2015-2016学年北师大版必修2Unit6DesignLesson1AMatterofTasteB第2课时学案.doc

2015-2016学年 HYPERLINK javascript:; \o 北师大版 北师大版  HYPERLINK javascript:; \o 选修7 必修2  HYPERLINK javascript:; \o Unit 19 Language Unit 6 Design  HYPERLINK javascript:; \o Lesson 1 Language Learning B Lesson 1  A Matter of Taste B第2课时 学案 Ⅰ.阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。 A Its 10: 30 p．m.，and 11－year－old Brandon Blanco is sound asleep at home.Suddenly，a loud noise wakes him up.Naturally，Brandon reaches for his cell phone.He blinks twice，and the message on the screen becomes clear：“R U awake？” But the late－night text does not annoy Brandon.He gets frequent messages and calls，even after bedtime.And he cant imagine life without them.“If I didnt have a cell phone，I wouldnt be able to talk to my friends or family as often，”says Brandon. Brandons use of technology doesnt stop there.He also has a computer，a TV and three video－game consoles (控制台) in his room.With so many choices，it is no surprise that when he is not at school，he spends nearly every waking minute using one or more of these devices.Brandon is hardly alone.According to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation，kids aged 8 to 18 are spending more time than ever before using electronic devices.How much time？More than seven and a half hours a day on average，the study found.Thats about an hour more than just five years ago. The jump is the result of a huge explosion in mobile devices，says Victoria Rideout，the lead author of the study.Today，nearly seven out of ten kids have cell phones.Just five years ago，it was four out of ten. “These devices have opened up many more opportunities for young people to use media，whether its on the bus，on the way to school or waiting in line at the pizza parlor，”says Rideout. Often，kids multitask，or use more than one device at a time.“If youve got a chance to do something on your computer and take a phone call and have the TV on in the background，why not？”Media expert Cheryl Olson says. Most experts agree technology has much to offer kids.But some worry