北京市2010年中考英语模拟试题及答案(9)

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　　Mobile phone(手机 ) has become a problem for middle school. 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 will 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 office. They also said there were many reasons why the students shouldn’t 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.