1．What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

30. The author’s attitude towards weboholism is that of being________.

　 A. optimistic　　　　　 B. positive　 　 　 C. oppositive　　　 D. acceptable　　　

29. 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 be getting more and more serious later.

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

28. We can infer from the passage that________.

　 A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

　 B. students can hardly balance real and virtual life

　 C. people are addicted to games on the Internet

　 D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

27. The underlined word “obsessional” in the second paragraph most probably means “______”.

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

26. The main idea of the passage is about_________.

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

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

25. What will be needed to trap the leopards using the new method?

① cell phones 　②animals 　　③ sounds of animals 　　④ cages　　 　⑤large pits

A. ①②③④ 　　　B. ②③⑤　 　　　　　　C. ①④⑤　 　　　　　D. ①③④

B

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 rooms. 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 obsessional 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 school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social 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 live friends they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.

24. We can learn from the passage except that ______.

A. forest guards don’t mean to hurt the leopards

B. forest guards no longer use pits to trap leopards

C. forest guards used goats to attract leopards

D. recorded animal sounds are used to lure leopards

23. According to the wildlife activists, the new method is _______.

A. appreciated because it benefits leopards

B. not good because it may injure animals

C. effective because ringtones work

D. not safer than the former one

22. Forest guards in India try to catch leopards mainly because ______.

A. leopards attack villagers 　　B. they want leopard fur

C. leopards attack animals　　　 D. they have new ringtones