Question

Imagine a classroom missing the one thing that’s long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing---paper. No notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seems to run out of ink at the critical moment. A “paperless classroom” is what more and more schools are trying to achieve .

Students don’t do any handwriting in this class . Instead , they use palm size , or specially—designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student’s personal computer. Having computers also means that students use the Web. They can look up information on any subject they’re studying from maths to social science.

High school teacher Judy Herrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn about the war in Afghanistan over one year ago. We could touch every side of the country through different sites from the forest to refugee camps, she said .“Using a book that’s three or four years old is impossible.”And exams can go on line too. At a high school in Tennessee, US, students take tests on their own computers. The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his own electronic grade book. A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school teacher Stephanie—Sorrell in Kentucky,US, said she used to give about 900 pieces of paper each week to each student.

“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,”she said .But, with all this technology, there is always the risk that the machines will break down. So , in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available for these hi—tech students.

1.What does the part of the last sentence in the first paragraph “run out of ink at the critical moment” mean ?

A．Pens may not write well at the critical moment.

B．Pens get lost easily , so you may not find them at the critical moment.

C．Pens may have little or no ink at the critical moment

D．Pens use ink, while pencils don’t.

2.The high school teacher, Judy Herrell, used the example of her class to show that ________.

A．the Web could take them everywhere

B．the Web taught them a lot.

C．the Web is a good tool for information.

D．the Web , better than the textbooks ,can give the latest and comprehensive information.

3.The paperless classroom will benefit _________ the most.

A．students          B．teachers          C．trees             D．computers

4.What does the phrase in the last paragraph “break down ”mean ?

A．Break into pieces   B．Stop working       C．Fall down          D．Lose control

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章對無紙化課堂進行了介紹，同時給我們展現了無紙化課堂的好處。

1.推斷題。從第一段可知，鋼筆有時候在關鍵時刻總是沒有什么墨或是沒有墨水，故選C

2.細節題。從第二段斷尾及We could touch every side of the country through different sites from the forest to refugee camps,可知舉這個例子是說明網站比書本好，因為書本不可能用三四年，而且它還能夠得到最新的，最全面的信息，故選D

3.細節題。從A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school teacher Stephanie—Sorrell in Kentucky,US, said she used to give about 900 pieces of paper each week to each student.可知無紙化的教室最有助于減少紙的損耗，故選C

4.推斷題。從文章in case of a power failure or technical problems,可知萬一是沒電了或是技術問題，所以此處的短語意思是停止工作的意思，故需B

考點：科普類說明文

點評：本文文脈清晰，結構很好把握。說明文是歷年高考很常見的文體，對于科技類的說明文比較難，而對于說物的文體較容易。本文中，把握好一個中心即對無紙化課堂的介紹。同時，此類文章細節題居多，在對文章看懂了的基礎在仔細對比選項和文章，即可得出答案。