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 will want them.
Mary Bluett, an official said mobile phone’s 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 office. 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.
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 sellers B.the passer-by and strangers
C.their parents and friends D.some mobile phone users
3.What does the underlined word “cheat” mean in the passage?
A.聊天 B.作弊 C.查询 D.核对
4.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’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 shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons
B.it is impossible to ban 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
In real life, robots are mainly used in factories. They do many different jobs. Usually these jobs are too__________ , difficult or boring for humans.
Robots also help disabled people and people who cannot look after __________. For example, scientists are making a robot to help__________ people. Now many of them have a dog to help them. The dog is called a guide dog. In the future, guide dogs might be robot dogs.
One robot dog is called Meldog. It has wheels. It usually “walks”__________ its owner. It is very clever. It knows the speed of its owner's walk. Meldog talks to its owner by _________. The owner wears a special belt. This belt __________ instructions to the owner from Meldog such as “Stop here”, “Turn left” and “Turn right”.
In the United States, another _________ of robot helps disabled workers. This robot, called Kilroy, helps disabled computer operators. The robot _________ the sound of its owner's voice. It follows instructions such as “Turn the page” and “Make a cup of coffee”.
Robots are also used in American __________. They can do simple jobs. For example, they shave (刮脸) patients and brush their teeth and take meals from the kitchen to patients' rooms. It never gets lost__________ this robot has a map of the hospital in its computer memory.
1.A.interesting B.strange C.dangerous
2.A.others B.them C.themselves
3.A.deaf B.blind C.old
4.A.in front of B.behind C.under
5.A.television B.radio C.loudspeaker
6.A.writes B.reads C.sends
7.A.type B.size C.set
8.A.guesses B.thinks C.hears
9.A.cinema B.hospital C.museum
10.A.until B.because C.whether
—Sorry, I can’t follow you. I beg your pardon?
—________.
A.You are welcome B.That’s all right C.No problem
This movie is about a true story _________ happened in America in the 1930s.
A.that B.who C.why
You will make progress ______ you study hard.
A.as well as B.as soon as C.as long as
It’s my honor ________ a speech here.
A.give B.to give C.giving
