Sydney Australia—Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some midd
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Sydney Australia—Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned 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, and more students want them.
Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction（分心的事）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 offices. 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.
小题1: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 young |
小题2:We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from________.| A．the makers and sellers | B．some other strangers | | C．their parents and friends | D．some mobile phone users |
小题3:Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t _______ during school hours.| A．use their mobile phones | B．leave their mobile phones | | C．help the teachers with their work | D．get in touch with their children |
小题4:The underlined word “they” in the fifth paragraph refers to________.| A．many teachers | B．some messages | | C．mobile phones | D．some students |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:D |
解析
试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了澳大利亚悉尼的很多中学禁止学生在上课时间使用手机，并阐述了原因。
小题1:根据Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.故选C。
小题2:根据Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students want them.故答案应为C。
小题3:根据Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children，故选D。
小题4:根据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.可知they指学生，故选D。
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking not only can wrinkle(起皱纹) the face and turn it yellow -- it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday.
The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body -- even skin protected from the sun.
"We examined non-facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced," Dr. Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement.
"In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years," Helfrich"s team added in their report.
The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms. They ranged in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers. Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person"s skin was.
When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably（尤其）the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint, Helfrich"s team wrote.
Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature（过早的）skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light.
The report did not discuss the mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels（血管）beneath the skin to constrict（紧缩）, reducing blood supply to the skin.
Smoking can also damage the connective tissue (组织)that supports both the skin and the internal organs.
小题1:The best title for this passage would be_______.| A．The danger of smoking | B．Smoking causes skin aging | | C．Quit smoking for health | D．A survey of smokers |
小题2:It can be inferred from the study _______ .| A．smoking won’t make skin protected from the sun | | B．smoking will do damage to skin rather than other organs | | C．smokers over 65 usually won’t worry about their skin | | D．the age of smokers is not connected with the result of the test |
小题3: From the passage smoking results in skin aging mainly because_____.| A．it will lower blood supply to skin | B．it can make you feel tired | | C．it can make skin come off | D．it can make blood run faster |
小题4:The main purpose of the passage is to ______.| A．inform people about the result of the study | | B．advise people how to protect skin | | C．warn people not to smoke again | | D．introduce a new way of avoiding skin aging |
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Food safety will become the food industry’s key target as the nation tries to adopt international food standards. The National Development and Reform Commission, the Standardization Administration of China, the Ministry of Agriculture and six other departments announced their 2004-05 development programme for national food standards over the weekend.
China is conducting a rectification (整顿) within two years. Inspectors will search for all known banned materials in food production. To reduce trading barriers, China will raise the ratio of adopting international standards in the food industry to 55 percent from today’s 23 percent. “Safety is the first consideration for anything entering people’s mouth followed by its nutritious value,” said Hao Yu, secretary-general of the National Food Industry Standardization Technique Committee. He added the usage of food addictives (添加剂) will be a major field for consideration in setting the new standards. On-the-spot checks during the past two years have shown the abuse (滥用) or misuse of addictives in food production and processing has become the biggest threat to food safety. In one case, talcum (滑石粉) powder was found in flour products, which is outlawed according to national food standards.
“At present there are no methods or standards to test the content of talcum powder in flour,” said Shang Yan’e, an official with the national watchdog on grain and oil inspections. Under the guidelines, all banned addictives will be recorded as inspections increase, Relevant departments have allocated (分配) funds to conduct risk evaluations on current food addictives to fix the limits of their usage. China will adopt international advanced techniques and standards so as to find out the harmful materials in food within a shortest period.
小题1:China will raise the ratio of adopting international standards in the food industry by _____.小题2:_________ is the second consideration for anything people eat according to the passage.| A．Safety | B．Value | C．Nutrition | D．Addictives |
小题3:What does the passage mainly talk about?| A．Addictives are dangerous to people’s health. | | B．Chinese food will be as safe as foreign food. | | C．New food safety standards are to be fixed. | | D．Food safety is a major concern in present China. |
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Kenya is the first country to protect elephants by text messages. Mobile phone SIM cards are inserted(插入) in the collars of elephants. The cards will send a text message when the elephants wander too close to farms, allowing wildlife protectors to drive them off rather than shoot them.
Hungry elephants cause big problems for farmers and villagers in some parts of Kenya when they are searching for food. Two years ago the Kenyan wildlife service had to unwillingly shoot five elephants who continued to destroy crops.
In order to prevent such bad activities, the Elephants charity put a mobile phone SIM card on a huge bull elephant called Kimani. The conservationists(自然保护者) then set up a virtual(虚拟的) fence. Each time Kimani came near the fence, a text message was sent to farmers. So far he’s been stopped from going into the danger area fifteen times.
The project seems to be working successfully as Kimani hasn’t come near a farm for four months. A similar system has now been put into operation in another part of the country.
One of the biggest benefits of the project is that elephants seem to learn from one another, which can help a whole group change their habits.
The elephants can also be tracked using Google Earth software. This is also helping the protectors know where to use their resources to protect the animals well.
小题1:Elephants often cause problems in Kenya, because ______.| A．they are attacked | B．they are angry | | C．they are sad | D．they are hungry |
小题2:What does the underlined word “he” in Paragraph 3 refer to?| A．The protector. | B．The writer. | | C．The elephant. | D．The conservationist. |
小题3:From the passage, we know that ______.| A．the text messages are of little help to the wildlife protectors | | B．the project has worked out to be a great success in Kenya | | C．a mobile phone SIM card has been put in all the elephants | | D．the project has been introduced to all parts of the country |
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Everyone has got two personalities(性格)—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don"t show your secret personality when you"re awake because you can control your behavior(行为), but when you"re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back , you’re a very open person . You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas . You don’t like to upset people , so you never express your real feelings . You are quite shy and you aren’t very confident .
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive (不坦率的) person. You worry a lot and you"re always easily upset. You"re very stubborn(顽固), but you aren"t very ambitious(抱负的). You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep curled up (卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you"re often defensive (防御性的). You"re shy and you don"t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You"re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You"re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don"t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
小题1:Point out which sentence is used to show the personality of a person who is used to sleeping on his or her stomach?| A．He or she is careful not to make others angry. | | B．He or she doesn"t want to stick to his or her opinion. | | C．He or she can"t be successful in any business. | | D．He or she likes to bring others happiness. |
小题2:Maybe you don"t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?| A．He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you. | | B．He or she is rarely ready to help you. | | C．He or she prefers going out to staying at home. | | D．He or she wouldn"t like to get help from you. |
小题3:It appears that the writer is possible to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _______.| A．he or she always shows sympathy (同情) for people | | B．he or she is confident, but not stubborn | | C．he or she has more strengths than weaknesses | | D．he or she often considers annoying (使烦恼) people |
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A group of eight public high school students in Massachusetts, aged l5 to l7，designed and ran their own school within a school. They named their practice the Independent Project. They represented the usual range: two were close to dropping out before they started the project，while others were honors students.
Their guidance teacher was their adviser, consulting with them when the group encountered difficulties. Though they sought advice from English，math and science teachers， they were responsible for monitoring one another’s work and giving one another feedback. There were no grades, but at the end of the term，the students wrote evaluations of their classmates.
The students also designed their own course. In addition to some regular courses，they each took on an ‘individual project’，learning to play the piano or to cook，writing a novel or making a video about domestic(国内的) violence. At the end of the term，they performed their new skills in front of the entire school. The last part of their self - designed course was to do a ‘collective project’ that had social significance. Because they felt the whole experience had been so life – changing，they ended up making a film showing how other students could start and run their own schools.
The project was a success. After returning to their traditional study，the students have high motivation and are doing well. One student who had failed all of his previous math courses spent three weeks teaching the others about probability. The lesson learned here is that if students are given the opportunity to take control or contribute significantly to their own learning they will become more accomplished，more engaged and more knowledgeable.
The students in the project are remarkable because they demonstrate the kinds of learning and personal growth that are possible when teenagers feel ownership of their high school experience，learn things that matter to them and learn together.
小题1:Which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．Some students might drop out of high school. | | B．The teachers monitored the students’ homework. | | C．The students themselves solved all their problems. | | D．The teachers evaluate the students’ performances. |
小题2:The students involved in the Independent Project .| A．didn’t need to learn common lessons | | B．tended to escape from the whole society | | C．were unwilling to share their experiences | | D．focused on self-study and working together |
小题3:According Paragraph 4，we know that .| A．the traditional study is better than the project | | B．all the students had failed their math courses | | C．the students have freedom to design their lessons | | D．the project was mainly concerned with math courses |
小题4:The project made the students outstanding because .| A．they are unusually talented | | B．they have better backgrounds | | C．they have supportive teachers | | D．they are owners of their education |
小题5:What would be the best title of the text?| A．Structure the kids’ days to the minute | | B．Let kids rule their own school within a school | | C．Offer students few opportunities to do anything | | D．Provide traditional education to the students |
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