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 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.Some middle schools in Australia have banned 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 |
We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from .
| A．the makers and sellers | B．the passers-by and strangers |
| C．their parents and friends | D．some mobile phones users |
What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage? .
| A．聊天 | B．核对 | C．查询 | D．作弊 |
Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t during school hours.
A. use their mobile phones B. leave their mobile phones at school office
D. help the teachers with their work D. get in touch with their childrenThe passage tells us that .
| 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 during school |
Jack was a pumpkin farmer. He lived in a big house on the edge of a town and grew the largest
Pumpkin farm around the town. Jack’s pumpkins were famous , for they always had the perfect shape and never rotted ( 腐烂 ) until well after Halloween . Every year around Halloween , people came from all over the town to buy his pumpkins to make their jack-o-lanterns ( 南瓜灯)
One year, Jack was thinking about his pumpkin harvest ( 收获 ) of the year when his good friend Pete came to visit him.
I have some bad news , Jack ,” Pete said.
“What is it ? “ Jack asked . a little worried.
The town decided not to have Halloween this year! They said there was simply no reason for it and they didn’t have time to celebrate it because many other holidays were coming up soon . Peter told him. He knew this was very bad news for jack.
Jack became very sad and lowered (低垂 ) his head . “What can I do now , Peter?” I have all these beautiful pumpkins and I can’t keep them until next Halloween .”
Peter replied, “ Well , there are always pumpkin pies and pumpkin bread for other holidays.”
Jack was worried and said, “I sell most of my pumpkins for the Halloween . I can only sell a few pumpkins during the rest of the year. And Pete, it’s not so much about the money . I live a simple life out here in the country and I don’t need much money . But I feel happy every year when thousands of people get my pumpkins and take them and make them into beautiful jack-o-lanterns.
Now all these pumpkins will be useless because people won’t make jack-o-lanterns this year. oh, this is very bad news .” Jack began to weep . large tears ran down his face. Jack’s pumpkins were famous because they have the perfect ______________.
| A．colour | B．size | C．shape | D．taste |
What was the bad news that Peter told Jack?
| A．Bad weather would come and it was bad for Jack. |
| B．Too many pumpkins rotted away’ |
| C．The town decided not to have Halloween this year. |
| D．There was a bad pumpkin harvest this year. |
I live a simple life out here in the country. Here “simple” Chinese meaning is _______
| A．富有的 | B．苦难的 | C．简单的 | D．复杂的 |
Which sentence is right?
| A．Jack keep the pumpkins until next Halloween. |
| B．This year he will sell most of his pumpkins for the Halloween. |
| C．He feels happy when people get his pumpkins |
| D．Jack needs a lot of money every year. |
The best title for this passage is __________.
| A．Who is Jack ? | B．What is Halloween? |
| C．When is Halloween? | D．Bad news came. |
Animals do many different, amazing things to get through the winter. Some of them migrate(迁徙).Many birds migrate in autumn. Because the trip can be dangerous, some travel in large groups. For example, geese (鹅) fly in noisy, “V”-shaped groups. Other kinds of birds fly alone.
Some animals stay active in winter. They must change themselves as weather changes. For example, a kind of rabbits grow white fur (毛) to help them hide in the snow.
It’s hard to find food in winter for animals. Some animals, like mice, collect lots of food in autumn. Some animals eat different kinds of food as the seasons change. The red fox eats fruit and insects
in spring, summer and autumn. In winter, it cannot find these things, so it eats small animals instead. Some animals hibernate(冬眠) for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. The animal uses very little energy. In autumn, these animals get ready for winter by eating much more food than in summer and storing it as body fat. Squirrels store food like nuts to eat later in winter. Bears and some bats hibernate. Cold-blooded animals like fish, frogs and snakes have no way to keep warm during the winter. Snakes find protection in holes, and spend the winter without moving during the whole season.Many birds travel in large groups because _______.
| A．they can easily find food this way |
| B．there is danger everywhere |
| C．they can get warm at night |
| D．they will not feel lonely |
Rabbits spend the cold winter by _______.
| A．eating a lot | B．storing a lot of food |
| C．running often | D．growing white fur |
In winter, snakes _______.
| A．move slowly | B．eat a lot |
| C．hide in holes | D．eat frogs |
Some animals like squirrels _______.
| A．eat nothing in winter |
| B．collect nuts in autumn |
| C．get fat after winter |
| D．change their food in winter |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．How Do Animals Spend the Winter? |
| B．Why Do Animals Spend the Winter? |
| C．How Do Living Things Get Food in Winter? |
| D．Where Do Living Things Move in Winter? |
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Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a saying “Eat good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat less at dinner.” Many people in the USA agree that one starts a day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different.
Most people in America only give themselves a short time to have their lunch, so they eat a small lunch. After work, they can have more time to eat a big dinner. Also a quiet dinner at home with all the family talking about their day is a way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.
Eating at restaurants is also different. In China, very often you can hear people talking and laughing loudly, and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. They usually eat a good meal far away from the noisy places. If they are making some noise, other people in the restaurants will look at them angrily, even the manager (经理) of the restaurants will ask them to be quiet.
| People |
Having three |
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| Chinese |
◇ They have a good breakfast. ◇ They eat a big lunch. ◇ They don’t eat |
◇ They often talk and laugh ◇ They will show |
| ◇ They start the day with a good breakfast, too. ◇ They never have their lunch for a ◇ They like a big dinner at home, talking about their day after work. |
◇ They enjoy their dinner in a ◇ If someone |
Once there is a boy in London. His name is Jimmy. He starts painting when he is three years old, and when he is five years old, he is already very good at it. He paints many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people buy his pictures. They say, “This boy is going to be famous when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to sell these pictures for a lot of money.”
Jimmy’s pictures are different from others’ because he never paints on the whole of the paper. He only paints on half of it, and the other half is always empty.
“That’s very clever,” people say. “No other painters have ever done that!”
One day someone asks Jimmy, “Please tell me, Jimmy, why do you only paint on the bottom (底) half of the paper, but not on the top half?”
“Because I’m small,” Jimmy says, “and my brushes can’t reach very high.”How are Jimmy’s pictures?
| A．Beautiful. |
| B．Interesting. |
| C．Bad |
| D．Beautiful and interesting. |
Which part of paper did Jimmy paint?
| A．The whole of the paper |
| B．The top half. |
| C．The bottom half |
| D．The middle part. |
Jimmy only paints half of the paper because ____________.
| A．he was very clever. | B．he was very short. |
| C．he was very tall. | D．he was very big. |
People eat different things in different countries.
In some countries, people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it twice or three times a day for breakfast, lunch and supper. Some people do not eat some kinds of meat. Muslims, for example, do not eat pork.
Japanese eat lots of fish. They are near the sea. So it is easy for them to get fish
In the West, such as England and the USA, the most important food is potatoes. People there can cook potatoes in many different ways.
Some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything else from animals. They eat food only from plants(植物). They say the food from plants is better for us than meat. These people are called vegetarians.In some countries, people eat _______every day.
| A．fish | B．vegetables | C．fruit | D．rice |
Why do Japanese eat lots of fish?
| A．Because they like fish better than the other food. |
| B．Because it is easy for them to get fish |
| C．Because fish can give them lots of calories. |
| D．Because there is no other food. |
What is the most important food in some Western countries?
| A．Fish | B．Potatoes |
| C．Vegetables. | D．Fruit and vegetables. |
The underlined word "vegetarians" means "_______" in Chinese.
| A．只吃素食的人 | B．只吃荤食的人 |
| C．研究素食的人 | D．种植蔬菜的人 |