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 highspeed Internet services. It also has a high number of online game players and related problems. It was once reported that 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 cafe. Another young man killed his sister after becoming confused between the online world and real life. A 12yearold boy stole US $ 16000 from his father and ran away from home. He did this to continue his obsession (着迷) with 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 atrisk individuals such as lack friendship and good social skills. Those problem individuals feel it so compulsive to play online games that they could sacrifice things such as school and 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. Just in 2004, China has had 13.8 million online game players according to China Daily. 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.
1.The underlined word “diversion” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A．solution B．comfort C．escape D．support
2.The examples in the second paragraph tell us that ________.
A．the side effects are caused by highspeed Internet services
B．online game playing can even cause death
C．online games have caused much damage to young people
D．the teenage boy can't resist the temptation of the online games
3.According to Dr SueHuei Chen, what can we do to prevent game addiction?
A．Limit the speed of the Internet services.
B．Sacrifice things such as school and family.
C．Spend more and more time online.
D．Care much for the young and improve their ability to get along with others.
4.We can conclude from the passage that ________.
A．the demand for online services continues to grow
B．China is fighting a battle against online games
C．the problems caused by online games don't just exist in South Korea
D．in the year 2004 there were a total of 13.8 million Chinese visiting the Internet
5.What's the best title for the passage?
A．Internet Problem B．Addiction to online Game
C．Problem People in the World D．Online Game Can Control People
“At last, no more exams.” It’s a common feeling among high school graduates who have just completed the college entrance examination. What a relief! However, rather than fill the next three months with sleep, eating, and 1. (watch) TV, some students have started working on finding a good choice of foreign college.
Different from those who begin their 2. (apply) for foreign colleges in Senior 2, Li made a late decision on a US education. She began to think about it in Senior 3, but decided not 3. ( give ) up the college entrance exam.
Li’s classmate Mao Bingxin 4. (consider) studying in Canada after the top exam. She began a TOEFL course on June 11.
He Wei, 5. 18-year-old who studies at Shenzhen Bao’ an High School, isn’t allowing 6. much freedom this summer vacation either, devoting her time to looking for a language school 7. she can study French and some overseas study consulting agencies.
He Wei considers 8. worthwhile spending the summer preparing for college rather than hanging out with friends. “ 9. we don’t really know what the future holds for us, we are sure that the better preparations we make 10. it, the more choices we will be given.” she said.
Every summer, hundreds of thousands of students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the opportunities are in 1 work. The pay is usually poor, but most people work 2 for the thrill of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are always 3 in hotels and restaurants.
But it is not as easy as it used to be to find work. Unless you speak the language of the country well, there will be very 4 openings. For example, when you arrive to wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will 5 you to speak French. British students only have a language 6 for jobs in the USA and Australia.
Not every one 7 the experience. Sarah James was once responsible for forty American children in Europe. During the 8 , one child lost his passport; four children were lost in Madrid for a whole day; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 9 they made. Sarah says, “It really was a 24-hour-a-day job since the kids never 10 ! And the pay was awful. It wasn’t worth it.”
The trouble is that 11 expect to have an easy time of it. After all, they see it as a 12 . In practice, though, they have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual work, and jobs are 13 only when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. But students have few employment 14 . As soon as the holiday season finishes, companies will get rid of them. And if their employer doesn’t like them, they’ll be 15 , too.
1. A．seasonal B．mental C．professional D．formal
2. A．hard B．voluntarily C．abroad D．continuously
3. A．jobs B．visitors C．customers D．parties
4. A．good B．new C．attractive D．few
5. A．teach B．expect C．allow D．forbid
6. A．program B．lesson C．advantage D．exam
7. A．has B．enjoys C．forgets D．remembers
8. A．trip B．flight C．discussion D．ceremony
9. A．promise B．progress C．complaint D．noise
10. A．cried B．studied C．slept D．helped
11. A．children B．students C．employers D．parents
12. A．job B．lesson C．holiday D．shame
13. A．countless B．available C．interesting D．boring
14. A．experiences B．rules C．plans D．rights
15. A．dismissed B．charged C．fined D．punished
Many experts seem to agree that certain limit should be set on consumption of cars to ease air pollution.
A．a; the B．/; the C．the; / D．the; a
The result is not very important to us, but if we do win, then so much _______.
A．the best B．best
C．better D．the better
The furniture, with its modern style and bright colors, suits modern houses and their gardens, but looks _______ in the garden of a traditional home.
A．out of question B．out of order C．out of sight D．out of place
