6．Mobile phone （手机） has become a problem for middle schools．Some middle schools in Australia have banned （禁止） students from carrying mobile phones during school hours．
Mobile phone used among children has become a problem for the school this year．Several children have got mobile phone as Christmas gifts，and more students will want them．
Mary Bluett，an official，said mobile phone use is a distraction （分心的事） to student 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．
24．Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phonesC．
A．because they are students
B．when they are free
C．when they are at school
D．because they are children
25．What does the underlined word"cheat"mean in the passage？D
A．聊天
B．核对
C．查询
D．作弊．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了中学生使用手机的问题．文中详细分析了中学生使用手机的一些不好的现象，并对此提出了具体的建议．
解答 24．C．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"Some middle schools in Australia havebanned （禁止） studentsfrom carrying mobile phones during school hours．"可知，澳大利亚的一些中学已经禁止学生在校期间携带手机．故选C．
25．D．词义猜测题．根据第三段：Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams老师们也说有时候学生在考试中会用手机短信作弊；可知意为作弊；故选D．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
