I was appreciating my family photos on my computer, admiring my two beautiful babies, when I found a disturbing trend: my laptop was in almost all the pictures. There was my daughter, 8 months old, playing at my feet while I was typing away on the couch. There was me and my son, with the laptop at my side as I held him in my arms.
I’d heard about the Internet addiction before, but always assumed I was something limited to socially challenged guys who played too much World of Warcraft (a computer game). Now it seemed my Internet “habit” is slowly but surely crossing the line. Sometimes I find myself up at midnight, surfing the Web while my family are sleeping. I read news, keep up with friends and write my blog … just for something to do.
It turns out that I’m not the only mama who is addicted to the computer. These moms are contributing to a growing global addiction. There’s a movement among psychiatrists (doctors who specialize in mental diseases) to recognize the Internet addiction as an official mental disorder. And a recent Stanford University national survey found that 14 percent of Internet users find it hard to stay away from it for several days at a time; 9 percent try to hide their “unnecessary Internet use” from their loved ones; 8 percent admit they use the Web as a way to escape problems.
You’re likely not the kind of addict who doesn’t bathe and abuses drugs to help her stay “up” for more online time. You may have noticed, though, that going online has become a necessary part of your life, which, at least, means a load of clothes go unwashed.
It may also mean you’re missing much time with you baby – something you probably do care about

1. 1.

   From Paragraph 1, we can conclude that _______

   1. A.
      the author was busy taking care of her babies
   2. B.
      the author’s job had something to do with computers
   3. C.
      the author was not good at taking photos of her babies
   4. D.
      the author looked after her babies while using the computer
2. 2.

   The author used to think that the Internet addiction is  ________

   1. A.
      using the web at midnight
   2. B.
      keeping up with friends online
   3. C.
      spending too much time online
   4. D.
      being addicted to computer games
3. 3.

   In medical terms, the Internet addiction is ________

   1. A.
      a personal life habit
   2. B.
      a way to escape problems
   3. C.
      an official mental disorder
   4. D.
      the unnecessary use of the Internet
4. 4.

   What does the author want to express in the last but one paragraph?

   1. A.
      Many women still can control their online time
   2. B.
      The Internet addiction influences housewives’ lives a lot
   3. C.
      Going online has become a necessary part of women’s lives
   4. D.
      Many people don’t realize that they are addicted to the Internet

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    删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

    修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

    注意：

    1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

editor,

    I’m writing to tell you something about how we students use the Internet．As we all know, the Internet is playing a important part in our daily life．We often read news at home and abroad and learning foreign languages by ourselves on the Internet．Sometimes we sent e-mails to our families as well as our friends．Beside, we listen music, enjoy films and play computer games on it．We can even do shopping without leaving our homes．

    However, it has its disadvantages．We waste too much time playing the electronic games, that has a bad effect on our studies．What’s worse, the bad information on the Internet do great harm to them．I hope we can make the use of the Internet proper for our studies．

Yours truly

Zhang Hua

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Books are our best friends which will accompany us forever in life.

1.I like reading so much. If you ask me what _____(材料）I like most,

2.my answer is that the 21st Century is my f________. It is an English

3.language newspaper which is _____(出版) in Beijing each week. It has

4.sections of different kinds, i_______ News of the week, Today's World,

5.Language , s_____ and music and Students Reports. There are plenty

6.of beautiful pictures and interesting a______ in it. I enjoy reading the

7.paper. I read it to ________ my English. I have learned a lot of new

8.words and useful expressions. Besides, I can get i_______ about different

9.things, from ______(政治) to entertainments. 21st Century is very popular

10.with students and English learners. I do love it. _________ I go, I always bring this newspaper with me.

I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I was younger than I thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was going to become one myself. I admit, it was not a role that I was emotionally ready to accept. I had been a young mother, and had certainly hoped my daughter would not face that same challenge. I remarried when she was a teenager, and then had two more children. On getting the news that she was expecting, I remember thinking “What do I know about being a grandmother? —I haven’t even finished raising my own kids yet!” I don^’t like to be unprepared, so I read a few books about grandparenting. That gave me a little help, but I was still uncertain. I thought about other grandmothers I knew, and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn't. But I couldn't quite figure out what kind of grandmother I wanted to be. Then I thought about my own grandmother, Granny, as she’s known by most people, and I knew I had the answer.

I didn’t realize it until that moment, but my own grandmother was the example for the kind of grandmother I wanted to be. I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot of time with my grandparents when I was a little kid. Here's what I learned from my Granny：

Grandmothers always have a cookie jar. For my entire life, Granny always had a cookie jar full of cookies. When I was a little tiny girl, just at eye level with the counter, Granny would get the cookie jar down for me. When I was a little older I learned how to pull the chair over so I could reach. As I got taller, if I really stretched, I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it down off the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside. Always the first thing I did when I went to Granny 's house was check the cookie jar and there were always cookies in it. Many years later, I’ll drive my own children to Granny’s house and the first thing Pd do is get us all a cookie.

So grandmothers must have a cookie jar and on my granddaughte’ s first Christmas, my daughter bought me my own cookie jar. She said when they came to see me, her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did.

1. The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________.

A. she was not old enough to be one

B. she was not emotionally ready to be one

C. she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother

D. grandmother should be older than she was

2. The underlined phrase “that same challenge ” in the first paragraph refers to” ________”

A. taking care of a grandchild     B. taking care of a baby

C. being a young grandmother       D. being a young mother

3. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.

A. the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother’s cookie jar

B. the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother’s cookie jar

C. the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother’s cookie jar

D. women of the writer ‘s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren

4. What kind of grandmother did the writer want to be?

A. One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself.

B. One who grows up with her grandmother's cookie jar with all kinds of cookies.

C. One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat her grandchildren.

D. One who always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren.

5. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A. Grandmother’s Cookie Jar                 B.Grandmother’s Treat for Children

C. Grandmothers and Grandchildren          D. Happy Memories of Cookies

Do you ever run out of great books to read? So what should I read next? Is fast-paced crime fiction your thing? Try the new Patricia Cornwell book, Scarpetta (Putnam). She is such an able writer and handles complex forensic(法庭的) intelligence with ease. You need to be prepared, though, for the world you're entering—this isn't for the faint of heart, let's say.
If peace is more your thing, try Mary Pipher's wonderful new book, Seeking Peace:Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World (Riverhead). Mary is a lovely, comfortable writer who takes the reader through her personal awakening after reputation and fortune came her way. Even if you've never experienced life as a bestselling writer (as she has done, in her book years back, Reviving Ophelia), you'll totally understand and sympathize with her renewed need for privacy, distance and quiet.
What if you want a straightforward, totally thrilling read with vivid characters, set about World War II? You cannot go wrong with Jim Lehrer's new novel, Oh, Johnny (Random House), about a young Marine whose life is changed forever when he meets a woman on his way to war. His relationship with her lasts him through danger and hardship, and there's an impressive ending. See our interview with the productive novelist/newsman in the current issue of Reader's Digest (March, on stands now), by the way, for insight into the very talented Mr. Lehrer and what interests him.
Well, what about something wickedly funny and totally offbeat? Does the name Carrie Fisher do anything for you? Try her vivid and new life in Hollywood and elsewhere, Wishful Drinking (Simon & Schuster). Be prepared for humor as sharp as knives.
【小题1】 In which column will you probably find the above passage?

A．Seeking Peace.	B． Reviving Ophelia.
C．Wishful Drinking.	D．Oh, Johnny.