高中英语阅读理解

1 阅读理解训练题

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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 (关键的) 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 (手掌) 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 (危险) 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.

56. What does the part of the last sentence in the first paragraph, “run out of ink at the critical

moment”, mean?

A. Pens may not write well 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.

57. In a paperless classroom, what is a must?

A. Pens. B. Computers. C. Information. D. Texts.

58. 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

59. The paperless classrooms will benefit _____ the most.

A. students B. teachers C. trees D. computers

60. What does the phrase in the last paragraph, “break down”, mean?

A. Break into pieces. B. Stop working. C. Fall down. D. Lose control.

B

Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash,

affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their

consequences argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive

researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy

creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others.

The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful

use of small monetary rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children, suggesting that

properly presented inducements indeed aid inventiveness, according to a study in the June

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2 “If kids know they’re working for a reward and can focus on a relatively challenging task,

they show the most creativity,” says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in

Newark, “But it’s easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too

much anticipation for rewards.”

A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for

ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As an example of the

latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and

restore failing grades.

In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle

challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valued reward, shows

promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims.

61. According to the passage, which is true?

A. All the researchers performance at work and school.

B. All the researchers think that rewards often destroy creativity.