想要手机，你准备好了吗？
Many teenagers want a smartphone. They tell their parents they are old enough, but some parents still say no. Often the reason is not money. It is that they do not think their child is ready.
Using a phone well requiresspecific skills. A user must decide if online information is true. They must know when to stop and ask a parent or another trusted adult for help when something feels wrong. Without these three skills, a powerful little machine can easily cause trouble.
Bridget Johns, a mother in Australia, planned to give her children phones at fourteen, or later. But when some of their friends got phones at ten, her son and daughter asked again and again. At last she made a compromise. She turned on the messaging app on their iPads, so they could talk with friends and join group chats, but they still did not have their own phones. In this way the children could practise two of the three skills before getting a real phone.
A recent survey asked 1,029 parents of children aged nine to fourteen about these skills. More than 40 percent of the parents said their children wanted a phone mainly because their friends had one. The report also showed that 43.5 percent of the children could not show all three skills all the time. That means many of them find it hard to put the phone down, to start homework when the phone is nearby, or to tell an adult when something online upsets them.
The report says there is no perfect age for a first phone. Readiness depends on how mature the child is and how much support the family gives. Yet three out of four parents said their children already had a smartphone. Perhaps the better question is not “How old are you?” but “Are you ready?”
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1.1. Why do some parents refuse to give their child a smartphone?
A Phones cost too much money.
B Children are too young to study.
C Children lack necessary skills.
D Parents dislike modern technology.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。原文第一段明确说明，一些父母拒绝给孩子智能手机的原因“不是钱”，而是“they do not think their child is ready”；第二段进一步说明用好手机需要特定技能，因此C项“Children lack specific skills”正确。A“手机太贵”与原文“not money”相反；B“孩子太小不能学习”文中未提；D“父母不喜欢现代科技”文中也没有依据。故选C。
2.2. According to Paragraph 2, a good phone user should ______.
A believe everything online
B set no limit on screen time
C solve online problems alone
D turn to trusted adults
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。原文第二段明确提到，当网上出现不对劲的情况时，孩子应“ask a parent or another trusted adult for help”，即向可信赖的成年人求助，因此D项“turn to trusted adults”正确。A“相信网上一切”与“判断信息是否真实”相反；B“不限制屏幕时间”与“知道何时停下来”相反；C“独自解决网上问题”与“向父母或可信成年人求助”相反。故选D。
3.3. What does the underlined word “compromise” probably mean?
A A middle way.
B A strict rule.
C A final answer.
D A quick decision.
解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据上下文，Bridget Johns原计划孩子14岁或更晚才给手机，但朋友10岁就有了手机，孩子反复要求，最后她作出“compromise”：只打开iPad上的消息应用让孩子聊天，但仍不给独立手机。这显然是一种“折中办法”，因此A项“A middle way”正确。B“严格规则”不符合她让步的做法；C“最终答案”和D“快速决定”都不能体现双方各让一步的含义。故选A。
4.4. What can we learn from the survey?
A Most children got a phone at ten.
B Friends’ influence matters a lot.
C The survey asked children, not parents.
D Phones were mainly for study.
解析：选B。B 推理判断题。调查结果是“More than 40 percent of the parents said their children wanted a phone mainly because their friends had one.”四成多父母认为孩子想要手机主要是因为朋友有手机，可见同伴影响很大，B正确。A把“一些孩子的朋友十岁就有手机”（when some of their friends got phones at ten）错理解成“大部分孩子十岁有手机”；C与“asked 1,029 parents of children aged nine to fourteen”正好相反（调查问的是父母）；D与“主要是因为朋友有”不符。故选B。
5.5. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A Parents should set clear rules.
B Younger children should wait longer.
C Age decides everything about phones.
D Readiness matters more than age.
解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。末段先给结论“there is no perfect age for a first phone.”，再说准备程度取决于孩子有多成熟、家庭给多少支持：“Readiness depends on how mature the child is and how much support the family gives.”，最后用“Perhaps the better question is not ‘How old are you?’ but ‘Are you ready?’”收束。再回看第一段——家长拒绝的真实理由是“they do not think their child is ready”，首尾都落在“准备”上，所以D“Readiness matters more than age”才是全文主线的概括。A听着合理，但文章谈的是“孩子有没有准备好”，并没有主张家长要去定规矩，答非所问；B与“没有完美的年龄”相反，文章从未说越小越该等；C“Age decides everything about phones”是绝对的年龄决定论，与主旨相反。故选D。