Jim is a schoolboy who is eight and a half years old．His school is near his home，so everyday he goes to school on foot．He usually gets back home early．But last Friday he came back home late from school．

  “Why are you late today?”When he got home，his mother asked him．

  “My teacher wasn’t happy and let me go to her office．”he answered．

  “Why do you go there?”his mother asked．

  “Because she asked a question in class，”Jim said，“and I could answer．only I．”

   His mother was very angry，“Why was she not happy?”

  “I don’t know．”Jim answered．

  “What is her question，then?”Mother asked him again．

  “The question was：‘who put ink on my desk?’”Jim said．

1．Jim is___________．

  A．eight years old    B．more than eight years old  C．less than eight    D．nine

2．His school is___________ his home．

  A．not far from    B．far from    C．next to    D．besides

3．He usually___________ to school and comes back___________．

  A．walks；early    B．takes a bus；late    C．on foot；early    D．rides；late

4．Last Friday he came back___________．

  A．early    B．late    C．at six o’clock    D．in the evening

5．Jim Was the only one who can answer the teacher’s questions．What Can we infer(推断)from that?

  A．He is very clever．    B．The teacher likes him very much．

  C．He is very naughty．   D．He is very foolish．

Have you felt annoyed when a cell phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this．Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools．Students can’t even bring cell phones to school．Is it a good thing or not?

Anxious parents say that cell phones are an important tool(工具)in holding New York city’s families together．

“I worry about it．”said Elizabeth Lords Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid．“It’s necessary in our everyday life．We have a washing machine, we have running water, and we have cell phones．”

Many American parents think cell phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown places．

“I have her call me when she gets out of school．”said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother．“No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a cell phone．”

What about the cell phone owners, the students? Most of the students said cell phones were essential and the cell phone was like an extra(额外的)hand or foot for them．

“I feel so empty,” said May Chom, 14．“There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone．It will be a really, really boring trip．”

1．You will get        when you hear a cell phone ring in class．

A．sad                             B．upset                          C．excited

2．You can use a cell phone             ．

A．to enjoy listening to music

B．to work as running water

C．to work as a washing machine

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Many American parents don’t think cell phones are necessary for the students．

B．Cell phones only bring troubles to the school life．

C．Cell phones connect children with their families when they are outside．

4．What does the underlined word “essential” mean in Chinese?

A．时髦的                       B．必要的                       C．昂贵的

5．This article is about the           in carrying out the rule not to use a cell phone in school．

A．happiness                    B．interest                       C．problem

Have you felt annoyed when a mobile phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out* in schools. Students can’t even bring mobile phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?
Anxious* parents say that mobile phones are an important tool* in holding New York City’s families together.
“I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine*, we have running water, and we have mobile phones. A number of Americans think mobile phones connect* them to children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown* places.
“I have her call me when she gets out school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their children go to school without a mobile phone.
What about the mobile phone owners, the students? Most of the students said that mobile phones were necessary and the mobile phone was like an extra* hand or foot for them.
“I feel so bored,” said May Chom, 14. “There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.
【小题1】Elizabeth Lorris Ritter is worried that ______________.