Your teenage daughter is supposed to be doing homework, but you catch her chatting online. She tells you that she’s talking about the math test tomorrow. Before your eyes start rolling, listen up: teens are using social networking sites for more than just gossip, according to a new study by the National School Boards Association.
The students who took part in the online survey, aged 9 to 17, said they spent almost as much time on social networking online as they did watching television. And it is what these kids are talking about online that is causing such a cheer: education. Of the students who took part in the study 60 percent reported that some of the most popular social networking topics were college planning, learning outside of school, careers, and schoolwork. They also reported posting writing and art projects that might have nothing to do with schoolwork.
Ann Flynn, director of education technology for the National School Boards Association, says incorporating (合并) social networking tools into educational curriculum (課程) is the way forward. Flynn says a school in Cleveland, Ohio is posting students’ book reports on a blog for students of their own ages, parents and other teachers to read and comment on. “If someone reacts other than the teacher, a child is much more likely to take an assignment seriously,” Flynn says.
Not only students but also parents can benefit. Now parents can go online and know what the class is doing. So, next time your child says her blog is educational, get curious, sit down and check out the blog with her. You might just learn something new yourself.
小題1:We can infer from the text that Ann Flynn       .
A．supports students in using social networking sites
B．used to think badly of students’ using social networking sites
C．suggests schools set up their own social networking sites
D．suggests teachers inspect what students do on social networking sites
小題2:How does the school in Cleveland mentioned in the text use social net-working sites?
A．It asks each student to keep a blog.
B．It invites parents to comment on students’ work.
C．It welcomes comments on students’ book reports online.
D．It lets students keep in touch with their teachers online.
小題3:A student will not probably take an assignment seriously if he gets comments from       .
A．a(chǎn) strangerB．his teachersC．his parentsD．his classmates
小題4:Why can parents benefit from social networking sites?
A．Because parents can make a lot of friends online.
B．Because parents can help their children with their schoolwork.
C．Because parents can know their children’s learning at school.
D．Because parents can keep up with social development.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：本文講述的是很多學(xué)生在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上進行的教育行為，對此父母要持有支持的態(tài)度，因為這樣做有很多的好處。
小題1:A 推理題。根據(jù)第三段前3行Ann Flynn, director of education technology for the National School Boards Association, says incorporating (合并) social networking tools into educational curriculum (課程) is the way forward.說明他認為這樣做是趨勢，故他是支持這樣的做法的，故A正確。
小題2:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段3,4,5行Flynn says a school in Cleveland, Ohio is posting students’ book reports on a blog for students of their own ages, parents and other teachers to read and comment on. 說明C項正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)第三段5,6行“If someone reacts other than the teacher, a child is much more likely to take an assignment seriously,”說明除老師以外的人對此作出反應(yīng)，都能讓孩子更為認真第對待學(xué)習(xí)。故B項說法正確。
小題4:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第4行Now parents can go online and know what the class is doing.說明這樣做，父母可以了解孩子的學(xué)習(xí)的進展情況，故C正確。
點評：本文講述的是很多學(xué)生在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上進行的教育行為。主要測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋。考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點
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