Anxious parents say that cellphones 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 cellphones.”
Many American parents think cellphones connect them to their children on buses，getting out from subways, walking through unknown places.
“I have her call me when she gets out of school，”said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a cellphone”
What about the cellphone owners, the students? Most of the students said cellphones were essential and the cellphone was like all 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.”
5.Students often use a cellphone according to the passage.
A.to enjoy listening to music
B.to make phone calls to their teachers
C.to work as running water
D.to work as a washing machine
6.Which of the following statements is TRUE ?
A.Many American parents don’t think cellphones are necessary for the students.
B.Cellphones only bring troubles to the school life.
C.Cellphones connect children with their families when they are outside.
D.Cellphones can help students learn better.
7.What does the underlined word “essential” mean in Chinese?
A.时髦的 B.必要的 C.多余的 D.昂贵的
8.This article is about the in carrying out Have you felt annoyed when a cellphone ringsthe rule—not to use a cellphone in school.
A.happiness B.interest C.problem D.expense(费用)
【答案】
5.A
6.C
7.B
8.C
【解析】
5.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“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.”可知，学生经常在上学的路上用手机听音乐，故A项正确。
6.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Many American parents think cellphones connect them to their children on buses，getting out from subways, walking through unknown places.”可知，美国的父母认为当孩子乘公共汽车、走出地铁站或经过未知的地方时，手机能够使他们和孩子始终保持联系，故C项正确。
7.词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“the cellphone was like all extra hand or foot for them.”可知，手机对他们来说像是额外的手或脚，由此可见手机对他们非常重要，故可知画线词词义为“必要的”，故B项正确。
8.主旨大意题。通读全文特别是根据第一段中的“Students can’t even bring cellphones to schoo1.Is it a good thing or not? Anxious parents say that cellphones are an important tool in holding New York city’s families together.”可知，本文主要介绍了纽约的学校执行一条新的规定——不允许学生带手机上学而引发的问题，即家长认为手机是使他们和孩子保持联系的重要途径，学生更是认为手机对他们来说至关重要，故C项正确。
【备注】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了纽约的学校执行一条新的规定——不允许学生带手机上学，而家长认为手机是使他们和孩子保持联系的重要途径，学生更是认为手机对他们来说至关重要。
