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looking at their watches always. It isn't that our friends are all very busy. It is just because we haven't a
TV set. They think that we are very strange.
But what do you do in the evening? They always ask. The answer is very simple. Both my wife and I
have hobbies. We certainly don't spend our evenings staring at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and
painting and often has evening classes for foreign languages. This is very useful because we often go to
other countries for our holidays. I collect stamps and I am always busy with my collection. Both of us
enjoy listening to music and playing chess together.
Sometimes there is power cut and the house is dark. We are not worried because we can just light
candles and chat with each other about what we did before. Our friends are upset at that time because
they don't know what to do without a TV set. On such evenings, our house is always full because my
friends all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television,
everybody talks and plays games.
B. feel very upset
C. like to talk much
D. are very friendly
B. they are strange people
C. they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways
D. they don't know what to do when there is power cut
B. traveling
C. collecting
D. cooking
B. have to go out for candles
C. will welcome many visitors
D. do nothing and sit without any word
B. electricity is important
C. life is enjoyable without television
D. life is impossible without a television
They are part of a new addiction (瘾) called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to
forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug (毒品) use. People
lose control (控制) of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they
called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab. He was surfing the net for several days
straight.
Studies show that about 6 to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens
because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace
than in the real world of friends and family.
Is "surfing the net" a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these
symptoms (症状):
·You do not go to important family activities or you do not school work because you like to spend hours
on the Internet.
·You can't wait for your next online time.
·You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
·You go out with your friends less and less.
B．What an Internet addict usually does.
C．Where to find an Internet addict.
D．Why to write this passage.
B．It is a way of producing drugs.
C．It is like taking drugs.
D．It is terrible to imagine.
B．They used to work on the Internet.
C．The playing field of the teens will disappear.
D．More and more of the teens will become addicted to the Internet.
B．Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep
C．Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted
D．The police often help to find those Internet addicts
B．You feel uncomfortable without the online time.
C．You like doing your homework very much.
D．The time flies when you are online.
B．Go to family activities more often.
C．Do things as you have planned.
D．Stay with your parents as often as possible.
When we talk to someone face to face, we try to be polite to them. We believe nicely and are careful not to hurt their feelings. Sometimes when we are on the Internet, we forget that we are also dealing with real people. Did you know there is also a polite way to behave on the Internet? It’s called Netiquette. Here are some examples:
When you type, do not use all big letters. For example, “HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?” looks like you’re shouting. It’s better to write the sentence, “Hello, how are you?”
In a chat room, it’s polite to say hello to other people when you enter. Before you leave the room, you should say goodbye. If you don’t, people may think you’re rude.
If you make a joke, remember to tell people. You can also typeJ or :p. we can use symbols to express many different emotions. On the Internet, we don’t usually see people’s faces. So, we type things to show our feelings. It’s sometimes important to do so, or other people may misunderstand us.
If you belong to an Internet community, try to follow these simple rules of Netiquette. They help make the Internet a nicer place.
36. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. The Internet is full of rude people. B. The Internet and the real world are very different.
C. It’s important to behave well on the Internet. D. Typing using all big letters is rude.
37. The article suggests we should treat people on the Net _______?
A. worse than we do in person B. like strangers C. like friends D. as politely as in person
38. When you enter a chatroom, you should ______.
A. say hi to everyone B. keep silent C. type in big letters D. tell people what you look like
39. Why should we use symbols like J and :p?
A. To show people how we feel. B. To hide our feelings.
C. To make people misunderstand us. D. To say hello and goodbye to people.
40. Which is an example of good Netiquette?
A. I like my idea better than yours. B. You guys are all stupid!
C. I HAD A TERRIBLE DAY. D. I have to go. I’ll talk to you later.;)
查看习题详情和答案>>“I don’t often talk with my parents or grandparents, but I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ, ”said Fox’s Shadow, the online name used by a girl student in China. “Most of my classmates use QQ after school. ”
QQ is the biggest messaging service in China. A record from Tencent, the company which developed QQ, shows that 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October.
And probably Fox’s Shadow was one of them. “I log in （登陆）on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel everything around me boring. I usually spend about ten hours chatting （聊天）online every week, ”she said. “But I never talk with stranger, especially boys or men. ”
Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with stranger online. “You don’t know who you’re talking to. You should always be careful about whom you believe in online. ”
Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to know someone very well. Fox’s Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a football fan like herself and they went to a football match together.
A 16-year-old Beijing boy, named Bart Simon online, dislikes QQ users. “I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking about foolish things, ”he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. “I only chat online because I’ve got friends in Japan, the US and Singapore, ”he said. “I want to learn more about foreign cultures（文化）. ”But he spends little time chatting on QQ as he sees it as a waste of time and money.
“If you are really addicted to （上瘾）it, sometimes you can’t give your mind to your lessons, ”he said. “And friends in your real life are always more important than those so-called friends you meet online. ”
1. People meet face to face offline when they think they ________.
A. have known each other well B. have the same interest
C. have enough free time D. have nothing to do
2. Fox’s Shadow thinks QQ is ________.
A. the biggest messaging service in China B. a good place to spend her boring time C. a safe place to chat with strangers D. the best place to make friends
3. From the passage, we know “… they are all just a few clicks away” means “_______”. A. it is wonderful to see your friends by clicking
B. it is easy and fast to get in touch with your friends
C. it is possible to live much closer to your friends
D. it is popular to make friends online
4. Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All the people on QQ are talking about foolish things.
B. Chatting online is a waste of time and money.
C. We should be careful about boys or men online.
D. We should think more of our friends in real life.
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