Teachers say the digital age has had a good influence - and a not-so-good influence - on this generation of American teenagers．More than 2,000 teachers took an online survey．Three-quarters of the teachers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a "mostly positive" effect on their students" research habits and skills．But 64 percent said the technologies "do more to distract（使 - - - ---分心） students than to help them academically．" And 87 percent agreed that these technologies are creating an "easily distracted generation with short attention spans．"
The Pew Internet Project did the survey with the National Writing Project．Judy Buchanan is the vice director of the National Writing Project and a co-author of the report．Ms．Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more and faster．"Teachers really favor these tools because they are ways to make some of the learning exciting and engaging．Young people favor these tools．The goal is to really help them become creators of meaningful content, and not just sort of consumers．"
But one problem the survey found is that many students lack digital literacy．They trust too muck of the information they find on the Internet．Judy says these students haven"t developed the skills to determine the quality of online information．"It"s something that really has to be taught and paid attention to．Because in a world in which things happen quickly, you do need to step back, reflect and analyze the information you have．"
Another problem is blamed on something that might not seem like a problem at all: being able to quickly find information online．Teachers say the result is a reduction in the desire and ability of their students to work hard to find answers．They say students are overly dependent on search engines and do not make enough use of printed books or research libraries．
Many teachers are also concerned that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others instead of using their own abilities．
小题1:The text mainly tells us____．| A．all the students use digital tools | | B．the Internet is playing a key role | | C．teachers encourage using digital tools | | D．digital tools bring about benefits and problems |
小题2:Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?
小题3:The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means| A．students do not have the right digital tools | | B．students do not always have access to the Internet | | C．students haven"t the ability to adjust themselves | | D．students can"t judge online information properly |
小题4:Some students don"t tend to work hard because| A．they can get answers on the Internet quickly | | B．printed books and libraries around aren"t enough | | C．the Internet can"t make students concentrate | | D．they can copy each others" work without being punished |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A |
试题分析: 本文是一篇调查结果，介绍了电子产品给教学带来了好处的同时也带来了一些问题。比如，因为缺少识别虚假和真实信息的能力，学生们很容易受到不好的影响；同时，调查还发现学生们也会因为在网上容易查到答案而不愿意努力学习。
小题1:D主旨大意题。文章开头介绍了调查的结果Teachers say the digital age has had a good influence - and a not-so-good influence - on this generation of American teenagers．然后在下文再进行详细的叙述，故答案选D。
小题2:A细节理解题。文章开门见山提出主题，然后在第二段讲述电子产品所带来的好处，而其余三段都是介绍电子产品可能造成的问题，故A选项正确。
小题3:D细节理解题。根据后面的解释部分“学生应该被教给如何去培养技能去识别网上信息的质量”可知学生对于信息没有很好的判断能力，答案选D
小题4:A细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段可知教师担心学生们不努力学习的原因是他们可能会从网上抄袭作业，答案选A。 |
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In my long years of teaching, I often ask my student to read the texts until they can recite（背诵） them, and I tell them that recitation is an important part of their homework. However, some of my students are tired of doing so, thinking that it is both hard and useless. They argue that it takes a long time to recite a text from memory and text itself never appears in a test paper.
In my opinion, it naturally takes time to recite a text, but it is worth doing so. When you are able to recite a text, you are sure to be familiar with the words and expressions. When you need them in reading or writing or doing exercises, they will come to your mind quickly, and so you will give quick response to all kinds of language situation. How can we say that it is useless?
Besides, many students complain that they soon forget what they were once able to recite. This is true, but you don’t need to worry. While you are reading and forgetting the texts, your language level is being raised. Sure you don’t remember your Chinese texts that you once read in the primary school, but now you are able to read novels and newspaper. So, recitation of the texts will help you improve your language ability.
小题1:What do the students think about the teacher’s advice? _______.| A．The English teacher tries his best to help them with English. | | B．The English teacher is very kind to them. | | C．The English teacher asks them to do something useless. | | D．The English teacher should let them study on their own. |
小题2:When the students are against his suggestion, the writer_______.| A．often criticizes them | | B．patiently explains to them why they should recite the texts | | C．wants to give up his idea | | D．is afraid that he is criticized by the headmaster. |
小题3:Why does the writer suggest that the students recite the text?_____.| A．Reciting the texts can improve the ability of applying English. | | B．Reciting the texts is the best way of learning English. | | C．The students should remember all the texts that the teacher has taught them. | | D．Reciting the texts can greatly improve the classroom teaching. |
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A wave of recent research has pointed to the risks of over praising a child. And it seems that how to draw a line between too little praise and too much has become a high-pressure _ _act for parents.
Self-esteem (自尊) serves as a kind of tool to measure how much children feel valued and accepted by . This sensitivity to others" develops because of humans" need for social acceptance, which is considered to be to survival. As early as age 8, children"s self-esteem tends to rise and fall in response to feedbacks about peers see them as likable or attractive. , it can also be beneficial for kids to feel bad about themselves occasionally, if they behave in selfish, mean or hurtful ways that might their ability to maintain relationships or hold a job in the future.
In the past, many parents and educators believed that high self-esteem happiness and success, and kids could gain self-esteem simply by getting and awards from their parents, teachers and people around. But recently researchers have found self-esteem doesn"t _ these desired results. Instead, if parents praise their kids , their self-esteem becomes focused on being very smart and being the best and being perfect. Building too much self-esteem of the children can not go as planned, making them feel later on when they hit setbacks (挫折).
According to some experts, it can actually be good for kids to have self-esteem, at least once in a while. And praise can be if it disregards the world outside the home. Children who have a understanding of how they are seen by others tend to get recovered more readily disappointment, depression or the like. The best path is a road, helping children develop a positive but view of themselves in relation to others by praising them for the they invest and behaviors they are able to sustain, like "It"s that you"re working so hard on your homework. "
| 小题1: | | A．balancing | B．crashing | C．forcing | D．embarrassing |
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| 小题2: | | A．themselves | B．parents | C．others | D．teachers |
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| 小题3: | | A．views | B．envies | C．favors | D．blames |
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| 小题4: | | A．irrelevant | B．similar | C．important | D．sensitive |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．whether | C．how | D．where |
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| 小题6: | | A．Indeed | B．Otherwise | C．Therefore | D．However |
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| 小题7: | | A．improve | B．damage | C．change | D．develop |
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| 小题8: | | A．promised | B．delayed | C．purchased | D．ruined |
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| 小题9: | | A．support | B．help | C．challenge | D．praise |
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| 小题10: | | A．settle down | B．work out | C．give away | D．bring about |
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| 小题11: | | A．rarely | B．carefully | C．constantly | D．casually |
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| 小题12: | | A．worse | B．stronger | C．better | D．madder |
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| 小题13: | | A．high | B．much | C．low | D．little |
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| 小题14: | | A．powerful | B．harmful | C．grateful | D．stressful |
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| 小题15: | | A．practical | B．limited | C．basic | D．perfect |
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| 小题17: | | A．straight | B．smooth | C．middle | D．rough |
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| 小题18: | | A．general | B．realistic | C．different | D．negative |
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| 小题19: | | A．talent | B．time | C．money | D．effort |
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| 小题20: | | A．necessary | B．awesome | C．worthless | D．awful |
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Across the United States, universities and colleges have been looking to become more sustainable (可持续发展的) and more than 600 schools have already planned to become eco-friendly. The EcoDorm, home to 36 students at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, was designed to be sustainable from top to bottom, or in this case, from its rainwater-collection system to its garden. The dormitory is bringing new meaning to the concept of living “green” at college.
At Warren Wilson College, a biological science school with fewer than 1,000 students, the sustainability drive came from the student body. The EcoDorm concept was presented ten years ago by two students; a planning committee firstly suggested using building materials like corncob. Although the architects disagreed with the idea, they came up with other creative solutions: Wood siding was taken from the trees grown in the school yard that were suffering from a disease, and rainwater was collected in an old railway car and pumped back into the house to clean the toilets.
All in all, the dorm uses nearly two-thirds less electricity than a similar-sized traditional building would. But even the most sustainable homes need continued efforts from its livers. And in the case of EcoDorm, students live by their words. Most also take advantage of the dorm’s bio-garden, planting and harvesting fruits and vegetables. “I didn’t have to worry about paper towels being wasted or feel bad about drying my clothes outside,” Jeremy Lekich, the dorm’s gardener, said. “Basically, it has made my life easier.”
小题1:We can learn from the text that the EcoDorm in the US . | A．offers students the chances to have a natural living at college | | B．was firstly built by two college students | | C．was designed for saving building materials | | D．is only applicable in few schools |
小题2:The second paragraph is mainly about .| A．where the EcoDorm was built | | B．when the EcoDorm got its name | | C．what the EcoDorm is made of | | D．how the concept of EcoDorm started |
小题3:What is the advantage of the EcoDorm?| A．It helps students to enjoy life at college. | | B．It saves a lot of money and energy for the college. | | C．It makes students study harder. | | D．It brings new energy to the college. |
小题4:What can be inferred from the text?| A．A long-term development calls for students’ efforts. | | B．Students’ ideas should be encouraged at college. | | C．Green living is a new trend at American colleges. | | D．Students can learn to protect the environment through practice. |
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“Today we had a discussion in class about heroes,” said Ayesha to her father. “The teacher asked us to name our favorite heroes.”
“What did you say?” asked her father curiously.
“I said Kareena Kapoor,” said Ayesha proudly.
“Why do you like Kareena?” asked her father.
“She is so pretty, Daddy!” shouted Ayesha. “So I want to look like her!”
“But how do you plan to do that?”
“I don’t know, but I want to look like her.”
“When I see you, I see a very pretty girl. You may not be Kareena, but you are just as fine as Ayesha,” said her father seriously. “Adopting（挑选）film actors as our heroes and heroines（女偶像）is part of being young, but in the process don’t put yourself down,” he added. “But if you are trying so hard to be Kareena, you will stop being Ayesha.” Ayesha began to look interested. Her father added, “Each of us is unique, We have come down to the earth to develop our own beautiful gifts. You are such a fine singer, for example. Can you see how this might be your own wonderful gift to the world? Focus on being yourself, child, and you will achieve great things in life.
“OK, Dad,” she said. “I love the way Kareena looks but I am now going to focus on being the best Ayesha I can be.”
“That’s my girl,” said her father, giving her a big hug.
小题1:Kareena Kapoor is most probably a ______.| A．popular writer | B．famous actress | | C．school teacher | D．pretty singer |
小题2:Which of the following words can best describe Ayesha’s father?”| A．Reasonable | B．Humorous | C．Impatient | D．Generous |
小题3:We know from the passage that _______.| A．Ayesha’s teacher liked watching films very much | | B．Kareena Kapoor became famous for her courage | | C．Ayesha changed her wrong attitude to Kareena in the end | | D．Ayesha followed her father’s advice and determined to be herself |
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Anyone who doubts if children are born with a healthy amount of ambition need spend only a few minutes with a baby eagerly learning to walk. No matter how many times the little ones stumble in their first efforts, most keep on trying, determined to master their amazing new skill. It is only several years later, many psychologists and teachers agree, that a good number of kids seem to lose their natural drive to succeed. For the parents of such kids, whose own ambition is often tied to their children"s success, it can be a painful experience.
Figuring out why the fire went out is the first step. Assuming that a kid doesn"t suffer from a learning disability, or isn"t involved in some family crisis(危机) at home, many educators attribute a sudden lack of motivation to a fear of failure or classmate pressure.“Everything is within the kids" control；their intelligence is changeable,”says Lisa Blackwell, a research scientist at Columbia University. More than any teacher or workshop, Blackwell says,“Parents can play a key role in conveying this message to their children by praising their effort and progress rather than emphasizing their “smartness” or praising high performance alone. Most of all, parents should let their kids know that mistakes are a part of learning.”
Some experts say our education system, with its strong emphasis on testing and separation of students into different levels of ability, also bears blame for the disappearance of drive in some kids.“These programs shut down the motivation of all kids who aren"t considered gifted and talented. They destroy their confidence,” says Jeff Howard, a social psychologist. Howard and other educators say it"s important to expose kids to a world beyond homework and tests, through volunteer work, sports, hobbies and other extracurricular activities.
“The problem of the issue is that many students experience education as irrelevant to their life goals and ambition,”says Michael Nakkual, a Harvard education professor. The key to getting kids to aim higher at school is to free them of the idea that class work is irrelevant, and to show them how doing well at school can actually help them fulfill their dreams beyond it. They need to understand that you have to learn to walk before you can run.
小题1:According to the passage, the parents of kids with no ambition ________.| A．don"t do a very good job on teaching them to walk | | B．are to blame if the kids do poorly in school | | C．feel pain because their own ambition is connected to their kids" success | | D．should take part in extracurricular activities with kids |
小题2: The underlined part “the fire went out” probably means ________.| A．the motivation was suddenly lost | | B．the fear of failure was suddenly gone | | C．the learning disability was suddenly lost | | D．the fire was suddenly gone |
小题3:All the following can contribute to a sudden lack of ambition EXCEPT ________.| A．learning disability | B．classmate pressure | | C．emphasis on testing | D．extracurricular activities |
小题4:What is the most important thing for parents in motivating their kids?| A．Punishing kids who don"t display ambition. | | B．Emphasizing smartness and high performance. | | C．Telling kids that mistakes are a part of learning. | | D．Praising the effort and progress they have made. |
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