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 math to social science.
High school teacher Judy Harrel in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn about the war in Afghanistan (阿富汗) before.
“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 computer,” 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 for these hi-tech students.
1.What does “run out of ink at the critical moment” in the first paragraph 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.
2.The high school teacher, Judy Harrell, 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
3.The paperless classrooms will benefit ______ most.
A. students B. teachers C. trees D. computers
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对应空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
David grew up poor. He started 1in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, leaving at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of 2opportunities, but he had a 3for knowledge. In his 4time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders, 5that he thought would help him succeed 6down the road.
He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family, 7the factory life was taking it toll (造成伤害) on him 8, emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind, 9him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or more hours in the 10and worked 1140 or more hours a week teaching 12computer skills. He worked harder than he 13had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many 14.
David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never 15. he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so 16. That kind of drive and perseverance (坚持不懈) almost always pays off.
I’m 17to say David left the factory and took a job in the computer field. He beat out college-educated applicants with 4-year degrees with his 18skills.
This is a true story about 19. It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your 20.
1.A. studying B. working C. entering D. playing
2.A. educational B. personal C. political D. occasional
3.A. way B. hope C. hunger D. goal
4.A. spare B. part C. own D. school
5.A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
6.A. somewhere B. everywhere C. anywhere D. nowhere
7.A. and B. so C. yet D. but
8.A. terribly B. personally C. heartedly D. physically
9.A. fighting B. killing C. murdering D. butchering
10.A. factory B. farm C. school D. family
11.A. other B. the other C. others D. another
12.A. him B. himself C. themselves D. others
13.A. even B. ever C. still D. yet
14.A. positions B. conditions C. occasions D. situations
15.A. gave up B. gave in C. gave away D. gave out
16.A. helpful B. hopeful C. helpless D. hopeless
17.A. sure B. certain C. sorry D. happy
18.A. self-taught B. self-assured C. self-controlled D. self-styled
19.A. failure B. confidence C. foundation D. determination
20.A. ideas B. ways C. dreams D. styles
Three days after Mrs White’s _______ necklace was found, she was _____ it.
A. lost; robbed B. Missed; robbed of
C. lost; robbed of D. missing; robbed
He will stop showing off, if no notice _________of him.
A. is taken B. will be taken C. takes D. has taken
– Can we get the computer before Wednesday?
– _____. If it is 30 kilometers, we can make it, but if farther away, it will be on Thursday.
A. I don't know for sure B. Well, that all depends
C. It's up to you, sir D. There's no need to rush
Li Ming is said ______ the experiment in the lab, but I can’t find him there.
A. to have done B. to do C. to be doing D. doing
