2. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a home computer？

　　A. It provides new ways of learning.

　　B. It encourages children's confidence.

　　C. It can enrich family life.

　　D. Kids can play violent games on it.

3. What effects do computers have on family life？

　　A. They reduce the connection between family members.

　　B. They destroy the relationship between parents and kids.

　　C. They provide more opportunities of communication.

　　D. They make all the family members study together.

4. According to the last paragraph， we can learn that we should______.

　　A. let children use computers freely

　　B. forbid children to use computers in their spare time

　　C. permit children to use any software they like

　　D. help children make good use of the computers

　　B

　　 Like most people， you may have heard a lot about online banking but probably haven't tried it yourself. You still pay your bills by mail much in the way your parents did， for you are probably afraid of not knowing how to deal with it. Actually， online banking isn't out to change your money habits.

　　 Instead， it uses today's computer technology to give you the choice of by-passing the time- consuming， paper-based ways of traditional banking in order to pay your money more quickly and efficiently. The advantage of the Internet and the popularity of personal computers presented both an opportunity and a challenge for the banking industry. For years， financial(金融的)institutions have used powerful computer networks to automate(自动操作)millions of daily transactions(业务)．Now that their customers are connected to the Internet from personal computers， banks begin to expect similar economic advantages by adapting(采用)those same internal electronic processes to home use.

Today， most large national banks， many regional banks and even smaller banks and credit unions offer some form of online banking， variously known as PC banking， home banking，