It's the end
of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in
Shenzhen quickly take out their cell phones. They want to log on* to their
micro blogs to check the interesting things that have happened in the last hour.
Since
last year, the trend* of micro blogging has swept the country. Recent surveys
shows that most students in middle schools have a micro blog and some even
update* their blogs over five times per day.
"We
learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become
popular topics in class," said Andy Liang, 14. "If you do not know
about them, you are out of the loop."
It
is also a great place for students to let out stress. "My parents always
ask me to study all the time, and encourage me before exams, but it really adds
pressure," said Simon Zhang, 15. "When I share these feelings on my
micro blog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes
me feel better."
But
parents are worried that micro blogging could be a waste of time. Some
misleading messages may even cause danger to kids, they said.
Mr.
Shen, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not
worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging. Maybe it can
become a window for parents to understand their children. "If parents can
read their children's micro blogs, they'll know their thoughts, thus leading to
better communication and solutions to problems," he said. He also gives
some tips for kids.
---Don't
micro blog for more than one hour a day.
---Never
micro blog in class.
---Try
to talk face to face with people from time to time.
---Be
critical*. Don't trust all the messages on a micro blog.
1.The underlined part "out
of the loop" in the passage probably means .
A.
not popular B. not excited C. unhealthy D.
unlucky
2.Micro blog made Simon
when he shared his feelings and got
replies on his micro biog.
A. feel
sad B. let out stress C. add
pressure D. make friends
3.We can know from Mr.
Shen that micro blogging can
.
A.
make kids crazy while logging on to
it
B.
bring a lot of misleading messages
C. become
a window to understand young kids
D.lead to
worse communication
4.Which statement is
TRUE according to the passage?
A.
It's good for kids to micro blog for more than one hour a day.
B.Kids
should trust all the messages on a micro blog because they are useful.
C.The
trend of micro blogging has swept the country since five years ago.
D.
Kids should try to talk face to face with people, not just micro blogging.
