Millions of young people are writing blogs. Millions of others are reading them. The word“blog”is a short way of saying Web log.
Many popular Web sites now offer free，easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. Web sites called “ Facebook ” and “MySpace” are some of the most popular blog sites for young people. Many young adults use their blogs to write about daily activities and events in their lives. They also provide a place for people to write their ideas and opinions and how they think of others’ ideas.
Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and feelings. They can also be helpful to connect young people with others. But blogs can become dangerous when they are read on the Internet by millions of people all over the world.
Recent studies show that young people often provide their names, age and where they live on the Internet. That may not be safe for them. This personal information puts them at risk(风险)of being searched out by dangerous people who want to hurt them. Many students do not know about privacy(隐私)and are surprised to learn that adults can read their personal daily records easily. Students can also get into trouble when they put information about others on their blogs.
As a result, many schools have banned (禁止) the use of blogging Web sites on school computers. Many schools have also begun teaching parents about the Web sites. Parents should know what their children are doing online and should read their blogs to make sure they are not giving out private information. One way to keep away from these problems is to use programs so that blogs can be read by “friends only”. People can read the website only if they know a secret word chosen by the blogger.
【小题1】“Facebook”and“MySpace”are         .

　　Now, China has the second largest number of Internet users in the world after the United States. Many of Chinese Internet users are teenagers. They spend about 13 hours every week online. On the Internet, students can find out almost anything. Surfing the Internet（网上冲浪）can help them with their homework and learn a lot of knowledge.

　　But some parents always think that the Internet takes young people away from study. “They spend too much time playing computer games and most games are about killing and fighting. It' s too dangerous. And there are some dirty things on the Internet,” says the mother of a 13-year-old boy.

A．They can listen to music and watch films.

B．They can go to their favourite stars' websites.

C．A and B.

(4) The phrase “keep in touch with” means ________.

Millions of young people are writing blogs．Millions of others are reading them．The word "blog" is a short way of saying Web log．

Many popular Web sites now offer free, easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures．Web sites called "Facebook" and "MySpace" are some of the most popular blog sites for young people．Many young adults use their blogs to write about daily activities and events in their lives．They also provide a place for people to write their ideas and opinions and how they think of others’ ideas．

Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and feelings．They can also be helpful to connect* young people with others．But blogs can become dangerous when they are read on the Internet by millions of people all over the world．

Recent studies show that young people often provide their names, age and where they live on the Internet．That may not be safe for them．This personal information puts them at risk* of being searched out by dangerous people who want to hurt them．Many students do not know about privacy* and are surprised to learn that adults can read their personal daily records easily．Students can also get into trouble when they put information about others on their blogs． 

   As a result, many schools have banned* the use of blogging web sites on school computers． Many schools have also begun teaching parents about the web sites． Parents should know what their children are doing online and should read their blogs to make sure they are not giving out private information．One way to keep away from these problems is to use programs so that blogs can be read by "friends only．" people can read the website only if they know a secret word chosen by the blogger．

1． "Facebook" and "MySpace" are ________．

A． school subjects                                  B． computer programmes

C． School online BBS                             D． blog sites for young people  

2． Blogs may be dangerous because________．

A． they get in the way of studies

B． they are not allowed for school students

C． surfing the Internet is bad for eyes

D． personal information can be found in blogs easily

3． This passage is mainly about _________．

A． the safety of children’s blogs               B． how to search the internet

    C． students’ behavior at school                D． communicating with parents at home

4． According to the passage, many schools help children avoid blog problems by doing

 everything EXCEPT________．

    A． teaching parents about the web sites

B． asking students to use programs to refuse strangers

     C． telling school students not to make any net friends

     D． stopping students from blogging on school computers      

5． You can enjoy your blog safely if________．

      A． you write your blog at school

B． use a secret number for friends to enter your blog

     C． your parents have little knowledge about websites

     D． you show all your writings and feelings in your blog