"Tom? Are you in bed yet?" called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colourful dragon jumped and shouted.
"Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now. It’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow," said Mrs White.
"But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon," said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.
"You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family," she said with a smile. "What’s special about it? Show me what it can do!"
"I think this is a great computer, Mum!" he said happily. "The hardware (硬件) is good. There’s so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game, ’Dragon Player’, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Daniel and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected（感染） disks because I have a virus（病毒） detector (探测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!" Tom began tapping. The screen changed in answer to his orders.
"Oh, Tom," laughed Mrs White. "I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about."
【小题1】When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ______.

 “Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a right computer screen (屏幕) on which a colorful dragon (龙) jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs. White.

　　“But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs. White could see the excitement (激动) on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family.” she said with a smile. “What’s so special (特别的) about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware (硬件) is good. There’s so much memory (内存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragons player, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected (被感染的) disks (磁盘) because I have a virus (病毒) detector (监测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping (敲打) keys on the keyboard (键盘). The screen changed in answer to his orders (命令).

　　“Oh, Tom.” laughed Mrs. White. “I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

(　 ) 16. When Mrs. White was calling Tom, he was _______.

A. lying in bed reading a book   B. on the computer with a dragon

C. standing in front of the screen of the computer

D. playing computer games in his bedroom

(　 ) 17.From the passage we know that the story happened _______.

A. before Tom went to school in the morning B. before Tom went to bed at night

C. just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D. after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

(　 )18. Tom was very excited because _______.

A. he had a radio detector in his computer

B. he was worrying about the infected disks

C. he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D. his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

(　 )19.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Tom liked playing computer games

B. Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons

C. Tom hated tapping on the keyboard

D. Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer

(　 ) 20.How did Tom get on with his mother?

A. Mrs. White was very hard on her son.

B. Mrs. White loved her son and took good care of him.

C. Tom didn’t want to talk about the computer with his mother.

D. Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.

“Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a right computer screen (屏幕) on which a colorful dragon (龙) jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs. White.

　　“But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs. White could see the excitement (激动) on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family.” she said with a smile. “What’s so special (特别的) about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware (硬件) is good. There’s so much memory (内存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragons player, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected (被感染的) disks (磁盘) because I have a virus (病毒) detector (监测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping (敲打) keys on the keyboard (键盘). The screen changed in answer to his orders (命令).

　　“Oh, Tom.” laughed Mrs. White. “I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

(　 ) 16. When Mrs. White was calling Tom, he was _______.

A. lying in bed reading a book   B. on the computer with a dragon

C. standing in front of the screen of the computer

D. playing computer games in his bedroom

(　 ) 17.From the passage we know that the story happened _______.

A. before Tom went to school in the morning B. before Tom went to bed at night

C. just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D. after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

(　 )18. Tom was very excited because _______.

A. he had a radio detector in his computer

B. he was worrying about the infected disks

C. he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D. his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

(　 )19.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Tom liked playing computer games

B. Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons

C. Tom hated tapping on the keyboard

D. Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer

(　 ) 20.How did Tom get on with his mother?

A. Mrs. White was very hard on her son.

B. Mrs. White loved her son and took good care of him.

C. Tom didn’t want to talk about the computer with his mother.

D. Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.

Mobile phones are becoming 36 not only with grown ups but also with students. Meanwhile, they also 37 a problem for middle schools in the past few years. Some children have got mobile phones 38 Christmas or birthday gifts, and more will 　39 want them.

Many like SMS because it is easy and 　40 . Some parents felt happy because they could get along 　41 their children. Some teachers said mobile phone use was a distraction(分心的事) to students during school hours and it also gave them much 42 in their classrooms. Sometimes students 　43　 use phone messages to cheat during exams. A new study found that some teenagers sent messages in class even hurt their fingers because they can’t stop 　44 SMS.

Many teachers suggested that students should not have phones at school, 　45 if there was a good reason, they could 　46 their phones at school office. And even they can use the telephone in the teachers’ office 　47 . Many people think they understand 　48 parents would want their children to have them, 　49　 they agree school should let the students 　50 when they can use their mobile phones.

(　 )36. A. more and more popular　　 B. more popular and more popular

　　　 C. popular and popular　　　 D. more popular and popular

(　 )37. A. become　　　　 B. had become　　　 C. have become　　 D. will become

(　 )38. A. for　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　 　　 D. with

(　 )39. A. still　　　　　　 B. yet　　　　　　　 C. already　　　　 D. too

(　 )40. A. quickly　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　 C. hurry　　　　　 D. sharp

(　 )41. A. against　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. to

(　 )42. A. business　　　　 B. information　　　 C. things　　　　　 D. trouble

(　 )43. A. dare　　　　　　 B. have to　　　　　 C. should　　　　　 D. might

(　 )44. A. using　　　　　 B. to use　　　　　 C. used　　　　　　 D. used to

(　 )45. A. and　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　 D. however

(　 )46. A. miss　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　 C. lie　　　　　　　 D. fetch

(　 )47. A. instead　　　　　 B. instead of　　　　 C. also　　　　　　 D. with

(　 )48. A. whether　　 　　B. because　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　 D. since

(　 )49. A. and　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 C. otherwise　　　　 D. but

(　 )50. A. know　　　　　 B. to know　　　　　 C. knows　　　　　 D. knowing