The Internet is a big place．No one has enough time to find everything on the Internet．Yahoo gives us a lot of help．

Two Stanford University students, Jerry Yang and David Filo started it in 1994．They made a list of their favorite webpages．When their list got bigger, they make a database (數(shù)據(jù)庫) to keep all the information．They let everyone use it for free．Soon, thousands of people were using it．

Then they made a new kind of software．It could store much information, so people can find information by using it．If you look for "animals", it will give you a list of webpages with the word．

Yahoo became a public company in 1996．As the company grew, Yang and Filo went on working hard．They put more uses in the software, such as shopping, free e-mails, etc．They started Yahoo in many different countries and in different languages．

Yahoo is famous on the Internet．More and more people like to use it to find information．

1．When Yang and Filo make a list of their favorite webpages, they                ．

A．made people pay for using it                  B．were still university students

C．knew it wasn't useful                        D．were high school students

2．After the company became bigger, Yang and Filo               ．

A．became lazy                                           B．worked less

C．kept working hard                                   D．stopped working

3．Why people can find information by using the new kind of software?

4．Can people find Yahoo in many different countries and in different languages?

5．When did Yahoo become a public company?

1．B    2．C   3．Because it could store much information．

4．Yes, they can．5．In 1996．

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　　“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Intern”

　　“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day．”

　　“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net．”

　　“spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life’ friends．”

　　Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(癮)called Internet addiction．According to experts，Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet．

　　For example，one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried and 1ooked for him everywhere but couldn't find him．They called the police．The police found the student in the computer lab： he was surfing the Internet -for seven days straight．

　　A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted．The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family．That's why some experts worry most about young people．

　　Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(癥狀)：

　　★You go out with your friends less and less．

　　★You can't wait to get online again．

　　★You’ve decided to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours．

　　★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet．

　　What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use．You have to learn to control it，or the Internet would control you．

1．How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts?

2．Where was the missing college student found?

3．Why do some experts worry most about young people?

4．What is one symptom of Internet addiction?

5．How can Internet addicts solve their problem?

6．What might be the title of this passage?(In no more than TEN words)

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“I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Intern”

“I check my e-mail almost forty times a day．”

“I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net.”

“spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life’ friends．”

Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(癮) called Internet addiction．According to experts，Internet addicts(迷)spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week．They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet．

    For example，one college student was missing for several days．His friends were worried and 1ooked for him everywhere but couldn’t find him．They called the police．The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet — for seven days straight．

    A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted．The teenager spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That’s why some experts worry most about young people．  

Is “surfing the Internet” a hobby or all addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(癥狀)：

 

 

★You go out with your friends less and less．

★You can’t wait to get online again．

★You’ve decided to spend a short time online，but then you spend several hours．

★You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet．

What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it，or the Internet would control you．

1.How many hours does an Internet addict spend online every week according to experts?

2.Where was the missing college student found?

3.Why do some experts worry most about young people?

4.What is one symptom of Internet addiction?

5.How can Internet addicts solve their problem?

6.What might be the title of this passage? (In no more than TEN words)

 

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