It’s the lunchtime break at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School. No mobile phones can be heard ringing anywhere. The common sight of crowds of children chatting on their phones or sending short messages has disappeared(消失).

A grade-2 student said: “I couldn’t concentrate(集中精力) during classes if the phone was with me. I couldn’t help checking if there were messages or missed phone calls. I even played games on the phone sometimes.”

The school leaders say they feel the ban(禁令) is necessary to keep order in class. They even gave out an open letter to remind parents not to let their children bring mobile phones to school. More than 96 percent of parents say they welcome the school decision. The school is also being flexible(灵活的)in implementing the ban. Those students who live far from school are allowed to bring mobile phones to call their parents. But they still have to turn them off in classrooms.

Medical experts(专家) have also welcomed the school decision. They say too much dependence on mobile phones can cause many psychological problems in school students.

1.The passage mainly tells us about___________.

A. whether the mobile phone should be used at school by student.

B. the harm the mobile phone may cause to middle school students

C. different opinions between school leaders and medical experts

D. a ban on the use of mobile phones by students in a middle school

2.What can we learn from paragraph 1?

A. Shanghai Xianxia Middle School is very crowded during lunchtime breaks.

B. No mobile phones can be heard any time at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School.

C. All the children with mobile phones usually disappear during lunchtime breaks.

D. Lots of students used to be busy using their mobile phones during lunchtime breaks.

3.The grade-2 student thought that _________.

A. the mobile phone is helpful to his or her studies

B. it is no good to use the mobile phone at school

C. the mobile phoneshould be turned on all the time

D. it is good to play mobile phone games sometimes

4.In paragraph 3, the underlined word “implementing” means ________in Chinese.

A. 调整 B. 公布 C. 执行 D. 张贴

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

A. All the parents welcome the school decision.

B. Some students can bring mobile phones to school.

C. Medical experts think the school decision is good.

D. No one is allowed to use mobile phones in classrooms.

Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self?driving cars will find the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a little far from you, living in a “smart” city like this could happen sooner than you think.

Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of Songdo. Every home there will have a “telepresence” system(远程遥控系统)—allowing users to control the heating and looks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, health care and government services. Around the city, escalators(自动扶梯) will only move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.

The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business.

About 75% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern to deal with the coming problems. “Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make cities greener,” said Dan Hill, head of a research company.

1.According to the text, living in a “smart” city ______________.

A. is not a green way B. will be far from you

C. will soon become true D. is completely impossible

2.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. A city of the future. B. A meeting in Songdo.

C. A plan to build a house. D. A report on public health.

3.Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo?

A. Cisco. B. IBM. C. Siemens. D. Microsoft.

4.Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to ______________.

A. drive people out of cities B. control the world’s population

C. develop his own company D. solve the cities' coming problems

5.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A. Future Education B. Smart Cities

C. Famous Companies D. Government Services

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