Can Mobile Phone Be Taken to School ?

Mobile phones have become a problem for middle school. Some middle schools in Australia have banned (取缔) students from carrying phones during school hours.

Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for schools this year. Several children have received mobile phones as Christmas gifts. Teachers say mobile phone use is a distraction(娱乐) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classroom. Teachers also said that sometimes students might use phone messages (信息) to cheat during exams.

She said some schools have tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.

Many students said students shouldn’t have mobile phones when at school but if there was a good reason , they could leave their phones at the school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school. They are easily lost and are a distraction from students studies.

Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phone but they think schools should let students know when they can use their mobile phones .

1.Some middle schools in Australia have banned 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.We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ________

A. the makers and the sellers B. the passers-by and strangers

C. their parents and friends D. some mobile phones users

3.What does the word “cheat” mean in the passage ?________

A. 聊天 B. 核对 C. 查询 D. 作弊

4.Some parents felt unhappy because they can’t __________ during school hours.

A. use their mobile phones B. leave their mobile phones at school office

C. help the teachers with their work D. get in touch with their children

5.The passage tells us that ________

A. students should not have mobile phones at school except for special reasons

B. it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school

C. some parents were unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school.

D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

Americans think much about time. When they are children they learn to value(珍惜,重视) time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to go to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time.

Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturdays and Sundays he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.

They love time because time can bring them money and a lot of things. But sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants(佣人) of the clock.

1.Americans think that “time is money”. What do they mean by this?

A. If someone has money, he has time.

B. It takes quite a lot of time to make money.

C. Americans cherish(珍视) time very much.

D. Wasting money is wasting time.

2.Americans think it to be wrong______.

A. to work early B. to get up early

C. to be late for school D. to be on time to do everything

3.A person is dying, but he lives longer than he is expected. He_______.

A. is having a good time B. thinks time goes easily

C. is living on borrowed time D. is saving time

4.From the passage we can be sure that_______.

A. Americans live in a quick rhythm(节奏) B. Americans live a hard life

C. Americans are good at saving time D. Americans always walk fast

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Time is money B. Americans’ idea about time

C. Never waste any time D. Learn to be on time

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