题目内容
【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Lockers(储物柜)have been the symbol of American high school for decades. But walk down any hallway of the new Germantown High School in Madison County, Mississippi, and you won’t spot a single locker.
New technology such as e-books, interactive(互动的)assignments and Web-based learning is making lockers in American high school a thing of the past.
Officials from schools that have gone lockerless listed several benefits: less noise, less delay and an increased sense of safety. “It’s all to create an environment that’s student-friendly”, said Ronnie McGehee, chief official of the Madison County School District.
Getting rid of lockers can also cut hundreds of thousands in construction costs. Madison County saved $200, 000 by not including lockers in the new high school, McGehee said.
It is also believed that removing lockers could help prevent school violence. “Lockers give kids a place to hide things”, said Mike Nelson, founder of a safety-training group. Nelson believes that some school shootings and other incidents could have been prevented if there had been no lockers.
However, Andrew Booth, a 10th-grader at Germantown High, said there are some disadvantages of not having a locker. “It can make your book bag really heavy”, he said. The 16-year-old has four textbooks “plus notebooks and a binder(活页夹)”to carry to school each day.
He said some teachers have shelves at the back of the classroom on which students can leave their bags. Others provide an extra set of textbooks in the classroom, so students don’t have to carry books from home.
New York architect Peter Lippman said schools will have to address such concerns and find ways to give students a “sense of space”. “If you are carrying books around, it does limit your flexibility in the classrooms”, he said.
Lippman said he would like to see schools starting to use the new free space to provide less structured learning opportunities for students, including gathering areas and learning centers. “If you think about a school with just rows of lockers—there’s nowhere for learning opportunities in that”, he said.
(1)What does the text mainly talk about?
A.The history and development of lockers in US high schools.
B.The influence of new technology on some US high schools.
C.The trend of getting rid of lockers in US high schools.
D.The advantages and disadvantages of lockers in US high schools.
(2)According to the text, lockers are being taken away from US high schools.
A.due to the spread of new technology
B.in response to parents’ requests
C.for the students’ security at school
D.to save construction costs
(3)What is Andrew Booth’s attitude to removing lockers?
A.Complaining.
B.Approving.
C.Ignorant.
D.Favorable.
(4)What does Lippman suggest schools that have removed lockers should do?
A.Give students as much freedom as possible in the classroom.
B.Provide students with an extra set of textbooks in the classroom.
C.Make more learning opportunities for students in the new free space.
D.Put shelves at the back of the classroom for students to leave their bags.
【答案】
(1)C
(2)A
(3)A
(4)C
【解析】1 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段最后一句, “如果学校有成行的储物柜, 就没有学习的机会”可知, 去掉储物柜, 在美国中学中是一种趋势。 2 细节理解题。根据第二段可知新技术像电子图书、交互式作业、基于网络的学习等正使储物柜成为美国中学的一件过时的东西。
3 细节理解题。第六段主要说的是去掉储物柜的disadvantages(没有了储物柜书包变得沉重了)。可知答案选A。
4 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知答案选C。