13.The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past.With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphone,writing by hand has become something of nostalgic (懷舊的) skill.However,while today's educators are using more and more technology in their teaching,many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful-both in school and in life.
Virginia Berninger,professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington,says it's important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.
Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks-both on a computer and by hand.The study,published in 2009,found that when writing with a pen and paper,participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.
In a more recent study,Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student's writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write."Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access our vocabulary,word meaning and concepts.It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas."Berninger said.
Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe (轉(zhuǎn)換)"those words in the mind into written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen,"the study said.Seeing the words in the"mind's eye"helps children not only to turn their ideas into words,says Berninger,but also to spot(發(fā)現(xiàn))spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time.
"In our computer age,some people believe that we don't have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,"she said."But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level,they won't have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer."

56.What makes writing by hand a thing of the past?A
A.The use of new technologies in teaching.
B.The absence of blackboard in classroom.
C.The lack of practice in handwriting.
D.The popular use of smartphones.
57.Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?B
A.Spelling improves one's memory of words.
B.Spelling ability is closely related to writing ability.
C.Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas.
D.Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas.
58.What conclusion could be drawn from the passage?D
A.Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade.
B.Computers can help people with their choice of words.
C.Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching.
D.Handwriting still has a place in today's classrooms.

分析 本文是一篇說明文.講述的是隨著電腦和智能手機(jī)等新技術(shù)的到來,手寫這一技能在當(dāng)今的形勢.文章還多次引用了Virginia Berninger和她同事的研究結(jié)果以及她的觀點(diǎn),最后得出了"手寫在如今的課堂上仍有一定的地位"的結(jié)論.

解答 56-58.ABD
56題答案:A考查細(xì)節(jié)推理,根據(jù)文章的第一段:The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past.With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphones,writing by hand has become something of a nostalgic (懷舊的) skill.學(xué)生們不斷地從黑板上抄寫字母和句子的實踐已經(jīng)成為過去式了.隨著電腦和智能手機(jī)等新技術(shù)的到來,手寫已成為一種懷舊的技能.由這句話可知是因為我們生活中新科技的使用導(dǎo)致了"手寫"成為了過去式.再根據(jù)題中選項可知A項準(zhǔn)確,故選A.
57.B 推斷理解題.根據(jù)文中第三段:"Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active,which helps us access our vocabulary,word meaning and concepts.It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas."Berninger said."拼寫使一些大腦的思考部分活躍,這有助于我們使用我們的詞匯,詞的意義和概念這讓我們的書面語言連接到思想."Berninger說.再結(jié)合題中選項,可知B項更符合題意,故選B.
58題答案:D 主旨大意題.根據(jù)文章第二段:Virginia Berninger…says it's important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.(Virginia Berninger說繼續(xù)教授書寫以及幫助孩子獲得手寫的技能是很重要的)和最后一段In our computer age,some people believe that we don't have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,"she said."But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level,they won't have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer."(她說:在電腦時代,一些人認(rèn)為我們不需要拼寫因為我們還需要拼寫檢查,但是直到孩子擁有一個大約五年級孩子的拼寫能力時他們才會有知識來在電腦所給出的各種選擇中挑選正確的拼寫)可知:手寫在如今的課堂上仍有一定的地位.故選D.

點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇科教類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案.

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When I was in the eighth grade,I had a friend.We were shy and"too serious"about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors.We said little at school,but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper,and one of us would say:"Let's start with a train whistle (鳴笛) today."We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle.Then we would read them aloud.At the end of that school year,we were too busy and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London,I had a friend,who was in sadness and so was I.But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not visit much of this great city because we had felt bad at the time.We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things.We walked until our sadness disappeared and then we said goodbye. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had good friends whose imagination lightens mine.We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves.Each of us appears,sometimes in a funny way,in the other's dreams.She and I agree that,at certain times,we seem to be parts of the same mind.In my most interesting moments,I often think:"Yes,I must tell…."We have never met.
It is such comforting friends I wish to make.One bright hour with me is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist(心理學(xué)家),who will only fill up the healing(愈合的)silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

68.In the eighth grade,before getting too busy the authorD.
A.became serious about her study              B.went to her friend's house regularly
C.learned from her classmates at school       D.shared poems and stories with her friend
69.In paragraph3,"We gave London to each other"probably meansA.
A.our visit in London was a memorable gift to both of us
B.we were unwilling to live London
C.our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
D.we separated with each other in London
70.According to Paragraph 4,the author and her friendC.
A.call each other regularly    B.have similar personalities
C.enjoy writing to each other  D.dream of meeting each other
71.In the darkest moments,the author would prefer toB.
A.seek help from doctors               B.be left alone
C.stay with her best friend            D.break the silence
72.What is the best title for the passage?C
A.Unforgettable Experiences   B.Wonderful Imagination
C.Lifelong Friendship         D.Great Friends.

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5.For many years there's been a debate about rewarding our children.Does it work?Is it effective?
Some people think we should establish a standard with our kids and give them something for meeting this standard as a reward.Punishment is given out in much the same way,but it's used when certain standards of performance,behavior,etc.have not been met.Kids will often become more dutiful when threatened with punishment,and work harder when promised a valuable reward.The problem is what happens when you aren't around.
To develop responsible,self-disciplined(自律的)kids,parents need to promote certain ideas.One of these ideas is that everyone pitches in(努力投入)and helps in your family,even if someone is not crazy about helping.Another idea is that there can be enjoyment in doing any task if we choose to make it so.When a task is for a worthy cause(our family can enjoy the house more because I helped clean it),and when parents are cheerful about their chores,this message can have a big impact.
This is how we help our kids develop a sense of responsibility.When our children develop this responsibility,they'll be more disciplined,and they'll control their emotions better.When we give rewards to our kids,we reduce the sense of responsibility.We also create children who may temporarily(臨時)perform to a certain standard,but who aren't likely to continue the performance without  the carrot  hanging in front of them.
"Rewards and punishment can change behavior for a while,but they cannot change the person who engages in the behavior,at least in the way we want,"said AIfie Kohn,author of Punished by Rewards."Good values have to be grown from the inside out.''Parents can help give their children a sense of shared responsibility and discipline which can last a lifetime.The real rewards that your children receive will be their readiness for the complex and demanding world that waits for them---a world that rewards those who have learned the secrets of discipline responsibility.So keep those shiny rewarding to yourself,and let your kids find their own rewards.

66.According to the passage,when children are threatened with punishment,B.
A.they may lose interest in their work    
B.they may appear to be well-behaved
C.they may change to another person     
D.the results will be worse than usual
67.What can we know from Paragraph 3?A
A.Parents should promote certain ideas to help children develop.
B.Children should be responsible for their discipline.
C.Children should help build a good family atmosphere.
D.No children will adapt to society without their parents'help.
68.The underlined part"the carrot"in Paragraph 4probably refers toA.
A.rewards    B.a(chǎn)ims    C.a(chǎn)pologies   D.doubts
69.According to the passage,Alfie Kohn would agree that parents shouldD.
A.pay no attention to the way their children do things
B.show their children how to behave by example
C.never punish their children
D.help their children establish good values
70.What's the best title for the passage?B
A.Do You Often Reward Your Children?
B.Should Parents Reward Their Children?
C.When Should Parents Reward Their Children?
D.What Can Parents Reward Their Children with?

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2.It's time to do something for your father-the man who for many people has been an encouragement and support since birth.The third Sunday of June is Father's Day.The holiday honors not only fathers,but also all men who act as father figures,such as stepfathers,uncles and grandfathers.
The idea of Father's Day came from the love and appreciation of American lady called Sonore Smart Dodd in 1909.Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father,William Smart.Heraised six children by himself on a countryside farm in Washington State after his wife died during the birth of their sixth child.When Dodd became an adult,she realized the selflessness her father has shown in raising his children as a single parent.It was her father who did all for his children.In the eyes of his daughter,William Smart was a courageous,selfless and loving man.Dodd's father was born in June,so she chose to hold the first Father's Day celebration in Washington on June 19th,1910.
In 1924,US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day.Finally,in 1966,President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June as Father's day.
So this is a perfect chance to let your father know what he means to you.To show your love and respect,you need not buy an expensive gift.You can send him a home-made card; You can call him every day; Even you can give him a sweet smile when he comes back from work.All these little things are easy for us to do,but they can show your care and love to your father.
70.Father's Day always falls onB.
A.the same day every year         
B.the third Sunday of June
C.the last day of June            
D.June 16th of each year
71.Which of the following was NOT used to describe the character of Dodd's father?
D
A.Loving.B.Selfless.C.Courageous.D.Humorous.
72.What does the underlined word"raise"in the second paragraph mean?A
A.養(yǎng)育             B.飼養(yǎng)        C.升起          D.抬高
73.What's the best title for this passage?B
A.Being a Good Father            
B.Father's Day
C.Dodd's Father                 
D.Showing Love to Your Father.

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3.How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know?Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease?These days that's more than an academic question,as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.
There are now more than a thousand genetic(基因的)tests,for everything from baldness to breast cancer,and the list is growing.Question is,do you really want to know what might eventually kill you?For instance,Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson,one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup,is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer'(老年癡呆癥).
"If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease,that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious,through which you see the rest of your life as you wait for that disease to hit you.It could really mess you up."Said Dr.Robert Green,a Harvard geneticist.
"Every ache and pain,"Smith suggested,could be understood as"the beginning of the end.""That's right.If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimer's disease,then every time you can't find your car in the parking lot,you think the disease has started."
Dr.Green has been thinking about this issue for years.He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer's.It was thought that people who got bad news would,for lack of a better medical term,freak out.But Green and his team found that there was"no significant difference"between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives.In fact,most people think they can handle it.People who ask for the information usually can handle the information,good or bad,said Green.
71.The first paragraph is meant toB.
A.a(chǎn)sk some questions              
B.introduce the topic
C.satisfy readers'curiosity         
D.describe an academic fact
72.Which of the following is true of James Watson?D
A.He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.
B.He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease.
C.He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.
D.He doesn't want to know his chance of getting a disease.
73.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4,if a person is at a higher genetic risk,it isA.
A.a(chǎn)dvisable not to let him know       
B.impossible to hide his disease
C.better to inform him immediately
D.necessary to remove his anxiety
74.The underlined part"freak out"in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to"A".
A.break down        B.drop out     C.leave off        D.turn away
75.The study led by Dr.Green indicates that peopleC.
A.prefer to hear good news    
B.tend to find out the truth
C.can accept some bad news    
D.have the right to be informed.

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