【推荐1】This fall, Apple will roll out its newest update. It will offer parents greater control over content their kid views. Additionally, it will track the amount of time they spend using an iOS device. Following Google’s lead to deal with smart phone addiction (上瘾), new tools will include increased monitoring, usage time and activity reports.

Currently, Apple’s parental controls only allow for limiting usage of adult apps, music and video. There is growing public concern over unlimited exposure to social media for young people. Smartphone addiction combined with increased rates of distraction, suicide, and depression in teens led Apple to respond. It has developed better tools for monitoring content and control over iOS device usage for parents. For moms and dads looking to more effectively manage how their teen accesses   iOS devices, the Screen Time, App Limits, and Down Time features will be of particular help.

Screen Time will generate daily and weekly reports detailing how many times users pick up their devices, the categories of apps and websites they use most often and the amount of time they spend interacting with each app.

According to public statements, Apple intends these reports to help users get a greater understanding of how they use their devices. They’re also intended to assist in making personal decisions about controls they’d like to have. This is especially helpful to parents who aren’t privy(准许知情) to specific apps and websites their kid is using or how long they use them each day. The new App Limits feature allows parents to set limits on time spent on websites, apps or a category of apps.

Also, parents will be able to set time periods for their child’s phone to be powered off. Down Time can be scheduled on devices. Parents can specify which apps can and can’t be used and when. If parents want to limit access to an entire category of apps, such as social media or gaming, during specified time periods for things like homework, diner, or bedtime, they can.

The new parental controls are account-based. Parents can access Screen Time to view reports and set limits on their teen’s device remotely (远程地) via devices connected through Family Sharing or directly from their teen’s device.

Totals for settings, usage reports, and limits set are based on usage across all of a users IOS devices. Thus, if a kid uses multiple iOS devices, he or she will reach a time limit on an app on their iPhone. The app will be inaccessible on their iPad as well. A screen notification will appear when a child is about to reach a time limit. The child can request more time from a parent.

This update is good news for those who wish to have better insight into teen smartphone usage. Parents, however, should keep communicating rules and guidelines for healthy tech habits.

1. Read the statements. Write T(true) or F(false).
________ The current iOS devices help little in limiting teens’ exposure to adult apps.
________ Apple is under public pressure to solve a growing social problem.
________ App Limits require parents to set limits directly on their teens’ devices.
________ It is possible for parents to limit access to more than one app at a time.
2. Which word has the similar meaning to the underlined word “notification” in the seventh paragraph?

A．warning

B．note

C．figure

D．post

3. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A．This new update alone cannot help teens develop healthy tech habits.

B．Kids with addiction to social media may also be satisfied with this update.

C．There’s no chance for parents to give more time if the kid reaches the limit.

D．If a kid reaches a time limit on his/her iPhone, he/she can go on to use iPad.

4. Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?

A．Parents Find Ways to Control the Screen Time of Your Kids.

B．Apple Follows Google’s Lead to Have More Functions.

C．Parents Should Have Greater Control over the Usage of smartphones.

D．Apple’s Newest Update Helps Parents Monitor Kids’ Cellphone Usage.

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