完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
It’s 10:30 p.m., and 11-year-old Brandon Blanco is sound asleep at home. Suddenly, a loud noise (1)____ him up. Naturally, Brandon (2) ____ his cell phone. He blinks twice, and the message on the screen becomes clear: “R U awake?”
The (3) ____ text does not annoy Brandon since he gets frequent (4) ____ 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 (5) ____ 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 (6) ____, it is no surprise that when he is not at school, he spends nearly every (7) ____ minute using one or more of these devices. Brandon is hardly (8) ____. According to a recent study by TFK, kids aged 8 to 18 are spending more time than ever before using (9) ____ devices. How much time? More than seven and a half hours a day (10) ____, 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 (11) ____ for 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 (12) ____, or use more than one device at a time. “If you’ve got a chance to do something on your (13) ____ and 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) ____ kids. But some worry the kids could be (15) ____ other (16) ____ like playing outside or (17) ____ with friends. “It’s a matter of balance,” says Olson.
Multitasking while (18) ____ 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 should (19) ____ one thing deeply,” says Rideout.
With new and exciting devices hitting stores every year, keeping technology use (20) ____ is more important than ever. “Kids should try,” adds Rideout. “But parents might have to step in sometimes.”
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A.wakes |
B.takes |
C.makes |
D.gets |
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A.reaches for |
B.takes out |
C.puts out |
D.turn off |
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A.early |
B.afternoon |
C.morning |
D.night |
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A.books |
B.messages |
C.letters |
D.passages |
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A.cell phones |
B.papers |
C.technology |
D.words |
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A.friends |
B.assignments |
C.devices |
D.interrupts |
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A.working |
B.speaking |
C.sleeping |
D.waking |
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A.happy |
B.alone |
C.tired |
D.worried |
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A.electric |
B.useful |
C.electronic |
D.fashionable |
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A.on average |
B.in total |
C.for fun |
D.without stop |
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A.jobs |
B.machines |
C.rooms |
D.opportunities |
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A.like |
B.enjoy |
C.hate |
D.multitask |
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A.computer |
B.desk |
C.own |
D.time |
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A.employ |
B.offer |
C.attract |
D.tell |
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A.setting up |
B.missing out |
C.working with |
D.relying on |
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A.methods |
B.ways |
C.chances |
D.activities |
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A.helping out |
B.fighting with |
C.hanging out |
D.looking after |
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A.listening to music |
B.watching TV |
C.using phone call |
D.doing homework |
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A.looking for |
B.concentrate on |
C.staring at |
D.writing down |
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A.in check |
B.at the same time |
C.more often |
D.less often |
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