A study from London-based optical（光学的）specialists Lenstore surveyed 2,000 parents of children aged between two and 16 in the UK. They asked the parents which activities their children could do confidently.

Children as young as two are learning to use smartphones and tablets before handling basic life skills. According to the research, more than half of children aged between two and 10 feel more confident using a tablet than learning to swim, telling the time and tying their shoe laces. The majority of young children also said they felt more confident using a mobile phone than reading. 

Riding a bike topped the list on 60 per cent, followed by using a tablet with 59 per cent and using a phone, and reading both on 57 per cent. Tying their shoe laces achieved 53 per cent, followed by swimming on 52 per cent, while telling the time was at the bottom with 49 per cent. Elsewhere, the findings found that nearly one in three under fours now own a tablet, and 10 per cent regularly use a mobile phone, claimed the report. But fewer than half of parents surveyed with children aged between five and 10 said they check their child’s online activity.

More than 30 per cent of parents surveyed said they were concerned their children’s digital use is affecting their sleep, and also causing behavioral problems.

Parents in London said it was acceptable for children to spend a lot of time on digital devices, and admitted their children, on average, spend 10.35 hours a day on digital devices.

This is compared to 12.52 hours a day themselves. 

“In an age where tablets, smartphones and laptops are an integral part of our daily lives, technology plays an important part of their ongoing learning and development,” said Lenstore in a blog post.

“While it is important to embrace technology and integrate（整合）it into a child’s learning programme, we must also be aware of how to do this responsibly and ensure their eyesight is not compromised（危害的）, especially in their earlier years.”

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1.What do basic life skills include according to the passage?

A Using a smartphone.

B Using a tablet.

C Tying shoe laces.

D Using a laptop.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章二、三段可知，骑自行车、系鞋带、会看时间等都是日常的生活技能，而使用智能手机、直板电脑和手提电脑属于技术应用。故选C。

2.What gives the children in survey the least confidence?

A Telling the time.

B Swimming

C Riding a bike.

D Reading.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段telling the time was at the bottom with 49 per cent，也就是说在认识时间方面，孩子们最没有自信。

3.What can be implied in the passage?

A Most parents agreed that digital use might affect the kids’ sleep.

B Children are more attracted to digital use than traditional life skills.

C Children spent more time on digital use than their parents in the survey.

D People cannot live without tablets, smartphones and laptops.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据文章第二、三段，结合研究的主题判断，与传统生活技能相比较，孩子们更喜欢玩数码产品，这让他们更感到有自信。

4.What do parents worry about their kids?

A Their kids don’t have any life skills besides digital use.

B Digital use doesn’t help in their kids’ learning and development.

C Their kids’ online activity can’t be checked very often.

D Too much digital use might do harm to the kids’ eyesight.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段…and ensure their eyesight is not compromised, especially in their earlier years可知，有些家长很担心孩子因为使用数码产品而损害了视力。

5.What can be the best title of the passage?

A Learning Basic Life Skills Are Important for Kids.

B Importance of Digital Use in Modern Times.

C Kids Prefer Digital Devices to Basic Life Skills.

D Kids Are Confident in Digital Use.

解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要内容是介绍一项调查结果，即孩子们喜欢玩数码产品甚于学习生活技能—他们将成为生活无助的一代。