2014届高三英语二轮专题复习拔高训练：社会现象类阅读理解27.docVIP

2014届高三英语二轮专题复习拔高训练：社会现象类阅读理解27 1. It’s Internet age. Online games keep growing. There are online computer game cafés in many cities and towns throughout Asia. Under the pressures of school and life, people tend to the virtual world, expecting to escape these problems. Too often, however, they can lead to problems and unhealthy addictions. This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. The country has the world’s highest percentage of high-speed Internet services. It also has a high number of online game players and related problems. In 2002, a young man fainted and died while playing online games. He had been playing almost nonstop for 86 hours at an Internet café. Another young man killed his sister after becoming confused between the online world and real life. A 12-year-old boy stole US $ 16,000 from his father and ran away from home. He did this to continue his obsession (着迷) with an online game. Such problems, however, don’t just happen in South Korea. They are spreading to other parts of Asia, as well. What kinds of people are addicted to online games? What does the problem look like? Dr. SueHuei Chen, a clinical psychologist, researches Internet addiction. She discovered some signs of at-risk individuals such as lack friendships and good social skills. Those problem individuals feel it so compulsive to play online games that they could sacrifice things such as school or family. They feel the need to spend more and more time online. And they become upset if anyone tries to limit their online game playing. How many problem game players are there? In mainland China, the number of problem online gamers is alarming. In 2004, the China daily reported that China had 13.8 million online game players. Furthermore, it stated that 80 percent of these were under 25 and had signs of addiction. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth. Make sure to keep control over your online game playing. If you don’t control it, it can get control of y