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20.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,1was pleased to recognize,in little notes on the desks of his staff,the same handwriting 1would 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.Sire 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.

51.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.
52.People working together in an office used toC.
A.talk more about handwriting
B.take more notes on workdays
C.know better one another's handwriting
D.communicate better with one another
53.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
54.According to the author,handwritten notesD.
A.are harder to teach in schools
B.attract more attention
C.are used only between friends
D.carry more message
55.We can learn from the passage that the authorB.
A.thinks it impossible to teach handwriting
B.does not want to lose handwriting
C.puts the blame on the computer
D.does not agree with Florey.

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 51.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可知作者惊讶于没有认出他同事的笔迹是因为他们一起工作了很久,故选A..
52.C  细节理解题,由第三段"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"可知在办公室一起工作的人更好地了解彼此的笔迹,故选C.
53.A  细节理解题.由第四段I was pleased to recognize…his staff…the same I would see at home…可知作者的父亲用钢笔给他的家人与员工写笔记,故选A..
54.D  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可知手写的注释可以给我们更多的信息,故选D..
55.B  推理判断题.由最后一段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.可推知作者希望人们能拿起笔,不要忘记书法教学,故选B..

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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