Moreparentsarelookingtocellphonestohelpkeeptheirchildrensafe.Butmomanddadshouldbecareful:Kidswhotalkonacellphonemaybemorelikelytostepintotraffic.Childrenshouldlearntoendphoneconversationsbeforetheyprepa

　　Moreparentsarelookingtocellphonestohelpkeeptheirchildrensafe. Butmomanddadshouldbecareful:Kidswhotalkonacellphonemaybemorelikelytostepintotraffic.Childrenshouldlearntoendphoneconversationsbeforetheypreparetostepintotraffic.

　　Whileresearchshowsthatolderkidsandmoreexperiencedusersalsodon’tnavigate(穿行于)streetsaswellwhileonacellphone,youngerchildrentendstofindthesmalltoolsmoredistracting(令人分心的).

　　“Kidsofthisagearejustlearningtocrossthestreetontheirown,”saysDavid-Schwebel,aco-authorofthestudy.“They’rebeginners.”

　　Kidsdon’tneedtobestoppedfromchattingonthephonewhenoutside,

　　however.Instead,parentssimplyshouldinstructthemtofinishtheirconversationsbeforecrossingthestreet.

　　“Idon’tthinkthismeansparentsshouldtakephonesawayfromtheirkids,”saysSchwebel.“Iencouragefamiliestogetcellphonesfortheirchildren. They’remorehelpfulthanharmful, ifthey’reusedinasafeway.”

　　Otherdistractions,suchasconversationswithfriends,listeningtomusic, andtextmessaging,mayalsocauseproblemsforchildreninthisagegroup. Theresearchersexpecttostudytheeffectofthosetypesofdistractionsinthefuture.

　　Expertsinchildsafetyapprovedthecellphonestudy.“Ifyou’retalkingonacellphone, you’renotpayingmuchattentiontotheenvironmentaroundyou,”saysSusanBaker,aprofessor.

　　BrookeCarlson,a44-year-oldmom,hasnoticedhowrivetedher9-year-oldsoniswhenhe’stalkingonthecellphone.Althoughshe’dneverthoughtofthedangersofcrossingtrafficwhileonthephone,Carlsonsays,“NowthatIknowaboutit,itmakestotalsense.”Sheplanstohaveachatwithherchildaboutcellphonesandstreetsafety.

　　Foryoungerkids,parentsmightconsiderpurchasingaphonewithaplanthatonlyallowsthechildtocalluphisorherparents.Thatwaythecellphonecanbeusedforemergencies,butnotforchattingwithfriendsforhours.

　　小题1:InSchwebel’sopinion,_____.A．kidsarestilltooyoungtowalkonthestreetaloneB．kidsdon’tknowhowtousecellphonesappropriatelyC．ki