Have you felt annoyed when a mobile phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out* in schools. Students can’t even bring mobile phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?

Anxious* parents say that mobile phones are an important tool* in holding New York City’s families together.

“I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine*, we have running water, and we have mobile phones. A number of Americans think mobile phones connect* them to children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown* places.

 “I have her call me when she gets out school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their children go to school without a mobile phone.

 What about the mobile phone owners, the students? Most of the students said that mobile phones were necessary and the mobile phone was like an extra* hand or foot for them.

 “I feel so bored,” said May Chom, 14. “There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.

1.Elizabeth Lorris Ritter is worried that ______________.

A. students are not allowed to bring mobile phones

B. students spend too much time in listening to music on the mobile phones

C. students bring mobile phones to school and they often ring during the class

D. no rule is carried out to stop students from bringing mobile phones to school

2.____________ American parents disagree with the rule that students can’t bring mobile phones to school.

A.  Some.       B. Many      C. Few     D. No

3.May Chom likes to ______________.

A. go to school without a mobile phone    

B. chat with her friends on the mobile phone on the way to school

C. walk through interesting places with a mobile phone

D. bring a mobile phone to school

4.This writer wants to tell us the __________ in carrying out* the rule not to use a mobile phone in school.

A. importance  B. problem     C. happiness      D. hopeless

 

A small boy lived with his mother and grandmother in a big house. His father had died.

A bucket（桶）of water fell on the small boy’s left foot, and it began hurting a hot. His mother said, “I’m going to put something very hot on your foot tonight. That’s always very good. Tomorrow your foot won’t hurt any longer.”

In the evening, the small boy’s mother came to his bedroom. She had a hot poultice（膏药）in a bowl. The small boy looked at it and said, “I don’t want that. I had one a month ago. Poultices hurt.”

His mother sat down on his bed and said, “You’re going to have this poultice on.” She pulled his sheets（床单）and blankets（毯子）away, and put the poultice near his foot, but the boy pulled it away quickly, and poultice fell on the bed.

His mother was angry. She went down stairs and came back with his grandmother and a stick. She said to her son, “Your grandmother’s going to put the poultice on your foot, and I’m going to hold this stick. Now don’t be a stupid boy.”

She held the stick over the boy, and the grandmother took his foot and put the poultice near it. The boy said. “Stop, you…” but his mother brought the stick nearer, and he did not say anything else.

The grandmother brought the poultice near the foot again, and the boy stopped her again, but his mother was angry now and said, “I’m going to hit you.” The boy did not finish his words, and his grandmother put the poultice on his foot. He let it there for a few minutes and then took it off again.

The boy’s mother and grandmother put the sheets and blankets over him again and he said, “My left foot hurts, but you put the poultice on my right foot. I stopped you twice, but you didn’t listen to me.”

1. The small boy’s foot hurt because ____.

A．he fell off the bike

B．a bucket of water fell on his foot

C．he fell and hurt his foot

D．he was ill

2. In the evening ___ first came to the small boy’s room.

A．his mother

B．his father

C．his grandmother

D．his grandfather

3. The small boy ____ his mother.

A．agreed with

B．didn’t stop

C．thanked

D．didn’t agree with

4. The small boy took the poultice off because ____.

A．his foot didn’t hurt

B．he hated his mother and grandmother

C．his left foot hurt

D．his right foot hurt

5.The best title for this passage is ____.

A．Left or Right

B．A Small Boy

C．The Poultice

D．A Small Boy’s Mother

 

Now lots of families keep* pets in their houses. Most pets are small animals.

Dogs are the favorite pets. The second favorite are cats and the third favorite are birds. These small animals are very cute and friendly. People usually have them as their family members. They give them nice names and let them wear beautiful clothes. They also give their pets nice food to eat. They buy food for their pets in pet shops.

Pets are all very happy. Many pets have their houses and beds. They often go out to relax and take a walk with people in the morning.

Some children like pets because they need a friend to play with at home. Many old people keep pets at home just because they often feel* lonely.  They have them as their children and they love them very much. So, pets are very important.*I think every family needs pets.

1.Most people like to keep ______ animals at home.

A．small             B．white             C．big               D．black

2.People give their pets _____and _________.

A．nice names, nice books                   B．pet shops, nice books

C．nice names， nice food                  D．pet shops, nice food

3.The pets often_________ with people in the morning.

A．take a shower      B．play soccer        C．take a walk        D．listen to music

4.The word “lonely” means(意思) _________ in Chinese.

A．孤独的           B．快乐的           C．紧张的           D．有趣的

5.The writer thinks__________ .

A．pets are dirty                          B．people don’t need pets at home

C．people don’t like animals                D．pets are very important.

小词典

building大楼,   feel 感觉 free 空闲的, important重要的,keep饲养  tutor 家教 something 某事

 

Have you felt annoyed when a cell phone (手机)rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out（执行） in schools. Students can’t even bring cell phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?
Anxious（焦虑的） parents say that cell phones are an important tool in holding New York City’s families together.
“I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine, we have running water, and we have cell phones.”
A number of Americans think cell phones connect them to children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown places.
“I have her call me when she gets out school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their children go to school without a cell phone.
What about the cell phone owners, the students? Most of the students said that cell phones were necessary and the cell phone was like an extra(额外的)hand or foot for them.
“I feel so empty,” said May Chom, 14. “There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.”
【小题1】. Elizabeth Lorris Ritter is worried that ______________.

A．students are not allowed to bring cellphones

B．students spend too much time in listening to music on the cellphones

C．students bring cellphones to school and they often ring during the class

D．no rule is carried out to stop students from bringing cellphones to school

【小题2】. ____________ American parents disagree with the rule that students can’t bring cellphones to school.

A．Many

B．Some

C．Few

D．No

【小题3】 May Chom likes to ______________.

A．go to school without a cellphone

B．chat with her friends on the cellphone on the way to school

C．walk through unknown places with a cellphone

D．bring a cellphone to school

【小题4】 This writer wants to tell us the __________ in carrying out the rule not
to use a cellphone in school.

A．importance

B．problem

C．happiness

D．impossibility (不可能)

同学们经常上微机课，可是你们熟悉其中的一些规则吗？请仔细阅读下列题中的Lily等五个人的陈述和A-F微机室的各项规则，选出符合各自情况的最佳选项。其中一项为多余选项。

1.Lily: I can’t bring drinks and snacks to the computer room, although I like to have them after class. If I do so, the teacher will not let me in.

2.Mike: I have to take off my shoes and put on the overshoes( 鞋套). The overshoes are near the door outside the room.

3.Sara: I can’t bring my mobile phone or MP3 player to the computer room. If I do so, the teacher will take them away.

4.Jack: I must keep quiet or talk in a very low voice. When I have any problems, I must raise up my hands to ask my teacher for help.

5.Tom: I enjoy computer games very much at home, but I can’t play them during the class. If I do so, the teacher will let me out.

A．Keep the computer room clean. Don’t wear your dirty shoes into the computer room.

B．Keep quiet in the room. If you don’t, your teacher and others will be angry with you.

C．It’s not right to bring anything to eat to the room. They can make the room and computers dirty.

D．Don’t answer the phone or listen to music in the computer room, because they have nothing to do with your study.

E. Don’t run in the hallways or in the room. That will make it too noisy for others to study and you may also break the computers.

F. Playing computer games is not allowed in the computer room. It’s the place for you to study but not to play.