friends and was expected to be able to contact her parents. ”可知，她将和她的朋友们一起出去。play with sb和某人去玩。故填with。

8.考察连词及语境的理解。根据“She is now about to be 13, requesting an iPhone, ___8___is a bit expensive for them”可知，所填的词带指前面一句话的意思，切和前面的句子用逗号隔开，应用which。故填which。

9.考察动词及语境的理解。根据“Shelley has said that if it is a joint birthday and Christmas present and her daughter___9___ (do) not have a birthday party, then maybe”可知，主语为单数，谓语动词应用单三形式。故填does。

10.考察名词及语境的理解。根据“.It is tough as her daughter is under a lot of peer____10____(press). It is still up for debate in their house.”可知，前面的a lot of修饰名词，则此处应填名词形式。故填pressure。

【名师点睛】

本题难点解读：

1：题中有填冠词时，“and cell phones and smartphones now become___1___essential part our lives.”要看清后面的词的首字母是否为元音字母，如果为元音字母，则冠词用an。

2：句中已有谓语动词且又无并列连词与括号内提示的动词并列，说明空格需填非谓语动词形式。“ Of course, James monitors his phone at age 5. he knows that using of ___5___(monitor) apps may be considered bad, but his son is a troubled one”故判断用非谓语形式，根据与主语是主动形式，故用动词的-ing形式。