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　　CorrectspellingisabasicskillinEnglishstudy.However,nowadaysmanystudentsdonotpaymuchattentiontoit.

　　Theyhavetheirownreasonsformisspelling.Firstofall,theylikeaneasywayofstudying,whichcausessomeomissionsandchangesinspelling.Second,theteachersmightnotbeverystrictinstudents’spelling.InChina,teachersseemtobemoreconcernedwithgrammarandvocabularybutnotspelling.

　　Tochangethissituation,inmyopinion,theteachersandthestudentsshouldworktogether.Ononeand,theteachersshouldgivemoreattentiontostudents’spelling,askingthestudentstobeconsciousoftheimportanceofcorrectspellingfromtheverybeginningoftheirEnglishstudy.Ontheotherhand,thestudentsthemselvesaresupposedtobeawarethatcorrectspellingisamustinEnglishstudy.

　　Tosumup,correctspellingissoimportantthatbothstudentsandtheteachersshouldsparenoeffortstoachievecorrectspelling.

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

CaughtintheWeb

Afewmonthsago,itwasn'

tunusualfor47-year-oldCarlaToebetospend15hoursperday

online.She'

dwakeupearly,turnonherlaptopandchatonInternetdatingsitesandinstant-messagingprograms–leavingherbedforonlybriefintervals.Herhouseholdbillspiledup,alongwiththedishesanddirtylaundry,butittooknear-constantcomplaintsfromherfourdaughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.

"

Iwasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapart–kindofslippingintoadepression,"

saidCarla."

IknewthatifIdidn'

tgetoffthedatingsites,I'

djustkeepgoing,"

detaching（使脱离）herselffurtherfromtheoutsideworld.

Toebe'

sconclusion:

Shefeltlikeshewas"

addicted"

totheInternet.She'

snotalone.

ConcernaboutexcessiveInternetuseisn'

tnew.Asfarbackas1995,articlesinmedicaljournalsandtheestablishmentofaPennsylvaniatreatmentcenterforoverusersgeneratedinterestinthesubject.There'

sstillnoconsensusonhowmuchtimeonlineconstitutestoomuchorwhetheraddictionispossible.ButasrelianceontheWebgrows,therearesignsthatthequestionisgettingmoreseriousattention:

Lastmonth,astudypublishedinCNSSpectrumsclaimedtobethefirstlarge-scalelookatexcessiveInternetuse.TheAmericanPsychiatricAssociationmayconsiderlistingInternetaddictioninthenexteditionofitsdiagnosticmanual.AndscoresofonlinediscussionboardshavepoppeduponwhichpeoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtotoomuchtimeontheWeb.

There'

snoquestionthatthere'

repeoplewho'

reseriouslyintroublebecausethey'

reoverdoingtheirInternetinvolvement,"

saidpsychiatrist（精神科医生）IvanGoldberg.Goldbergcallstheproblemadisorderratherthanatrueaddiction.

JonathanBishop,aresearcherinWalesspecializinginonlinecommunities,ismoreskeptical.

TheInternetisanenvironment,"

hesaid."

Youcan'

tbeaddictedtotheenvironment."

Bishopdescribestheproblemassimplyamatterofpriorities,whichcanbesolvedbyencouragingpeopletoprioritizeotherlifegoalsandplansinplaceoftimespentonline.

ThenewCNSSpectrumsstudywasbasedonresultsofanationwidetelephonesurveyofmorethan2,500adults.Likethe2005survey,thisonewasconductedbyStanfordUniversityresearchers.

About6%ofrespondentsreportedthat"

theirrelationshipssufferedbecauseofexcessiveInternetuse."

About9%attemptedtoconceal"

nonessentialInternetuse,"

andnearly4%reportedfeeling"

preoccupiedbytheInternetwhenoffline."

About8%saidtheyusedtheInternetasawaytoescapeproblems,andalmost14%reportedthey"

foundithardtostayawayfromtheInternetforseveraldaysatatime."

"

TheInternetproblemisstillinitsinfancy,"

saidEliasAboujaoude,aStanfordprofessor.Nosingleonlineactivityistoblameforexcessiveuse,hesaid."

They'

reonlineinchatrooms,checkinge-mail,orwritingblogs.[Theproblemis]notlimitedtoporn（色情）orgambling"

websites.

ExcessiveInternetuseshouldbedefinednotbythenumberofhoursspentonlinebut"

intermsoflosses,"

saidMaressaOrzack,aHarvardUniversityprofessor."

Ifit'

saloss[where]you'

renotgettingtowork,andfamilyrelationshipsarebreakingdownasaresult,thenit'

stoomuch."

Sincetheearly1990s,severalclinicshavebeenestablishedintheU.S.totreatheavyInternetusers.TheyincludetheCenterforInternetAddictionRecoveryandtheCenterforInternetBehavior.

ThewebsiteforOrzack'

scenterliststhefollowingamongthepsychologicalsymptomsofcomputeraddiction:

●Havingasenseofwell-being（幸福）orexcitementwhileatthecomputer.

●Longingformoreandmoretimeatthecomputer.

●Neglectoffamilyandfriends.

●Feelingempty,depressedorirritablewhennotatthecomputer.

●Lyingtoemployersandfamilyaboutactivities.

●Inabilitytostoptheactivity.

●Problemswithschoolorjob.

Physicalsymptomslistedincludedryeyes,backaches,skippingmeals,poorpersonalhygiene

（卫生）andsleepdisturbances.

PeoplewhostrugglewithexcessiveInternetusemaybedepressedorhaveothermooddisorders,Orzacksaid.WhenshediscussesInternethabitswithherpatients,theyoftenreportthatbeingonlineoffersa"

senseofbelonging,andescape,excitement[and]fun,"

shesaid."

Somepeoplesayrelief…becausetheyfindthemselvessorelaxed."

SomepartsoftheInternetseemtodrawpeopleinmorethanothers.Internetgamersspendcountlesshourscompetingingamesagainstpeoplefromallovertheworld.Onesuchgame,calledWorldofWarcraft,iscitedonmanysitesbyposterscomplainingofa"

gamingaddiction."

AndrewHeidrich,aneducationnetworkadministratorfromSacramento,playsWorldofWarcraftforabouttwotofourhourseveryothernight,butthat'

snothingcomparedwiththe40to60hoursaweekhespentplayingonlinegameswhenhewasincollege.Hecutbackonlyafterafull-scalefamilyintervention（干预）,inwhichrelativestoldhimhe'

dgainedweight.

sthiswholecultureofcompetitionthatsuckspeoplein"

withonlinegaming,saidHeidrichnowafatheroftwo."

Peopledoitattheexpenseofeverythingthatwasaconstantintheirlives."

Heidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussgamingaddictionregularly"

toremindmyselftokeepmyloveforonlinegamesincheck."

ToebealsoregularlyvisitsasitewherepostersdiscussInternetoveruse.InAugust,whenshefirstrealizedshehadaproblem,shepostedamessageonaYahooInternetaddictiongroupwiththesubjectline:

IhaveanInternetAddiction."

I'

mself-employedandneedtheInternetformywork,butI'

mfailingtoaccomplishmywork,totakecareofmyhome,togiveattentiontomychildren,"

shewroteinamessagesenttothegroup.

Ihavenomoneyorinsurancetogetprofessionalhelp;

Ican'

tevenpaymymortgage（抵押贷款）andfacelosingeverything."

Sincethen,Toebesaid,shehaskeptherpromisetoherselftocutbackonherInternetuse."

Ihaveaboyfriendnow,andI'

mnotinterestedinonlinedating,"

shesaidbyphonelastweek."

It'

salotbetternow."

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.WhateventuallymadeCarlaToeberealizeshewasspendingtoomuchtimeontheInternet?

A）Herdaughter'

srepeatedcomplaints.B）Fatigueresultingfromlackofsleep.

C）Thepoorlymanagedstateofherhouse.D）Thehighfinancialcostsaddingup.

2.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutexcessiveInternetuse?

A）Peopleshouldbewarnedofitsharmfulconsequences.B）Ithasbecomevirtuallyinevitable.

C）Ithasbeensomewhatexaggerated.D）Peoplehaven'

tyetreachedagreementonitsdefinition.

3.JonathanBishopbelievesthattheInternetoveruseproblemcanbesolvedifpeople_______.

A）trytoimprovetheInternetenvironmentB）becomeawareofitsseriousconsequences

C）canrealizewhatisimportantinlifeD）canreachaconsensusonitsdefinition

4.AccordingtoProfessorMaressaOrzack,Internetusewouldbeconsideredexcessiveif

A）itseriouslyaffectedfamilyrelationshipsB）onevisitedpornwebsitesfrequently

C）toomuchtimewasspentinchatroomsD）peoplegotinvolvedinonlinegambling

5.AccordingtoOrzack,peoplewhostrugglewithheavyrelianceontheInternetmayfeel

A）discouragedB）pressuredC）depressedD）puzzled

6.WhydidAndreHeidrichcutbackonlinegaming?

A）Hehadlostalotofmoney.B）Hisfamilyhadintervened.

C）Hehadoffendedhisrelatives.D）Hiscareerhadbeenruined.

7.AndrewHeidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussonlinegamingaddictionto_________.

A）improvehisonlinegamingskillsB）curbhisdesireforonlinegaming

C）showhowgoodheisatonlinegamingD）exchangeonlinegamingexperience

8.Inoneofthemessagesshepostedonawebsite,Toebeadmittedthatshe___________________.

9.ExcessiveInternetusehadrenderedToebesopoorthatshecouldn'

taffordtoseek___________.

10.Nowthatshe'

sgotaboyfriend,Toebeisnolongercrazyabout_________________________.

PartIVReadingCompr