Games are fun．After hours of homework it’s great to relax by playing a game．But do games ever do kids any harm(害处)?And are there any ways parents can help kids stay away from bad games? The US researchers are trying to find solutions to these problems．

    They studied what video games could do to children．The researchers found game sellers had made big changes to make sure the games didn’t harm kids．And they suggested that work should be done to find out if video games affected children’s school work and health．

    One problem found was that parents hadn’t taken enough notice of their kids’ game-playing habits．

    “Many game sellers put control(控制键)on the games to help parents make sure that children don’t play games unsuitable for them，”said David Walsh，the president(院长)of the National Institute on Media and the Family．Parents should watch the games kids are playing and know how much time they are spending playing them．

    The study found that playing games too long could affect kids’ health as well as their school work. Almost half of all“heavy garners”were six to seventeen years old．These kids were more likely to have weight and eyesight problems than other kids．Playing too many games also affected how children did at school．

    Kids are supposed to ask their parents to set a time limit(限制)for playing games and remind them when the time is up．

1．The US researchers are trying to find out        ．

    A．whether games do any good to kids

    B．if there are ways for parents to keep kids away from bad games

    C．how many students will spend their most time playing games

    D．whether games are fun

2．The word“affected”in the second paragraph probably means       ．

    A．continued                           B．improved

    C．had influences on                  D．were divided between

3．What problems did the researchers find out about parents?

    A．Parents were too strict with their kids．

    B．Parents cared too much about kids’ study skills．

    C．Parents didn’t notice their kids’ hobbies．

    D．Parents didn’t pay much attention to their kids’ game．playing habits．

4．According to the passage，playing too many games can affect a kid’s        ．

    A．weight and height                      B．health and school work

    C．brain and thought                  D．manners

5．The main purpose of this passage is that        ．

    A．kids are supposed to have a time limit for playing games with their parents’ help

    B．parents must join their kids in playing games

    C．parents should learn to play games from their children

    D．kids can play games with the help of their parents

The good things about computer games
u   They’re fun!
u   They can improve hand-eye coordination. That means you can think and do things more quickly.
u   You feel good when you can move up levels and see how well you’re doing.
u   Most games make you think about what you’re going to do, and they can help you improve the ability (能力) of solving problems.
u   You can play games on the Internet with people from all over the world.
u   Anyone can play computer games, even if they aren’t very good at sports, have a disability, or find it hard to talk to others.
The bad things about computer games
u Kids may start hitting others in their lives just as they do in games because they may think it’s OK to hit others, or to talk to people, including their parents and teachers, impolitely.
u   If kids play games for a long time, they may not go out and exercise. They may start eating snacks while they play games and they will become too fat. Doctors are worried about kids that play too many computer games.
u   Playing games is a big problem for some people. They will play or think about games when they have time. This means they may stop talking with others and become really boring people.
【小题1】How many good things about computer games does the writer mention?

A．Three.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

D．Nine.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “coordination” mean in Chinese?

A．协调

B．障碍

C．舒适

D．问题

【小题3】If you play computer games all the time, you may become a(n) ______ person.

A．healthy, impolite and boring	B．healthy, polite and boring
C．unhealthy, polite and boring	D．unhealthy, impolite and boring

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

A．Most games are good for your ability of solving problems.

B．You can’t play games with strangers on the Internet.

C．Playing too many computer games may make you fat.

D．Playing games can also cause many problems.

【小题5】The passage is mainly about       .

A．the two sides of computer games	B．how to improve your computer games skills
C．playing computer games with others	D．some interesting things about computer games

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

People all over the world celebrate（庆祝） the new year. However, not all countries celebrate in the same way, and in some countries, the new year doesn’t begin on the      date every year.

In many countries, the new year begins on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square.      they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music, sing traditional songs and have fun. Just before 12 o’clock, everyone       down from 10: 10, 9, 8… As soon as it’s 12 o’clock, everyone shouts very       , “Happy New Year!”

New Year’s Day is often a family day. Some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a       .

On New Year’s Day, many people make resolutions（决心） for the new year. They        a list of things, such as “I will help out more with housework. I will work       at school than others.” or “I won’t spend so much time playing video games.” When they have made       list, they read it to their family or friends and promise （承诺）to        their resolutions.

So it doesn’t matter how they celebrate,        people in countries all over the world, it’s a time to say goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.

1.A. familiar       B. same             C. important         D. normal

2.A. If            B. Even though       C. While            D. Before

3.A. comes        B. turn              C. looks            D. counts

4.A. loudly        B. quietly            C. sadly            D. safely

5.A. walk          B. secret              C. job             D. treatment

6.A. put on         B. write down         C. take away        D. look after

7.A. quickly       B. hard               C. harder           D. hardly

8.A. its            B. his                 C. her             D. their

9.A. achieve       B. make               C. do              D. give

10.A. by          B. for                 C. with             D. from

 

Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games instead of cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs. Black, has good and right ways to get their children to do housework. Here is an example.
“Mom,have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s fun.” When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card“clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up“wash vegetables” and Robert chose“feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.
To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.
【小题1】From the passage we know that most children like          .

A．doing homework	B．playing computer games
C．playing cards	D．doing housework

【小题2】 Jim and Robert chose _________ cards for each day from Monday to Friday.

A．two	B．four
C．eight	D．ten

【小题3】Jim likes to ________.

A．clean the bathroom	B．make the bed
C．feed the fish	D．sweep the floor

【小题4】The underlined phrase“came up with”probably means“         ”.

A．looked at	B．gave up
C．thought out	D．gave away

【小题5】Who did the housework on weekends?

A．Jim	B．Robert
C．The parents	D．The whole family