Sydney—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, and more students want them.
Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction（分心）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.
小題1: Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ____________.
A．because they are studentsB．when they are at school
C．because they are youngD．when they are free
小題2: We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ____________.
A．the makers and sellersB．some other strangers
C．their parents and friendsD．some mobile phone users
小題3: Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t        during school hours.
A．get in touch with their childrenB．leave their mobile phones
C．help the teachers with their workD．use their mobile phones
小題4:The underlined word “they” in the fifth paragraph refers to ____________.
A．many teachersB．some messages
C．mobile phonesD．some students
小題5: The topic mainly talked about in the text is ____________.
A．why the students should not use mobile phones in some Australian schools
B．when the students of some Australian schools can use their mobile phones
C．whether the Australian students can have mobile phones at school
D．how some parents feel when their children should not carry mobile phones

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:A
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