If you have ever been left wondering why your emails are riddled(充斥著) with grammatical errors, or why you can never quite find the right phrase, it may be because you are typing with both hands.

Our vocabulary becomes richer and our writing style becomes more fluent when we type using just one hand, scientists have found. "Typing can be too fluent or too fast, and it can actually weaken the writing process," said Srdan Medimorec, the lead author of the study conducted at the department of psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada. "It seems that what we write is a product of the interaction(互動(dòng)) between our thoughts and the tools we use to express them."

Using text-analysis software, researchers asked 103 university students to write essays under different conditions, using one hand to type and using both hands to type. The software was used to analyze(分析) elements of the essays, such as range of vocabulary, sentence complexity and the cohesion(銜接) of the writing.

Researchers found that participants' vocabulary became more advanced when they typed with one hand rather than two. The research team said that by slowing our writing down, typing one-handed allows more time for an internal (內(nèi)在的) word search, resulting in a larger variety of words.

In contrast, fast typists might just write the first word that comes to mind. However, it is important not to slow typing down too much. Those who typed essays one-handed in the current study slowed down to about the speed of handwriting.

This is the first study to show that changing people’s typing can make their writing get better. The researchers suggested that the speed of writing could affect writing quality regardless of the tools used, whether they are computers, or pen and paper, although further research would be required to prove that idea.

1. The underlined “it” in the second paragraph refers to______.

A. the writing style

B. typing too fast or fluently

C. the vocabulary

D. which hand to use for typing

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. The study was carried out in 103 universities.

B. The researchers drew the conclusion by interviewing students about their feelings in the writing process.

C. The typing speed should be as slow as possible.

D. There is no previous study related to the topic before.

3. What is the author’s attitude to the research according to the passage?

A. objective B. doubtful

C. critical D. supportive

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. How to become a good writer?

B. Typing with both hands could make you a worse writer.

C. Slower typing, fewer mistakes.

D. Elements weakening the writing process

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng), 其中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Ireland now has one of the best education systems in the world. Class sizes are small, exam results are good and most children are happy to stay at school after the minimum(最低的) leaving age of sixteen. ___1.__

For years, Ireland had one of the most complicated(復(fù)雜的) education systems in the world. __2.___ Classes were large and the teaching was very traditional. As in many countries, teachers used to hit the children if they made mistakes. Fortunately, the punishment was not allowed in 1982.

__3.___ As a result, there were schools for the rich and schools for the poor. Boys and girls went to different schools. Nowadays, most schools are free and only about half the schools are either for girls or boys. _4.__ Girls do better than boys in their exams; more girls go to university and most teachers are women.

At the end of secondary school, students take their final exams. Compulsory(必修的)subjects are maths, Irish and English. ___5.__ Some of these, like business organization, help to prepare them for the world of work. This is very different from the past when Latin and Greek used to be the most important subjects.

A. In many ways, education is now a woman’s world.

B. Parents used to pay for their children’s education.

C. In addition, they must choose two or three extra subjects.

D. Public schools in Ireland are not run by the government.

E. It is easy to forget that the picture used to be very different.

F. Here, children do not learn any subjects but some basic skills.

G. There were many different kinds of school, but most of them had a lot in common.

閱讀下面短文。從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

I had never expected such an answer from my son.

I was 28 at the time and my son had just been_____ into elementary school, and was sitting on a park bench(長(zhǎng)凳) with me, telling me all about his friends and teachers in the new school. He was extremely______, I could tell. Looking up into the cloudy blue sky while I ______, I was having a hard time thinking of questions to ask him about his new______, probably because he was answering every single one of them before I even______ them.

Being in America, there were people of many different races and ______ that lived here, _____ I decided to ask him about those people. He loved____, and if he heard someone who had a different ______ or something like that, he would ask them where they were from. It was ______ for me. I thought he was being rude and didn’t _____ it. But the people would always______ and tell him where, whether it was the UK, China, you name it. ______, he would get into his seat in my car and demand that I take him to the _____ so that he could learn about those places. I would ______ do it, giving him every bit of ______ he craved(渴望). He would even tell me fun facts, things that I didn’t know about. He was ___ the word “foreigner”, even though he had no idea what it _____. I signed and spoke, “So, David, are there any ____ at your school?” He looked at me _____ the biggest smile I had ever seen, swing his legs back and force on the bench.

“No, Daddy. Just kids.”

1.A. admitted B. introduced C. led D. pushed

2.A. nervous B. upset C. excited D. shy

3.A. drove B. listened C. waited D. talked

4.A. plan B. hobby C. occupation D. school

5.A. accepted B. exchanged C. asked D. revised

6.A. abilities B. ages C. diplomas D. nationalities

7.A. so B. but C. for D. or

8.A. physics B. geography C. history D. biology

9.A. accent B. position C. aim D. interest

10.A. amusing B. puzzling C. embarrassing D. amazing

11.A. afford B. share C. create D. realize

12.A. promise B. smile C. pass D. suggest

13.A. Therefore B. Afterwards C. Instead D. Meanwhile

14.A. library B. stadium C. classroom D. laboratory

15.A. always B. seldom C. hardly D. ever

16.A. power B. technology C. knowledge D. peace

17.A. tired of B. similar to C. patient with D. familiar with

18.A. proved B. instructed C. meant D. expected

19.A. volunteers B. headmaster C. tourists D. foreigners

20.A. of B. by C. at D. with

We may find that learning a foreign language doesn’t have to be ______ learning our native language.______, our native language is very difficult to learn.

A. twice as hard as; In other word

B. twice as hard as; In other words

C. two times as hard as; In another words

D. two times as hard as; In a word

Always read the ______ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.

A. explanations B. instructions

C. descriptions D. introductions

Look! ______ little a boy can lift ______ many books.

A. So; such B. Such; so C. So; so D. Such; such

I’d appreciate ______ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.

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

–Do you mind my taking this seat?

--_______.

A. Yes, sit down please B. No, of course not

C. Yes, take it please D. No, you can’t take it.

The ______ girl sat on the floor, ______.

A. frightened; crying B. frightened; to cry

C. frightening; cried D. frightening; to cry

–Have you got the results of the final exam?

--Not yet. It will be a few days ______ we know the full results.

A. since B. after C. before D. that