The Internet nowadays opens a wide world to people，including teenagers，but many parents worry that their children may meet with something unhealthy when searching online．In order to solve this problem，a new search engine for children called Kiddle has appeared．
Search results are filtered（过滤），so only safe website are shown and descriptions are written in simple language．Searches with bad words are shut off，too．
Kiddles uses the same colors as Google in its logo and a similar design on its homepage，too﹣﹣with an extra robot picture．
The top three Kiddle search results show safe websites and pages written specially for kids，and those websites and pages are well chosen and checked by Kiddle developers．
The fourth to seventh results will be safe and trusted websites that are not written for adults．They provide expert content，but are harder for kids to understand．
Unlike on Google，most results appear along with large thumbnail pictures（缩略图）to make it easier for children to find what they are looking for．For example，when searching for"meow meow"．Google produces pages for information about a drug（毒品）that has"meow meow"as its nickname（绰号），but Kiddle lists information only about cats，even with some cartoon pictures．
The company explained，"Websites which appear in Kiddle search results satisfy family﹣friendly requirements，as we filter websites with unhealthy content．"
Kiddle﹣a Child﹣Friendly Search Engine |
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Characteristics |
•Only safe websites are shown． •Descriptions are written in simple language． •（36） bad words appear． |
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Logo |
It uses the same colors as Google with a robot picture． |
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Content |
The top three search results |
Websites and pages are written （37） for kids，after being well chosen and checked． |
The fourth to seventh results |
Websites are also worth （38） ___ and have content written in a simple way． |
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The eighth and onwards results |
Websites are safe and famous，written for adults，and they are not （39） for kids to understand． |
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（40） from Google |
•Kiddle has many thumbnail pictures． •Kiddle only gives safe information． |
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Advantage |
Kiddle satisfies family﹣friendly requirements． |
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What does taking a risk mean？It means trying （11） things even if（即使）they make you feel uncomfortable or afraid．One of the greatest risk I'd ever taken was playing a role in my high school's fall play．I was not only a person who had （12） performance（表演）experience，but also I stuttered（口吃）．
Then （13） of performing in front of people made me worried．The reason why I （14） to perform was that I wanted to take part in my school theatre program．
On the day of the audition（试演），there were also some acting exercises to wam us up．We were divided into pairs to （15） parts of the play．I felt very worried．After I said some of the lines（台词），my partner said，"I （16） you are stuttering．Is that for dramatic effect or do you really stutter？"I was speechless．
When my （17） to audition came，my heart was beating fast．Across from me sat the director and his assistants（助手）．Needless to say．I was really （18） my performance．I played the role of a man painter who pretended（假装）to be a woman．My partner was playing a businessman who wanted to marry me（the woman）．We said our lines and，（19） ，I didn't stutter．We went throughit several times，and finally it was over．I was so （20） ，
The next Monday I was told that I had made the play．How excited I was!It was a lot of fun doing the play，and it was clear to me that my stuttering couldn't （21） me doing what I wanted to do，and taking risks was well worth the time and （22） ．
11．A．interesting |
B．exciting |
C．tiring |
D．challenging |
12．A．enough |
B．some |
C．little |
D．much |
13．A．experience |
B．thought |
C．memory |
D．purpose |
14．A．failed |
B．decided |
C．afforded |
D．refused |
15．A．compare |
B．understand |
C．describe |
D．prepare |
16．A．promise |
B．realize |
C．notice |
D．imagine |
17．A．turn |
B．hope |
C．dream |
D．plan |
18．A．amazed at |
B．worried about |
C．used to |
D．curious about |
19．A．surprisingly |
B．finally |
C．probably |
D．certainly |
20．A．bored |
B．interested |
C．touched |
D．relaxed |
21．A．stop |
B．get |
C．have |
D．find |
22．A．attention |
B．power |
C．effort |
D．feeling． |
Good readers often use a flowchart （流程图） or webs （网状图） to have a better picture of what they read （see the drawings on the right）．
A flowchart is used to put events in a certain order． Webs show a main idea and supporting details （细节）．
Now try to be a good reader and finish the following TWO tasks．
Task 1： Read Passage 1 and complete the flowchart．
Passage 1： I spent the whole day with Bob today． In the morning， we went shopping but we bought nothing． In the afternoon， we went to a pet shop． Then we played computer games at home． Bob stayed for dinner with our family． We had great fun．
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went to a pet shop |
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had dinner |
Task 2： Read Passage 2 and complete the webs．
Passage 2： Students have different opinions about doing homework． Some students think it's good for them to learn to look after themselves． Besides． they can learn to do their part in the family． However others don't agree． They think they should save the time on housework for learning their lessons．
different opinions about doing housework |
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（3） |
disagree |
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learn to（4） |
learn to do their part |
（5）____ time for learning |
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