A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages.They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat reoms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. 

     Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become Compulsive

behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

     They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is

affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades, and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their soeial life.

      They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society,

      Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends Who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their fife. lt is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.

The passage is about               

A. the cause of weboholism       B. the advantage of weboholism

    C. the popularity of weboholism  D. the influence of weboholism

The underlined word"obsessive" in the second paragraph most probably means    

    A. attractive    B. addictive      C. professional     D. potential

We can learn from the passage that                .

      A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

      B. teeangers can hardly balance real and virtual life

      C. people are addicted to games on the lnternet

      D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?

    A. It contributes to the development of the web.

    B. The chat room language may change social culture.

    C. The problem will have a negative influence on our future.

    D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.

The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being         

    A. objective    B. positive         C. opposed        D. acceptable

A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages.They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat reoms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. 

     Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become Compulsive

behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

     They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is

affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades, and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their soeial life.

      They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society,

      Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends Who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their fife. lt is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.

1. The passage is about               

A. the cause of weboholism       B. the advantage of weboholism

    C. the popularity of weboholism  D. the influence of weboholism

2.The underlined word"obsessive" in the second paragraph most probably means    

    A. attractive    B. addictive      C. professional     D. potential

3. We can learn from the passage that                .

      A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

      B. teeangers can hardly balance real and virtual life

      C. people are addicted to games on the lnternet

      D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

4. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?

    A. It contributes to the development of the web.

    B. The chat room language may change social culture.

    C. The problem will have a negative influence on our future.

    D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.

5.The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being         

    A. objective    B. positive         C. opposed        D. acceptable

 

 

A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages.They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat reoms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. 
Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become Compulsive
behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.
They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is
affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades, and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their soeial life.
They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society,
Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends Who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their fife. lt is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.
【小题1】 The passage is about               

A．the cause of weboholism	B．the advantage of weboholism
C．the popularity of weboholism	D．the influence of weboholism

【小题2】The underlined word"obsessive" in the second paragraph most probably means    

A．attractive

B．addictive

C．professional

D．potential

【小题3】 We can learn from the passage that               .

A．weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

B．teeangers can hardly balance real and virtual life

C．people are addicted to games on the lnternet

D．virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

【小题4】 Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?

A．It contributes to the development of the web.

B．The chat room language may change social culture.

C．The problem will have a negative influence on our future.

D．People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.

【小题5】The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being         

A．objective

B．positive

C．opposed

D．acceptable

The Growing Credit Crisis Forces Many Companies to Seek Government Help

On September fifteenth, Lehman Brothers, a one hundred fifty-eight year-old investment bank, sought legal protection from its creditors. It had failed to find a buyer after months of searching. With over six hundred billion dollars in debt, Lehman’s failure was the largest bankruptcv in United States history At the same time，the nation’s biggest insurance company，American International Group, had gotten into trouble selling credit default swaps These are contracts Similar to insurance that protect the holder against credit risk.

Credit rating agencies downgraded A.I.G because of concerns it could not honor its contracts. Unable to get new loans, A.I.G asked for government help The Federal Reserve agreed to loan A .I.G. eighty-five billion dollars in return for eighty percent of the company but it was not enough. By November, the government had extended a total of about one hundred fiftv billion doliars in aid to A .I.G—the most to any single company during the crisis.

As banks refused to lend, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed a plan to loosen credit markets by buylng risky assets. Congress approved the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of Two. Thousand eight on October third The bill provided seven hundred billion dollars to buy hard to-value securltles from banks. But within weeks, the government changed plans. The Treasury moved to invest two handred fifty billion dollars directly in banks to help them lend money again.

Lack of credit not only hurt banks but manufacturers, too. Falling car sales threatened America’s carmakers The big three automakers—General Motors, Ford and Chrysler—told Congress that they needed loans or they faced bankmptcy. In December, President Bush offered G.M and Chrysler over seventeen billion dollars in loans.

As the year ended, the Federal Reserve tried to support economic growth by lowering its main interest rate to nearly zero for the first time. But there was one more bad surprise New York money manager Bernard Madoff admitted he had cheated investors out of fifty billion dollars. The news only added to the sense that two thousand eight was the worst economic year since the nineteen thirties.

Which of the following is NOT the problem in the passage Lehman Brothers was faced with?

   A. lt is an Investment bank with more than one and a half centuries history.

   B. It didn’t find a buyer after months of searching.

   C. It has over six hundred billion dollars in debt.

D. Its failure was the largest bankruptcy in United States history.

The reason why A.I.G turned to the U.S government for help was that           .

   A. A.I.G would give eighty percent of the company in return for the loan

   B. A.I.G couldn’t get new loans from credit rating agencies

   C. the government extended a total of about one hundred fifty billion dollars in aid to A.I.G

D. the Federal Reserve agreed to loan A.I G eighty-five billion dollars

According to the passage, which of the following is probably NOT suffering from the lack of_______ .

   A. Banks．       B. Manufacturers        C. Carmakers          D. Barbers

The last sentence of this passage indicates that the author’s attitude towards the U.S economy in 2008 is        

   A.pessimistic      B. optimistic           C. objective            D.subjective

A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different ages.They surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat rooms. They spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects their lives. 

Ten years ago, no one thought that using computers could become a compulsive

behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessive behavior has affected teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.

They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is

affected by this situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades, and success at schools. Because they can find everything on the websites, they hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.

They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society,

Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends they have known all their life. lt is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect the whole world.

1. The passage is about               

A．the cause of weboholism	B．the advantage of weboholism
C．the popularity of weboholism	D．the influence of weboholism

2. The underlined word"obsessive" in the second paragraph most probably means    

A．attractive

B．addictive

C．professional

D．potential

3. We can learn from the passage that                .

A．weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers

B．teeangers can hardly balance real and virtual life

C．people are addicted to games on the lnternet

D．virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway

4.Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?

A．It contributes to the development of the web.

B．The chat room language may change social culture.

C．The problem will have a negative influence on our future.

D．People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.

5.The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being         

A．objective

B．positive

C．opposed

D．acceptable