C

Students and Technology in the Classroom

I love my blackberry—it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me . I also love my laptop computer ，as it holds all of my writing and thoughts .Despite this love of technology ,I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices(设备) and truly communicate with others.

On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas .Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom ,I have a rule —no laptop ,iPads ,phones ,etc .When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy .

Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology . There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology . There’s no truth in that at all . I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas . I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course the material and the class discussion .

I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create .Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge , they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom .

I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change ,I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

49.Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with____

A. the course material              B. others’ misuse of technology

C. discussion topics                D. the author’s class regulations

50.The underlined word “engage ”in para.4 probably means ____

A. explore           B. accept

C. change            D. reject

51.According to the author ,the use of technology in the classroom may ____

A. keep students from doing independent thinking

B. encourage students to have in-depth conversations

C. help students to better understand complex themes

D. affect students’ concentration on course evaluation

52.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author ____

A. is quite stubborn

B. will give up teaching history

C. will change his teaching plan soon

D. values technology-free dialogues in his class

D

As the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical generating(发电)and transmission(输送)system for the 21th century will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community. The same is true of big solar pants and the power lines that will be laid down to move electricity around.

The 19th century saw land grants(政府拨地)offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads ,leaving public land in between privately owned land . In much of the west ,some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped ,and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management ,with the completion or the interstate highway system ,many of the small towns which sprang up as railway stops and developed well ,have lost their lifeblood and died .

Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the west .this is not an argument against building then ,we need alternative energy badly .and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now .

So trade-offs will have to be made .some scenic sport will be sacrificed .some species (物种)will be forced to move ,or will be carefully moved to special accommodations ,deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects .

The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter .the 21st century development of the American west as an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money to do a lot of good .but it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind , just like the railroad and the highway .

The money set aside in negotiated trade –offs and the institution that control  will shape the west far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines .so let’s remember the effects of the railroad and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the west .

53.What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways ?

A. Small towns along the railways became abandoned.

B. Some railroad stops remained underused.

C. Land in the West was hard to manage.

D. Land grants went into private hands.

54.What is the major concern in the development of alternative energy according to the last two paragraphs ?

A. The transmission of power.  B. The use of money and power.

C. The conservation of solar energy.   D. The selection of an ideal place.

55.What is the author ‘s attitude towards building solar plants ?

A. Cautious  B. Approving  C. Doubtful  D. Disapproving

56.Which is the best title for the passage ?

A. How the Railways Have Affected the West

B. How Solar Energy Could Reshape the West

C. How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be Reduced

D. How the Problems of the Highways Have Been Settled

E

We know the famous ones—the Thomas Edison and the Alexander Graham Bells —but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)?Shouldn’t we know who they are?

Joan Mclean think so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she’s developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning “who” invented “what”, however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why” and ”how” questions. According to Mclean,” When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”

So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn’t be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.

Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations，It’s hard to imagine driving without Garrett  A. Morgan’s traffic light. It’s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett’s innovation that makes glass invisible, Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?

57.By mentioning “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”, the author indicates that countless inventions are      .

A. beneficial, because their inventors are famous

B. beneficial, though their inventors are less famous

C. not useful, because their inventors are less famous

D. not useful, though their inventors are famous

58.Professor Joan McLean’s course aims to_____.

A. add color and variety to students’ campus life

B. inform students of the windshield wiper’s invention

C. carry out the requirements by Mountain University

D. prepare students to try their own invention

B. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper

C. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm

D. not related to Professor Joan McLean’s lectures

60. Which 0f the following can best serve as the title of this passage?

A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?

B. How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?

C. Shouldn’t We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?

D. Shouldn’t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?

第二节(共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

M: Do you know something about pollution?

W:   61

M: What kinds of pollution have you learned about?

W:   62

M: Where does air pollution come from?

W:   63

M: What is it caused by?

W:  64

M: What will happen if we don’t stop polluting the earth?

W:  65

M: What should we do to care about nature and the environment?

W: We should “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Respond”.

A: Yes, I do.

B: Waste.

C: I don’t know, nor do I care about it.

D: It mainly comes from factories and cars.

E: Unless we take measures to stop it, our living environment will be worse and worse.

F: There are different kinds of pollution, such as air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution.

G: Nothing will happen if we do.

第II卷(非选择题  共55分)

第一节 单词拼写

66.         (比较) the two brushes and you’ll find the purple one is softer.

67. Rice is grown in China, Japan and other _______( 亚洲 ) countries.

68. Many people now make it a rule to buy cards for their friends before ___ (圣诞节) ,December25.

69. Columbus _______(航行) across the ocean in 1492.

70.The children are hunted by ______ (食肉)dinosaurs.

71.When_____ (干杯) to someone’s health, you raise your glasses.

72.In 1941,the _____ (德国人) tried to destroy the city .

73.Please make _____(评论) on different things about the film.

74.I promise to finish it by this ______ (星期三)

75. Effective measures have been taken to reduce air ____ (污染), making the air in Beijing cleaner .

第二节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

以下标有题号的每一行均有一个错误，请找出，并按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：请在答题卡上作答。

Yesterday my English teacher asked each student write  76. ________

a composition name “The Greatest Achievement of My Life”. 77._________

I was not sure how to write about. I thought it  78. ________

over for a long time. I do many things. Coming to 79. ________

America, get a job and meeting new people were my 80. ________

achievement. I think my greatest achievement was 81. ________

learning English. Though sometimes I don’t understand 82. ________

everything people are saying, but each day I get better and better. 83. ________

I told my teacher this was difficult composition to write. 84. ________

Above all, it is hard to measure everything you have done. 85. ________

第三节   书面表达 (满分30分)

目前，我校带手机的学生越来越多。学校采取了一系列的控制措施，并让同学们签订了不带手机承诺书。对此，同学们的看法各不相同。请根据下列提示写一篇短文，并阐述自己的观点。

(90%)赞  同 (10%)反  对

1.没必要带手机，不常用。

2.影响身心健康，影响学习。

3.浪费金钱，容易丢失。

1.打电话方便，随时和家人联系。

2.手机漂亮、功能多，拥有手机很酷。

3.别人有，而我没有，没面子。

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