+第十二篇  a powerful influence

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.  

1. a) always总是  b) rarely很少地 c) never从不      d) ever曾经

固定词组：hardly ever    从来不

naturally, parents are (2)  to find out why the internet is so attractive,  and they want to know if it can be (3) for their children. 

2. a) worried担心  b) concerned关心c) curious好奇地       d) hopeful有希望的

固定词组：be curious to sth       对----好奇

3. a) harming      b) harmful         c) hurting             d) hurtful

should parents worry if their children are spending that much time (4) their computers?

4. a) staring at盯着看  b) glancing at看一眼c) looking看d) watching观察

  obviously; if children are bent over their computers for hours, (5) in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong.

5. a) supposed    假设b) occupied占领c) interested兴趣     d) absorbed吸引

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 妨碍with homework.

6. a) do              b) have             c make                d) create

固定词组：make use of sth    ----的利用

7. a) word话语  b) promise许诺 c) vow发誓        d) claim声称

固定词组： give word=promise

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. that is not much different from (10) any other sort of bargain about behaviour.

8. a holding持有   b) sticking坚持c) following追寻  d) accepting 接收

  hold to sth     stick to sth 坚持信念、理想

9. a) rules            b) procedures    c) regulations       d) steps

固定词组： take step to do sth /doing sth  采取措施做某事

10. a) dealing处理   b) negotiating谈判商议              c) having      d) arranging

  any parent who is (11)  alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment to (12) the matter with a teacher.

11. a) widely广泛地   b) heavily沉重地            c) seriously    严肃地d) broadly宽广地

12. a) speak说     b) discuss讨论c) talk说      d) debate争论

spending time in front of the screen does not (13)  affect a child's performance at school. 

13. a) possibly也许 b) necessarily 必要地              c) probably大概     d) consequently结果

even if a child is (14) crazy about using the internet, he or she is probably just (15) through a phase阶段, and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!

14. a) absolutely完全地 b) more更多                   c) quite      很      d) a lot许多

15. a going经过度过b) passing穿过通过             c) traveling经过       d) walking 走过