There are several ways to break the technology code that teenagers have written among themselves. The following are ideas to help parents understand the sometimes confusing world of the teens.
Social Networking (人際關(guān)系網(wǎng)) Sites: Sites like MySpace and Facebook appeal to all generations and are a good way for a parent to understand what social standards your teen is living with. There are many ways to help you take part in your child's online activities. You also can be from an onlooker (旁觀者) who keeps a bird' s-eye view of his cyber world to an active member of his social group.
MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game comes in the form of games. A child can easily become addicted to (沉溺于) them if no limits are set. To fully understand the attraction behind MMORPG, you can make your own account and character to explore the digital (數(shù)碼的) world. Playing the online games may seem strange at first to your teen, but experience has led me to only positive feedback (反應(yīng)) from young people who can communicate with adults about their gaming experiences.
Text and Instant Messenger: The ways of teenage communication have produced a whole new language, such as "LOLZ" (laughing out loud) and "PSOS" (parent standing over shoulder). Learning the basic shorthand (速記法) of teens can open up a whole new world of communication, not only talking to your teens, but being able to listen on their terms as well. You may just find yourself texting faster and ending your correspondence (聯(lián)系) with TTYL (talk to you later). To teens, texting anyone looks cool, even Mom and Dad.
Email: Emailing your child is easy. This, of course, cannot take the place of face-to-face communication, but it provides another way for your child to reach you. Another benefit is that your child cannot act like he didn't hear you.
小題1:What does the underlined part "appeal to" in the second paragraph mean?
A.harmB.a(chǎn)ttractC.upsetD.a(chǎn)ttack
小題2:According to this passage we can infer that the author's child __________.
A.works hard at school
B.is active on Facebook
C.enjoys playing online games
D.likes talking with adults
小題3:If you are standing beside your child, he is most likely to text his friend __________.
A.PSOSB.MMORPGC.TTYLD.LOLZ
小題4:What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.Parents can use technology to stay in touch with their children.
B.Many children are very crazy about the online games.
C.Science and technology make life easy and convenient.
D.Parents can do something interesting like their children do.

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:A
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Millions of people are already dead in the southern part of the Earth, but the north won’t escape for long. Tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosions. As the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later civilization has collapsed. No more than 10 million people have survived.
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The whole mankind becomes extinct.
All the coastal cities in African are destroyed.
The whole world becomes extremely cold.
The visit of the comet results in wars.
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D.Because their extinction indicates future disasters
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The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how the tradesman worked.
“Young man, why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks (釘), even if it is only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith. “Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you.”
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“How funny it seems,” he used to say, “even making tacks can make money. My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.”
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A.his father told him to B.he wanted to learn a skill
C.Jones encouraged him toD.he just wanted to pass his time
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A.Old Mr. Smith enjoyed making the shoe tacks.
B.The blacksmith had predicted the young man would be in need of the skill.
C.The higher prices they paid, the more tacks the shoemakers would get.
D.The young man earned his living by his skills learnt when he was young.
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A.Practice makes perfect.B.Skill makes life easy.
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