Some students spend too much time on the Internet. They forget to study, eat and sleep. They become unable to communicate with people in real life. They are addicted to （沉迷） the Internet. Parents worry about this problem. Some send their children to medical centers or special camps for help. But not all of those places are good for the kids. In July, the public was shocked by news that a doctor in Shandong was using electric shocks to treat teenagers.

The following month, a 15-year-old boy, Deng Senshan, was beaten to death （殴打致死） just hours after checking into a camp in Guangxi. Days later Chen Liang, a teenager from Sichuan, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a similar attack. China now has more than 298 million Internet users. More than 55 percent of them are young people under 25. Some surveys show that about 10 percent of those spend long hours on the Internet. Early this month, to stop such shocking treatments from happening again, the government published guidelines （指导） for teenage Internet use. According to the guidelines, treatments aren't allowed to limit the child's freedom or include physical punishment （体罚）. Teenagers are advised to limit their time online and avoid killing time on the Web. The guidelines suggest that parents should spend more time with their children and pay attention to what they do online. China isn't the only country with this problem. It is reported that about 5 to 10 percent of Americans suffer from Internet addiction. The problem is also serious in South Korea. Some doctors think Internet addiction is a mental illness that needs medical treatment, but others disagree. They think it can be managed by the people themselves.

1. Chinese parents send their children who _____ to medical centers or special camps.

A．forget to study, eat and sleep                  B．have low school grade

C．are unable to communicate                            D．are addicted to the Internet

2. We can tell from the story that more than _____ Internet users are young teenagers under 18.

A．338 million              B．203 million      C．100 million          D．563 million

3. What caused Deng Senshan’s death?

A．He was treated by electric shocks.       B．He was attacked by bullies.

C．He caught a serious disease.             D．He was beaten to death.

4. Which of the following countries is NOT suffering from Internet addiction?

A．China             B．India                 C．US                  D．South Korea.

5. The story mainly tells us about _____.

A．the Internet addiction problem in China

B．some serious cases of treating Internet addicted kid

C．the kids addicted to the Internet

D．guidelines for Chinese teenage Internet use

In the 1500s, South American fishermen said that the sea became warmer every few years. They gave this special event a Spanish name 'El Nino', meaning 'the baby'. It is called 'the baby' because it arrives around Christmas.

El Nino is a huge area of warm water in the middle of cold water in the Pacific Ocean. It happens every two to seven years. It moves around the ocean and becomes bigger and smaller at different times. This warm water affects the weather. It is always raining over El Nino. El Nino contains a lot of energy. Scientists think this energy is formed when wind comes from the northern half of the world. The winds blow across warm sea water in the south. When the strong wind hits the warm water, violent weather happens. Scientists think that El Nino existed for many thousands of years.

El Nino affects every person in the world because it affects the entire world's weather. It can bring the rain that farmers need. It can bring storms that destroy homes. It can mean that fishermen cannot catch fish, and it can bring floods. There is nothing we can do about El Nino. It is an event of nature. We can help the world's weather by trying to stop the greenhouse effect and air pollution. The most important job for scientists is to learn how to predict when El Nino is going to bring dangerous weather. Then, people can try to prepare for storms, floods and droughts. New technology like satellite pictures and temperature measuring equipment can help. Still, it is very hard to say when or where El Nino will cause damage.

1.El Nino is ______.

A) a storm that hits every two years            B) a huge area of warm water

C) a wind from the south                    D) some cold water in the Pacific Ocean

2. It happens ______.

A) every year                              B) every month

C) every seven years                        D) every two to seven years

3.El Nino ______.

A) makes the weather better                   B) affects the weather

C) gives the weather energy                   D) predicts the weather

4.It is always______ over EI Nino.

A) sunny             B) cloudy             C) rainy                D) windy

5.El Nino affects ______.

A) everybody                               B) just farmers

C) only fishermen                            D) only students

6. We can help the world's weather by______.

A) finding out more about El Nino               B) being careful during the floods

C) driving cars                               D) stopping the greenhouse effect

7.______helps to predict El Nino.

A) Looking out of the window                 B) Checking the weather each day

C) Satellite pictures                          D) New boats