Question

    Last night, I found my mother sit with her legs crossed on the sofa, looking through her iPhone with her glasses. This is not the first time I have caught her like this. My father once tapped (敲) away on his phone with a serious look on his face, saying the “I’ll be with you shortly” line. I have learned by now that this is to tell me to leave him alone for the next 10 minutes. Although they don’t like admitting it, both of my parents            couldn’t go without their phones as I do.

Growing up, we are repeatedly reminded that we are those who prefer to text our friends in the same room rather than make eye contact with them. We are ruining the English language because we like using heart-eyes emojis (表情符号) instead of spelling it out. And even though I can recognize myself as a social media (媒体) addict, I think parents should at least consider that not only the young generation (代), but also they like phones.

I get upset when I receive the “I’ll be with you shortly” line from a parent. But, at the same time, leaving the room to wait until my father is finished with his “serious business” has now become the norm.

Whether you want to escape your noisy children for a while, or want to stay up late tapping through Twitter, all of these are common. But you should fully understand it. We—your children—know how addictive it can be and how difficult it is to turn it off. So before calling us out and telling us to “put our phones away at the table” or even worse, saying how damaging social media can be to us, maybe you should lead by example and consider how much time you spend on the phone as well as how this is influencing your children and your relationship with them. Maybe in this way we can work on our addiction together.

1.What can we learn about the author’s parents?

A.They become addicted to phones like him.

B.They’ve been forced to use phones by him.

C.They like buying their phones online at home.

D.They often communicate with him by phone.

2.What is the young generation’s weakness according to paragraph 2?

A.Having fewer chances to learn social skills.

B.Failing to express themselves in a right way.

C.Getting angry easily when facing their parents.

D.Giving up the ways of communicating directly.

3.What does the underlined word “norm” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.Fixed tradition. B.Accepted behavior.

C.Expected decision. D.Unforgettable experience.

4.What advice is given to parents in the last paragraph?

A.Behaving well in front of children. B.Putting the phones away at the table.

C.Taking more time to stay with children. D.Having good communication with children.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

本文是议论文。作者认为父母如果想要让孩子放下手机，首先自己要以身作则，考虑自己花了多少时间在电话上，以及这如何影响孩子以及与孩子的关系。也许这样孩子和父母可以一起戒掉手机上瘾问题。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段的Although they don’t like admitting it, both of my parents couldn’t go without their phones as I do.( 虽然他们不喜欢承认这一点，但我的父母像我一样没有他们的手机是过不下去的)可知，作者的父母像他一样对手机上瘾。故选A。

2.

推理判断题。根据第二段的Growing up, we are repeatedly reminded that we are those who prefer to text our friends in the same room rather than make eye contact with them. We are ruining the English language because we like using heart-eyes emojis (表情符号) instead of spelling it out.( 长大后，我们一再被提醒，我们是那些宁愿在同一个房间给我们的朋友发短信，而不愿意和他们眼神交流的人。我们正在破坏英语，因为我们喜欢使用表情符号而不是拼写出来。)可推断，年轻一代的弱点是放弃了直接交流的方式。故选D。

3.

词句猜测题。根据上文I get upset when I receive the “I’ll be with you shortly” line from a parent.说明当我收到父母的“我很快就会和你在一起”这句话时，我会很生气。可推断划线句句意是：但是，同时，离开房间等到我父亲完成他的“严肃的生意”现在成了“可接受的行为”，由but可推断，上文说我会生气，但是同时接受了等待父亲看完他的手机。故划线词词义与B项“可接受行为”意思相近。故选B。

4.

细节理解题。根据最后一段的maybe you should lead by example and consider how much time you spend on the phone as well as how this is influencing your children and your relationship with them. Maybe in this way we can work on our addiction together.(也许你们应该以身作则，考虑你花了多少时间在手机上，以及这如何影响你的孩子和你与他们的关系。也许这样我们就可以一起戒掉手机瘾了)可知，最后一段给出的建议是在孩子面前要表现好，以身作则。故选A。