文章大意:这是一篇说明文。美国一项调查发现,青少年的手机持有率非常高。那么青少年究竟在多大年龄拥有自己的手机才合适呢?本文对此提出了几点建议供青少年和他们的父母参考。
If it seems like all your friends have smartphones,you may be on to something. A new report by Common Sense Media, which reports on technology and media for children, found that by the age of 11, more than half of kids in the US have their own smartphone. By age 12, more than two-thirds do, and by 14, teens are just as likely as adults to own a smartphone. Some kids start much younger. Nearly 20% of 8-year-olds have their own smartphone!
Well, I study the effects of media and technology on kids, and I’m here to say that there is no single right answer to this question. The best I can offer is this: When both you and your parents feel the time is right.
Here are some points to consider to help you and your parents make this decision.
Be responsible. Have you shown that you are generally responsible? Do you understand the value of money, and can you save up to buy things you want?
Keep safe. Do you travel to or from school or after-school activities without an adult? This is when phones often go from a “want” to a “need”. Sometimes parents report that they feel better knowing they can reach their children directly, and that their kids can reach them, too.
Be careful. Do you treat your friends with kindness and respect? Do you know the fact that once something goes out onto the web, it can never truly be deleted (删除)?
When you have a smartphone, your parents are the No. I most important influence in your life. If parents use their phones all day, guess what? Their children probably will be like that, too.However, if parents have smartphone habits like putting the phone away during meals, that will go a long way toward helping kids develop the same habits.
8. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A.The benefit of the phone. | B.The need for the phone. |
C.The right age for the use of the phone. | D.The way of using the phone? |
9. A phone goes from a “want” to “a need” when children use it to ______
A.keep in touch with their parents | B.get some information online |
C.chat with their friends online | D.send messages to their friends |
10. What should parents do according to the last paragraph?
A.Teach their children to use phones. | B.Use their phones as little as possible. |
C.Control their children’s using phones. | D.Set a good example for their children. |
11. What would be the best title of the passage?
A.The advantages of having a phone | B.How children use their phones |
C.How old children should be to get phones | D.The problems with children’s having phones |