The mobile phone has become a problem for high schools. Some high-school students in Australia are not allowed to carry mobile phones during school hours.
The mobile phone used among children has become a problem for the school years. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students want them. Marry Brown, a headmaster, said that the mobile phone was a distraction (分心事) to students during school hours and it also gave teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers also say that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said phones were easily lost and were a distraction for studies.
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let students know when they can use their mobile phones.
1.Some high schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones ____
A. because they are students B. when they are free
C. when they are at school D. because they are children
2.The headmaster, Marry Brown said that the mobile phone was ____to students at school.
A. a bad thing B. a useful tool C. a good thing D. of some help
3.Some parents felt unhappy, because they couldn't__________ during school hours.
A. use their mobile phones B. leave their mobile phones in the school office
C. help the teachers with their work D. get in touch with their children
4.The passage tells us that________
A. students shouldn't have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons
B. it is important to ban students from using mobile phones at school
C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't use their phones at home
D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hour
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good chance to 26 my 7-year-old son’s room and 27 some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with. We 28 that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.
The night before the 29 , we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too 30 for him. In the yard he 31 the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous(以前的) owners as far as we 32 . It wasn’t in the best 33 and was certainly not new, but the tires were 34 good.
We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was 35 , my friend put it on the sidewalk, with a sign that 36 “FREE BIKE”. Within five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was 37_ there. In poor English he asked whether the bike was 38 free. She said yes and that he could have it for 39 . He smiled, got on the bike and rode away.
Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale, he was very 40 , shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering 41 they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that made him 42 . He was much happier than when I told him how much he had 43 . He was so happy to 44 that someone else would make good 45 of that little bike!
1.A. clean B. check C. display D. design
2. A. look for B. go through C. show off D. deal with
3. A. refused B. agreed C. wrote D. lied
4.A. trip B. show C. sale D. decision
5. A. weak B. small C. new D. thin
6.A. rode B. found C. watched D. felt
7.A. doubted B. knew C. told D. thought
8.A. time B. chance C. place D. shape
9.A. also B. never C. still D. hardly
10. A. ahead B. on C. near D. over
11.A. said B. repeated C. copied D. expressed
12. A. jumping B. standing C. walking D. shouting
13. A. barely B. usually C. really D. always
14. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
15.A. calm B. scared C. excited D. disappointed
16.A. when B. whether C. why D. how
17.A. smile B. worry C. leave D. cry
18.A. enjoyed B. lost C. bought D. made
19. A. hear B. understand C. remember D. think
20.A. interest B. money C. use D. price
The role that our army_____ in flood control is very important.
A. made B. acted C. played D. did
I was very______ for him because he helped me out of trouble.
A. grateful B. calm C. loose D. worried
We should consider the students’ request that the school library_______ more books on popular science.
A. provide B. was provided C. provided D. should be provided
--have you ever been to Beijing before?
--No. it is the first time that I ____here.
A. am B. be C. have been D. had been