(2019·合肥高三调研性检测)It’s not just kids who are overdoing screen time. Parents are often just as guilty of spending too much time checking smart phones and emails. And the consequences for their children can be troubling.
Dr. Jenny Radesky is a pediatrician(儿科医生) specializing in child development. When she worked at a clinic in a hightech Seattle neighborhood, Radesky started noticing how often parents ignored their kids in favor of a mobile device. Radesky was so concerned that she decided to study the behavior.
After relocating to Boston Medical Center, she and two other researchers spent one summer observing 55 different groups of parents and young children eating at fast food restaurants. “Many of the caregivers pulled out a mobile device right away，” she says. “They looked at it, scrolled on it and typed for most of the meal, only putting it down occasionally.”
This was not a scientific study. Radesky is quick to point out. It was more like anthropological(人类学的) observation, complete with detailed field notes. Forty of the 55 parents used a mobile device during the meal, and many, she says, were more absorbed in the device than in the kids.
Radesky says that’s a big mistake, because facetoface interactions are the primary way children learn. “They learn language, they learn about their own emotions, and they learn how to regulate them，” she says.“They learn by watching us how to have a conversation, and how to read other people’s facial expressions. And if that is not happening, children are missing out on important development milestones(里程碑)．”
In the research for her book, SteinerAdair interviewed 1，000 children between the ages of 4 and 18, asking them about their parents’ use of mobile devices. The language that came up over and over and over again, she says, was “sad, mad, angry and lonely.” SteinerAdair says we don’t know exactly how much these mini moments of disconnection between a parent and child affect the child in the long term. But based on the stories she hears, SteinerAdair suggests that parents think twice before picking up a mobile device when they’re with their kids.
【解题导语】 该文主要讨论了父母玩手机对孩子发展的影响。
1．What did Dr. Jenny Radesky find in a Seattle neighborhood?
A．Parents ignored their kids in favor of a mobile device.
B．High technology made people’s life more convenient.
C．Children took a much keener interest in smart phones.
D．Parents were worried about their children’s development.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，Jenny Radesky医生在社区里发现了父母玩手机而忽略孩子的现象，故选A。
2．How did Radesky do her research?
A．By interviewing the caregivers.
B．By analyzing data from a clinic.
C．By classifying parents’ behavior.
D．By observing parents and children.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，Radesky是通过观察父母和孩子们的行为来进行研究的，故选D。
3．What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 5 probably refer to?
A．Learning about their own feelings.
B．Reading others’ facial expressions.
C．Watching their parents’ talking.
D．Communicating face to face.
D 解析：代词指代题。根据第五段第一句可推知，此处的that代指的是父母和孩子之间面对面的互动和交流，故选D。
4．What does SteinerAdair advise parents to do?
A．Comfort their children as often as possible.
B．Put down their smart phones while with their kids.
C．Reflect on their own influence on their children.
D．Allow their kids to use mobile devices sometimes.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句和对本段的整体理解可推知，SteinerAdair建议父母和孩子们在一起时，不要玩手机，故选B。
