MostparentslovetheInternetandwanttheirkidstouseit.ButanewsurveyinAmericafindsalmostasmanyalsofeartheonlineworld—especiallysocialnetworkingsitessuchasMySpace—andworrytheirkidswillgetintroublewithpeopletheymeet.

“Theparentsseetheweb’sincrediblepotential(可能性)andtheyknowtheirkidshavetobethere.”saysJamesSteyerCEOofCommonSenseMediawhichreleasedresultsfromasurveythatlookedintoparentalattitudestowardtheInternet.“Itisalsowhattheyarescaredofmost.”

ThestudywasconductedonlineMay5-10byInsightResearchGroup.Itsays80%ofparentsareconcernedaboutkidsmeetingbadpeopleonline.That’sbecauseyoungpeoplewholargelyhavegrownupwiththeNetthinkofitasasocialoutlet(出口)saytheresearchers.Toyoungpeoplethebenefitsofgivingoutsomepersonalinformationtoreachouttofriendsoutweightherisks.Andthestudyshowstheyaresocomfortablewiththemediumthat78%haveapersonalwebsiteorblog.

ParentsalsorecognizetheimportanceoftheInternet.Thesurveyshows91%thinktheNethelpstheirchildrenexploretheirpassionsand77%thinktheInternetisoneofthemostvaluableeducationtoolsteenshave.But88%thinkit’simportanttoknowwhattheirkidsaredoingonline.

FindingssuggestbothparentsandteensneedmoreeducationaboutusingonlinemediaSteyersays.

InternetsafetyhasbecomeanincreasingconcernforparentsinAmerica.OrganizationsliketheNon-profitCommonSensehavebeentryingtoreachandhelpparentspayattentiontotheproblem.

Inthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedword“It”refersto_____.

A.CommonSenseMedia B.theresultofthesurvey

C.theweb’sincrediblepotential D.thewebsitecalledMySpace

Whydoyoungpeoplegiveouttheirpersonalinformation?

A.Theythinkithasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.

B.Theywanttomakethemselvesfamousbydoingthat.

C.Theywanttohaveapersonalwebsiteeach.

D.Theywanttogetsomeinformationfromothers.

Mostparentsthinkitisimportanttoknow_____.

A.wheretheirchildrengiveouttheinformation B.whatkindofwebsitestheyhave