Mobile phone(手机)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 schools this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students want them.
Mary Bluett, an official(官员), said mobile phone use was a distraction(分心)to students during school hours and it also gave teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
Some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. But 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 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 like their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
1. Some schools in America have banned students from using mobile phones.2. Mary Bluett said mobile phone use was good for students.
3. Sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
4. All schools had tried to ban mobile phones.
5. Many people think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phone.
Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy and won the boy's 800 meters, 1, 500 meters and 3, 000 meters. The whole school knew him. He was very happy. He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.
" I broke two school records today, Granny, " called out the boy.
To his surprise, the old woman wasn't happy. She thought for a while and said, "I'm sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!"
1. John began to study in a middle school at the age of_________.
A.nine | B.thirteen | C.eleven | D.fifteen |
A.keep healthy | B.win the boy's race |
C.make his teachers happy | D.get to school on time |
A.he doesn't like riding a bike |
B.he doesn't like his father |
C.his home is near the school |
D.he knows his father doesn't have enough money |
A.ran faster | B.worked harder |
C.became famous | D.got a bike |
A.she thought John had broken some things in the school and they had to pay for them |
B.she thought John hadn't done well in the school sports meeting |
C.John's father couldn't afford a bike |
D.John's mother was ill and they spent much money on medicine |