The computer keyboard helped kill shorthand—a system of rapid handwriting, and n

The computer keyboard helped kill shorthand—a system of rapid handwriting, and n

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The computer keyboard helped kill shorthand—a system of rapid handwriting, and now it’s threatening to finish off handwriting as a whole. When handwritten essays were introduced on the SAT exams for the class of 2012, just 15% of the most1.5 million students wrote their answers in cursive(草写字母). The rest? Block letters.
And those college hopefuls are just the first edge of a wave of US students who no longer get much handwriting instructions in the primary grades, frequently 10 minutes a day or less. As a result, more and more students struggle to read and write cursive.
At Keene Mill Elementary School in Springfield, all their poems and stories are typed. Children in Fairfax County schools are taught keyboarding beginning in kindergarten. Older students who never mastered handwriting say it doesn’t affect their grades.
There are those who say the culture is at a crossing, turning from the written word to the typed one. If handwriting becomes a lost form of communication, does it matter?
It was at University Virginia that researchers recently discovered a previously unknown poem by Robert, written in his unique script. Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, because their authenticity(真实性) can be confirmed. Students also find them more fascinating.
The loss of handwriting also may be  a cognitive(认知的) opportunity missed. Several academic studies have found that good handwriting skills at a young age can help children express their thoughts better—a lifelong benefit.
It doesn’t take much to teach better handwriting skills. At some schools in Prince George’s County, elementary school students use a program called Handwriting Without Tears for 15 minutes a day. They learn the correct formation of manuscript letters through second grade, and cursive letters in third grade.
There are always going to be some kids who struggle with handwriting because of their particular neurological(神经系统的) writing, learning issues or poor motor skills. Educators often point to this factor in support of keyboarding.
小题1:What is the author concerned about after 2012 Sat exams?
A.Keyboarding.B.Shorthand.C.Handwriting.D.Block letters.
小题2:A poem by Robert mentioned in the passage is used to ____________.
A.prove how valuable handwriting is
B.explain what a famous poet he is
C.show how unique his poem is
D.stress how fascinating the documents are
小题3:The example of Handwriting Without Tears helps to argue that _____________. 
A.the schools are responsible for the loss of handwriting
B.the loss of handwriting is a cognitive opportunity missed
C.it doesn’t take much to teach better handwriting skills
D.the culture is turning from the written word to the typed one
小题4:According to the author, when is a perfect time to learn handwriting?
A.Kindergarten.B.Primary school.
C.High school.D.College.
小题5:What is the author’s attitude towards this debate? 
A.Devotion.B.Encouragement.C.Critical.D.Objective.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
解析

试题分析:文章介绍因为电脑键盘的,现在很多学生不会书写,所以书写应该引起关注,学生学习书写是可以带来很多好处的,最后提出有的学生因为种种原因不能写字可以使用键盘。
小题1:推理题:根据第一段中“When handwritten essays were introduced on the SAT exams for the class of 2011, just 15% of the most 1.5 million students wrote their answers in cursive (草写字母).The rest? Block letters”可知在150万学生中只有15%的学生是手写的,应该引起作者对手写的担心。故选C。
小题2:细节题:根据第五段中“ Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, because their authenticity(真实性) can be confirmed ”可知作者想证明手写的文稿更加珍贵。故选A。
小题3:细节题:根据倒数第二段中“It doesn"t take much to teach better handwriting skills.”可知作者认为教学生书写不需要花费多少精力,后面用Handwriting Without Tears举例。故选C。
小题4:推理题:根据倒数第三段中“Several academic studies have found that good handwriting skills at a young age can help children express their thoughts better-a lifelong benefit.”可知作者认为学生应该从小就学习书写,就是从小学开始。故选B。
小题5:推理题:作者先是提出问题:书写应该引起关注,后面说为什么学生应该学习书写,最后提出有的学生因为种种原因不能写字可以使用键盘,所以他是客观的陈述事实。故选D。
举一反三
Make Up Your Mind to Succeed
Kind-hearted parents have unknowingly left their children defenseless against failure.The generation (age) born between 1980 and 2001 grew up playing sports where scores (marks) and performance (show) were played down because “everyone"s winner.” And their report cards sounded more positive than ever before.As a result, Stanford University professor Carol Dweck, PhD, calls them “the overpraised generation.”
Dweck has been studying how people deal with failure for 40 years.Her research has led her to find out two clearly different mind-sets that have a great effect on how we react to it.Here"s how they work:
  A fixed mind-set is grounded in the belief that talent is genetic – you"re a born artist, point guard, or numbers person.The fixed mind-set believes it"s sure to succeed without much effort and regards failure as personal shame.When things get difficult, it"s quick to blame (liability), lie, and even stay away from future difficulties.
  On the other hand, a growth mind-set believes that no talent is entirely heaven-sent and that effort and learning make everything possible.Because the ego (自尊) isn"t on the line as much, the growth mind-set sees failure as a chance rather than shame.When faced with a difficulty, it"s quick to rethink, change and try again.In fact, it enjoys this experience.
  We are all born with growth mind-sets.(Otherwise, we wouldn"t be able to live in the world.) But parents, teachers, and instructors often push us into fixed mind-sets by encouraging certain actions and misdirecting praise.Dweck"s book, Mind-set: The New Psychology of Success, and online instructional program explain this in depth.But she says there are many little things you can start doing today to make sure that your children, grandchildren and even you are never defeated by failure.
小题1:What does the author think about the present generation?
A.They don"t do well at school.
B.They are often misunderstood.
C.They are eager to win in sports
D.They are given too much praise.
小题2:A fixed mind-set person is probably one who ___ .
A.doesn"t want to work hard
B.cares a lot about personal safety
C.cannot share his ideas with others
D.can succeed with the help of teachers
小题3:What does the growth mind-set believe?
A.Admitting failure is shameful.
B.Talent comes with one"s birth.
C.Getting over difficulties is enjoyable.
D.Scores should be highly valued.

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How can we measure animals’ emotions? A new study of animal’s emotions suggests that, as in humans, emotions can tell animals about how dangerous their world is, and guide the choices that they make. The article of the study by Bristol University’s professor Mike Mendl was published online.
An animal living in an environment where it is often threatened by predators(捕食者)will develop a negative emotion or “mood”, such as anxiety. However, one in an environment with plenty of opportunities to get resources for survival will be in a more positive mood state.
The researchers say that these emotional states not only show the animal’s experiences, but also help it decide how to make choices, especially in unclear situations. This could have good or bad results. An animal in a negative mood state will make a safety-first with a “pessimistic” response to an unclear event. For example, it considers a noise in the grass as a signal of the predator. At the same time, an animal in a positive mood state will benefit from a more “optimistic” response. It considers the noise as a signal of prey(猎物).
Professor Mike Mendl, head of the Animal Welfare and Behavior Research Group at Bristol University’s School of Clinical Veterinary Science said, “ We can use “optimistic” or “pessimistic”decision-making as a symbol of an animal’s emotional state. Recent studies by our group and others suggest that this is a meritorious new approach to studying a variety of animal species.”
“Public interest in animal welfare remains high, with widespread concern about the way in which animals are treated, used and included in society. To understand how animals should be treated, we need to better understand their emotional lives,” Mike Mendl said. The researchers believe Mike Mendl’s study can help them to better understand and assess an animal’s emotions.
小题1:When an animal is in a negative mood state, _______.
A.its response to an unclear event is pessimistic
B.it will pay little attention to an unclear event
C.it is easy for it to make right decisions
D.it has more opportunities to get food
小题2:The underlined word “meritorious” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “_______”.
A.valuableB.uselessC.fashionableD.hopeless
小题3:We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.the animals with positive emotions live longer
B.there is no way to assess an animal’s emotions
C.few people care about animal welfare nowadays
D.the environment can influence animal’s emotions
小题4:Mike Mendl advised people to better understand animal’s emotions in order to _____.
A.tell people to build more protected areas for animals
B.explain animals should be regarded as people’s friends
C.raise people’s interest in studying animals
D.make people know how to treat animals properly
小题5:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Different kinds of Animals’ Emotions
B.Emotions Helps Animals to Make Choice
C.The Living Environment of Wild Animals
D.The Best Way to Measure Animals’ Emotions

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China is going green. In order to reduce air pollution and oil shortages, automobile manufacturers have announced their plans to develop hybrid vehicles (混合燃料汽车) for the Chinese market. Toyota"s hybrid car Prius will be ready to drive in China this week. Let"s have a look at the new car.
Any vehicle is a hybrid when it combines two or more sources of power. Hybrid cars run off a rechargeable battery and gasoline. Hybrid cars have special engines, which are smaller than traditional gasoline engines. They run at 99 percent of their power when the car is cruising (匀速行驶). A specially designed battery motor provides extra power for running up hills or when extra acceleration is needed.
Step into a Prius, and turn on the engine. The first thing you notice is how much quieter it is than a traditional car. At this point, the car"s gasoline engine is dormant (休眠). The electric motor will provide power until the car reaches about 24 km/h. If you stay at a low speed, you are effectively driving an electric car, with no gasoline being used, and no waste gas gives off.
The onboard (车载的) computer makes the decision about when to use a gas engine, when to go electric, and when to use a combination of the two. If you go over 24 km/h, when you step on the gas pedal (油门), you are actually telling the computer how fast you want to go.
The electronic motor recharges automatically using a set of batteries. When driving at high speed, the gasoline engine not only powers the car, but also charges the batteries. Any time you use the brake, the electric motor in the wheels will work like a generator and produce electricity to recharge the batteries. As a consequence, the car"s batteries will last for around 200,000 miles.
小题1:The author writes this passage mainly to________.
A.teach people how to drive a hybrid car
B.introduce a new kind of “green” car
C.show how to save their gasoline when driving a car
D.announce plans to develop hybrid vehicles for China
小题2:Which of the followings is NOT true?
A.The hybrid cars reduce air pollution and oil shortages.
B.The car"s gasoline engine doesn"t work until it reaches about 24 km/h.
C.This kind of car is completely controlled by an onboard computer.
D.A specially designed battery motor provides extra power when needed.
小题3:What is the most important feature of hybrid cars?
A.They are powered by both a rechargeable battery and gasoline.
B.They are much quieter than traditional cars.
C.They only use 99 percent of their power to run up hills.
D.They have smaller engines than traditional gasoline ones.
小题4:What can we conclude from the story?
A.The batteries can be recharged at any time you want.
B.Using the brake suggests that the gasoline engine should work.
C.The batteries will last for 200, 000 miles without being recharged.
D.The gasoline engine charges the batteries as well as powers the car.

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Where Are We Going, Dad? presents a new generation of men, in a break from Chinese tradition, now take an active role in their children"s lives.
Five star fathers and their children travel around China, riding camels through the western deserts, fishing off the east coast, and selling vegetables for their bus fare home in remote southwestern Yunnan province. One dad doesn’t know how to do his daughter’s hair, but give him a couple of days — he’ll figure it out. Another one must survive with his son for three days in the desert, where, because neither can cook, the two only eat instant noodles.
These story lines are part of Where Are We Going, Dad? which, since its first show in October, has become one of China’s most popular television shows, covering more than 600 million viewers each week. And searches for Where Are We Going, Dad? turn up over 40 million hits on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter.
“In traditional Chinese culture, the common conception of parenthood is that the father is strict and the mother is kind. But on the show, we see fathers who are much gentler on their kids and more concerned with their upbringing,” said Li Minyi, an associate professor of early childhood education at the leading Beijing Normal University. “An important question arises in this show for modern Chinese society — what is the role of fathers in today’s China?”
“As they raise their children, parents are growing up at the same time,” said Wang Renping, a popular education expert, in an interview with the Qianjiang Evening News. “They cannot use parenting styles from 20 years ago to guide the development of children born 20 years later.”
The attraction of Where Are We Going, Dad? lies in the chance to have a close look at the lives of popular Chinese stars and their children. Audiences fancy watching the failed attempts of star dads making dinner, braiding hair(编头发), and disciplining children — tasks often left to mothers in a society still influenced by the opinion that “men rule outside and women rule inside.”
小题1:From the passage, we can draw a conclusion that Where Are We Going, Dad? is         .
A.a TV showB.a novelC.a matchD.a news report
小题2:In Where Are We Going, Dad, we can probably learn about                          .
A.how the fathers do housework at home
B.how the children study in their spare time
C.how the fathers look after and guide their children
D.how the children help their father with their travel around China
小题3:Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A.In modern society, men should not care too much about their kids.
B.Where Are We Going, Dad has the most number of viewers in China.
C.In Chinese tradition, fathers always play an active part in their children’s lives.
D.While they bring up their children, parents are improving their parenting styles.
小题4:The reason why Where Are We Going, Dad is so popular in China may include the following EXCEPT that          .
A.audiences enjoy laughing at others’ failure in life
B.it can make people laugh and think at the same time
C.people love watching the stars and their children’s lives closely
D.it presents a new generation of men’s role in their children’s lives

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Fahad Azad, an engineer in India, invented a robot named DuctBot.The toy-car sized DuctBot measured 23 centimeters in length, 19 centimeters in width and 9 centimeters in height and weighs just two kilograms.
The robot is designed to snake through dark, narrow air conditioning ducts (管道) and clean them.A pair of LEDs fitted on the robot light up the dirty scenery, so it can be captured (抓拍) by a camera.
In order to control it more easily, Mr. Azad chooses to fix DuctBot on wheels.The robot can clean off lots of dirt, as well as dead pigeons and insects.Keeping indoor air in good quality and monitoring carbon-dioxide levels in buildings with central air conditioning is a challenge.It is important in some places where clean air can mean a difference between life and death, such as hospitals.Dirty air has a bad influence on people"s health.
EPSCO, a Dubai-based company which specializes in improving indoor air quality, read about Mr. Azad"s invention in a national newspaper after he had won an international robotics competition.EPSCO had cleaning equipment, but it needed someone to get into those ducts to do the dirty, dangerous work.Across India, for example, the task still falls to children.They are small enough to go through those ducts.
In 2005, Mr. Azad who was still at university decided to do something about it.Six years later his own company, Robosoft Systems, has Bluestar, EPSCO and the Indian Navy, some leading air condition makers, as partners.
Mr. Azad and his ten employees are currently exploring robot designs to examine oil tanks or sewage (污水)pipes.Their biggest challenge is to make the robots user-friendly enough.Mr. Azad hopes that the robot could eventually be operated not by engineers but by workers.There will be lots of difficulties they need to overcome in the future.
小题1:What can we learn about Ductbot?
A.It is a toy car and popular with children.
B.It is designed to move like a snake in the ducts.
C.many LEDs are fitted on it to tell its location.
D.It is actually a camera to capture dirty scenery.
小题2:The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to "____".
A.the cameraB.the conditioning duct
C.the LED lightD.the dirty scenery
小题3:What can the Ductbot do for us?
A.Clean off the dirt in the ducts.
B.Control the central conditioning.
C.Reduce carbon-dioxide in buildings.
D.Protect more animals in city.
小题4:According to the text, EPSCO____.
A.has won an international robotics competition
B.hired children to clean the dirty ducts in the past
C.is the only partner of Robosoft Systems
D.specializes in improving people"s health
小题5:What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.Only engineers can operate the Ductbot now.
B.New ways have been found to examine oil tanks.
C.Azad"s difficulties are impossible to overcome.
D.Azad"s team are working to improve their robot designs.

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