Question

【题目】The Chinese used the abacus as early as the 2nd century BC, but now are welcoming“machine brains”to educate the young in this modern age.

For the young, e-learning seems so ________. Zhu Xufei, 12, uses her parents’ mobile phone to study English every day on her way to school and back home. Through an app, she can listen to and repeat back words and sentences in English. The app even tells the difference between her speech and proper pronunciation, and then ________ provides the score.

The mother of 12-year-old Zhu said,“The apps have enabled her to learn and practice spoken English anytime, anywhere,”she says.“The apps also have been designed to use games to encourage learning.”

It’s very popular nowadays, especially with parents. WeChat accounts of parents post progress reports every day on ________ their children are doing. For example,“Day 30: My son Thomas has learned 99 English words on Talking Pets.”

It’s not only children using mobile devices（设备）to learn new things. Many Metro or bus passengers can be seen with earplugs turned into app courses, like business management or the driving test.“I don’t have to ________ books around and turn pages on crowded buses,”an office lady says.“With just a touch of the screen on my smartphone, I can do practice tests whenever I have time. It also records my ________ and makes it easier for me to review them.”

E-learning has been welcomed among education services. Zheng Lili, owner of an English training school, says the learning apps help ________ better monitor the performances of students.

We believe that education should be‘whole-person’development and such devices are just support tools.

【1】A. strange B. difficult C. natural D. horrible

【2】A. immediately B. gently C. nearly D. secretly

【3】A. whether B. where C. why D. how

【4】A. borrow B. carry C. return D. deliver

【5】A. mistakes B. jobs C. photos D. interest

【6】A. bosses B. neighbours C. friends D. teachers

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【6】D

【解析】本文主要介绍了现代学习方式——电子学习的优势。

【1】考查形容词辨析。A. strange奇怪的；B. difficult困难的；C. natural自然的；D. horrible可怕的。根据后面Zhu Xufei, 12, uses her parents’ mobile phone to study English every day on her way to school and back home.12岁的朱旭飞每天在上学回家的路上用父母的手机学习英语，可知电子学习看起来是很自然的，故答案选C。

【2】考查副词辨析。A. immediately立即；B. gently轻轻地；C. nearly几乎；D. secretly秘密地。根据前面The app even tells the difference between her speech and proper pronunciation这个应用甚至说明了她的语音和正确的发音之间的区别，后面应该是立即提供了分数，故答案选A。

【3】考查连词辨析。A. whether是否；B. where哪；C. why为什么；D. how怎样。根据后面Day 30: My son Thomas has learned 99 English words on Talking Pets.例如第30天：我的儿子托马斯已经学了99个关于说宠物的英语单词，可知父母的微信账号记录孩子每天的进展情况如何，故答案选D。

【4】考查动词辨析。A. borrow借；B. carry携带；C. return返回；D. deliver交付、传递。根据后面With just a touch of the screen on my smartphone, I can do practice tests whenever I have time.只要在我的智能手机上触摸屏幕，每当我有时间的时候，我就可以做练习测试，可知前面是不用带书，故答案选B。

【5】考查名词辨析。A. mistakes错误；B. jobs工作；C. photos照片；D. interest兴趣。根据后面makes it easier for me to review them让我更容易复习它们，可知前面是记录错误，故答案选A。

【6】考查名词辨析。A. bosses老板；B. neighbours邻居；C. friends朋友；D. teachers老师。根据后面better monitor the performances of students更好地监控学生的表现，应该是老师监控学生，故答案选D。