高三英语上学期月考试题

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高三英语月考试题 

第一卷(三部分,共115分)

第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where are the two speakers?
 A. In a store.       B. In a hotel.         C. At home.

2. Who is Christ Paine?

  A. A writer.    B. A book seller.      C. A computer engineer.

3. What’s the relationship between the speakers?

  A. Neighbors.      B. Doctor and patient.      C.. Boss and employee

4. What are the two speakers talking about?

  A. A football match.     B. A football team.     C. A football player.

5. When is the man checking in?

  A. Tuesday.        B. Thursday.            C. Friday. 

第二节(共15小题;每小题15分,满分225分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。

6. What does the woman want to do?

  A. To buy a television.              B. To replace her television.

  C. To repair her television.

7. Who is the man?   

  A. A repairman.    B. A manager.    C. A sales clerk.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

8. What does the woman intend to do?

  A. Introduce the Workers Club.        B.. Invite the man to see a film

  C. Invite the man to do sports.

9. What can we learn about the club?

  A.    It’s open until 12:00 at night.        B. People can skate there.

  C. Three buses pass the club.

10. Where does the man work?

  A. At the Workers Club.             B. At a computer center.

  C. At a high school.

听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

11. Where does the woman want to go?

  A. A bank.     B. A restaurant.       C. College Road.

12. Which bus should the woman take?

  A. No.8.          B. No.18.              C. No.80.

13. Where can she take the bus to the place she wants to go to?

  A. College Road.    B. Bridge Street.      C. The International Bank.

听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

14. What are the speakers talking about?

  A. American TV.    B. American movie.    C. American newspaper.

15. What does the man feel about the people he met?

  A. They are not interesting.                  B. They are violent.

  C. They are kind.

16. Why doesn’t the woman like American TV?

  A.    Because it’s not interesting.        B. Because it’s full of violence. 

  C. Because it’s always about the West.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. Why didn’t assistant get the woman the dress?

  A. It has been sold to someone.        B. The assistant was too busy.

  C. The assistant didn’t like her cloths.

18. Why did the woman come back again?

  A. To buy the dress she saw last time.   B. To punish the assistant.

  C. To see the rude assistant.

19. What is the best title for this passage?

  A.    A bad-mannered assistant.          B. A beautiful dress.

  C. At the shop.

20. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

  A. To show how much the woman liked the dress.

  B. To blame the assistant who judged a person according to their dress.

  C. To tell us the woman was very angry.

 

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共二节,满分60分)

第一节: 单项填空(共15小题,每小题2分, 满分30分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

  例:We _____ last night, but we went to the concert instead.

A. must have studied           B. might study

C. should have studied           D. would study

答案是C。

21. We had ___ nice dinner after the concert with ____ dishes of fish, meat and vegetables.

A.  不填; 不填    B. 不填; the     C. a; 不填      D. a; the

22. Was it at the school ______ was named after a hero ______ he spent his childhood?

  A. which;that                B. where;where 

  C. that;where                 D. which;where

23.﹍Have you seen the film “The Sound of Music”?

﹍Not yet ,but I _ .

A. expect to     B .think to    C .expect so   D .expect not

24.﹍Why did you stop writing?

﹍My ink has _

A. used up     B. run out of   C. given away  D. given out

25.—— I think Brazilian team will win the championship in the game.

  —— ____ French team plays better.

    A. That's true             B. I can't agree with you more

    C. Do you really think so?       D. You are wrong.

26. __ that letter?

   — Yes, I ___ it when I tidied the drawer.

    A. Did you find, have found        B. Did you find, has found

    C. Have you found, found          D. Have you found, have found

27. Kate decided to go swimming with Jane, but Jane ____ to be away.

A. refused        B. loved        C. had            D. happened

28. Is it okay if my friend, Tina, ____ to your party next weekend?

A. come         B. comes       C. is coming        D. will come

29. This is Sports News. The Lions ____ again last night. The Hanks beat them 1 to nothing.

A. defeated      B. missed         C. won        D. lost

30. I would appreciate _____ very much if you could give me some suggestions.

A. this         B. that         C. it           D. you

31. __ How much shall I pay for the phone call?

__ You ____. This is free of charge.

A. shouldn't      B. can't         C. don't have to  D. mustn't

32. --- Do you think all the exercises in the book are good?

 --- ____ of them are very good. But some could have been better.

   A. None            B. Few            C. Most        D. Rest

33. — What's the matter,Jim?You look sad.

  — Oh,nothing much.Actually,I _____ of my friends.

  A. am considering            B. have just dreamed

C. was just thinking           D. had just talked

34. — You couldn't have chosen any gift better for me.

  — _____  

  A. Oh,don't you like it?  B. That's all right.I'll give you a better one next time.

C. I'm glad you like it so much.    D. You have a gift for music,don't you?

35. — Do you have the time?

  — Sorry,I have no watch.

  — ____

   A. What a shame. B. Thanks anyway.  C. It doesn't matter.  D. Why not buy one?


第二节: 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house  36 , "We need a doctor out here! We need a doctor! Hurry, Mom!" "What's wrong?" I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor.

Dutifully(顺从地), I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer's hand ——  37 , that's the sort of thing mothers do! While my son led me out of the door and  38  the bird, I explained that if the creature was indeed dead, a doctor could not  39 . When we arrived at the  40  scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest(鸟巢)high up in the tree. My son and I  41  the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the  42  had caused its death.

"I think his mommy and daddy really  43  him," Spencer observed. I  44   my boy's hand and tried to ease his  45  by saying I was sure they did,  46  they would be okay because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and PoPo(my deceased(去世了的) grandfather). I assured(使确信)Spencer that the bird's mommy and daddy knew that their little one would be  47  and loved. I told Spencer that PoPo loved little birds, and I  48  he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird  49 . I picked up the little creature's body, slipped(悄悄放到) it into my plastic bag and  50   placed the bird in the rubbish bin.  51   was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to playing  52  he had never been interrupted, and I returned to my work in the kitchen.

At breakfast the next morning, Spencer sadly explained to his father that he had found a baby bird the day before that had fallen from its nest.

"It was dead, Daddy!"

Trying to  53  Spencer's spirits and remind him that little bird was really  54  , I asked our son to tell Daddy  55  the baby bird was. Spencer, looking solemn-faced at his dad, stated, "In the rubbish bin with Mama's granddaddy, PoPo."

36. A. saying        B. screaming    C. declaring         D. telling

37.  A. in fact       B. at least       C. of course            D. after all

38.  A. ahead        B. toward       C. found          D. looked for

39.  A. come        B. save         C. help             D. support

40.  A. accident       B. kitchen      C. familiar          D. angry

41.  A. wondered      B. discussed     C. studied           D. looked

42.  A. fall          B. tree .        C. mother bird           D. other bird

43.  A. hate          B. lose         C. miss            D. love

44.  A. picked up      B. turned to      C. got to            D. reached for

45. A. excitement     B. regret       C. sadness        D. disappointment

46. A. but that       B. and that      C. soon            D. then

47. A. enjoyed       B. played        C. treated           D. cared for

48.. A. doubted       B. found       C. was sure          D. was afraid

49. A. right now       B. right then      C. from now on      D. now and then

50. A. gently        B. loudly         C. strongly         D. firmly

51. A. Nothing else    B. Nobody else   C. Everything         D. Something

52. A. as usual       B. as if         C. even though      D. though

53. A. break         B. rise         C. show        D. lift

54. A. wounded      B. injured       C. okay        D. alive

55. A. where        B. what       C. how      D. When


第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communications industry. Although Samuel B. Morse succeeded in making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that the first important telegraph line was constructed. By 1860 more than 50,000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies. The following year, San Francisco was added to the network.

 The national telegraph network strengthened the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes. Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the invention of the steam-driven rotary printing press by Richard

 M. Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand-operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting. The creating of the Associated Press as a central wire service in 1846 marked the arrival of a new era (纪元) in journalism.

56. The main topic of the passage is     .

A. the history of journalism             B. the origin of the national telegraph

C. how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads

D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network

57. The word "gathering" in line 11 refers to     .

A. people         B. information        C. objects              D. substances

58. The author's main purpose in this passage is to     .

A. compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention of the steam-driven rotary press

B. propose new ways to develop the communications industry

C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communications industry

D. criticize Samuel B. Morse

59. This passage would most likely be found in a     .

A. U.S. history book  B. book on trains     C. science textbook   D. computer magazine

60. It can be inferred from the passage that      .

A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry

B. Morse's invention did not immediately achieve its full potential (潜力)

C. the extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention

D. journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry

                                   B

It crawls up nostrils(鼻孔). It nests in hair. It settles itself between teeth and burrows under contract lenses(眼睛的晶状体). And let’s not forget the gritty mess that’s sure to appear if someone leaves a window open.                                                
 Last weekend, 2002’s draught(一阵)of thick grit from the Mongolian desert plain, which arrived earlier than usual, whipped into urban northern China by March’s powerful wind.           People just sighed. They’ve got used over the decades to well-traveled dust arriving from the skies to coat their furniture and lungs.
 “Every spring it’s like this, every year since I got to Beijing eight years ago. The whole city is covered with it,” said Xiao Gai, a Beijing maid who wiped a thick layer of dust from a TV in a downtown apartment. Beijing is dry to begin with, and it’s getting drier.                      The government estimates (估计) that deserts blow nearly 1 million tons of sand into the city each year. It sits in a dust bowl directly in the wind path of the Gobi Desert to the northwest. And decades of deforestation(砍伐森林)to make more farmland have brought down the trees that blocked incoming sand, making drought (旱灾) worse and pushing the desert ever closer.   In Beijing itself, the building boom(繁荣)of recent years has dotted the city with hundreds of construction sites where earth has been dug up and sits in piles just waiting to be blown away.
61. What’s the best title for the passage? 
  A. Spring Brings Sand                B. Deforestation and Drought         
  C. Beijingers' Complaint about Sandstorms    D. Sandstorms Come from North China
62. According to the passage, which of the following is right?                           A. The whole country is suffering from the sandstorms.                           B. The sandstorm came earlier this year than ever.                                C. People in northern China have seldom experienced sandstorms.
  D. Beijing is getting drier as a result of construction sites.
63. What will be most probably discussed in the paragraph following this passage? 
  A. Damage that sandstorms do to other areas
  B. Air pollution that sandstorms have caused 
  C. Measures that the government takes to deal with sandstorms 
  D. Effect that sandstorms have on Beijingers

C

Amy Tan, the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants (移民), received the Commonwealth Club Gold Award in 1989 for her first work of novel, the best-selling Joy Luck Club. The sixteen interrelated stories that make up the work switch between the tales of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their Americanized daughters, in an exploration (探索) of the generational and cultural tensions (紧张状态) experienced by many first-generation daughters of immigrants. 

Tan's parents, like many immigrants, had high expectations for their children and often set confusing (混乱的) standards, expecting Amy and her two brothers to think like Chinese but to speak perfect English, excellent at school, and take advantage of every chance that might lead to success. Tan, however, rebelled against her parents' expectations, which included such respected professions (专业) as neurosurgery (神经外科), and devoted herself to being thoroughly American and dreaming of being a novelist.

Tan got a bachelor's degree in English and linguistics (语言学) and a master's degree in linguistics and finally established herself as a highly successful business writer. Tan, however, was not satisfied in spite of her material success. Turning to her life-long dream, she wrote her first short story, "Endgame," and then a second, "Waiting between the Trees." In 1987 Tan visited her half-sisters in China with her mother, a trip that proved to be a turning point in her life and career. Tan felt a sense of completeness, a link with the country and its culture that she had never expected. Returning from China, Tan was surprised to learn that on the strength of her short stories she had received an advance from a publisher. Tan closed her business and wrote the remaining stories for the Joy Luck Club. It was a resounding success, well received by the critics (批评家) and appearing on the New York Times bestseller list. It has been translated into 17 languages, including Chinese, and was made into a movie in 1993.

64. What is the author's main purpose in this passage?

A. To analyze (分析) Amy Tan's literary works

B. To support Amy Tan's decision to become a novel writer

   C. To present biographical (生平的) information about Amy Tan

D. To criticize Amy Tan's rebellion against her parents

65. In the 2nd sentence of Paragraph 1, the words "the work" refer to     .

A. stories    B. writing    C. Commonwealth Club Gold Award  D. Joy Luck Club

66. Before becoming a novel writer, Amy Tan was a successful     .

A. business writer  B. publisher     C. English teacher     D. neurosurgeon

67. The expectations of Tan's parents included all of the following EXCEPT      .

A. being excellent at school         B. speaking perfect English

C. questioning tradition        D. choosing an important profession

68. It can be inferred from the passage that      .

A. Tan's parents understood her difficult situation but wanted the best for her

B. It took Tan a while to gather the courage to seek her dreams

C. Tan started writing novel in order to make more money

D. Tan had always wanted to return to China

D

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Waking Up

by Eleanor Farjeon

Oh! I have just had such a lovely dream!

And then I woke,

And all the dream went out like kettle-steam,

Or chimney-smoke.

My dream was all about - how funny, though!

I've only just

Dreamed it, and now it has begun to blow

Away like dust.

In it I went – no! in my dream I had –

No, that's not it!

I can't remember, oh, it is too bad,

My dream a bit.

But I saw something beautiful, I'm sure –

Then someone spoke,

And then I didn't see it any more,

Because I woke.

 

 What do we do every night, whether we know it or not? We dream. Researchers have found that we dream about the same amount on nights that we remember our dreams as on the nights that we don't. The amount of time we sleep is broken into cycles and states. There are two states of sleep:

1. The first state is called NREM, or non-rapid eye movement. It consists of four stages:

 Stage 1 is when we feel relaxed and sleepy.

 Stage 2 is when we move into a light sleep. We don't dream in these two stages.

Stages 3 and 4 are called slow-wave sleep. In these stages, we are in a deep sleep and the dreams we have are ones we don't usually remember.

2. The second state is called REM, or rapid eye movement. This is when we dream the most

 and have the dreams we remember the most. For many people, their REM dreams are the

 most meaningful and visually exciting.

Approximately three-fourths of our total sleep time is spent in the NREM state and one-fourth in the REM state. We sleep by cycling through these states. Throughout the night, we experience four to six NREM/REM cycles.

72. The poet compares her dream to kettle-steam because     .

  A. kettle-steam is hot and noisy, like her dream

  B. people tend to drink tea in the evening to help them dream

  C. kettle-steam is hard to hold on to, like her dream

  D. the whistle from the kettle woke her from her dream.

73. Many people remember nothing about their dreams when they awake. The person in the

poem     .

  A. remembered she had a dream, but did not remember the specifics

  B. thought she should have had a dream, but could not remember what she dreamed

  C. had a dream about kettles steaming, chimneys smoking, and dust blowing

  D. was upset because someone woke her before she had a chance to dream

74. Which of the following statements is not true?

  A. Dreams experienced during stages 3 and 4 are the most memorable.

  B. Most of our sleep time is spent in the non-rapid eye movement state.

  C. REM dreams tend to be more exciting than NREM dreams.

  D. We spend more time in NREM sleep than in REM sleep.

75. The dream experienced in the poem most likely occurred during    .

  A. stage 2 of NREM               B. stage 3 of NREM

  C. stage 4 of NREM               D. the REM state.

 (1282 words in 5 passages and 847 words in the questions and answers, total 2129 words)

 

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第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)

第一节:短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:

该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用

        斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意:原行没有错的不要改。

I got to the stadium early so as to find my seat easy .      76.     

The performance begin at 7:30 p. m., when all         77.     

the seats were taken. We, the audience, were so excited by      78.     

the special sound of heavy metal which we couldn’t      79.     

help crying and jump. Suddenly I heard the sharp sound   80.      

of an Ambulance and saw a young man taken out of a stadium.    81.     

He must have injured in the excitement, but this didn’t stop  82.     

the concert. It was still went on smoothly. When the           83.     

performance was over, the singer thanked us to our            84.     

enthusiasm(热情)and support .We kept cheering for him

some time. To tell truth , I’m really crazy about the       85.       

   heavy metal music. I’m sure I’ll be a fan of this popular type of music. 

第二节:书面表达(满分25分)

时下,很多学生带手机上学。为此,某英语报在你校组织了一场讨论。讨论的主题:中学生是否有必要带手机去学校。下表提供的信息供参考,给报社写一封信,介绍讨论情况并发表自己的意见。

大多数同学认为

大多数老师认为:

你的观点:

可方便与家长、同学联系;是一种时尚。

中学生年龄尚小,还不能自控;用手机玩游戏,发短信浪费时间;容易引起攀比。如须打电话校园里有各种电话可供使用。

注意:

1.信的开头已为你写好。

2.词数:100左右。

3.参考词汇:攀比:vie with… 在校园内:on the campus

Dear editor:

I’m writing to tell you about the discussion



听力录音原文

   第一节

 (Text 1)

M: I like this room.

W: Me, too. Its window looks out on the sea.

(Text 2)

W: I like to read Chris Paine.

M: So do I. I hear he writes on his computer and his new book will come out next.

W: Great! I've got to get one as soon as possible.

(Text-3)

M: Good morning, Mrs. Green. Come in. What can I do for you?

W: Well, I'm having difficulty in sleeping. I often wake up at three in the morning and I just can't
go back to sleep.

(Text 4)

W: Do you know that Michel Owen has won the France football golden ball prize?

M: I'm not surprised. He had twenty goals this season.

(Text 5)

W: Good morning. Can I help you?

M: Yes. I'd like a double room.

W: How many nights do you plan to stay with us?

M: Three.1 will be checking out on Friday morning.

  第二节

(Text 6)

M: Can I help you?

W: Yes. I bought this television just yesterday, but it stopped working this morning.

M: Let me have a look.

W: I'd like to change it for another one.

M: Well, have you got your receipt, madam?

W: Yes, here it is. M : Just a moment, madam. I need to talk to the manager.

(Text 7)

W: Are you busy tomorrow night? I'm going over to the Workers Club for volleyball if you’d like
to come along.

M: Isn't that far away?

W: Not really. If you take the NO.3 bus, you can get there in ten minutes. And if volleyball doesn't
interest you, they've got a huge indoor swimming pool, a weight room , and indoor track. It's a great place to meet people.

M: Now that you mentioned it , it would be nice to get away from the computer center for a
change , and I really should get some more exercise. Working up a sweat in a ball game or the
weight room would be nice. I've got ten so fat.

W: Look at me -- You're not the only one. In high school, I had a lot more time to do sports

activities. Now what little spare time you have must be used in doing exercise. At least the
club is open until 12 p.m.

M: I guess it's worth a visit. Did you say you're going tomorrow night?

W: Yeah.

M: OK, I'll come, too. How about meeting me in front of the cinema at eight, and we'll catch the

bus there.

W: Sure, see you then.

(Text 8)

W: Excuse me, is there a bank near here, please?

M: A bank? No, there's no bank near here...Well, there's one in College Road. Have you ever been

to College Road?

W: No. It's my first visit here. How can I get there?

M: You can go there by bus.

W: Which bus, please?

M: Bus No. 8 will take you there.

W: How far is the bank from here?

M: It's about half an hour's ride.

W: 0h, it's a long drive. Well, could you tell me where I could take the bus?

M: You can take the bus from Bridge Street.

W: 0h, what sort of bank is it, please?

M: It's an International Bank.

W: Thank you very much.

M: You're welcome.

(Text 9)

M: Shall we watch TV for a while?

W: I don't like American TV. People keep hitting each other and shooting each other.

M: Yes, some of the shows are quite violent. But maybe life is like that.

W: I don't believe it. The people here I've met are very kind.

M: So are the people I know. But look at the newspapers. There's a lot of violence in every paper.

W: Maybe nice people are not interesting enough.

M: You're probably right. People won't buy newspapers unless there's exciting news in them.

W: Is that why there's so much violence on TV? Won't people watch a show unless violent things
happen?

M: I don't know. A lot of people like shows about the Old West, with cowboys and Indians
fighting each other. I don't like them myself.

W: Neither do I.

M: They don't actually show how people really lived in the Old West.

W: Of course not.

(Text 10)

A woman wearing old style clothes stood at the window of a shop. She thought for a moment, for she did not know whether she should come in and finally she went in. She asked to see a good dress in the window. The assistant was cleaning his front desk. He raised his head and took a quick look at the woman. He didn't like the way she was dressed at all. Then he spoke slowly, "This dress has been sold. "

Hearing that, the woman walked out of the shop angrily. She decided to punish the assistant the next day.

She came to the shop again the next day. This time she was dressed in a magnificent coat with a handbag. She found the rude assistant and asked for the same dress. The assistant didn't recognize her. He followed her instructions happily. After he got the dress with great difficulty, the woman said she didn't like it. Then she asked for another dress, pretended to look at it for a while and said she disliked it again. In this way, she enjoyed making him bring her almost everything in the window. Finally she bought the dress that she had first asked for and left the shop with satisfaction, leaving the tired assistant and a pile of dresses.

Keys:

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21 – 25 CAADC 26 – 30 CDBDC 31 – 35 CC CCB
36 – 40 BDBCA 41 – 45 BACDC 46 – 50 ADCBA 51 – 55 ABDCA

56 – 60 DBCAB 61 – 65ABCCD 66 –70ACBDB  71 – 75DC A A D 

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Dear editor:

I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had about whether it is necessary for middle school students to carry mobile phones to school.

The majority of the students think that it is more convenient for them to keep in touch with their parents and classmates if they have a mobile phone. And what’s more, it’s a fashion.

However, most teachers think that middle school students are not old enough to control themselves. It is a waste of time for students to play games and send messages to each other by mobile phone. And it’s easy to cause the students to vie with each other. If necessary they can make phone calls by using public phones on the campus.

In my opinion. following the fashion is understandable. But as middle school students, we should put all our heart into our studies.

                        Yours truly

                           Li Hua