In today's Internet age, the demand for online games continues to grow. Online computer game centers exist in many cities and towns throughout Asia. Facing the pressures of school and life, people tend to the virtual world, expecting a diversion from these problems. Too often, however, they can lead to problems and unhealthy addictions.
This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. The country has the world's highest percentage of high­speed Internet services. It also has a high number of online game players and related problems. It was once reported that a young man collapsed (突然暈倒) and died while playing online games. He had been playing almost nonstop for 86 hours at an Internet cafe. Another young man killed his sister after becoming confused between the online world and real life. A 12­year­old boy stole US $ 16000 from his father and ran away from home. He did this to continue his obsession  (著迷) with online game. Such problems, however, don't just happen in South Korea. They are spreading to other parts of Asia, as well.
What kinds of people develop online game addiction? What does the problem look like? Dr SueHuei Chen, a clinical psychologist, researches Internet addiction. She discovered some signs of at­risk individuals such as lack friendship and good social skills. Those problem individuals feel it so compulsive to play online games that they could sacrifice things such as school and family. They feel the need to spend more and more time online. And they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing.
How many problem game players are there? In mainland China, the potential number of problem online gamers is alarming. Just in 2004, China has had 13.8 million online game players according to China Daily. Furthermore, it stated that 80 percent of these were under 25 and had signs of addiction. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth.
Make sure to keep control over your online game playing. If you don't control it, it can get control of you.
小題1:The underlined word “diversion” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A．solution B．comfort C．escapeD．support
小題2:The examples in the second paragraph tell us that ________.
A．the side effects are caused by high­speed Internet services
B．online game playing can even cause death
C．online games have caused much damage to young people
D．the teenage boy can't resist the temptation of the online games
小題3:According to Dr SueHuei Chen, what can we do to prevent game addiction?
A．Limit the speed of the Internet services.
B．Sacrifice things such as school and family.
C．Spend more and more time online.
D．Care much for the young and improve their ability to get along with others.
小題4:We can conclude from the passage that ________.
A．the demand for online services continues to grow
B．China is fighting a battle against online games
C．the problems caused by online games don't just exist in South Korea
D．in the year 2004 there were a total of 13.8 million Chinese visiting the Internet
小題5:What's the best title for the passage?
A．Internet ProblemB．Addiction to online Game
C．Problem People in the WorldD．Online Game Can Control People

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：本文講述了沉迷網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲所引起的問(wèn)題，網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲讓人逃避現(xiàn)實(shí)，沉迷網(wǎng)絡(luò)的人缺少友誼和人際交往。
小題1:C　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)本句Facing the pressures of school and life, people tend to the virtual world, expecting a diversion from these problems.可知diversion意為“轉(zhuǎn)移”，在文中意指人們通過(guò)虛擬世界來(lái)逃避現(xiàn)實(shí)，故選C。
小題2:C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段通過(guò)三個(gè)年輕人的例子來(lái)說(shuō)明了網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲?qū)δ贻p人的負(fù)面影響，故選C。
小題3:D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)SueHuei Chen的研究，沉迷網(wǎng)絡(luò)的人缺少友誼和人際交往，故可推斷增強(qiáng)個(gè)人的交往能力可以防治網(wǎng)癮。
小題4:C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句They are spreading to other parts of Asia, as well.可知答案C正確。
小題5:B　主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章主題段第一段可知全文講述的是網(wǎng)癮的問(wèn)題，故B項(xiàng)最符合文意。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了沉迷網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲所引起的問(wèn)題。本文細(xì)節(jié)題居多，答題時(shí)在文章找到對(duì)應(yīng)的地方，用筆進(jìn)行標(biāo)記，這有利于后期有時(shí)間檢查時(shí)可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細(xì)理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，通過(guò)排除法和自己對(duì)全文的把握，選出正確答案。
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