A Powerful Influence
' c0 A9 L) s7 I There can be no doubt at all that the Internet has made a huge difference to our lives. Parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the Internet, hardly (1) ______ doing anything else in their spare time. Naturally, parents are (2) ________ to find out why the Internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be (3) ________ to their children. Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (4) ________ their computers?
$ a7 l# F* }: p- c" T- y# ? Obviously; if children are bent over their computers for hours, (5) ________in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. Parents and children could decide how much use the child should (6) ______ of the Internet, and the child should give his or her (7) ______ that it won’t interfere with homework. If the child is not (8) ______to this arrangement, the parent can take more drastic (9) ______ dealing with a child’s use of the Internet is not much different from (10) ______ any other soft of bargain about behaviour.
x$ i8 |5 Y0 N9 O" N/ R( a- z Any parent who is (11) ______ alarmed about a child’s behaviour should make an appointment to (12)______ the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not (13) ______ affect a child’s performance at school. Even if a child is (14) ______ crazy about using the Internet,he or she is probably just (15) ______through a phase, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!
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0 P) \1 y; R9 x% s drastic / ’dræstik / adj.严厉的,极端的
3 z3 T: z5 l, I% P) _( J G0 K phase / felz / n. 阶段,时期 $ }6 |# k& \$ ?1 n$ }" W+ R; E2 d
arrangement / ə’reindʒmənt / n. 安排 $ j- ~1 c( _. v4 g+ ^& l
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1. ... make a huge difference ... :……造成巨大改变…
, n7 r" m! s. j0 g7 t; o 2. ... children are bent over their computers for hours ... : bend over: ……埋头苦干,孩子们在电脑上花费了数小时...... 9 [/ n/ C# |9 m# e0 Z
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4. A) staring at B) glancing at C) looking D) watching考试用书
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6. A) do B) have C) make D) create
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; g; q; j3 g3 s c2 y 8. A) holding B) sticking C) following D) accepting _3 e# P: k0 m7 J, I1 G
9. A) rules B) procedures C) regulation D) steps / \! X' J( O: v
10. A) dealing B) negotiating C) having D) arranging
6 M, N3 V* ^1 D 11. A) widely B) heavily C) seriously D) broadly : n: L+ U( y% N3 ~. h
12. A) speak B) discuss C) talk D) debate
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