I was appreciating my family photos on my computer, admiring my two beautiful babies, when I found a disturbing trend: my laptop was in almost all the pictures. There was my daughter, 8 months old, playing at my feet while I was typing away on the couch. There was me and my son, with the laptop at my side as I held him in my arms.
I’d heard about the Internet addiction before, but always assumed I was something limited to socially challenged guys who played too much World of Warcraft (a computer game). Now it seemed my Internet “habit” is slowly but surely crossing the line. Sometimes I find myself up at midnight, surfing the Web while my family are sleeping. I read news, keep up with friends and write my blog … just for something to do.
It turns out that I’m not the only mama who is addicted to the computer. These moms are contributing to a growing global addiction. There’s a movement among psychiatrists (doctors who specialize in mental diseases) to recognize the Internet addiction as an official mental disorder. And a recent Stanford University national survey found that 14 percent of Internet users find it hard to stay away from it for several days at a time; 9 percent try to hide their “unnecessary Internet use” from their loved ones; 8 percent admit they use the Web as a way to escape problems.
You’re likely not the kind of addict who doesn’t bathe and abuses drugs to help her stay “up” for more online time. You may have noticed, though, that going online has become a necessary part of your life, which, at least, means a load of clothes go unwashed.
It may also mean you’re missing much time with you baby – something you probably do care about.
小題1:From Paragraph 1, we can conclude that _______.
A．the author was busy taking care of her babies
B．the author’s job had something to do with computers
C．the author was not good at taking photos of her babies
D．the author looked after her babies while using the computer.
小題2:The author used to think that the Internet addiction is  ________.
A．using the web at midnightB．keeping up with friends online
C．spending too much time onlineD．being addicted to computer games
小題3:In medical terms, the Internet addiction is ________.
A．a(chǎn) personal life habitB．a(chǎn) way to escape problems
C．a(chǎn)n official mental disorderD．the unnecessary use of the Internet
小題4:What does the author want to express in the last but one paragraph?
A．Many women still can control their online time.
B．The Internet addiction influences housewives’ lives a lot.
C．Going online has become a necessary part of women’s lives.
D．Many people don’t realize that they are addicted to the Internet.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文主要講述的就是通過在日常生活中使用電腦的狀況反映出電腦對生活的影響，尤其是不好的影響，應引起我們的關注。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第1段內(nèi)容可以看出作者在照看小孩之余也在使用著電腦的狀況。故D正確。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段always assumed I was something limited to socially challenged guys who played too much World of Warcraft (a computer game)可知D正確。
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)第三段There’s a movement among psychiatrists (doctors who specialize in mental diseases) to recognize the Internet addiction as an official mental disorder.可知C正確。
小題4:推理題。首先根據(jù)題干要求in the last but one paragraph為文章倒數(shù)第二段即第四段的內(nèi)容，講訴的是電腦是如何影響到家庭主婦的生活的。故B正確。
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