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.

       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 will want them. Marry Brown, a headmaster, said that 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 were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

       She said some schools had tried to ban(禁止) 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 there was a good reason that they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said they 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 the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

71. 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

72. What does the word “cheat” mean in Chinese in this passage?

A. 聊天                                   B. 作弊                       C. 查询            .

73. Some children get mobile phones from _____ as presents.

A. the makers and sellers  B. the passers-by and strangers  C. their parents and friends      

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

A. use their mobile phones    

B. get in touch with their children

C. help the teachers with their work

75. 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

Do you often talk with your parents? Here is some advice on how to talk with them.

Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example, ask them questions about their day. How’s work? They love this.

Make it clear what you want to tell your parents. If they have an opinion, let them finish and don’t stop their talking. Ask them to do the same for you.

Show them respect(尊重) by listening to them carefully. Look them in the eye.

Be honest. Honesty builds trust. Life is good when your parents trust you.

If your parents don’t understand, that’s OK. It doesn’t mean they don’t love you. Sometimes you have to explain the things to them again.

When you finish the talk, thank them for listening. Say something like, “thanks, that helped”. It will let them know this is important to you, and make them want to do it more often.

66. If you want to start the talk easily, you should say something_____ at the beginning.

A. fun             B. dishonest            C. sad   

67. While talking to the parents, you should look them in the eye to show you _____them.

A. dislike          B. understand           C. respect         

68. When the parents don’t understand you, you can________.

A. ask them to stop   B. look them in the eye   C. explain your idea to them        

69. When you finish the talk, you should_____ your parents for listening.

A. say goodbye     B. thank               C. say sorry to           

70. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. It’s important to trust our parents.    B. We should love our parents.

C. Some ways to communicate with our parents.

Americans normally eat three meals a day. As most people are busy going to work and the children have to leave for school. They normally have eggs, some meat, fruit or fruit juice and coffee for breakfast. It is a light meal. Breakfast usually comes before eight o'clock in the morning. Lunch is served between twelve and one o'clock and it is often eaten away from home. People often have fast food for lunch near the workplace. Children take sandwiches, fruit and cookies to schools or eat in school canteens. Lunch is a light meal, too. Dinner, the main meal, is often between six and eight in the evening. Dinner is ordinarily planned around a meat course. They have pork, chicken and duck, etc. Of course , they also have potatoes, rice, a green or yellow vegetable, or a salad.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）。(10分)

61. Americans usually have breakfast before 8:00 in the morning.

62. Lunch, the main meal, is served between 12:00 and 1:00 at noon.

63. Dinner is ordinarily served with meat, such as pork, chicken and duck.

64. Americans normally have eggs, some meat, fruit or fruit juice, and coffee for lunch.

65. Most Americans have lunch at home.

 补全对话: 根据对话内容，从方框的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。(10分)

A: Hello, Granny! What are you doing?

B:   56 

A: Learning English? Why?

B: Yes.   57   More and more foreign friends will come to China. I want to do something for them.   58 

A: You’re great, Granny! Well, English has become more and more popular.   59

B: You’re right, dear.   60 

A: Of course, Granny. Let’s learn English together.

B: That’s fine. Thank you.

A: You’re welcome.

Do you know? There is one language used in  46  country in the world. People, young or old, short or tall, thin or fat, use it very often. It is everybody’s second   47  . It is very easy to   48  , though you can’t hear it. It is a sign language.

When you wave(挥手) to a friend on the street, you are   49   sign language. When    you   50   up your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me, I think I know the answer,” or “I have some questions to   51  .” When you smile at someone, you mean to be   52   to him. When you put your forefinger(食指) in front of your mouth, you mean, “  53   quiet, please.” When a policeman wants to   54   cars or buses, he raises his right arm. Sign language is very useful in quiet places or places   55   of noise. It is different from body language.

(   ) 46. A. every             B. any                     C. all                         

(   ) 47.A.sign                 B. action                  C. language                

(   ) 48.A.write               B. understand          C. express                 

(   ) 49.A.use                  B. using                   C. speaking

(   ) 50.A.look                 B. make                   C. put                       

(   ) 51.A.ask                  B. say                     C. answer                  

(   ) 52.A.friend              B. friendly               C. kindness                

(   ) 53.A.Take                B. Make                  C. Be

(   ) 54.A.say                  B. catch                  C. stop                      

(   ) 55.A.full                  B. none                   C. made                    

 There is no _____ that phones play an important role in the modern life.

          A. question                        B. problem          C. doubt

I spend much money on books _____ I am not rich.

          A .but                               B. as if                       C. even though 

— What a nice classroom!

—It _____ every day.

A. is cleaning　　　　　　　　　 B. has cleaned　　　　　　 C. is cleaned

—Can you understand what they say in French?

—Yes. What they say is just _____________we do.

A. better than 　　　　　 　 B. the same as　　　 C. as good as

 Why not go at once? I ________ wait.

A. needn’t                      B. can’t                   C. mustn’t