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14.A few years ago I had an"aha!"moment regarding handwriting.
I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort of editorial task.It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting,and then I realized whose it must be.I finally became aware of the fact that I had been working with this colleague for at least a year,maybe two,and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.
It was a very important event in the computerization of life-a sign that the informal,friendly communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails.There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters,and we recognized one another's handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.
As a child visiting my father's office,I was pleased to recognize,in little notes on the desks of his staff,the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge-except that those notes were signed"dad"instead of"RFW".
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting,a book by Florey.She shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well,but many others argue that people in a digital age can't be expected to learn to hold a pen.
I don't buy it.
I don't want to see anyone cut off from the expressive,personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does.For many a biographer,part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the handwriting of 16th-century Italy.That may sound impossibly grand-as if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings.However,they have worked in many school systems.

33.Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague's handwriting?A
A.He had worked with his colleague long enough.
B.His colleague's handwriting was so beautiful.
C.His colleague's handwriting was so terrible.
D.He still had a 1ot of work to do.
34.The author's father wrote notes in penA.
A.to both his family and his staff
B.to his family in small letters
C.to his family on the fridge
D.to his staff on the desk
35.According to the author,handwritten notesC.
A.are harder to teach in schools
B.attract more attention
C.are used only between friends
D.carry more message.

分析 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章,通过一时辨认不出一位老同事的字迹及其回顾,对在电脑冲击下,书法受忽视感到惋惜,并认为中小学应当加强书法教学.

解答 33.A 细节理解题.由第二段最后一句I had been working with this colleague for at least a year,maybe two,and yet I did not recognize her handwriting我和这个同事工作了至少一年,也许两年了,但我没有认出她的笔迹.可知答案选A.
34.A 细节理解题.由第四段I was pleased to recognize…his staff…the same I would see at home…我很高兴地认识到…他的员工…我在家也一样.可知答案选A.
35.C 推理判断题.由倒数第二段第一句the expressive,personal associations that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does.钢笔仍然比数字键盘更好的表现个人的联想.由此可以推断朋友之间还是手写更好.可知答案选C.

点评 本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体.搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息.在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节.做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案.

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B.otherize  
C.clicktivism  
D.fitspiration
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B.Ask for valuable advice from language experts.
C.Try to imitate the words in a mainstream dictionary.
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