A lot of kids are getting online these days —sharing data, talking about social issues, meeting adults as well as kids, and learning about other cultures.

A lot of kids are getting online these days—sharing data, talking about social issues, meeting adults as well as kids, and learning about other cultures. There seems to be everything on the network. Just like any other form. of media, the quality of this massive collection of information is

unequal, and there is good information as well as rubbish. Networks hold great promise: however,

it's also home to people who mean to hurt others or use their technical knowledge to steal from them . Although many Web pages can teach kids useful things, there are some other sites waiting to temp young people who are immature and easily affected.

By now, you may shake your head, but wait, let's try to put the problem into perspective Generally.it's safe for kids to use the Internet. The number of sites considered harmful is between 1% and 3%, which shows about 4.5 million other sites are interesting and educational. Besides, to stop children from using these services just because crimes are being committed online would be like telling them not to attend college because students may have accidents on campus.

What can parents do to protect their children from those harmful sites？ The simplest solution is the use of programs which block offensive sites. Such programs are set to screen out certain words likely to appear on”unhealthy”sites. But many sites inappropriate to young people are clever at using words with double meanings that may appear harmless. What's more, not only do the programs fail to do the job satisfactorily, they also take away the decisive role of parents in children's education. A child who downloads bad information or pictures can only be corrected by positive family influence. No filtering program is necessary for a child who has learned to say“no”to sites he knows are inappropriate for him.

Today, when children are exposed to technology at a young age, parents often find themselveslagging behindin computer skills. Surprisingly, this may be the key to your involvement. What is better way to learn about the Internet than to do so alongside your children？

They'll most likely pick it up more quickly than you do, of course, but you'll have the chance to see, and take pride in, your child at work. You may search for information that interests your child together with him and get to know the”friends”he has online, just as you would get to know his other friends.

Thoughtful parents would combine supervision with communication, which is the best way to take advantage of the Internet as a resource while protecting their children. Follow their examples and have fun with kids on the Net!

51. According to the passage, is it wise for parents to keep their children away from the computer？Why？

A) No. Because there are also millions of sites which are interesting and educational.

B) No. Because their children have the right to use computer,

C) Yes. Because there are many rubbish sites which may hurt children.

D)Yes. Because children may become addicted to computer games.

52. In the last two paragraphs, parents are advised to ()

A) learn about the Internet along with their children

B) watch their children while they are at work

C) search for information for their children

D) make friends with their children

53. According to the article, the best way to protect children as well as take advantage of the Internet is ().

A) the use of filtering programs