C. 我们都需要改变摇头的习惯。
二、阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
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
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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 【C】. A. because they are students B. when they are free C. when they are at school
2. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from【C】.
A. the makers and sellers B. the passers-by and strangers C. their parents and friends
3. What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage? 【B】. A. 聊天 B. 作弊 C. 查询
4. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't during school hours.【B】
A. use their mobile phones
B. get in touch with their children C. help the teachers with their work
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5. The passage tells us that 【A】.
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
二、阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容进行判断，正确为T，错误为F。
A 4 year Kid, who does not know what an Email or a Chat App is, prays to God: Hey, Lord, Please make me a smartphone. This young kid is asking such a wish from God, because he sees that his parents at home are completely glued to this magical device called smartphone and has no time to look up at him. The smartphone is getting more attention in the house than the child. His parents are present there physically, but their minds are somewhere else.
It’s so true that this device has become an inseparable part of our day to day life, and we are addicted to it. We will start feeling restless if we do not look to our phone after a few minutes. We react faster to a phone beep or a message compared to a call by a family member from a different room.
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We all need to come out of this head-down syndrome. We all need to connect and communicate in real world. We need to put this technology to good use and not become a slave.
So what shall we do? It’s simple: the solution is called digital break. This means, when you return home from work, you simply turn off or mute all your digital devices for a few hours every day, or at least once in a while. What do you do then? You can share your time with the family, chatting with your wife or husband, playing games with your kids, doing things with other family members, etc. in real life. You will soon realize the world outside the smartphone is much more enjoyable 1. The kid is 5 years old. 【F】
2. The kid asked God for a smartphone. 【F】
3. Smartphones have become an inseparable part of our daily life. 【T】
4. We all need to connect and communicate in virtual world. 【F】
5. The only solution to the head-down syndrome is called digital break. 【F】
二、阅读理解：阅读下面短文，选择合适的内容将短文补充完整。 FILL IN THE BLANKS OF THE FOLLOWING LETTER WITH GIVEN SENTENCES IN THE BOX.
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_____,mobile phones are being more and more widely used. It's small in size, _____, offering fast and convenient service for communication. It's of multi-function. _____.
In recent years,_____Quite a few use them at school to keep in touch with their families and friends instead of writing letters, which, of course brings convenience to them. But I don't think it's good to do so.
_____, student users often waste a lot of time chatting over the phone in their spare time, some even use them to cheat in exams. In addition, mobile phone bill is also a heavy burden on students' families.
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