In today’s Internet age, the demand for online games continues to grow. Online computer game centers exist in many cities and towns throughout Asia. Facing the pressures of school and life, people tend to the virtual world, expecting a diversion from these problems. Too often, however, they can lead to problems and unhealthy addictions.

This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. The country has the world’s highest percentage of high-speed Internet services. It also has a high number of online game players and related problems. In 2002, a young man collapsed(突然晕倒) and died while playing online games. He had been playing almost nonstop for 86 hours at an Internet café. Another young man killed his sister after becoming confused between the online world and real life. A 12-year-old boy stole US $ 16,000 from his father and ran away from home. He did this to continue his obsession(着迷) with an online game. Such problems, however, don’t just happen in South Korea. They are spreading to other parts of Asia, as well.

What kinds of people develop online game addiction? What does the problem look like? Dr. SueHuei Chen, a clinical psychologist, researches Internet addiction. She discovered some signs of at-risk individuals such as lack friendships and good social skills. Those problem individuals feel it so compulsive to play online games that they could sacrifice things such as school or family. They feel the need to spend more and more time online. And they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing.

How many problem game players are there? In mainland China, the potential number of problem online gamers is alarming. In 2004, the China daily reported that China had 13.8 million online game players. Furthermore, it stated that 80 percent of these were under 25 and had signs of addiction. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth.

Make sure to keep control over your online game playing. If you don’t control it, it can get control of you.

 

72.What is mainly discussed in the passage?

       A.The disadvantages of the Internet.

       B.The online game problems in Asia.

       C.The popularity of online games worldwide.

       D.The cause of online game addiction.

73.The underlined word “diversion” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to __________.

       A.career                 B.comfort               C.escape                D.support

74.According to Paragraph 2, which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A.Online violence is blamed for the young killer’s wrong action.

       B.Online game playing is responsible for the young man’s death.

       C.People in South Korea have access to the Internet most easily.

       D.The teenage boy stole money due to his playing games online.

75.What can we learn from the passage?

       A.Most people in Asia have developed an addiction to online games.

       B.Online game addictions cause many life-and-death problems in South Korea.

       C.Lonely and unsocial people seem to more easily develop Internet addictions.

       D.In the year 2004 there were a total of 13.8 million Chinese visiting the Internet.

 

More than seven hundred students will serve for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games not as volunteers but as interns(实习生), working for months before the event and during the Games to help ensure its success.

A co-operation agreement was signed between the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (GOCOG) and 16 Beijing-based universities and colleges. The schools will prepare the students to be interns.

Although the interns will work without pay, they are considered different to volunteers, who will also provide services for the Games.

Well-known schools such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University and Beijing Jiaotong University are included on the list.

The interns will work much longer than the Games’ volunteers, since they have to begin their work at BOCOG as early as one year before the Games start, while most of the volunteers work only during the 16 days of the Games. They have to finish the required lessons of their universities first and then learn more in their specialities to qualify to work for the BOCOG. They will take some special classes on Olympic knowledge and certain professional lessons outside the university to meet the needs of serving in the Olympics.

The 706 interns will be made up of 446 postgraduates, 118 undergraduates and 142 higher vocational students. They will come from such majors as foreign languages, media and communications, logistics and legal affairs.

According to university officials, the undergraduates will be students who have been admitted to college this year (2005) while the postgraduates will be those who enter next year.

 

68.The interns will be chosen from __________.

       A.students whose homes are in Beijing      B.students studying in Beijing

       C.only 6 famous schools                         D.schools all over China

69.What’s the difference between the interns and the volunteers?

       A.The volunteers receive no pay.

       B.The interns work during the Games.

       C.The volunteers come mainly from universities.

       D.The interns provide longer, more specialized services.

70.The chosen students will be busy because they have to __________.

       A.learn both in and outside the university

       B.graduate ahead of time

       C.look for part-time jobs

       D.learn many extra subjects at college

71.A chosen undergraduate will begin to work for BOCOG __________.

       A.in his or her first college year                B.in his or her second college year

       C.in his or her third college year               D.in his or her fourth college year

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