I can't understand ________.

1. A.
   what does Christmas mean
2. B.
   what Christmas does mean
3. C.
   what mean Christmas does
4. D.
   what Christmas means

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 use among children has become a problem for the schools this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students want them.

Mary Bluett, an official(官员), said mobile phone use is a distraction(分心) 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 like 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 ____.

2.We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from _______.

3.What does the word “cheat” mean in the passage in Chinese?

4. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t________ during school hours.

5.The passage tells us that_______.

Mobile phone has become a problem for high schools. Some high-school students in Australia are not allowed to carry mobile phones during school hours.

Mobile phone used among children has become a problem for the school years. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students will want them. .

Marry Brown, a headmaster, said that mobile phone was a distraction(分心事) to students during school hours and it also gave 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(禁止) 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 there was a good reason that they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said they were easily lost and were a distraction for 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 high schools in Australia have stopped 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.What does the word “cheat” mean in Chinese in this passage?

A. 聊天    B. 核对     C. 查询     D. 作弊

3.Some children get mobile phones from           as presents.

A. the makers and sellers  B. the passers-by and strangers

C. their parents and  friends    D. some mobile phone user

4.Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t         during school hours.

A. use their mobile phones         

B. leave their mobile phones in the 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 special reasons

B. it is important to ban students from using mobile phones at school

C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at home

D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

American country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. It’s a mixture (混合物) of music from all of these places.

In West America, cowboys (牛仔) had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle sometimes ran away. A cowboy’s life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert (荒野) with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They didn’t run away if he sang beautiful songs.

In South America, many people came from Ireland and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. When they visited their friends and families on holidays like Christmas, they usually sang and played country music.

American country music describes (描写) life. It talks about love, jobs, home and money. People in many parts of the world like western country music because everyone knows something about these ideas.

1.The passage is about ________.

         A. the cowboy’s life

B. the life in America

         C. American country music

         D. the people who lives in America, Canada, Ireland, and Britain

2.The word “cattle” means “________” in the passage.

       A. 牛         B. 小羊        C. 小马        D. 鹿

3.What was a cowboy’s life like?

         A. Lonely.              B. Very interesting

       C. Dangerous.        D. A and C.

4.Why didn’t the cattle run away when a cowboy sang beautiful songs?

       A. Because the cattle knew he didn’t leave them.

       B. Because the cattle enjoyed the music so much that they went to sleep.

         C. Because he didn’t let them go.

         D. Because he was very bad.

5.What does American country music describe?

         A. Love.                B. Money.       

         C. Jobs.                        D. Life.

For many school in Thailand, there are two terms. The first term is from the first week of May to the first week of October. The second term starts from the first week of November and finishes at the last week of February or the first week of March. The students don't get a break for Christmas（圣诞节）. But they get a 3-4 days' break for the New Year.

For many students, a school day is very long. They usually get to school at 7:30 a.m. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. there are three classes in the morning and they are 50 minutes each（每个）. Students have lunch at 11:00 a.m. they don't have dining halls so they have to eat in the classroom. Lunch time finishes at 12:25 p.m. there are three classes in the afternoon. School finishes at 3:15 p.m. many schools have a "homework" lesson after school, so students usually go home after 4:45 p.m.

1.How long is the first term in Thailand schools?

A．For six months.     B．For five months.     C．For four months.    D．For three moths.

2.What does the underlined word "break" mean in Chinese?

A．假期             B．节目             C．游览             D．计划

3.When do students usually get to school?

A．At 7:00 a.m.       B．At 7:30 a.m.        C．At 8:00 a.m.        D．At 8:30 a.m.

4.Why do students have to eat lunch in the classroom?

A．Because their dining halls are very small.

B．Because they must do their homework after lunch.

C．Because they don't have dining halls.

D．Because they bring lunch to school.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．There are three terms in Thailand schools.

B．Students don't go to school in November.

C．Students usually go home at 3:15 p.m.

D．Students have six classes a day.