MostparentslovetheInternetandwanttheirkidstouseit.ButanewsurveyinAmericafindsalmostasmanyalsofeartheonlineworld-especiallysocialnetworkingsitessuchasMySpace-andworrytheirkidswillgetintroublewithpeopletheyme
MostparentslovetheInternetandwanttheirkidstouseit.ButanewsurveyinAmericafindsalmostasmanyalsofeartheonlineworld-especiallysocialnetworkingsitessuchasMySpace-andworrytheirkidswillgetintroublewithpeopletheymeet.
"Theparentsseetheweb'sincrediblepotential,andtheyknowtheirkidshavetobethere,"saysJamesSteyer,CEOofCommonSenseMedia,whichreleasedresultsfromasurveythatlookedintoparentalattitudestowardtheInternet."It'salsowhattheyarescaredofmost."
Meetingbadpeopleonline
ThestudywasconductedonlineMay5-10byInsightResearchGroup.Itsays80%ofparentsareconcernedaboutkidsmeetingbadpeopleonline.
That'sbecauseyoungpeoplewholargelyhavegrownupwiththeNetthinkofitasasocialoutlet,saytheresearchers.Toyoungpeople,thebenefitsofgivingoutsomepersonalinformationtoreachouttofriendsoutweightherisks.And,thestudyshowstheyaresocomfortablewiththemediumthat78%haveapersonalwebsiteorblog.
Themostvaluableeducationtool
ParentsalsorecognizetheimportanceoftheInternet.Thesurveyshows91%thinktheNethelpstheirchildrenexploretheirpassions,and77%thinktheInternetisoneofthemostvaluableeducationtoolsteenshave.But88%thinkit'simportanttoknowwhattheirkidsaredoingonline.
"Findingssuggestbothparentsandteensneedmoreeducationaboutusingonlinemedia,"Steyersays.
InternetsafetyhasbecomeanincreasingconcernforparentsinAmerica.OrganizationsliketheNon-profitCommonSensehavebeentryingtoreachandhelpparentspayattentiontotheproblem.
60.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedword"outweigh"?___
A.Bemoreimportantthan.
B.Bebetterthan.
C.Beheavierthan.
D.Belighterthan.
61.AsfortheInternetuse,amajorityofparentsthinksitimportantto___.
A.makeasmanyfriendsaspossible
B.knowwhattheirchildrenaredoingonit
C.hideyourpersonalinformation
D.haveapersonalwebsite
62.What'stheparents'attitudetowardstheuseoftheInternet?___