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Sydney-Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones 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 want them.

Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction(分心的事) 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 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, 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 understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

6. 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 young

7. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from 　　　　　.

　 A. the makers and sellers　　　　　　　　　 B. some other strangers

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

8. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t 　　　　　　during school hours.

　 A. use their mobile phones　　　　　　　　 B. leave their mobile phones

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

9. The underlined word “they” in the fifth paragraph refers to 　　　　　.

　 A. many teachers　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some messages

　 C. mobile phones　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. some students

10. The topic mainly talked about in the text is 　　　　　.

　 A. why the students should not use mobile phones in some Australian schools

　 B. when the students of some Australian schools can use their mobile phones

　 C. whether the Australian students can have mobile phones at school

　 D. how some parents feel when their children should not carry mobile phones

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Period 3

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Like many people you may be dreaming of a career as a rock and roll star. There are two ways to go about getting one. First there is the traditional way. Find some friends and form a group. Learn to play the guitar or the drums. Write your own songs. Spend hours arguing about the band name. Then go out on the road.

The next step is to spend a year or two touring. If you are any good, the crowds will get bigger. In the end an artist from a record company may come to a show. If he or she likes you, there may be a deal (交易).This is the path traditionally followed by bands in the music industry. Success means fame and wealth. And failure gives you some interesting stories to tell your children.

Over the last few years a different path to success has become known. Boy bands like Boyzone and girl bands like Spice Girls don’t come together on their own. They are created by managers and record companies. Their image (形象) is strictly controlled. Professional(专业) song writers usually write their music. This is a convenient arrangement and the public seems to love the result.

Though boy and girl bands have become very popular recently, there is a long tradition of making music in this way. In the early 1960’s an American businessman called Berry Gordy founded Motown Records. Motown is short for “motor town”. The record company was based in the city of Detroit, where thousands of African-Americans had moved to work in the car industry. They brought with them a cultural tradition of writing and performing music. This style later became known as “soul music”. Berry Gordy was a diamond miner. Motown stars were not just given songs to sing. They were also taught how to dress well and speak properly.

1.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. why the record company is forming more bands

B. how the band has developed and become popular

C. what is the traditional way of forming a band

D. when the band became popular

2. If a newborn band wants to succeed, as the writer tells, it must have the chance_______.

　 A. to travel in big cities　　 　　　　　　　B. to meet a businessman　

　 C. to perform before an artist 　　　　　　　　 　　D. to experience failure again and again

3. From the fourth paragraph, we can draw a decision that__________.

A.　　 Motown was only enjoyed by the workers in Detroit

B.　　　 Motown showed the style of the black Americans

C.　　　 Detroit used to be famous for its music industry

D.　　 Detroit was founded by African-Americans

4. The underlined word “where” in paragraph 4 refers to _______.

　 A. the city of Detroit 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　B. The record company

　 C. Motown　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the diamond mine

5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.　　 The only successful way to form a band is to write your own songs.

B.　　　 Boyzone is a band which was formed on its own.

C.　　　 A band with a record company shouldn’t perform in a controlled way.

D.　　 The African-Americans had a cultural tradition of writing and performing music.

(二)单项选择

1 The instructions were so __________ that I’ve done it all wrong.

　A confused 　　　　　　　 B confusing 　　　　 C confuse 　　　　　　 D confusingly

2 If you sing several times, your children will begin to __________ the words.

　A pick out 　　　　　　　 B pick 　　　　　　　　 C pick up 　　　　　　 D pick over

3 What does the milk taste if　 with orange juice?

　A mixed 　　　　　　　　　 B mixing　 　　　　　 C is mixed　 　　　　 D to mixed

4 Each boy and each girl __________ looking forward to the coming holiday.

　A has being looked　 B have been looked C are looking 　　　 D is looking

5 -You were out when I dropped in at your house.

　 -Oh, I __________ for a friend from England at the airport.

　A was waiting　　　　　　 B had waited 　　　　 C am waiting　 　　 D have waited

6 It now seems __________ that Pam will lose her license.

A sure 　　　　　　　　　　 B certain 　　　　　　　 C certainly 　　　　　 D surely

(一) 根据所给首字母写出单词

1 You should read more to enrich your v___________.

2 In July, 2004 China opened its citizens’ tourist travel to many E___________ countries, such as France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Denmark and Norway.

3 This large international company has offices t___________ the world.

4 Singapore has four o__________ languages: English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil.

5 Government promises to c__________ more jobs for laid-off workers.

6 We used to listen to the radio a lot, but n__________ we mostly watch television.

7 The United Kingdom c__________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

8 The brave explorer once paid a visit to the t__________ living in the Amazonian jungle.

1 confuse

　They confused me by asking so many questions.　 他们提一大堆问题，把我都弄糊涂了。

　Don’t confuse Australia with / and Austria.

　confused (表示人)糊涂的 All your changes of plan have made me confused.

　confusing (表示物) 莫名其妙的 难以理解的The instructions on the box are very confusing.

2 be made up of　　　 Animal bodies are made up of cells.

　 consist of　　　　 The committee consists of ten members.

3 mix sth with sth　　 Oil doesn’t mix with water.　　 mix A and B together

　You’re always mixing me up with my twin sister. 你老是把我和我孪生妹妹弄混了!

4 句型

That’s why / because …　　　　　　 It’s certain that …

　… we sometimes find if hard to decide which words or phrases to ues.

(三)1.very→so 2.the去掉3.washing→wash 4.is→was 5.第一个I 改为me 6.different→same 7.√ 8.在learn 后加from 9.homeworks→homework 10.在saw后加what

(二)1－10　　　　 DADBC 　　　 BBBAD

(一)1－20　　　　 BDABC　 　　 DCCAB　 　　　 BCDBD　 　　 AABCA