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 paper.Nor are there any pencils or pens，which always seem 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 can 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 Afganistan(阿富汗) over one year ago.

“We could touch every side of the country through different sites from the forest to refugee camps(难民营)，”she said.“Using a book that's three or four years old is impossible.”

And exams can go online 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's 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(可用的) for these hi?tech students.

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

A．Pens may not write welt 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．In a paperless classroom, what is a must?

A．Pens.　　　　　 　　　　　B．Computers.

C．Information.　　　　　　　 D．Texts.

3．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(全面的) information

4．The paperless classrooms will benefit ________ the most.

A．students　　　　　 B．teachers　

C．trees　　　　　　 D．computers

5．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

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语篇解读：本文介绍了无纸教室——利用计算机进行教学的利与弊。一方面它节约纸张，减少森林砍伐；另一方面，停电或者电脑出故障又会影响正常的教学。

1．句意理解题。第一段介绍了无纸教室使用电脑的许多优点，其中之一就是不会在关键时刻钢笔水用完了(因为不用钢笔写字了)，所以C项为正确答案。

2．细节理解题。第二段介绍无纸教室使用的工具：每个学生都有电脑，所以比较四个选项，很容易看出在无纸教室电脑是必需的。

3．推理判断题。根据第五段中Judy Herrell所说的话的前半部分可知，网络可以提供较为全面的信息。故答案选D。

4．推理判断题。第七段分析无纸教室的又一大优势就是纸张的消费大大减少，从而大大减少了树木的砍伐，所以答案是C。

5．词义猜测题。短文最后一段列出无纸教室的弊端——总会有电脑出故障或者停电的情况，导致无法正常上课，比较所给四个选项，只有B项符合上下文语意。