Traditional methods of teaching no longer suffice in this technological world. Currently there are more than 100000 computers in schoolrooms in the United States. Students, mediocre and bright alike, the first grade through high school, not only are not intimidated by computers, but have become avid participants in the computer epoch.
Kids operating computers implement their curriculum with great versatility. A musical student can program musical notes so that the computer will play Beethoven or the Beatles. For a biology class, the computer can produce a picture of the intricate actions of the body’s organs, thus enabling today’s students to envisage human biology in a profound way. A nuclear reactor is no longer an enigma to students who can see its workings in minute details on a computer. In Wisconsin, the Chippewa Indians are studying their ancient and almost forgotten language with the aid of a computer. More commonly, the computer is used for drilling math and language concepts so that youngsters may learn at their own speed without trying the patience of their human teachers. The simplest computers aid the handicapped, who learn more rapidly from the computer than from humans. Once irksome, remedial drills and exercises now on computer are conducive to learning because the machine responds to correct answers with praise and to incorrect answers with frowns and even an occasional tear.
Adolescents have become so exhilarated by computers that they have developed their own jargon, easily understood by their peers but leaving their disconcerted parents in the dark. They have shown so much fervor for computers that they have formed computer clubs, beguile their leisure hours in computer stores, and even attend computer camps.
This is definitely the computer age. It is expected that by 1999 there will be between 300000 and 650000 computers in American schools. Manufacturers of computers are presently getting tax write-offs for donating equipment to colleges and universities and are pushing for legislation to obtain further deductions for contributions to elementary and high schools. Furthermore, the price of computers has steadily fallen to the point where a small computer for home or office is being sold for less than $100. At that price every class in the country will soon have computer kids.
1. Which of the following does “traditional methods” in the first paragraph refer to?
2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
3. With the help of computer, today’s students ______.
4. What does the word “disconcerted” in paragraph 3 mean?
5. Which of the following can we infer from the passage?
问题1选项
A.Technological methods of teaching.
B.Teachers, textbooks and class drills.
C.Computer teaching.
D.Television teaching.
问题2选项
A.Students have to be bright in order to operate a computer.
B.High school students are less threatened by computer compared with grade 1 students.
C.All the students take an active part in computer operation today and ordinary students are no exception.
D.Today’s students are more versatile than with the implementation of computers.
问题3选项
A.can understand more complex concepts
B.learn more rapidly from computer than from their teachers
C.can learn everything without their teachers’ help
D.can build nuclear reactors
问题4选项
A.Dissatisfied.
B.Disinterested.
C.Nearsighted.
D.Confused.
问题5选项
A.Parents encourage their kids to attend computer camps and form computer clubs.
B.The country encourages the popularization of computers among the school children.
C.The price of computers has fallen steadily.
D.Computer manufacturers are donating equipment for colleges and universities purely for the good of the students.
第1题:B
第2题:C
第3题:A
第4题:D
第5题:C
第1题:
客观细节题。由题干可以定位到文章第一段第一、二句Traditional methods of teaching no longer suffice in this technological world. Currently there are more than 100000 computers in schoolrooms in the United States.（传统的教学方法在这个技术世界里已经不够用了。目前在美国的教室里有超过10万台电脑。），说明传统方法应该是指和电脑教学相对的老师在课堂上用教科书授课。因此B选项“教师、教科书和课堂演习”正确。A选项“技术性的教学方法”，C选项“计算机教学”，D选项“电视教学”均不属于传统教学方法，所以A、C、D错误。
第2题:
客观细节题。A选项“学生要想操作电脑，必须要聪明”，由原文Students, mediocre and bright alike（无论是平庸的还是聪明的学生）可知，操作电脑和智力没有关系，所以A错误。B选项“与一年级学生相比，高中生受到电脑的威胁较小”，由原文Students…the first grade through high school, not only are not intimidated by computers（从一年级到高中的学生……不仅没有被计算机吓住）可知，不论什么年龄的学生都不会被计算机吓倒，所以B错误。D选项“今天的学生随着计算机的实施，比以前更多才多艺”，由原文Kids operating computers implement their curriculum with great versatility.（使用电脑的孩子们在实施他们的课程时非常多才多艺。）可知，文章只是说使用电脑的学生很多才多艺，没有和之前的学生进行对比，所有D错误。C选项“今天所有的学生都积极参与计算机操作，普通学生也不例外”，由原文Students, mediocre and bright alike, the first grade through high school, not only are not intimidated by computers, but have become avid participants in the computer epoch.（从一年级到高中的学生，无论是平庸的还是聪明的，不仅没有被计算机吓住，而且成为计算机时代的热心参与者。）可知，包括普通学生在内的所有学生都积极参与计算机操作，C选项符合原文，因此本题选C。
第3题:
客观细节题。由题干可以定位到文章第二段倒数第三句More commonly, the computer is used for drilling math and language concepts so that youngsters may learn at their own speed without trying the patience of their human teachers.（更常见的是，计算机被用来训练数学和语言概念，这样孩子们就可以按照自己的速度学习，而不用去考验他们的人类老师的耐心。），说明学生可以在计算机的帮助下理解复杂的概念。因此A选项“可以理解更复杂的概念”正确。B选项“从电脑上学习比从老师那里学习更快”，原文说的是残疾人从最简单的电脑中学习比从人类中学到的要快，而不是所有的学生，所以B错误。C选项“可以在没有老师的帮助下学习一切知识”，原文只介绍了电脑学习的好处，没有全部否定老师的作用，所以C错误。D选项“可以建造核反应堆”，原文说的是学生可以通过电脑了解核反应堆，而不是自己建造，所以D错误。
第4题:
语义推测题。由题干关键词“disconcerted”可以定位到文章第三段第一句Adolescents have become so exhilarated by computers that they have developed their own jargon, easily understood by their peers but leaving their disconcerted parents in the dark.（青少年们对电脑如此兴奋，以至于他们发明了自己的行话，这些行话很容易被同龄人理解，却把不知所措的父母置于黑暗之中。），说明年轻人使用的行话很容易被同龄人理解，但父母不能理解，他们感到很困惑，所以“disconcerted”在文中是指“不知所措，困惑”的意思。因此D选项“困惑的”正确。A选项“不满意的”，B选项“不感兴趣的”，C选项“近视的”均不符合题意，所以A、B、C错误。
第5题:
客观细节题。A选项“父母鼓励他们的孩子参加电脑夏令营和组建电脑俱乐部”，由原文They have shown so much fervor for computers that they have formed computer clubs, beguile their leisure hours in computer stores, and even attend computer camps.（他们对电脑表现出了如此多的热情，他们成立了电脑俱乐部，在电脑商店消磨闲暇时间，甚至参加电脑夏令营。）可知，是孩子们自发参加电脑夏令营和俱乐部，没有说父母鼓励他们，所以A错误。B选项“国家鼓励在学生中普及计算机”在文中没有提及，所以B错误。D选项“计算机制造商为高校捐赠设备，纯粹是为了学生的利益”，由原文Manufacturers of computers are presently getting tax write-offs for donating equipment to colleges and universities and are pushing for legislation to obtain further deductions for contributions to elementary and high schools.（目前，计算机制造商因向高校捐赠设备而获得税收减免，并正在推动立法，以获得对小学和中学捐款的进一步减免。）可知，计算机制造商为高校捐赠设备更多是为了减税，所以D错误。C选项“计算机的价格已经稳定地下降了”，由原文Furthermore, the price of computers has steadily fallen to the point where a small computer for home or office is being sold for less than $100.（此外，计算机的价格已经稳步下降到家庭或办公室用的小型电脑售价不到100美元的地步。）可知，计算机的价格已经稳步下降，C选项符合原文，所以本题选C。
