Question

【題目】

Many people believe that technologies (技術(shù)) are great for learning. Today, teaching tools such as PDAs ( personal digital assistant掌上電腦) are used in a lot of subjects, such as English.

History and Science.

Many teachers are supporters of using PDAs in language learning. There are several advantages (好處). They say students can have more time for discussion in the classroom because they can get ready for their lessons with the help of PDAs. For example, they can listen to articles at home. They also say that PDAs can help students learn without teachers' help. Some students might need to listen to an article many times to understand it. They can use PDAs to listen to it again and again.

The students are also happy to use PDAs. They think using PDAs is an enjoyable way to learn. It will make the classes much more interesting. And they can learn more in class. Teaching notes are stored in their PDAs and easy to find.

However, many parents complain (抱怨) that PDAs are doing harm to students. They worry that students will use them to download (下載) teaching notes and use them to cheat (作弊) during exams. If a student spends more time on a PDA, he will have less time to talk with teachers and classmates.

In a word, education needs to make changes with times as technology is playing an important part. Let's look forward to a wonderful future when PDAs and other technologies can add a lot to the classroom.

【1】What can students use PDAs to do? List one thing from the passage.

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【2】Why do many parents complain that PDAs are doing harm to students?

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【3】Do you think using PDAs is an enjoyable way to learn? Why or why not?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】They can use PDAs to get ready for their lessons.

【2】Because they worry that students will use them to download teaching notes and use them to cheat during exams.

【3】Yes, I do. I think using PDAs is an enjoyable way to learn. It will make the classes much more interesting.

【解析】

文章介紹的是教師，學(xué)生和家長對PDA之類的教學(xué)工具的不同看法。作者認(rèn)為教育需要與時(shí)俱進(jìn)，因?yàn)榧夹g(shù)發(fā)揮著重要的作用。讓我們期待一個(gè)美好的未來。

【1】根據(jù)文中Many teachers are supporters of using PDAs in language learning. There are several advantages (好處). … They can use PDAs to listen to it again and again. 許多教師都支持在語言學(xué)習(xí)中使用PDA。有幾個(gè)優(yōu)點(diǎn)。……他們可以使用PDA一次又一次地聽。可知學(xué)生們可以用PDA聽文章，做課前準(zhǔn)備等等，故答案為They can use PDAs to get ready for their lessons.

【2】根據(jù)文中However, many parents complain (抱怨) that PDAs are doing harm to students. They worry that students will use them to download (下載) teaching notes and use them to cheat (作弊) during exams. If a student spends more time on a PDA, he will have less time to talk with teachers and classmates. 然而，許多家長抱怨PDA對學(xué)生有害。他們擔(dān)心學(xué)生會用它們來下載教學(xué)筆記，并在考試期間用它們作弊。如果一個(gè)學(xué)生花更多的時(shí)間在掌上電腦上，他將有更少的時(shí)間與老師和同學(xué)交談。可知家長擔(dān)心這樣學(xué)生們會在考試作弊，與老師和同學(xué)的交談時(shí)間少了，故答案為Because they worry that students will use them to download teaching notes and use them to cheat during exams.

【3】根據(jù)文中The students are also happy to use PDAs. They think using PDAs is an enjoyable way to learn. It will make the classes much more interesting. And they can learn more in class. Teaching notes are stored in their PDAs and easy to find. 學(xué)生們也很樂意使用PDA。他們認(rèn)為使用PDA是一種愉快的學(xué)習(xí)方式。這會使課堂更有趣。他們可以在課堂上學(xué)到更多。教學(xué)筆記存儲在PDA中，很容易找到�？芍�使用PDA是一種愉快的學(xué)習(xí)方式，故答案為Yes, I do. I think using PDAs is an enjoyable way to learn. It will make the classes much more interesting.