Question

【題目】The American state of Colorado is considering a ban on smartphones for children younger than 13.

A Denver-based doctor - and father - is leading the effort. Tim Farnum is the founder of a group called ‘Parents Against Underage Smartphones.' His proposal would ban sales of smartphones to children under the age of 13. It would also ban sales to anyone who wishes to buy such a device for anyone younger than 13. The measure would also require sellers of smartphones to provide proof to the state government that they have asked buyers if the phone is for anyone under 13.

The measure now needs about 300,000 signatures in order to appear on Colorado's statewide ballot (投票權(quán))next year. If it makes the ballot and is approved by voters, Colorado would become the first state to have such a ban.

Tim Farnum said he decided to push for the measure after watching his own children struggle with the mental effects of always having a smartphone around. "They would get the phones andlockthemselves in the room and change who they were," he told The Coloradoan newspaper.

State Senator John Kefalas, a Democrat, said he understands the reasoning behind the proposed law. However, he told The Coloradoan that a child's smartphone usage is a "family matter" and not something the government should decide. "Ultimately, this comes down to parenting,” he said, “making sure their kids are not putting themselves at risk.”

Last year, the AAP (the American Academy of Pediatrics) releasedguidelinesfor media use by children. The group advised parents to limit time spent watching videos to no more than one hour a day of high-quality programming until age 6. After that, it said, parents should set reasonable time limits for their children and make sure electronic devices do not take time away from sleep or exercise.

【1】What’s NOT right about Tim Farnum’s proposal?

A. It will be passed by the state of Colorado next year

B. It needs 300,000 signatures to gain the ballot

C. It bans buying smartphones for children under 13.

D. It bans selling smartphones to children under 13.

【2】What’s the driving force of Tim Farnum’s proposal?

A. Other parents’ request

B. His own children’s addiction to Smartphones

C. Smartphones’ harm to children’s health

D. The guidelines released by the AAp.

【3】What’s the attitude of John Kefalas toward Tim Farnum’s proposal?

A. Positive B. Doubtful

C. Disapproving D. Unconcerned

【4】From the last paragraph, we can infer that______

A. children under 6 shouldn’t watch videos

B. parents are to blame for children’s media use

C. parents should control children’s media use

D. electronic devices won’t affect children’s sleep

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】　本文主要講述美國(guó)科羅拉多州正在考慮禁止13歲以下兒童使用智能手機(jī)。以及由此帶來的討論。

【1】Ａ

　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的If it makes the ballot and is approved by voters, Colorado would become the first state to have such a ban. 如果對(duì)它進(jìn)行投票并得到選民的認(rèn)可，科羅拉多將成為第一個(gè)擁有這樣一個(gè)禁令的州。分析本句是說如果對(duì)它進(jìn)行投票并得到選民的認(rèn)可，科羅拉多有可能會(huì)被通過。顯然A. 明年將由科羅拉多州通過.是不對(duì)的，故A是錯(cuò)誤的。

【2】Ｂ

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段Tim的話：Tim Farnum說，他在看到自己的孩子深陷智手機(jī)不能自制后決定推動(dòng)措施，由此可推斷出B。故選B。

【3】Ｃ

　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段John Kefalas他說明白提議提出的原因。然而，他告訴Coloradoan，孩子的智能手機(jī)使用的是一個(gè)“家庭問題”并不是政府要決定的。最后，這歸結(jié)于養(yǎng)育孩子，”他說，“確保他們的孩子不會(huì)把自己置于危險(xiǎn)之中�！狈治霰径蝺�(nèi)容可知他認(rèn)為這是家庭個(gè)人的事，而不是政府該做的，因而是反對(duì)這個(gè)提議的。故選C。

【4】Ｃ

　推理判斷題。去年，AAP（美國(guó)兒科學(xué)會(huì)）發(fā)布對(duì)兒童使用媒介的指南，該組織建議家長(zhǎng)們6歲兒童將觀看視頻的時(shí)間限制在每天1小時(shí)以內(nèi)的高質(zhì)量節(jié)目上，直到年滿14歲。在那之后，父母應(yīng)該為孩子設(shè)定合理的時(shí)間限制，并確保電子設(shè)備不會(huì)占用睡眠或鍛煉的時(shí)間。分析句意可知是要求父母限制兒童的媒體使用時(shí)間。故選C。