Question

As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画） of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.

Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their homework and essays are typed on a computer.

All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.

It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.

"When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it."

"I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper."

Many students don't feel this is something to worry about. Now that it's more convenient and quick to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?

Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said "Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only have their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer's emotion(情绪). Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”

To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.

1.The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because______.

A. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays

B. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently

C. they find it not easy to remember how to write a character

D. computers have become popular in China.

2.Which of the following statements of the advantages of handwriting is NOT TRUE ?

A. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.

B. The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting.

C. Handwriting contains the writer's emotion.

D. Handwriting can impress people well and build up one’s self-confidence.

3.The underlined expression “taking stock in”(Paragraph 4) probably means __________.

A. getting bored with B. getting curious about

C. getting dependent on D. becoming crazy about

4.We can infer from the passage that __________.

A. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting

B. more and more students will give up writing on a computer

C. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day

D. the typed article better expresses one’s emotion and quality

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：文章围绕话题“我们学生应该依靠电脑还是应该手写作业”展开的。学生们应该更多采用用手写而不是电脑写字、做作业。

1.It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer可知选B。

2.倒数第二段的Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value排除A；根据And handwriting contains the writer's emotion(情绪). Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them排除B和C。故选D。

3.词义题。结合上文computer dependence和下文的表述不难推出，taking stock in的意思为“相信；依靠”。故C项为正确答案。

4.最后一段介绍：许多小学把写字课已规定为必修课；在大学里，要求学生交书面作业。由此我们可以得出结论：今后越来越多的学生会重视书写。故A项为正确答案。

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