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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
When Mark Wright told his son Joe, 15, he was taking him on a trip - but that he had to leave his computer behind for a week – Joe was horrified. Like many parents, Wright had become exasperated by his son’s ‘addiction' to computer games and decided it was time to do some father-son bonding, away from electronic devices. The trip achieved its goal, at least for as long as it lasted. Joe admits that he forgot about the internet after a couple of days. But when they got home, Joe was back on the laptop and the family arguments over computer use continued.
Barnaby Lenon, former headmaster of Harrow school, shone a spotlight on the problem. He said that many teenagers – especially boys – had become ‘addicted’ to computers and that this was affecting their development: ‘Children spend far too long on computers and as a result they are not doing the two things that we want them to do, which are reading and talking.’ Lenon, now chairman of the Independent Schools Council, says it is not only educational attainment but family relationships that are being damaged by allowing children too much time on computers. ‘The amount of time families spend together is dropping rapidly and we ought to be worried about that, as children need conversation to learn to interpret facial expressions as part of their development,’ says Dr Aric Sigman, a psychologist who has written a report for the European parliament on the impact of computer use on children.
Lenon suggests that parents limit computer use to an hour or two a day. He also says they should not buy smartphones or other handheld devices for children until they are at least 15 years old. He would like to see schools setting guidelines for computer use above and beyond that needed for homework. Sigman goes further and suggests the government should issue advice on time spent using computers or watching television. “Screen time needs to be regarded as just another form of consumption that we measure in units per day,” he says. “It seems odd to me that the government gives guidance on our eating patterns yet there is nothing on our children's main leisure activity even though it may be harmful.”
The bear-hunting trip inspired Wright to devise other trips to take parent and child out of their normal environment and encourage communication, even if only for a short time. But for those who can't afford or can't face a trip to the wilderness as an antidote to Facebook, Xbox and the rest, there seems to be no alternative to that old parental standby – nagging.
A. Joe couldn’t overcome his addiction to computers after the trip.
B. The number of girls addicted to computers is surprisingly higher than that of boys.
C. That children spend too much time on computers can pose a threat to family bonds.
D. Using electronic devices can stop us from developing important skills.
When Mark Wright told his son Joe, 15, he was taking him on a trip - but that he had to leave his computer behind for a week – Joe was horrified. Like many parents, Wright had become exasperated by his son’s ‘addiction' to computer games and decided it was time to do some father-son bonding, away from electronic devices. The trip achieved its goal, at least for as long as it lasted. Joe admits that he forgot about the internet after a couple of days. But when they got home, Joe was back on the laptop and the family arguments over computer use continued.
Barnaby Lenon, former headmaster of Harrow school, shone a spotlight on the problem. He said that many teenagers – especially boys – had become ‘addicted’ to computers and that this was affecting their development: ‘Children spend far too long on computers and as a result they are not doing the two things that we want them to do, which are reading and talking.’ Lenon, now chairman of the Independent Schools Council, says it is not only educational attainment but family relationships that are being damaged by allowing children too much time on computers. ‘The amount of time families spend together is dropping rapidly and we ought to be worried about that, as children need conversation to learn to interpret facial expressions as part of their development,’ says Dr Aric Sigman, a psychologist who has written a report for the European parliament on the impact of computer use on children.
Lenon suggests that parents limit computer use to an hour or two a day. He also says they should not buy smartphones or other handheld devices for children until they are at least 15 years old. He would like to see schools setting guidelines for computer use above and beyond that needed for homework. Sigman goes further and suggests the government should issue advice on time spent using computers or watching television. “Screen time needs to be regarded as just another form of consumption that we measure in units per day,” he says. “It seems odd to me that the government gives guidance on our eating patterns yet there is nothing on our children's main leisure activity even though it may be harmful.”
The bear-hunting trip inspired Wright to devise other trips to take parent and child out of their normal environment and encourage communication, even if only for a short time. But for those who can't afford or can't face a trip to the wilderness as an antidote to Facebook, Xbox and the rest, there seems to be no alternative to that old parental standby – nagging.
(Adapted from Laser by Malcolm Mann and Steve Taylore-Knowles)
Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?A. Joe couldn’t overcome his addiction to computers after the trip.
B. The number of girls addicted to computers is surprisingly higher than that of boys.
C. That children spend too much time on computers can pose a threat to family bonds.
D. Using electronic devices can stop us from developing important skills.
Giải thích:
Điều nào sau đây KHÔNG đúng theo đoạn văn?
A. Joe không thể vượt qua cơn nghiện máy tính sau chuyến đi.
B. Số trẻ em gái nghiện máy tính nhiều hơn trẻ em trai một cách đáng ngạc nhiên.
C. Việc trẻ em dành quá nhiều thời gian trên máy tính có thể gây ra mối đe dọa cho mối quan hệ gia đình.
D. Sử dụng các thiết bị điện tử có thể cản trở chúng ta phát triển các kỹ năng quan trọng.
Thông tin:
+ Joe admits that he forgot about the internet after a couple of days. But when they got home, Joe was back on the laptop and the family arguments over computer use continued. (Joe thừa nhận rằng cậu đã quên mất Internet sau vài ngày. Nhưng khi họ về đến nhà, Joe đã quay trở lại với máy tính xách tay và những tranh cãi trong gia đình về việc sử dụng máy tính vẫn tiếp tục.)
→ A đúng
+ He said that many teenagers - especially boys - had become 'addicted' to computers and that this was affecting their development (Ông ấy nói rằng nhiều thanh thiếu niên – đặc biệt là các cậu con trai – đã trở nên 'nghiện' máy tính và điều này ảnh hưởng đến sự phát triển của chúng)
→ B sai
+ Lenon, now chairman of the Independent Schools Council, says it is not only educational attainment but family relationships that are being damaged by allowing children too much time on computers. (Lenon, hiện là chủ tịch của Hội đồng các trường tư, nói rằng không chỉ trình độ học vấn mà các mối quan hệ gia đình đang bị tổn hại do cho phép trẻ em dành quá nhiều thời gian trên máy tính.) → C đúng
+ 'Children spend far too long on computers and as a result they are not doing the two things that we want them to do, which are reading and talking. (Trẻ em dành quá nhiều thời gian cho máy tính và kết quả là chúng không làm được hai việc mà chúng ta muốn chúng làm, đọc và nói.')
→D đúng
Điều nào sau đây KHÔNG đúng theo đoạn văn?
A. Joe không thể vượt qua cơn nghiện máy tính sau chuyến đi.
B. Số trẻ em gái nghiện máy tính nhiều hơn trẻ em trai một cách đáng ngạc nhiên.
C. Việc trẻ em dành quá nhiều thời gian trên máy tính có thể gây ra mối đe dọa cho mối quan hệ gia đình.
D. Sử dụng các thiết bị điện tử có thể cản trở chúng ta phát triển các kỹ năng quan trọng.
Thông tin:
+ Joe admits that he forgot about the internet after a couple of days. But when they got home, Joe was back on the laptop and the family arguments over computer use continued. (Joe thừa nhận rằng cậu đã quên mất Internet sau vài ngày. Nhưng khi họ về đến nhà, Joe đã quay trở lại với máy tính xách tay và những tranh cãi trong gia đình về việc sử dụng máy tính vẫn tiếp tục.)
→ A đúng
+ He said that many teenagers - especially boys - had become 'addicted' to computers and that this was affecting their development (Ông ấy nói rằng nhiều thanh thiếu niên – đặc biệt là các cậu con trai – đã trở nên 'nghiện' máy tính và điều này ảnh hưởng đến sự phát triển của chúng)
→ B sai
+ Lenon, now chairman of the Independent Schools Council, says it is not only educational attainment but family relationships that are being damaged by allowing children too much time on computers. (Lenon, hiện là chủ tịch của Hội đồng các trường tư, nói rằng không chỉ trình độ học vấn mà các mối quan hệ gia đình đang bị tổn hại do cho phép trẻ em dành quá nhiều thời gian trên máy tính.) → C đúng
+ 'Children spend far too long on computers and as a result they are not doing the two things that we want them to do, which are reading and talking. (Trẻ em dành quá nhiều thời gian cho máy tính và kết quả là chúng không làm được hai việc mà chúng ta muốn chúng làm, đọc và nói.')
→D đúng
Đáp án B.