Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have prevented students from carrying mobile phone during school hours.

  Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

  Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction(伤心的事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

  She said some schools had tried not to let students use mobile phones at school. 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, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school. They were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

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

Middle schools are prevented from carrying mobile phones      .

A. because they often talk with their friends   B. when they are free from homework

C. when they are at school                 D. because they cheat in exams

Some children get mobile phones      .

A. by telling lies to their parents            B. by making trouble in class

C. from their parents and friends            D. from some mobile phone users

Which of the following statements is true?

A. No school in Australia has done anything about the mobile phone use among students.

B. Teachers don’t allow the students to leave their mobile phones at school offices.

C. Some students had their mobile phones stolen at school.

D. Parents give their children mobile phones for no good reason.

It is implied（暗含） in the passage that      .

A. students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B. it is impossible to stop students from using mobile phone at school

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

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

1.I have seen the famous singer on several ___________(场合).

2.Quitting smoking ____________(减少) the risk of heart diseases.

3._____________(无论哪一个) book you borrow, you must return it in a month.

4.Lucy said she _____________(后悔) telling lies to her parents and teachers.

5.All my students always ____________(表现) well in the school.

6.Peter works as a(n) ______________(翻译) in this company.

7.Our government is developing ____________(旅游业) in this town.

8.We had a little _______________(误解) over the plan.

9.It's a bad idea to continue ___________(争辩) with your mother.

10.All labs in our school are ____________(配备) with some instruments.

What a strange world this would be if everyone told the truth! Even though all world religions caution(告诫) people against lying, it seems that lying is a universal communication style. Most of us get angry at big lies—especially those in government, business, and the social world. But how about truth-telling in our private life? Should we always tell the truth to husbands, wives, mothers, fathers and children? Do we?

We all lie. National public opinion polls find that only about one in ten Americans say they never tell a lie. One study of college students found that each student told about two lies a day. Half of all adults interviewed in a CBS New Poll last year admitted they had told a lie they regretted, and nearly as many said they had been deeply hurt by a lie someone told them.

We all lie about lies. Researchers asked subjects to describe the lies they told over a period of weeks. Subjects over-reported “white lies”(harmless lies—I really like your dress) and under-reported serious lies( I graduated with honors).

We lie differently to different types of people. We tell more lies to men than to women. Men and women tell more lies about themselves when talking to men, but more lies about others when talking to women. Men are particularly likely to lie about themselves. Women tell more lies than men, but only because women tell white lies in order to flatter or avoid confrontation (对抗).

Lies are hard to detect(察觉). Surveys show that nearly everyone believes most people are truthful. That’s why people are so bad at detecting lies.

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. When asked, the subjects admitted they told more serious lies.

B. People are not good at detecting lies.

C. White lies are harmless.

D. Men tell fewer lies than women.

2. The underlined word “flatter (in Paragraph 4)” probably means “_______”.

A. to anger somebody by telling a lie

B. to praise somebody in order to win his favor

C. to avoid somebody so as to escape payment

D. to warn somebody by shouting

3. Lies are not easy to detect because _______.

A. most people get angry at big lies   

B. people tell more lies about themselves

C. nearly everyone believes most people are truthful

D. everyone tells the truth

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61. Each time when we celebrate a festival it changes a little.             61.___________
62. Oprah Winfrey makes possible to talk about great moments and difficulties in people’s lives in her television shows.                                            
62.___________
63. Mianyang lies to the northwest of Sichuan.                        63.___________
64. Dustin Hoffman is famous as his role acting as a woman.             64.___________
65. Dated back to the Qin Dynasty, the traditional crosstalk shows have made people all over China roar with laughter for centuries.                             
65.___________

Australia －a huge island continent that lies to the south of Asia．Australia－more than two hundred years old, a nation that is still growing．
Its big cities lie on the southeast coast, this is where most Australians live．Australians prefer to own their own houses, though some live in apartments．Australians are a suburban people．The suburbs surround the cities for many miles, and so efficient transport is of great importance．As the economy grows, so do its industries- a higher level of production, a wider range of products．
The Australian works hard, but he likes his leisure．The climate makes outdoor activities the most popular．
Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a planned modem city located inland．Australia is governed by a parliamentary democracy．The representatives of other countries have their embassies here．Australia wants to strengthen relations with her neighbors．
Australia is a strange land, a land of vast expanses- fertile valleys, snow fields and deserts- also a land with unique animal, many that can not be found on any other continent in the world today．
Much of the continent is dry, but man has utilized the land, made it productive, with its tools, with its technology．This is the driest continent of all, and water is a precious possession, more precious than all other natural resources．Large dams are built to collect the water, there to irrigate the fields of pastures and crops． But Australia is changing．The land of wool and wheat is now a land of large-scale industry and mining．The costs of developing the new mineral discoveries are enormous, but the rewards are great too．
Australia — a young and developing nation．Australia — a nation that wants to communicate with its neighbors．
【小题1】Australia is an island located ______ of Asia and its big cities lie ____ of the coast．