Question

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.

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 young

2 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

3 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

4 The underlined word “they” in the fifth paragraph refers to________.

   A. many teachers                             B. some messages

   C. mobile phones                             D. some students

Answer 1

【小题1】C

【小题2】C

【小题3】D

【小题4】C