Dear Victor:
I am a college student. Nowadays games on the net are very popular with college students. Some of my roommates are very interested in them. They not only play games in their free time, but also keep talking about them at night when lights are off, and they regard games as part of life. I’ve begged(乞求) them to give it up, but they wouldn’t listen to me. It has become a rather big problem. Should I report it to our teachers or do something else?
Ted,
Dear Ted:
Drop it. Your roommates, as grown-ups, can do whatever they want with their time so long as it doesn’t break school rules or violate(防碍) other people’s interests.
Playing perhaps gives these students relaxation(放松) from hard study. If they play too often, have little time to study, and they will reap what they have sown, but you will not. Reporting to the teachers would only harm your good name in your dormitory(宿舍). However you have rights to ask your roommates to be quiet when you need sleep. If they aren’t angry with you, they will stop talking. But be polite and friendly. Perhaps, in return, join them in a game or two.
Victor.
【小题1】According to the first letter, many college students enjoy__________.

Dear Victor:
I am a college student. Nowadays games on the net are very popular with college students. Some of my roommates are very interested in them. They not only play games in their free time, but also keep talking about them at night when lights are off, and they regard games as part of life. I’ve begged(乞求) them to give it up, but they wouldn’t listen to me. It has become a rather big problem. Should I report it to our teachers or do something else?
Ted,
Dear Ted:
Drop it. Your roommates, as grown-ups, can do whatever they want with their time so long as it doesn’t break school rules or violate(防碍) other people’s interests.
Playing perhaps gives these students relaxation(放松) from hard study. If they play too often, have little time to study, and they will reap what they have sown, but you will not. Reporting to the teachers would only harm your good name in your dormitory(宿舍). However you have rights to ask your roommates to be quiet when you need sleep. If they aren’t angry with you, they will stop talking. But be polite and friendly. Perhaps, in return, join them in a game or two.
Victor

1. 1.

   According to the first letter, many college students enjoy__________

   1. A.
      playing computer games
   2. B.
      searching information on the Internet
   3. C.
      sending e-mails
   4. D.
      buying things online
2. 2.

   Ted wants his roommates to___________

   1. A.
      break their computers
   2. B.
      sell their computers to teachers
   3. C.
      stop playing computer games
   4. D.
      play games in the day, not at night
3. 3.

   According to the second letter, some college students____________

   1. A.
      can violate school rules or other people’s interests
   2. B.
      have their rights to quarrel with Ted
   3. C.
      can relax themselves while playing games on the net
   4. D.
      can study even better if they play games on the net
4. 4.

   Victor asks Ted to__________

   1. A.
      report to the teachers
   2. B.
      harm his good name in the dormitory
   3. C.
      quarrel with his roommates
   4. D.
      learn how to get on well with others
5. 5.

   In the second letter, the underlined part(划线部分) means__________

   1. A.
      自食其果
   2. B.
      随心所欲地做事
   3. C.
      回家种庄稼
   4. D.
      逃避责任

Televisions, stereos, telephones, and computers have changed the way we spend our time and what we know about the world. Some of the changes brought about by these material possessions have improved our way of life, but others have made it worse. Our young teenagers turn on the television, play the stereo, play games on the computer, talk on the telephone, and eat all the same time. This drives me right up the wall to instant insanity(精神失常).

However, teens of today place too great an importance on material property. They spend an average of several hours a day watching television, listening to stereos, playing on the computer, playing video games, and talking on the telephone. Families no longer watch television together and there is great lack of communication. Materialism is evident when an otherwise intelligent teenager drives their parents crazy, and into debt, when misusing communication equipment. Teens judge and admire other teens for what they own and have, rather than for what they are or what they can do. They no longer care about values, like honesty, integrity(正直), freedom, talent, quality and other values and morals.

However, good or bad, communication devices are here to stay. It is up to us, as parents, to stop our beloved teenagers from misusing and abusing our communication equipment and devices. We need to avoid the problems they present and to make the most of their opportunities they possess and hold for us all.

1.The writer’s attitude toward the modern material possessions is generally _____.

2.According to the writer, teens’ overuse of communication equipment can do harm to _____.

3.The writer attributes (归咎) the unsatisfactory behavior of teens to _____.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that the writer seems to be most annoyed at ______.