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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 email 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. | |||
1.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 | |||
2.The underlined word“obsessional”in the second paragraph most probably means“________”. | |||
A.attractive B.addictive C.professional D.potential | |||
3.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 | |||
4.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. | |||
5.The author"s attitude towards weboholism is that of being________. | |||
A.optimistic B.positive C.oppositive D.acceptable | |||
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Rarely have I experienced a reaction like that which came about following the idea of banning private education.One of those who contacted me to disagree with the idea was 17 year old Anirudh Mandagere. He got 10 As at GCSE and is currently studying English,French,Math and History at a private school in Manchester.Here is his response: For me,the idea that all private schools should be banned is not only ridiculous and unrealistic,but goes against the idea of liberty. We must have the freedom to choose between statefunded and privately educated schools. If parents pay taxes, surely they should be able to choose whether they send their children to a statefunded or a privatelyfunded school. The economic impacts of abolishing private education are vast.Banning private schools would obviously contribute to a great transfer to state schools. Many state schools are already overburdened;do they really need more pupils?Abolishing private education would lead to higher taxes for taxpayers since more money would be needed to educate the 7% who were previously private educated. In the times of economic crisis,should the taxpayer need to fork out more money to pay for their education?There would also be a great rise in unemployment of the staff who works at private schools. It is noted that,in general,private schools have better grades at GCSE and A level than state schools. Yet, why do people view this as a bad thing ? The higher private school grades eventually force the government to endlessly improve state education so that the middle classes do not totally abandon state education for private education.This competition creates reform and progress within state schools and eventually promote them!If the private schools did not exist,where would be the impetus for state school improvement? Government should not simply ban a system which produces results.It should learn from it and use the private education model as a basis for the state education model.Abolishing a successful system will not help anybody,learning from a successful system will. | |||
1.In the eye of Anirudh Mandagere,parents have the right to________. | |||
A.criticize statefunded schools B.pay taxes for the promotion of private schools C.choose the way their children receive education D.advocate the competition between state schools and private ones | |||
2.According to the passage,banning private education will______. | |||
A.obviously contribute to lower taxes B.not cause the state schools to be overburdened C.force the government to boost state education D.lead to many people losing their jobs | |||
3.The underlined word "impetus" in the fourth paragraph probably means________. | |||
A.motivation B.prevention C.participation D.assessment | |||
4.Compared with state schools,private ones________. | |||
A.educate a little fewer students B.conduct better than all state ones C.are better received by the public D.are more competitive on the whole | |||
5.Which of the following statements will Anirudh Mandagere agree with? | |||
A.His wonderful performance results from the education his private school offers. B.Without the existence of private schools,state ones wouldn"t get improved much. C.Private education is a good system to make students successful in life. D.Private schools are supposed to be sponsored more than state ones. | |||
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It is often said that politeness costs nothing.In fact,__1__hearing the phrase "thank you" or "well done" means the same to employees as a modest pay__2__,researchers say. Praise and encouragement also__3__employees more likely to work hard and stay in their jobs,saving on the cost of finding__4__. A third of 1,000 workers__5__said they did not get thanked at all when they did well,and a(n)__6__ third said they were not thanked enough. In both__7__,the employees said they felt__8__,meaning they were less likely to be__9__to their jobs and were more likely to look for employment elsewhere. According to the survey,praising employees has the same__10__as a 1 percent pay rise,and works out much__11__for bosses. Three out of four employees said that regular__12__by their bosses was important to them,__13__ only a quarter said they were actually given as much praise__14__they felt they needed . Those doing manual (体力的) jobs were less likely to be given any __15__for doing well. Scottish employees felt __16__ undervalued, eight out of ten saying they would like more praise. However,workers in the northeast are less__17__by being buttered up by the boss,as only 69 percent said they felt the__18__to be told "well done" regularly. The research found that words of praise did more than__19__a pleasant place to work-they could __20__increase profits. | |||
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Amiya Olden could have been a poster child for a reading crisis that affects nearly 2 million Michigan residents older than 16:They read below a sixthgrade level,which makes it difficult to find jobs and to improve their lives.Among them,Amiya is one. Amiya Olden remembers well the day she graduated from Denby High School.She handed her diploma to her mother,who read it to her."Then when someone asked me to read it,I could remember the things she read,and I knew what I had to say," recalled Amiya Olden."When we would go out to restaurants with my aunts,and that"s when I really would get upset,I would see words on the menu but I couldn"t read!" But don"t feel sorry for her.She changed her life by reaching a point where she"d read enough.Two summers ago,she took charge of her life when she walked into ProLiteracy Detroit to improve her reading.Nineteen months ago,she was reading at a secondgrade level;now at a fifthgrade level. Olden now splits her days between her classes at ProLiteracy and the library,where she checks out books and reads them.She says she hopes her improved reading skills will help her find a good job. And she has advice for others,who have trouble reading. "Don"t give up on it," she said."Even though it can be challenging and you might get frustrated sometimes,practice does help.If you really want to be able to go somewhere, go out to a restaurant and you have to read signs and things like that,you want to know what you want to eat and where you want to go...If you want to succeed in life and grow, you have to read.More importantly,you have to feel confident that you can." | |||
1.Amiya"s mother read the diploma to her so that________. | |||
A.she could encourage her daughter to improve her reading | |||
2.Amiya attends ProLiteracy Detroit to________. | |||
A.get another diploma B.improve her reading level C.find a good job in the training center D.be a poster child for the reading crisis | |||
3.From the passage we can see in Michigan________. | |||
A.many people can"t find good jobs due to poor reading B.the job market pays too much attention to reading C.most students can"t graduate from high school D.the reading crisis affects only poor people | |||
4.Which of the following is true of Amiya? | |||
A.She is 16 years old now. B.A good job has been offered to her. C.She is an adviser for those with reading difficulty. D.Most of her time is divided between her classes and the library now. | |||
5.With the study at ProLiteracy Detroit,Amiya is now________. | |||
A.puzzled B.discouraged C.confident D.learned |