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【题目】阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

Paperless homework will affect students’ handwriting

A growing number of primary schools in Shanghai are now encouraging “paperless” homework. Instead of writing with a pen, children can finish their homework simply by “surfing and typing” on their iPad screens.

Many people welcome the use of this new technology in schools. And it isn’t difficult to understand why digital homework could be the next big thing in education: it reduces waste; makes it easier for teachers to collect homework; and now that everything else is digitalized, homework should too.

But there’s an overlooked downside to online homework, as it shows an alarming trend(趋势): how technology is affecting physical handwriting.

In today’s digital age, handwriting is already a weakening skill. Can you remember the last time you used a pen? For me, it was when I had to fill out a form at work. To be honest, I couldn’t write quite a few characters and had to type them on my iPhone to remind me of how to write them correctly. I know I’m not alone. There are more saying they share similar embarrassment (尴尬) when asked to write by hand.

In a time when computers, smart phones and keyboards are widely used in the world, is handwriting even important? The answer is yes. Handwriting plays an important role in the learning process. Writing a character is more difficult than typing. It requires the body and mind work together actively. So for school-age children, writing not only allows them to memorize characters, but also trains their brains the way typing can’t.

Too many children, lost in technology, lie on a sofa or in bed with their smartphones or iPads — a seldom mentioned side effect of modern technology, which may lead to physical problems later.

All said, I’m not saying that digital homework should be canceled. Digitalization is an unstoppable trend. But for courses such as Chinese and English language, I hope to see digital homework introduced later into the courses, at least after children have had the ability to write characters and spell words well.

【1】How do children finish their paperless homework?

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【2】Why do many people welcome digital homework?

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【3】What happened when the writer used a pen to fill out a form at work?

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【4】Why is handwriting important for school-age children?

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【5】What does the writer think of digital homework?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】By surfing and typing on their iPad screens

【2】Because it reduces waste and is easier for teachers to collect homework.

【3】He forgot quite a few characters and checked them on his iPhone.

【4】Because it helps them to memorize characters and trains their brains.

【5】It’s unstoppable but should be introduced later into some courses.

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲述了电子家庭作业的利与弊，作者认为电子作业并不是必须取消，电子化是一种不可阻止的趋势，他希望在孩子掌握了拼写的能力之后，把电子作业可以引入到其他学科中。

【1】本题考查细节题。定位关键词“finish their paperless homework”定位到文章第一段第二句，故答案为By surfing and typing on their iPad screens。

【2】本题考查细节题。定位关键词“welcome digital homework”，定位到文章第二段，第二句提到：“这就不难理解为什么电子作业会成为教育上的下一个重大变革”，之后介绍了电子作业的优势，“it reduces waste; makes it easier for teachers to collect homework”据此总结，可知正确答案为Because it reduces waste and is easier for teachers to collect homework。

【3】本题考查细节题。定位关键词“fill out a form at work”定位到文章第四段第三句，原文提到：“对我来说，上一次用到笔，是在工作中不得不填表的时候”，下一句提到了作者在用笔时候的窘境，“I couldn’t write quite a few characters and had to type them on my iPhone to remind me of how to write them correctly”，故答案为He forgot quite a few characters and checked them on his iPhone。

【4】本题考查细节题。定位关键词“for school-age children”， 定位到文章第五段最后一句，“...writing not only allows them to memorize characters, but also trains their brains the way typing can’t”，写字不仅能让学生记住字母，而且还能训练他们的大脑，这是打字达不到的效果。故答案为Because it helps them to memorize characters and trains their brains。

【5】本题考查主旨题。作者在全文论述了电子作业的优势和缺点，以及手写的好处，最后一段对全文进行总结，“他认为电子作业并不是必须取消，电子化是一种不可阻止的趋势，他希望在孩子掌握了拼写的能力之后，把电子作业可以引入到其他学科中。”最后一段中表达作业主要观点的句子为“Digitalization is an unstoppable trend.” “I hope to see digital homework introduced later into the course.”总结为 It’s unstoppable but should be introduced later into some courses。

做题时首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息。如，第1小题，定位关键词“finish their paperless homework”定位到文章第一段第二句，故答案为By surfing and typing on their iPad screens。第4小题，定位关键词“for school-age children”， 定位到文章第五段最后一句，“...writing not only allows them to memorize characters, but also trains their brains the way typing can’t”，写字不仅能让学生记住字母，而且还能训练他们的大脑，这是打字达不到的效果。故答案为Because it helps them to memorize characters and trains their brains。