【MostparentslovetheInternetandwanttheirkidstouseit.ButanewsurveyinAmericafindsalmostasmanyalsofeartheonlineworld-especiallysocialnetworkingsitessuchasMySpace-andworrytheirkidswillgetintroublewithpe】
MostparentslovetheInternetandwanttheirkidstouseit.ButanewsurveyinAmericafindsalmostasmanyalsofeartheonlineworld-especiallysocialnetworkingsitessuchasMySpace-andworrytheirkidswillgetintroublewithpeopletheymeet.
"Theparentsseetheweb'sincrediblepotentialandtheyknowtheirkidshavetobethere"saysJamesSteyerCEOofCommonSenseMediawhichreleasedresultsfromasurveythatlookedintoparentalattitudestowardtheInternet."It'salsowhattheyarescaredofmost."
Meetingbadpeopleonline
ThestudywasconductedonlineMay5-10byInsightResearchGroup.Itsays80%ofparentsareconcernedaboutkidsmeetingbadpeopleonline.
That'sbecauseyoungpeoplewholargelyhavegrownupwiththeNetthinkofitasasocialoutletsaytheresearchers.Toyoungpeoplethebenefitsofgivingoutsomepersonalinformationtoreachouttofriendsoutweightherisks.Andthestudyshowstheyaresocomfortablewiththemediumthat78%haveapersonalwebsiteorblog.
Themostvaluableeducationtool
ParentsalsorecognizetheimportanceoftheInternet.Thesurveyshows91%thinktheNethelpstheirchildrenexploretheirpassionsand77%thinktheInternetisoneofthemostvaluableeducationtoolsteenshave.But88%thinkit'simportanttoknowwhattheirkidsaredoingonline.
"Findingssuggestbothparentsandteensneedmoreeducationaboutusingonlinemedia"Steyersays.
InternetsafetyhasbecomeanincreasingconcernforparentsinAmerica.OrganizationsliketheNon-profitCommonSensehavebeentryingtoreachandhelpparentspayattentiontotheproblem.
60.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedword"outweigh"?
A.Bemoreimportantthan. B.Bebetterthan.
C.Beheavierthan. D.Belighterthan.
61.AsfortheInternetuseamajorityofparentsthinksitimportantto______.
A.makeasmanyfriendsaspossible B.knowwhattheirchildrenaredoingonit
C.hideyourpersonalinformation D.haveapersonalwebsite
62.What'stheparents'attitudetoward