where they and friends can write things.Just under one third,29%，looked at pictures their children had uploaded (上传)．

　　When asked why they behaved like they did,6% of parents blamed their "overprotective" instincts (本能) and 14% admitted they were just being curious.

　　语篇解读　一项研究发现，超过一半的父母会登录Facebook之类的社交网站，窥探自己的孩子在做些什么。

　　5．What do the underlined words "snooping around" probably mean?

　　A．Posting messages freely.　 B．Investigating secretly.

　　C．Moving around casually.　 D．Communicating easily.

　　解析：　词义推测题。本文开头便点明很多英国的家长会登录一些社交网站，窥视自己的孩子在做些什么，再根据文中多处出现的spy on，monitor等不难推断，snooping around为其近义词，意为"窥探"。

　　答案：　B

　　6．According to the text，what makes experts and parents worried?

　　A．What children write in their profiles.

　　B．Whom the children would make friends with.

　　C．Why teenagers like posting messages online.

　　D．How they can monitor children's online behavior.

　　解析：　细节理解题。由文章第三段首句可知，专家和家长都对他们该如何监管孩子们上网后干些什么感到很焦虑。

　　答案：　D

　　7．According to the study，________.

　　A．more than one third parents monitor their children's status updates

　　B．uploading pictures is bringing children great danger

　　C．most parents are against making net friends

　　D．few parents know what "wall" is

　　解析：　细节理解题。由文章第五段可知，监视孩子状态更新的家长所占比例为41%。

　　答案：　A

　　8．What can we learn from the text?

　　A．Some parents review their children's profiles using a friend's account.

　　B．Children want more freedom to do what they want on the Internet.

C．Parents find it necessary to keep their children under control.