Question

Recently, a student used his Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) to film a female teacher scolding and tearing the work of a classmate. The public discussion that the incident caused started on the Internet. However, when it came to the media’s attention, it quickly became a major topic in the education circles. The reactions so far suggest that the focus of the debate has been on one question: whom to blame?

Teachers who are anxious to defend their professional dignity have tried to put the blame on the students. They mentioned their right to privacy 隐私）and for this reason they requested the Ministry of Education (MOE) to prohibit PDAs in schools. On the other hand, some parents and students have taken a different position. They feel that the teacher is also at fault. Caught up in the war of words between both sides, people are no longer interested in the “truth” of the matter which seems now unimportant. It was left to newspapers to discover the central point of the controversial issue, by stressing the problems that are not always easily noticed in our educational system.

For those responsible for educating the young, this PDA incident conveys the message that “Times have changed”，a reality that must have been felt even more strongly by the female teacher when reflecting on this unpleasant experience. Different times call for different professional approaches in education. The ability to understand the students they are teaching has always been the quality of successful teachers. Despite some factors, the incident shows that the teacher lacks good qualities on her part. Besides, the rules under current system to deal with recalcitrant students need to be improved. Also, it is an example which shows the issue we are familiar with: what to do with new technology? With PDA, the new technology, the interaction (交流）between the teacher and students in classroom has been changed.

1.The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to______.

A．improve the teachers’ way of teaching

B．stress the using of PDA in the classroom

C．change the students’ behavior in the classroom

D．discuss the potential problems of educational system

2.The underlined word “recalcitrant” in paragraph 3 probably means______?

A．difficult to control                       B．interested in nothing

C．unwilling to learn                       D．ready to obey rules

3.The writer’s attitude toward the PDA incident is______.

A．optimistic                             B．critical

C．uncertain                             D．approval

4.What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Whom to blame?

B．The PDA incident

C．Times have changed

D．What to do with new technology?

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.A 

【解析】

试题分析：本文是科技教育类议论文。本文就一段由学生用PDA录制的视频展开讨论，在科技迅速发展的今天，应该责备学生侵犯了老师的个人隐私，还是整个教育系统的教育模式应该做出适应科技发展的改革。

1.考查考生简单推断的能力。该题需要考生判断作者的写作意图。根据第二段中by stressing the problems that are not always easily noticed in our educational system. 可知作者意在讨论教育体系的潜在问题。故选D。

2.考查考生根据上下文情境推测具体词义的能力。由第三段Besides, the rules under current system to deal with recalcitrant students need to be improved. 的关键词rules 和to deal with 可知，规则要对付的必然是难管理的学生。故选A。

3.考查考生简单推断的能力。根据最后一段中Despite some factors, the incident shows that the teacher lacks good qualities on her part. Besides, the rules under current system to deal with recalcitrant students need to be improved.可以判断出，作者对整个事件持批评态度。故选B。 

4.考查考生对文章主旨的概括理解能力。文章以PDA事件为引子，探讨现行教育存在的问题，及谁该对此问题负责。故选A。

考点：考查教育类短文