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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 (怀旧的) 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 (转换)"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(发现)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 本文是一篇说明文.讲述的是随着电脑和智能手机等新技术的到来,手写这一技能在当今的形势.文章还多次引用了Virginia Berninger和她同事的研究结果以及她的观点,最后得出了"手写在如今的课堂上仍有一定的地位"的结论.
解答 56-58.ABD
56题答案:A考查细节推理,根据文章的第一段: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 (怀旧的) skill.学生们不断地从黑板上抄写字母和句子的实践已经成为过去式了.随着电脑和智能手机等新技术的到来,手写已成为一种怀旧的技能.由这句话可知是因为我们生活中新科技的使用导致了"手写"成为了过去式.再根据题中选项可知A项准确,故选A.
57.B 推断理解题.根据文中第三段:"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."拼写使一些大脑的思考部分活跃,这有助于我们使用我们的词汇,词的意义和概念这让我们的书面语言连接到思想."Berninger说.再结合题中选项,可知B项更符合题意,故选B.
58题答案:D 主旨大意题.根据文章第二段:Virginia Berninger…says it's important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.(Virginia Berninger说继续教授书写以及帮助孩子获得手写的技能是很重要的)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."(她说:在电脑时代,一些人认为我们不需要拼写因为我们还需要拼写检查,但是直到孩子拥有一个大约五年级孩子的拼写能力时他们才会有知识来在电脑所给出的各种选择中挑选正确的拼写)可知:手写在如今的课堂上仍有一定的地位.故选D.
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.
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