In many high schools,there are strict rules about using mobile phones. If your phone
rings in class,for example,the
teacher will be very angry.
Every mobile phone has a ringtone (鈴聲). It tells you that someone is calling you. Now,there is a ringtone called “mosquitotone (蚊子鈴聲)”. Using it,students can receive calls and
text messages (短信) in class but the teacher will not
realize what is happening. How?
Mosquitotone has a special sound.
Only children and teenagers can hear it. As we get older,we are unable to hear some sounds with high frequencies (頻率). As a result,a child or teenager can hear
the mosquitotone ringtone, but it’s_inaudible_to someone 20 or older.
But sometimes,people over 20 can hear the ringtone. One British student’s phone uses mosquitotone. In class,the
student’s phone rang. The 32yearold teacher looked at the student and became unhappy. “I heard that. You know the rule:no mobile
phone in class.”
Not all the students are interested
in mosquitotone. Jerry Jones,a high school student of
17,says,“Using mosquitotone too
often is bad for our hearing. I may use it for pleasure,but not in class. It’s unfair to the teachers!”
What do parents think of mosquitotone?“I think it is perfect for places like movie theaters,” says Connie Neeson,44.“Think about it. Yon’re watching a film and someone’s mobile
phone rings. Mosquitotone is good because many people don’t hear it. However,it also has a bad
influence on their study if students use it in class.”
1.Mosquitotone
works because ________.
A. it is very
loud
B. it has no sound
C. it has a beautiful
sound D. it uses high
frequencies
2.The under
lined part “it’s_inaudible_to” means “________”.
A. it can’t be
seen by
B. it can’t be heard by
C. it isn’t
popular with D. it
isn’t healthy for
3.The 32yearold teacher felt unhappy because the student ________.
A. was late for class B. didn’t do his homework
C. couldn’t answer
her question D. was
using a mobile phone in class
4.Connie
Neeson thinks that mosquitotone ________.
A. has no bad
influence
B. is unfair to the teachers
C. has its
advantage and disadvantage D. can’t be used in any public place