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Unit 1 个人及家庭生活 3

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阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

While social media offers a great opportunity for adults to stay in touch with family and friends, for

children who are growing up surrounded by it, social media can be a source of stress, anxiety and, in the

worse cases, cyberbullying(网络欺凌).

Parents should establish rules around screen time early on. Before giving their children their first

smartphone, they d better make sure that both them and their children learn about digital responsibility,

signs of cyberbullying, coping mechanisms, and how to step away from addicting apps. With this shared

information, parents can better place parental controls, rules, and limitations on their children s screen

time, and meanwhile children can fully understand and respect these boundaries.

It is beneficial to come up with a contract for the whole family to agree to. A formal contract will

better establish consistency, clarity and respect around screen time with both parents and children. It could

cover everything from specific times when digital devices are off-limits(禁止的) to all family members, to

agreeing on a selection of games that can be played without supervision(监管,监督). It s also important to

outline the intended use for specific tools like computers and mobiles, and the consequences, should these

expectations not be met or respected. When establishing contracts with their children, parents should

remember children will feel more inclined to follow rules when parents do, too.

When children first begin to use their smartphone, establishing parental controls is a good idea. For

example, parents can limit access to Internet browsing, block on specific platforms, or disable certain

social media apps on their children s phone. The controls parents set will be completely unique to them and

their family, so parents should do what makes them feel comfortable, but be sure to explain their reasoning

to their children, so that their children understand why they can t have access to some things.

Parents can t keep children isolated from enjoying screen time. What s important is that they find a

happy medium where they enable kids to be kids, but also let them keep up with, and feel a part of, the

modern world. Parents are recommended to find ways to replace screen time with play and physical

activity, and even reward their children with items they enjoy if they reduce the time they spend on digital

products or adhere to the terms agreed to in the aforementioned(上述的) screen time contract. By making

the toys and games that children look forward to playing with accessible, they rely less on technology for

passive entertainment. By nurturing and encouraging their creativity, children will become less attached to

their screen and seek happiness from creative play more readily. (原创)

1. What should parents ensure before giving children their first phone?

A. Their children are responsible enough to take care of a phone.

B. They and their children have some shared knowledge about the digital world.

C. Their children are professionally trained about relevant responsibilities.

D. Their children have acquired basic skills with using electronic devices.

2. To make a screen time contract more effective, parents should do the following things except .

A. copy what other families do