New York City schoolchildren can’t use cellphones at school because of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools. Many parents are opposed to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on cellphones in schools by e-mail messages.
There was a 13-year-old student who was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help. There was a high school student robbed three times last year, twice in her school building. There was a girl who got a piece of glass placed in her eye during school and was saved from a possible cornea transplant (角膜移植) only because, having disobeyed the cellphone ban, she was able to call her mother and get an operation on time.
The ban has been on for years, but it set off a widespread parental outcry only in April, after some headmasters sent home letters reminding parents that cellphones are not allowed to be brought into school.
Mr Bloomberg has defended the ban, saying that cellphones are bad and often used to cheat or call in friends for fights. If something is important, he says, parents can call schools directly.
On the other hand, many of the e-mail messages from parents described the ban as “cruel and heartless”, “absurdly(荒谬地) wrong-headed”, “anti-parent”, “ridiculous”.
“We respect the fears that parents have,” David Cantor, a spokesman for Schools Minister Joel I. Klein said, “but after all the fact is that having phones in schools always leads to more problems.”
1.A 13-year-old student was shot with a gun after school, unable to call his mother for help, because ____.
A．his mother had no cellphone
B．his mother wasn’t at home
C．he didn’t take a cellphone with him
D．he was too frightened to call
2.From the fifth paragraph we can see many parents _________ the ban.
A．agreed to B．thought highly of
C．supported D．were opposed to
3.According to what the spokesman said, the school might _______.
A．call off the ban
B．continue the ban
C．thank the parents
D．allow some students to use cellphones at school
Some of Man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom are under serious threat because of human activity, according to a recently published report.
Almost one in three of all apes and monkeys are now considered to be in danger of dying out and disappearing from our planet, if action is not taken soon.
The report, which was produced for the World Conservation Union (WCU), shows that 114 of the world's 394 kinds could be lost forever, and the main reason they are threatened is the continuing loss of forests where most of these animals live. In addition, illegal wildlife trade, climate change and commercial（商业的）hunting for meat are also endangering them.
What's more, the problem is getting worse. The number of species on the organization’s Red List has increased by 3 to 25 since 2005.
Russell Mittermeier, the main researcher of the WCU report, said, "You could fit(安置) all the surviving members of these 25 species in a single football stadium. So the problem is obviously urgent."
The scientists, who drew up the Red List, believe that the situation is now so bad that if action is not taken immediately, it will result in primate(灵长目动物) species dying out - something which has not happened in over a century.
The loss of habitat caused by the clearing of forests for wood, farmland and fuel continues to be the main reason for the decreasing number of primates, according to the report, and the problem was most severe in Asia.
The loss of forest trees is also responsible for 20 percent of all greenhouse gases - more than all the cars, trucks, trains and airplanes in the world combined.
1.What is the main subject of the report discussed in the text?
A．Climate change. B．Loss of animal habitat.
C．Animal protection. D．Endangered animals
2.How many animals were on the Red List in 2005?
A．22 B．19 C．25. D．28.
3.The spokesman refers to 'a football stadium' in paragraph 5 to stress that ______.
A．the animals enjoy playing sports
B．these animals should be placed there for protection
C．there are not many of these animals left
D．the report was announced there
4.What is the main cause of the greenhouse gas problem according to the text?
A．Airplanes. B．Loss of trees.
C．Factory pollution. D．Road vehicles.
That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week ago, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 A.M. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1.How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?
A．Cold and sick B．Disappointed and helpless
C．Satisfied and cheerful D．Fortunate and helpful
2.On her way home the writer _______.
A．was robbed of her wallet by an armed man
B．was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C．lost her wallet unknowingly
D．found some homeless people following her
3.In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?
A．Someone offered to take her back home.
B．A red-haired man came to see her.
C．Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.
D．She heard someone call her name.
4.From the text, we can infer that the writer _________.
A．would stay on in San Francisco
B．would stop working at night
C．would make friends with cleaners
D．would give up her job at the bank
The first event of my life to be printed into my memory occurred when I was three. My mother stands, working in the 41 and then glances at me with a 42 smile. Two feet down the table, I knock on a chair with a bowl and a spoon, 43 my own invisible (无形的) powder. We wear 44 dresses, mine the leftover 45 from hers, sky blue — mommy’s favorite color. I am her shadow.
However, by 14 I could not 46 my mother. All that I heard every day was NO. I wanted to dye my hair and she said no. I wanted to 47 late with my friends and she said no. I didn’t understand why she said no. She was trying to 48 me from aches and pains and mistakes 49 in her teens. Several years later, I finally understood her, but it was too late. She became ill. I cried and 50 , “Don’t take her, God, please! She is my mother, my mommy, ma, the woman who gave me life. All my years, 51 the hard times and the good, she has been there, 52 to me forever by an invisible umbilical cord (脐带) that lasts longer after birth.”But this cord, this love could do nothing to stop the cancer from 53 .
A few years later 54 I myself lay in the hospital bed, my newly born daughter was 55 in my arms. I cried and smiled and prayed. Please help me to 56 her into a wonderful girl. And looking down 57 her eyes, I could see the message they held, “Your 58 would be proud.”
I stand in the kitchen now, and these thoughts flashed through my mind. I glance at my young daughter. A 59 feeling rushes through my soul as I take in the familiar 60 .
I am my mother’s shadow.
1. A．dining room B．kitchen C．sitting room D．garden
2. A．loving B．lively C．lovely D．horrible
3. A．preparing B．mixing C．cooking D．eating
4. A．matching B．similar C．different D．same
5. A．material B．clothes C．dress D．clothing
6. A．agree B．stand C．know D．realize
7. A．keep up B．stay out C．stay up D．keep on
8. A．protect B．warn C．save D．stop
9. A．watched B．liked C．heard D．experienced
10. A．screamed B．said C．shouted D．prayed
11. A．on B．in C．through D．within
12. A．concerned B．shared C．connected D．joined
13. A．growing B．spreading C．escaping D．moving
14. A．as B．before C．since D．when
15. A．thrown B．given C．placed D．taken
16. A．raise B．support C．bring D．change
17. A．for B．through C．up D．into
18. A．daughter B．children C．mother D．friends
19. A．warm B．strange C．painful D．exciting
20. A．saying B．sign C．scene D．paint
The past 30 years has ______ the great changes that have taken place in China.
A．seen B．noticed C．watched D．looked
– I’m sorry for what I said.
-- Forget it, I can’t remember _________.
A．generally B．however C．anyhow D．extremely
