Question

Like many other places in the world, recently, Indiana education officials decided that the schools of the state will not be required to teach handwriting skills to students any longer. Instead, they will focus their energies on teaching students how to type. Is handwriting still an important skill? An online survey received some surprising responses.

Handwriting is not necessary. Students only need to know how to read it, and the only time that they must write something is to make a signature. Why stress them more than they need to be stressed? We already put so much pressure on them to perform on state tests. —Rita

Children don’t write letters now. They send e-mails or text messages. A lot of those old ways are going away. How many bills do you pay by writing a check anymore? —Brown

Although my son is not comfortable with writing, I bought a workbook for him to practice his handwriting. Can you imagine being an adult and not being able to sign a document? —Susan

What a shame! I guess one day it will be a lost art, because handwriting is that personal and beautiful. It has personality —Anna

The school where I worked dropped handwriting several years ago. Unless the students have computers in class, they will not be able to take notes at high speed. I have to speak very slowly and stop after a sentence or two because many students write very slowly. —Helen

The same thing happened here in Tennessee this past year. I think it’s a shame. I just received a handwritten letter from my stepmother and it meant that she spent time sitting and writing. Such a letter brought me a good feeling. —Kathy

Children should still learn writing, for the sake of having a skill that all people can communicate with. I certainly appreciate a handwritten note of thanks or news from my children and grandchildren. —Ruth

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A．Some advice by Indiana education officials.

B．The importance of learning typing in schools.

C．A discussion about the importance of handwriting.

D．The popularity of computers in schools.

2.What both Rita and Brown have in common is that they believe .

A．It’s difficult for students to learn writing

B．In many cases, handwriting is useless.

C．Handwriting has caused many problems

D．Students show no interest in handwriting

3.Which of the following isTRUE?

A．It’s of no use for students to learn writing at school.

B．Susan values her son’s handwriting very much.

C．Handwriting has already become a lost art.

D．Kathy doesn’t like the typed letters from others.

4.In Kathy’s opinion, in a way, handwriting .

A．Could work as a feeling connection

B．Was her stepmother’s favorite

C．Was completely dropped in Tennessee

D．Brought much fun to her family

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Typing had already replaced handwriting worldwide.

B．Susan’s son cannot write his own name by hand.

C．Ruth enjoys writing to her children and grandchildren.

D．Handwriting can make one different from others.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述圍繞書法是否還重要的話題，本文詳細介紹了幾種觀點。認為書法不重要的人認為人們的交流方式要改變，舊的方式應(yīng)淘汰，認為書法重要的人認為書法代表著文化、個性，是感情的紐帶，應(yīng)當(dāng)重視。

1.Is handwriting still an important skill? An online survey received some surprising responses.書法仍然是一個重要的技能嗎？一個網(wǎng)上調(diào)查收到了令人吃驚的回答。后文就詳細說明了這些回答，可知本文就是關(guān)于書法重要性的討論，故選C

2.Handwriting is not necessary.第三段A lot of those old ways are going away. How many bills do you pay by writing a check anymore書法不重要了，很多舊時代的方式被淘汰了，還有多少賬單需要你手寫嗎？可知這兩人都認為書法沒有用了。故選B

3.I bought a workbook for him to practice his handwriting.我給他買了本字帖練習(xí)書法，可知Susan非常重視兒子的書法，故選B

4.I just received a handwritten letter from my stepmother and it meant that she spent time sitting and writing. Such a letter brought me a good feeling我收到繼母的一封手寫信，意味著她花了時間坐下來寫信。這樣的一封信帶給我很好的感覺，可知Kathy認為書法可作為感情的紐帶，故選A

5.What a shame! I guess one day it will be a lost art, because handwriting is that personal and beautiful. It has personality —Anna真是羞恥。我猜有一天這會變成文化的流失，因為書法具有個性很美麗。它是有個性的，可知書法會使一人區(qū)別于其他人，故選D

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