A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages.They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat reoms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. 

     Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become Compulsive

behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

     They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is

affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades, and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their soeial life.

      They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society,

      Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends Who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their fife. lt is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.

The passage is about               

A. the cause of weboholism       B. the advantage of weboholism

    C. the popularity of weboholism  D. the influence of weboholism

The underlined word"obsessive" in the second paragraph most probably means    

    A. attractive    B. addictive      C. professional     D. potential

We can learn from the passage that                .

      A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

      B. teeangers can hardly balance real and virtual life

      C. people are addicted to games on the lnternet

      D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?

    A. It contributes to the development of the web.

    B. The chat room language may change social culture.

    C. The problem will have a negative influence on our future.

    D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.

The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being         

    A. objective    B. positive         C. opposed        D. acceptable

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两处为多余选项。

There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds._1____ She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.

__2___. The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. __3______. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.

She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. ___4_____. The bird circled once, twice, three times.

The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. ____5______ .She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

She gave them some delicious food and left.

Suddenly she felt the bird go softly.

Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.

One day she left with the two birds at home alone.

She took them home and put them in a small cage.

One day the girl left the door of the cage open.

She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白的最佳答案。

Listening is powerful medicine.

This is a very good lesson that no one can imagine it takes a(n)    16   about 18 seconds to    17     a patient, which is her unforgettable experience for all her life.

It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I    18    her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed,    19    to put socks on her swollen feet. I stepped in, spoke quickly to the nurse,    20   her chart, noting she was in stable   21      . I was almost in the clear.

I stood against the bed looking down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks.   22     , I started a conversation like this: "How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high, but they're better today. The nurse   23   you're anxious to see your   24   who's visiting you today. It's nice to have family visit from far away. I bet you really   25      forward to seeing him."

She    26   me with a serious and firm voice. "Stop talking!Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story."

I was surprised and   27   . I sat down quietly. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him within five years. She believed that the stress of this   28   greatly to her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head “No” and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to    29   .

Each   30    is different. Some are detailed; others are unclear. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander   31   a clear conclusion. Some are true; others are completely not.    32   what really matters to the storyteller is that the story should be    33   --- without interruption or   34   .

Listening to someone's story is a key to healing. After that I often thought of what that woman taught me, and I often   35   myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down,opening up my ears and truly listening.

A. physicist      B. physician            C. nurse            D. dentist

A. understand         B. recognize            C. interrupt        D. know

A. entered        B. passed           C. left             D. approached

A. continuing     B. learning             C. pretending       D. struggling

A. tested         B. checked          C. designed         D. looked

A. level          B. condition            C. position         D. period

A. So             B. Otherwise            C. Instead      D. Moreover

A. told          B. showed           C. mentioned        D. announced

A. son            B. husband          C. brother      D. nephew

A. look           B. wished           C. hoped            D. wanted

A. bothered       B. influenced           C. stopped      D. puzzled

A. disappointed   B. bored               C. excited      D. embarrassed

A. attached        B. contributed      C. devoted      D. owed

A. sit             B. wait                 C. listen           D. comfort

A. feeling             B. case                 C. life             D. story

A. without        B. to               C. for          D. at

A. And            B. Yet              C. So           D. Then

A. read           B. written          C. repeated         D. heard

A. judgment        B. curiosity            C. encouragement    D. attraction

A. convinced      B. informed             C. reminded         D. warned

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