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备战2020年高考 外刊精读与练习 专题 11 （教案） Half of UK 10-year-olds own a smartphone 英国十岁儿童中半数拥有智能手机 语篇导读 英国媒体监管机构英国通信管理局 （Ofcom）的一份报告显示，2019年，英国半数的十岁儿童 拥有自己的智能手机。九至十岁的低龄机主人数翻了一番，该年龄段被英国通信管理局称为 “数 码自主的年龄”。 Step 1 Vocabulary nature 本质 activism 行动主义 range 种类，范围 causes 事业，原则，理想 platforms 平台 gaming 玩电子游戏 strikingrise 显著的增长 hooked 入迷的，上瘾的 Step 2 Reading and understanding For the first time, half of Britains 10-year-olds now own a smartphone. But the nature of innovation on the web means it is getting harder for parents to keep up with them. Compared to even a year ago, the range of platforms and apps being used has grown sharply, with a particularly striking rise in use of WhatsApp,TikTok andTwitch– lesssoInstagram,andFacebook isso2018! Two million parents now think the internet does more harm than good. Thats despite the growth in onlineactivismwith olderkidsmorelikelyto signpetitionsorpromotecauses. One of the most striking developments is the growth in gaming, particularly among girls. Just under half of five to fifteen-year-old girls play games online, up from 39% in 2018. In short, children are spendingmuch moretimeonline doing a far broader range ofthings and gettinghooked on the internet at an ever earlier age. Step 4 Practicing Task 1 Answer the following questions according to the passage. 1.Comparedtolastyear,howmuchmorearechildrenusingtherangeofappsandplatforms? Compared to even a year ago, the range of platforms and apps being used has grown sharply – which meansthey arebeingusedmuchmorethan even ayear ago. 2.Trueor false?Moregirlsthanboysarenow gaming. False.This isnot said,but the research has found that there is a growth in gaming,particularly among girls. 3.Whoisworriedthattheinternet isdoingmoreharmthan good? Twomillionparentsn