I love my laptop computer as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. But I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices (设备) and truly communicate with others.

Once, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule — no laptops, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in the class, some of them were not happy.

Most students believe that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth to that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can teach my students well.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations and truly exchange ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for outstanding ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently.

I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.

I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free conversation is just too sweet to give up.

1.What were some of the students in the history class unhappy with?

A.the course material B.others’ misuse of technology

C.the writer’s class rule D.discussion topics

2.According to the writer, the use of new technology in the classroom may .

A.help students to better understand historical topics B.keep students from doing independent thing

C.encourage students to have deep conversations D.lead students to misuse the technology.

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.The writer thinks highly of technology-free conversation in his class.

B.The writer will change his teaching plan soon.

C.The writer will give up teaching history.

D.The writer won’t hold on to his belief.

4.What does the writer wants to tell us?

A.Technology has different influences in different classes in college.

B.Technology makes it difficult to have true communication in class.

C.History classes can help students to develop their deep thinking.

D.It is time for him to give up his teaching method in history class.

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出能填入短文相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A young couple bought a big house from two old sisters. The sisters lived there for 30 years. The house was very nice and the couple bought it at a _______ price. So the couple was very excited.

However, winter was not far away at that time. The couple was _______ worried about how they would keep the old house warm. The house didn’t have any fireplaces or heaters.

At first, they planned to buy some heaters for the long cold winter. But soon, they thought that if the old sisters could stay warm and comfortable in the old house during the winter in the past, so _______ they. At last, they just _______ to wait for winter to come and did not make any preparations.

Winter _______ and temperatures soon dropped _______ zero. The large house became freezing cold. Frost(霜)covered the insides of _______ walls. Life inside the house became miserable(痛苦的).

Finally, the husband couldn’t stand it anymore and called the old sisters to ask them how they _______ to keep the house warm during the winter.

_______ speaking to them on the phone, the husband spoke to his wife, “For the last 30 years, the sisters have spent every winter on ________ in Thailand.”

“Oh, my god!” cried his wife.

1.A.cheap B.small C.low

2.A.little B.a little bit C.a bit of

3.A.could B.did C.had

4.A.refused B.decided C.considered

5.A.arrived B.got C.reached

6.A.into B.behind C.below

7.A.their B.its C.theirs

8.A.managed B.planned C.offered

9.A.Before B.Without C.After

10.A.vacation B.risk C.pity

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