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Most cell phone companies design models especially for kids. But parents are usually the ones buying the phones. According to a July 2012 study, 56% of parents of children aged 8 to 12 have given their children a cell phone. According to a recent YouthBeat survey, 12 is the magic number. It is the most common age for kids to get their first cell phone. But 13% of children aged 6 to 10 already have one. The number goes up with age.

Pro­cell phone people, including many parents, notice that cell phones help kids keep in touch with their friends and families. They believe that cell phones are an important tool in a dangerous situation. Kids can stay connected with their parents at all times, whether it's to ask for a ride home from soccer practice or  to receive a  text message moments before a big game. Plus, some cell phones designed for kids can be controlled with settings that allow the phone to only be used in parent­approved ways. What's the harm in that?

But other people are worried about the health and safety effects of kids' cell phones. They believe that kids with cell phones will spend less time playing outside or hanging out with friends, and that sending text messages or making phone calls while doing homework is bad for concentration. They say that kids are spending too much time texting instead of talking to each other. “Our brains developed to communicate face to face，” says Gary Small, a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine  in California. “A lot of this is lost with texting.”

And some experts are also concerned about possible health risks. They worry that radiation—or energy waves—produced by cell phones could be harmful to young people. To be safe, parents should not let them talk long on the phone.

篇章導讀：本文是一篇議論文。現在大多數孩子都擁有手機，但手機作為現代科技的產物，也猶如一柄“雙刃劍”。因此，針對孩子們持有手機的現象，家長和專家們都有着不同的觀點。一些人持支持的態度，也有很多人擔心手機會給孩子們帶來負面影響，建議採取相應措施幫助孩子們趨利避害。

9．The recent YouthBeat survey suggests that ________.

A．the number twelve can bring us good luck

B．most kids are eager to have their own cell phones

C．many kids have their first cell phone at the age of 12

D．more than half of the parents can afford to buy cell phones

10．Pro­cell phone people probably refer to those who think that kids ________.

A．mustn't own cell phones

B．should have cell phones

C．had better make more friends

D．may lose touch with others

11．According to Gary Small, cell phones ________.

A．waste us a lot of money

B．are of great benefit to many kids

C．bring much pleasure to most of the kids

D．reduce kids' face­to­face communication

12．The author's attitude toward the fact that kids have cell phones is ________.

A．supportive                           B．objective  

C．negative                             D．optimistic

【回答】

9.C　細節理解題。根據第一段中的倒數第三、四句可知，最近的這項調查表明許多孩子在12歲的時候開始擁有自己的第一部手機。

10.B　推理判斷題。根據第二段中的第一句可知，他們認為手機可以讓孩子們和朋友、家人保持聯繫。因此可以推知，Pro­cell phone people是指支持孩子們擁有手機的人們。

11.D　細節理解題。根據第三段最後兩句可知，他的觀點表明使用手機會減少孩子們面對面的交流機會。

12.B　觀點態度題。作者在第一段敍述小孩子擁有手機這種社會現象，第二段敍述了支持者的看法，第三段介紹了反對者的看法，最後一段提到專家的建議。由此可見，作者只是客觀地敍述了人們的看法，並未表達自己的觀點，故作者的態度是客觀的。

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