8.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 there devices(設備)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 laptops,iPads,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 engagecomplex ideas.Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on out 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 to make connections between the course 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.
63.Some of the students in the history class were unhappy withD.
A.the course material
B.others'misuse of technology
C.discussion topics
D.the author's class regulations
64.The underlined word"engage"in Para.4probably meansA.
A.explore
B.accept
C.change
D.reject
65.According to the author,the use of technology in the classroom mayA.
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
66.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the authorD.
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.
分析 此篇是議論文,文章論述的主題是,"students and technology"文章以教師的口吻談到為何不允許學生在課堂上玩ipad、手機等通訊工具,因為technology會影響我們的深入交流.
解答 63.答案:D.細節理解題.根據第二段最后一句話"When students were told my rule in advance of the class,some of them were not happy"可知,當學生們在課堂上被提前告訴我的規則時,有些人不高興. 故選D.
64.答案:A.詞義猜測題.根據第四段第一句中"Ithink there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas."可知,technology會影響我們深入的交流.此處 engage 和 explore 同義,意為"探討".故選A.
65.答案:A.細節理解題.根據文章倒數第二段最后一句"Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge,they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom."可知,作者認為technology會阻礙學生們的獨立思考能力.故選A.
66.答案:D.推理判斷題.根據文章最后一段特別是最后一句"A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up"可知作者深信technology會影響我們的深入交流.作者最終堅持她的values technology-free dialogues in his class的觀點.,故選 D.
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1、瀏覽試題,明確要求.
2、通讀全文,抓住主要內容.
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