綜合類(lèi):完形填空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. 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?

　　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 childs use of the Internet is not much different from (10) ______ any other soft of bargain about behaviour.

　　Any parent who is (11) ______ alarmed about a childs behaviour should make an appointment to (12)______ the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of the screen does not (13) ______ affect a childs 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！

　　詞匯：

　　drastic / dr stik / adj.嚴(yán)厲的，極端的

　　phase / felz / n. 階段，時(shí)期

　　arrangement / reind m nt / n. 安排

　　注釋?zhuān)?/P>

　　1. ... make a huge difference ... :……造成巨大改變…

　　2. ... children are bent over their computers for hours ... : bend over: ……埋頭苦干，孩子們?cè)陔娔X上花費(fèi)了數(shù)小時(shí)......

　　練習(xí)：

　　1. A) always B) rarely C) never D) ever

　　2. A) worried B) concerned C) curious D) hopeful

　　3. A) harming B) harmful C) hurting D) hurtful

　　4. A) staring at B) glancing at C) looking D) watching

　　5. A) supposed B) occupied C) interested D) absorbed

　　6. A) do B) have C) make D) create

　　7. A) word B) promise C) vow D) claim

　　8. A) holding B) sticking C) following D) accepting

　　9. A) rules B) procedures C) regulation D) steps

　　10. A) dealing B) negotiating C) having D) arranging

　　11. A) widely B) heavily C) seriously D) broadly

　　12. A) speak B) discuss C) talk D) debate

　　13. A) possibly B) necessarily C) probably D) consequently

　　14. A) absolutely B) more C) quite D) a lot

　　15. A) going B) passing C) travelling D) walking