A Powerful Influence
3 g$ C) r, X. }; _1 L% s( [7 O- ` 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? & |! S7 O0 s0 y3 `' }2 }0 {! n$ E
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. 2 _: L) ?2 Q$ J" T9 G& ?" p
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!
- t5 P+ w; G" _$ I 词汇:
( B$ I) x7 b- `" W; X0 S drastic / ’dræstik / adj.严厉的,极端的
( z; l1 i- v: }3 z- X3 ] phase / felz / n. 阶段,时期
5 U0 p2 a& L* K; q9 A arrangement / ə’reindʒmənt / n. 安排
6 v$ g0 t1 G( x7 J* z7 q; N 注释:
: [2 U6 J5 w& Z; k( Q, w8 X 1. ... make a huge difference ... :……造成巨大改变…
$ H9 y6 `1 P7 M. @ 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......
" X# ~* {* V. T% I 练习:
- j1 J+ W* R' z+ j- H L 1. A) always B) rarely C) never D) ever
8 T( ?* z4 Q5 i! | 2. A) worried B) concerned C) curious D) hopeful ; \9 e% h5 b: o, t% X! A
3. A) harming B) harmful C) hurting D) hurtful
8 m( B. W+ k3 n z* M6 ^ 4. A) staring at B) glancing at C) looking D) watching考试用书 ' }6 n% N) {" V# _. h% C3 e
5. A) supposed B) occupied C) interested D) absorbed
; D! R+ x* v: q1 o" R! X% D6 E* A 6. A) do B) have C) make D) create @, F7 h, w2 F5 `" G# L
7. A) word B) promise C) vow D) claim
( Z/ r; ^4 Z- [) G 8. A) holding B) sticking C) following D) accepting
% I8 I9 \ w. S$ q 9. A) rules B) procedures C) regulation D) steps ! H; x& ]# W0 G6 I V
10. A) dealing B) negotiating C) having D) arranging ) M# S2 n$ T# c- o6 t- A
11. A) widely B) heavily C) seriously D) broadly
( k( k! t, \4 W 12. A) speak B) discuss C) talk D) debate . K' N4 {0 i; k" h2 O& T1 H
13. A) possibly B) necessarily C) probably D) consequently 1 T2 ?' N! W& C" U
14. A) absolutely B) more C) quite D) a lot |