“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net.”
“I often check my e-mail forty times a day.”
“I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net.”
“I spend more time in chat rooms than with my ‘real-1ife’ friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(癮) called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug(毒品) use. People lose control of the time they spend on the Internet
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the net for several days straight.
Studies show that about 6 to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.
Is ‘surfing the net’ a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms(癥狀):
●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
●You can’t wait for your next online time.
●You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
●You go out with your friends less and less.
【小題1】What does the beginning of the passage tell us?

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net．”

“I often check my e-mail forty times a day．”

“I often spend more than tree hours during one time on the net．”

“I spend more time in chat rooms（聊天室）than with my real-life friends．”

Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction（癮）called Internet addiction．Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online very week．The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug（毒品） use．People lose contro1（控制） of the time they spend on the Internet．

For example, one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried, and they called the police．The police found the student in the' computer lab; He was surfing the net for several days straight．

Studies show that about 6% to 10% of Internet users became addicted．And people worry about the teenagers because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them．They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family．

Is “surfing the net” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms（癥狀）：

＊ You do not go to important family activities or you do not go to school or work because you like to spend hours on the Internet．

＊ You can't wait for your next online time．

＊ You plan to spend a short time on line, but then you spend several hours．You go out with your friends less and less．

1．What does the beginning of the passage tell us?

A．What an Internet addict usually does．         B．How to become an Internet addict．

C．Where to find an Internet addict．                D．Why to write this passage．

2．How does the writer describe the addicts' use of Internet?

A．It is something like keeping drugs．             B．It is a way of producing drugs．

C．It is like taking drugs．                               D．It is terrible to imagine．

3．The example in the passage shows that                ．

A．Internet problems are more serious among college students

B．Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep

C．Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted

D．The police often help to find those Internet addicted

4．What is the writer trying to tell us at the end of the passage?

A．Don't be addicted the Internet．

B．Go to family activities more often．

C．Do things as you have planned．

D．Stay with your parents as often as possible．

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Intern”

“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day．”

“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”

“spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life’ friends．”

Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(癮) called Internet addiction．According to experts，Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet．

    For example，one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried and 1ooked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him．They called the police．The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet — for seven days straight．

    A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted．The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people．  

Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(癥狀)：

★You go out with your friends less and less．

★You can’t wait to get online again．

★You’ve decided to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours．

★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet．

What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it，or the Internet would control you．

1.How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts?

2.Where was the missing college student found?

3.Why do some experts worry most about young people?

4.What is one symptom of Internet addiction?

5.How can Internet addicts solve their problem?

6.What might be the title of this passage? (In no more than TEN words)

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Intern”
“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day．”
“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”
“spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life’ friends．”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(癮) called Internet addiction．According to experts，Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet．
For example，one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried and 1ooked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him．They called the police．The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet — for seven days straight．
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted．The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people．  
Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(癥狀)：

★You go out with your friends less and less．
★You can’t wait to get online again．
★You’ve decided to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours．
★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet．
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it，or the Internet would control you．
【小題1】How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts?
【小題2】Where was the missing college student found?
【小題3】Why do some experts worry most about young people?
【小題4】What is one symptom of Internet addiction?
【小題5】How can Internet addicts solve their problem?
【小題6】What might be the title of this passage? (In no more than TEN words)

“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Internet.”
“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day．”
“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”[來源:學(xué)科網(wǎng)ZXXK]
“spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life’ friends．”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(癮) called Internet addiction．According to experts，Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet．
For example，one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried and 1ooked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him．They called the police．The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet — for seven days straight．
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted．The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people．
Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(癥狀)：
★You go out with your friends less and less．
★You can’t wait to get online again．
★You’ve decided to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours．
★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet．
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it，or the Internet would control you．
【小題1】How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts?
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【小題2】Where was the missing college student found?
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【小題3】Why do some experts worry most about young people?
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【小題4】What is one symptom of Internet addiction?
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【小題5】How can Internet addicts solve their problem?
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“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net.”
“I often check my e-mail forty times a day.”
“I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net.”
“I spend more time in chat rooms(聊天室) than with my ‘real-1ife’ friends.”
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(癮) called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug(毒品) use. People lose control(控制) of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the net for several days straight.
Studies show that about 6 to 10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.
Is “surfing the net” a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms(癥狀):
●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
●You can’t wait for your next online time.
●You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
●You go out with your friends less and less.
【小題1】What does the beginning of the passage tell us?