Question

【题目】根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

When was the last time you wrote out a letter by hand? I 【1】 you’re like most people, then your answer is，. “A long time ago.” Today, most people p【2】 to type (打字）things on an electronic device (电子设备）. In fact, there is h【3】 any need to write something by hand except school homework and even that is changing.

In recent years, some c【4】have begun cutting handwriting lessons from schools. For example, schools in Finland(芬兰）have replaced handwriting lessons with typing courses. Educators (教育工作者）there believe that typing is more u【5】 for modem life.

Students' handwriting has become s【6】poorer and poorer that it's difficult to read, and make it hard to mark exams (阅卷评分）.Besides, students use laptops (笔记本电脑）to take notes instead of w【7】 things by hand.

Some people support the moving away from handwriting. They think handwriting isn’t a useful s【8】 anymore. Today, almost everything can be done electronically. So there’s no need to write by hand. What’s more, typing is f【9】than handwriting, which gives us more time to think about things.

On the other hand, many people are w【10】that handwriting would be lost. Some say handwriting is an important tradition and gives a personal touch to communication. Others think that writing by hand has more benefits (好处) for our brains than typing.

In any case, it may be too soon to write handwriting off as a thing of the past.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】If

【2】prefer

【3】hardly

【4】countries

【5】useful

【6】so

【7】writing

【8】skill/subject

【9】faster

【10】worried

【解析】

短文大意：本文谈论的是在电脑打字越来越普及的环境下，书写传统还有没有必要的问题。尽管打字对现代生活更有用，但学生们的字迹越来越难看，很难辨认，考试时也很难打分。其实，书法是一种重要的传统，它给人一种亲切感，现在就把书法作为历史还为时过早。

【1】句意：如果你和大多数人一样,那么你的答案是“很久以前的事了。”then那么，表顺承；本句是条件状语从句，句首单词的首字母需大写，根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填If。

【2】句意：如今，大多数人更喜欢在电子设备上打字。prefer to更喜欢，宁愿；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填prefer。

【3】句意：事实上，除了学校的作业，几乎没有任何手写的需要。hardly几乎不，表否定；本句缺副词状语，根据except school homework和首字母提示，可知填hardly。

【4】句意：近年来，一些国家开始削减学校的书法课程。some一些，后接复数名词或不可数名词；根据下文芬兰Finland的例子和首字母提示，可知填countries。

【5】句意：那里的教育工作者认为打字对现代生活更有用。be useful for对……有用；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填useful。

【6】句意：学生们的书法越来越差，以至于很难阅读，考试也很难打分。poorer and poorer越来越差，形容词（比较级）需用副词修饰；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填so。

【7】句意：此外，学生使用笔记本电脑做笔记而不是手写。instead of代替，后接动名词；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填writing。

【8】句意：他们认为书写不再是一种有用的技能。useful有用的，形容词修饰名词；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填skill/subject。

【9】句意：更重要的是，打字比手写快，这给了我们更多的时间去思考。than比，用于比较；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知用比较级，故填faster。

【10】句意：另一方面，许多人担心书法会丢失。本句缺表语形容词，根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填worried。

短文填空，要求根据句意结构和首字母提示填空，使句意通顺，文意连贯。主要考查单词形式，包括名词的单复数和所有格、动词的三单形式、非谓语动词、基数词或序数词，主格代词/宾格代词和物主代词（形容词性物主代词/名词性物主代词）等。这类题目难度不大，重点是掌握句意，在理解的基础上把握句子时态，从而判断所给单词的正确形式。