Section A: Banked Cloze
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Phones influence all aspects of teenage life. Ninety-five percent of Americans ages 13 to 17 have a smartphone or have access to one, and nearly half report using the internet 'almost (26) ______ .'
But as recent survey data and interviews have suggested, many teens find much of that time to be unsatisfyingly spent. Continuous (27) ______ shouldn't be mistaken for endless enjoyment. A new (28) ______ representative survey about 'screen time and device distractions' from the Pew Research Center indicates that it's not just parents who think teenagers are worryingly (29) ______ from their phones—many teens themselves do too. Fifty-four percent of the 13-to-17-year-olds surveyed said they spend too much time (30) ______ in their phones.
Vicky Rideout, who runs a research firm that studies children's interactions with media and technology, was not surprised by this finding. She says it's hardly (31) ______ to teenagers. 'They are dealing with the same challenges that adults are, as far as they are living in the (32) ______ of a tech environment designed to suck as much of their time onto their devices as possible,' Rideout says.
The way parents interact with technology can (33) ______ the way they interact with their kids. Rideout thus thinks it's up to parents to model good (34) ______ . Kids tend to take note if their parents put their phone away at dinner or charge it in another room while they sleep. Witnessing habits like that can help kids 'realize that they can (35) ______ some more control over their devices,' she says.
Word Bank
全文翻译
手机影响青少年生活的方方面面。95%的13至17岁美国人有智能手机或有条件使用智能手机，近半数报告"几乎不间断"地上网。但正如最近的调查数据和访谈所示，许多青少年发现其中很多时间是令人不满地度过的。持续的联系不应被误认为是无尽的享受。皮尤研究中心一项关于"屏幕时间和设备干扰"的新的全国代表性调查表明，不仅仅是父母认为青少年令人担忧地沉迷于手机——许多青少年自己也这样认为。被调查的13至17岁青少年中有54%表示他们花太多时间沉迷于手机。Vicky Rideout 经营一家研究儿童与媒体和科技互动的公司，她对此并不感到惊讶。她说这对青少年来说毫无独特之处。"他们正在面对与成年人相同的挑战，因为他们生活在一个技术环境的阴影中，这个环境旨在将他们的时间尽可能多地吸到设备上。"父母与科技互动的方式可以塑造他们与孩子互动的方式。因此，Rideout 认为父母应该以身作则，树立良好的行为习惯。如果父母在晚餐时放下手机或在睡觉时把手机放在另一个房间充电，孩子们往往会注意到。目睹这样的习惯可以帮助孩子们"意识到他们可以对设备施加更多控制"，她说。Answers & Explanations
26. D (constantly)。解析：空格位于几乎 (almost) 之后，用来描述上网的频率。constantly 表示“不断地，经常地”，修饰动词 using。almost constantly 是固定表达，意为“几乎时刻在上网”。
27. N (usage)。解析：空格作主语，前面有形容词 continuous (持续的) 修饰。这里意为“持续的使用 (usage) 不应被误认为是无尽的享受”。
28. H (nationally)。解析：空格修饰形容词 representative (有代表性的)。nationally representative survey 是社会科学研究中的固定短语，意为“全国代表性调查”。
29. G (inseparable)。解析：形容词作表语。句意为“父母认为青少年与手机到了令人担忧的（形影不离 inseparable）程度”。注意形容词后面接 from 的搭配。
30. A (absorbed)。解析：be absorbed in 是固定搭配，意为“沉浸于，全神贯注于”。这里指青少年觉得自己花了太多时间“沉溺”在手机里。
31. L (specific)。解析：be specific to sth 是固定搭配，意为“对...特有的”。句意为“这种情况几乎不是青少年（特有的），成年人也面临同样挑战”。
32. E (context)。解析：in the ______ of 结构。context 意为“背景，语境”。这里指生活在科技环境的（背景/环境）之下。
33. J (shape)。解析：情态动词 can 后接动词原形。这里意为“父母与科技互动的方式会（决定/塑造 shape）他们与孩子互动的方式”。
34. C (behavior)。解析：model good ______ 是固定搭配，意为“树立良好行为的榜样”。 Rideout 认为父母应该为孩子树立榜样。
35. F (exercise)。解析：exercise control over sth 是固定搭配，意为“行使对...的控制”。这里指让孩子意识到他们可以对自己的设备行使更多的控制权。