Mobile phone 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 school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts,
teachers said mobile phone use is a distraction (娱乐) 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 (消息) 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 (与…联系) 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.
1. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ______.
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A. because they are students
B. when they are free
C. when they are at school
D. because they are children
2. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from .
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A. the makers and sellers
B. the passers-by and strangers
C. their parents and friends
D. some mobile phones users
3. What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage?
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A. 聊天
B. 核对
C. 查询
D. 作弊
4. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't ______ during school hours.
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A. use their mobile phones
B. leave their mobile phones at school office
C. help the teachers with their work
D. get in touch with their children
5. The passage tells us that _____.
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A. students shouldn't have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons
B. it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school
C. some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't use their phones at school
D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones
