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The bedroom door opened and a light went on, signaling an end to nap time.The toddle(初学走路的婴儿), sleepy-eyed, clambered to a swinging stand in his crib.He smiled, reached out to his father, and uttered what is fast becoming the cry of his generation: "iPhone!"
Just as adults have a hard time putting down their iPhones, so the device is now the Toy of Choice for many 1-, 2- and 3-year-olds.The phenomenon is attracting the attention and concern of some childhood development specialists.
Natasha Sykes, a mother of two in Atlanta, remembers the first time her daughter, Kelsey, now 3 but then barely 2 years old, held her husband's iPhone."She pressed the button and it lit up.I just remember her eyes.It was like 'Whoa!' "The parents were charmed by their daughter's fascination.But then, said Ms.Sykes (herself a Black Berry user), "She got serious about the phone." Kelsey would ask for it.Then she'd cry for it."It was like she'd always want the phone," Ms.Sykes said.
Apple, the iPhone's designer and manufacturer, has built its success on machines so user-friendly that even technologically blinded adults can figure out how to work them, so it makes sense that sophisticated children would follow.Tap a picture on the screen and something happens.What could be more fun?
The sleepy-eyed toddler who called for the iPhone is one of hundreds of iPhone-loving toddlers whose parents are often proud of their offspring's ability to slide fat fingers across the gadget's screen and pull up photographs of their choice.
Many iPhone apps on the market are aimed directly at preschoolers, many of them labeled "educational," such as Toddler Teasers: Shapes, which asks the child to tap a circle or square or triangle; and Pocket Zoo, which streams live video of animals at zoos around the world.
Along with fears about dropping and damage, however, many parents sharing iPhones with their young ones feel guilty.They wonder whether it is indeed an educational tool, or a passive amusement like television.The American Academy of Pediatrics is continually reassessing its guidelines to address new forms of "screen time." Dr.Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, a member of the academy's council, said, "We always try to throw in the latest technology, but the cellphone industry is becoming so complex that we always come back to the table and wonder- Should we have a specific guideline for them?"
Tovah P. Klein, the director of a research center for Toddler Development worries that fixation on the iPhone screen every time a child is out with parents will limit the child's ability to experience the wider world.
As with TV in earlier generations, the world is increasingly divided into those parents who do allow iPhone use and those who don't. A recent post on UrbanBaby.com, asked if anyone had found that their child was more interested in playing with their iPhone than with real toys. The Don't mothers said on the Website: "We don't let our toddler touch our iPhones ... it takes away from creative play." "Please ... just say no. It is not too hard to distract a toddler with, say ... a book."
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a psychology professor who specializes in early language development, sides with the Don'ts. Research shows that children learn best through activities that help them adapt to the particular situation at hand and interacting with a screen doesn't qualify, she said.
Still, Dr. Hirsh-Pasek, struck on a recent visit to New York City by how many parents were handing over their iPhones to their little children in the subway, said she understands the impulse (冲动). "This is a magical phone," she said. "I must admit I'm addicted to this phone."
- 1.
The first paragraph in the passage intends to ______
- A.get us to know a cute sleepy-eyed child in a family
- B.show us how harmful the iPhone is
- C.lead us to the topic of the toddlers' iPhone-addict
- D.explain how iPhone appeals to toddlers
- A.
- 2.
According to the author, iPhones are popular with both adults and young kids because they are______
- A.easy to use
- B.beautiful in appearance
- C.cheap in price
- D.powerful in battery volume
- A.
- 3.
The underlined word "them" in the seventh paragraph refers to ______
- A.televisions
- B.cellphones
- C.iPhones
- D.screens
- A.
- 4.
The tone of the author towards parents sharing iPhones with their children is ______
- A.negative
- B.subjective
- C.objective
- D.supportive
- A.
- 5.
The passage mainly tells us ______
- A.children's iPhone addict is becoming a concern
- B.iPhone is winning the hearts of the toddlers
- C.Apple is developing more user-friendly products
- D.ways to avoid children's being addicted to iPhone games
- A.
试题分析:本文叙述了蹒跚学步的幼儿对iPhone着迷上瘾的现象。而且很多父母把手机递给孩子玩。手机之所以深受大人和孩子的欢迎,主要是因为它简单易学。但是孩子玩手机,对孩子的成长不利。研究表明,孩子最好的学习方式是活动,活动帮助他们适应特殊情况,但是与屏幕交流没有这种作用。所以,作者认应关注孩子对手机上瘾这一现象。
1.推理判断题。根据第一段的The toddle ......uttered what is fast becoming the cry of his generation: "iPhone!"蹒跚学步的幼儿喊道"iPhone!"这个很快成为了他们这一代人的喜爱。从中可知幼儿已经对iPhone着迷。故选C。
2.细节理解题。第四段的Apple, the iPhone's designer and manufacturer, has built its success on machines so user-friendly that even technologically blinded adults can figure out how to work them, so it makes sense that sophisticated children would follow. iPhone的设计师和生产商----苹果,使手机如此容易使用,以至于不懂技术的成年人都会用,当然早熟的孩子就更不用说了。故选A。
3.词义猜测题。第七段的but the cellphone industry is becoming so complex that we always come back to the table and wonder-但手机行业正变得如此复杂,我们总是坐在一起,前面提到手机有很多应用程序,怎样才适合孩子,想知道是否应该为手机制定一个指导方针。因此them代指的cellphone。故选B。
4.作者态度题。最后一段的Still, Dr. Hirsh-Pasek, struck on a recent visit to New York City by how many parents were handing over their iPhones to their little children in the subway, said she understands the impulse 作者通过引用Dr. Hirsh-Pasek的话,认为父母与孩子分享手机,是一种冲动,也就是说作者不赞同这样的行为。故选C。
5.主旨大意题。全文围绕这孩子玩故iPhones上瘾,并且引用专家的话,手机不会使孩子来适应真实的生活环境。所以孩子对iPhones上瘾的现象应引起关注。选A。
考点:教育类短文阅读。
In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife was listening to music in the bedroom. __【小题1】_, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the __【小题2】__ response that there was an earthquake! He __【小题3】__ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet!” Nicole heard the shouting, 【小题4】 the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was 【小题5】 even more dramatically (剧烈地).
Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen __【小题6】__ and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to __【小题7】__ along the wall to help Nicole.__【小题8】__, it got dark suddenly with an explosion. The house __【小题9】_____down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in 【小题10】 .She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but 【小题11】 .
A few minutes later, the land was __【小题12】.Nicole heard the sound of short __【小题13】_ and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no __【小题14】__! He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and __【小题15】__ each other. They knew that there must be a way to 【小题16】 .
Slim found that they were close and were 【小题17】 by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt __【小题18】__ from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicole's one hand, then dug the __【小题19】__ stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a __【小题20】__ breathing slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.
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“I was only thirteen when four of my team members and I were chosen by my swim coach to train with the Chinese National Team. The following piece shows how that experience has influenced me.”
The night before I left for China, my mother called me into her room. I entered not knowing what to expect. I sat down at the end of her very neatly-made bed, opposite the bedroom table on which she kept a Ming-style vase illustrated in great detail. She told me that my great-grandmother was still living in the surroundings of Beijing. Her name was Ren Li Ling and she was 97 years old. This was the first time I had ever heard of her.
The dragon on the vase snaked through the flowers and vines(藤蔓)as my mother said, “Pu Pu, look at me. You need to hear this so that when you go to China you will understand. You must keep this knowledge in your heart.”
She told me a story about my grandfather, Ren Li Ling's son, who left Beijing to go to college in Taiwan. She told me how the Chinese civil war kept him away from his mother for fifty years, so neither of them even knew that the other was alive. No one from Taiwan could visit, write, or call anyone in mainland. All lines of communication were cut off.
She told me of my grandfather's devotion to his own children, and how difficult it was for him to send his daughter to America for her education, fearing that same separation. He gave my mother all that he could give — nineteen years of love and fifty years of savings. I learned how my mother, through means only available in this country, would finally be able to unite my great-grandmother with my grandfather again. The dragon curled around the vase, connecting the separate vines. For a fleeting second, I felt it was present in my mother's room. It was all very strange, yet very clear. I began to understand that this trip to China was not just for me; it was for my mother, and her father, and his mother. Now, I had not only a future, but more significantly, a past. I saw the world with new eyes.
And so I went to China and met my great-grandmother. My great-aunt picked me up at the training center, and we rode in a taxi through the crowded city. The noise of the taxi and the city united into a deep roar. We finally stopped in front of a narrow street lined on either side with small one-level houses. As we made our way to a house like all the others, I drew the stares of many people in the street. My great-aunt led me through a rotting(朽烂的)doorway into a room with a furnace(炉子), table, and a rocking chair where an old woman wearing gloves sat facing the doorway, covered with a worn brown blanket. I walked over and immediately embraced this frail woman as if I had known her all my life. My limited, broken Chinese wasn't up to expressing my complicated feelings. And even though I couldn't completely understand what she was saying in her thick Beijing accent, I knew — the same way I knew what my mother had been trying to tell me before I left. Her joy shone through her toothless smile. She wouldn't let go of my hand. I haltingly(结结巴巴地)asked her how she had managed to live such a long life. She answered in words I will never forget, “Hope has kept me alive. I have lived this long because I wanted to see my son before I died.”
My fellow team members must have wondered how two people separated by three generations could be so close. Before this trip, I would have wondered the same thing. And even now, I can't quite explain it. We were as different as two people can be; some 85 years and 8,000 miles apart. We came from two entirely different cultures; yet we were connected by a common heritage(传统).
I stayed for dinner which was cooked in a black iron wok(锅)over the furnace. The meal was lavish(过分丰盛的), prepared in my honor. As I began to eat, with my great-grandmother beside me, I felt the dragon was present. But this time, the feeling didn't pass; the dragon had become a part of me.
My great-grandmother passed away last year at the age of 100. With her highest hopes and wildest dreams fulfilled, I know she died happy.
【小题1】 The writer’s mother called him into her room to ___________________.
| A.prepare him for the trip and warn him against possible problems |
| B.remind him of his origin |
| C.ask him to look for his great-grandmother |
| D.share with him the story of her childhood |
| A.the vase with the dragon on it is very valuable and beautiful |
| B.it stands for the blood running in every Chinese |
| C.it is a sign of the writer’s devotion to his birthplace |
| D.the writer’s mother hoped the writer would be as strong as a dragon |
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| A.The writer’s grandfather was afraid of a war when sending his daughter to America. |
| B.The hope to see her son again kept the writer’s great-grandmother alive for this long. |
| C.It was within the writer’s expectation that he could be so close to his great-grandmother. |
| D.The writer’s great-grandmother was reunited with her son before she died. |
| A.We Share the Same Heritage. |
| B.Love from My Great-grandmother. |
| C.A Story from My Mother. |
| D.An Unforgettable Training Trip. |
It was 3:12 a. m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the crackling(爆裂声)of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin, Long Island. With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each one through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.
The nine-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother’s room. He found it impossible to waked her up. Mrs. Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and , as a fireman said later, “acted with all the self-control of a trained adult.”
On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.
First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.
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could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor?
Grasping firmly a ball of string(线绳) from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother’s room. Tying one end of the string to her hand, he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the garden.
Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan: “The string will lead you to mother.” Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.
【小题1】Why did Glenn run downstairs first?
| A.He wanted to find out what was happening. |
| B.He was worried about his mother’s safety. |
| C.He wanted to save his sister and brother. |
| D.He went to see if his father had come back from work. |
| A.By throwing water all over her and her bed. |
| B.By carrying her to safety with his brother. |
| C.By push |
| D.By tying a string to her hand. |
| A.He put a wet cloth around his head. |
| B.He threw water all over himself. |
| C.He hid himself in the bathroom. |
| D.He rushed out to the lawn. |
| A.his father had taught him to do so on the phone |
| B.he had learned something about first aid |
| C.he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely |
| D.he had followed his mother’s instruction |