Question

As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（筆畫）of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.

Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their homework and essays are typed on a computer.

All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.

It’s faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that’s why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.

“When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it.”

“I’m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”

Many students don't feel this is something to worry about. Now that it's more convenient and quick to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?

Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(審美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only have their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer’s emotion(情緒). Through one’s handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”

To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.

1.The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because______.

A. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently

B. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays

C. they find it not easy to remember how to write a character

D. computers have become popular in China

2. Which of the following statements of the advantages of handwriting is NOT TRUE ?

A. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.

B. Handwriting can impress people well and build up one’s self-confidence.

C. Handwriting contains the writer’s emotion.

D. The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting.

3.The underlined expression “taking stock in”(Paragraph 4) probably means __________.

A. getting bored with B. getting curious about

C. becoming crazy about D. getting dependent on

4.We can infer from the passage that __________.

A. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day

B. more and more students will give up writing on a computer

C. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting

D. the typed article better expresses one’s emotion and quality

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：在中國電腦越來越流行，但是人們使用電腦太多，他們可能會忘記手寫筆畫。在北京，幾乎所有的學(xué)生們作業(yè)都是在電腦上做打印出來的。這樣做的好處和壞處是什么呢？為了鼓勵學(xué)生手寫，又采取了哪些措施呢？

1. 結(jié)合三四段"All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer."以及倒數(shù)第三段"Now that it's more convenient and quick to write on a computer.可知答案選A.

2. 運用排除法。倒數(shù)第二段"Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.""And handwriting contains the writer's emotion.""Through one's handwriting,people can get to know one's thinking and personality."表達了漢字所擁有的特點－－實用和藝術(shù)價值，“書法包含了作者的情感�！巴ㄟ^一個人的筆跡,人們可以了解一個人的思想和性格分別對應(yīng)選項A、C、D。故選B。

3. 結(jié)合上下文，"computers are being applied more and more often to modern education.""When i'm writing with a pen, i find i often can't remember how to write a character,thought i feel i'm familiar with it".可知電腦應(yīng)用于越來越多的現(xiàn)代教育中。當(dāng)我拿筆寫字時，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我經(jīng)常想不起來怎么去寫，盡管覺得熟悉。由此可見長期依賴電腦就會這樣。因此選D。

4. 根據(jù)最后一段"To encourage students to handwrite,many primary schools……"可知，為了鼓勵學(xué)生手寫，有專門開設(shè)了書法課程。由此可推斷出越來越多的學(xué)生將關(guān)注書法。故選C。