Most students think my reasons for this rule include negative experiences in the past when students made wrong use of technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. I’ve seldom had students make wrong use of technology in my classes; however, I have been e-mailed by students while they were in other teachers’ classrooms.

Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. As I noted above, I love technology and try to keep up with it.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. Interruptions (中断) by technology often break students’ thoughts and make them depend too much on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep in themselves for ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course material and the class discussion.

I have been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations (评价) show student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize with deep conversation and difficult tasks, they learn at a deeper level – a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.

I am not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I will continue my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

1.The writer’s rule for his History Matters class is ____.

A. discussing historical ideas deeply         

B. studying and discussing the materials

C. leaving technology out of the classroom  

D. making right use of technology in class

2.The word “negative” in Paragraph 3 means ____.

A. similar            B. unforgettable         C. special         D. unpleasant

3.What can we know from the passage?

A. Students make right use of technology in other teachers’ classes.

B. The classroom is one of the good places to have deep conversations.

C. The writer encourages students to agree with others after discussion.

D. Students are unhappy with the writer’s way of teaching history.

4.The writer wants to tell us that ____.

A. technology has different influences in different classes in college

B. technology makes it difficult to have true communication in class

C. history classes can help students to develop their deep thinking

D. it is time for him to give up his teaching method in history class

 

One afternoon, Kate and her brother Bob went out to play.Kate was eight, and Bob was ten.“Let’s go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river.” said Kate.
“I don’t know…” Bob said.“Mum told us, ‘don’t go on the bridge.’ She said it’s dangerous.”
Kate said, “I am not afraid.Are you?”
They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the river.The bridge was a train bridge.Trains went over the bridge three times a day.
The children were standing in the middle of the bridge when they heard a loud noise.“A train is coming!” Bob shouted.“Run!” He ran to the end of the bridge.He was safe.
Kate ran, too, but she fell.The train was coming fast.Kate ran towards Bob.She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).There was no time to leave.She had to lie down between the tracks.A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she was not hurt at all.She stood up and said to Bob, “Don’t tell Mum! Don’t tell Mum!”
At last their mother found out about the story.She was angry because they went on the bridge.But she was happy that Kate was all right.
【小题1】 Bob and Kate were       .

A．twins	B．brothers
C．sisters	D．brother and sister

【小题2】One afternoon they went to the bridge to see       .

A．their mother	B．fish
C．the train	D．the river

【小题3】When the train came, the children were       .

A．in the middle of the bridge

B．at the end of the bridge

C．on their way to the bridge

D．away from the bridge

【小题4】Where was Kate when the train was going over her?

A．She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).

B．Kate ran towards Bob.

C．She had to lie down between the tracks.

D．She stood up and cried.

【小题5】When their mother knew about the story, she was       .

A．happy	B．angry
C．sorry	D．both angry and happy

【小题1】选择下列词汇完成下面的对话，其中一项为多余选项。

A．practice B．interesting C．boring D．cheering E．worried F．nervous

A：Now，Tony，what do you like best about being a football star?
B：I love to hear the （51）______，especially when I score a goal．And the pay is good．
A：Do you get （52） ______?
B：Yes，before the games．
A：Can you tell us something about your training?
B：We train very hard，especially before the big game．We run and（53）______ the skills
again and again．It’s a little bit（54）_______．
A：Are you（55）______ about tomorrow’s game?
B：No．We are the best team in the world and I’m sure we can win the game．
A：Thank you，Tony．And good luck tomorrow．
51．_________  52．_________  53．_________  54．_________  55．_________
【小题2】从方框中选择合适的句子补全对话，其中两项为多余选项。

A．I believe he was． B．Someone came to look for you early this morning． C．Let me see． D．He has a medium build， I think． E．He was about 30 years old or so．    F．I am not so sure now．    G．Yes．

A：（56）______．I told him you were not in and he left without any words．
B：Early this morning? That was strange．What did he look like?
A：（57）________
B：Was he tall or short?
A：He was neither tall nor short．（58）_______．
B：Was there anything unusual about his looks? What kind of face did he have?
A：（59）_______ It was round，but not very， I didn’t notice．
B：Was he wearing glasses?
A：（60）______．You see，I was too sleepy．I didn’t pay attention．
B：Well，I see．Thank you anyway．
A：Don’t mention it．
56．_________  57．_________  58．_________  59．_________  60．_________

One afternoon, Kate and her brother Bob went out to play.Kate was eight, and Bob was ten.“Let’s go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river.” said Kate.

“I don’t know…” Bob said.“Mum told us, ‘don’t go on the bridge.’ She said it’s dangerous.”

Kate said, “I am not afraid.Are you?”

They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the river.The bridge was a train bridge.Trains went over the bridge three times a day.

The children were standing in the middle of the bridge when they heard a loud noise.“A train is coming!” Bob shouted.“Run!” He ran to the end of the bridge.He was safe.

Kate ran, too, but she fell.The train was coming fast.Kate ran towards Bob.She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).There was no time to leave.She had to lie down between the tracks.A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she was not hurt at all.She stood up and said to Bob, “Don’t tell Mum! Don’t tell Mum!”

At last their mother found out about the story.She was angry because they went on the bridge.But she was happy that Kate was all right.

1. Bob and Kate were       .

A．twins                                 B．brothers

C．sisters                                D．brother and sister

2.One afternoon they went to the bridge to see       .

A．their mother                           B．fish

C．the train                              D．the river

3.When the train came, the children were       .

A．in the middle of the bridge

B．at the end of the bridge

C．on their way to the bridge

D．away from the bridge

4.Where was Kate when the train was going over her?

A．She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).

B．Kate ran towards Bob.

C．She had to lie down between the tracks.

D．She stood up and cried.

5.When their mother knew about the story, she was       .

A．happy                                B．angry

C．sorry                                 D．both angry and happy

 

根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话。
(Monica is a student in the school, and Joyce is in charge of(负责) the music festival.)
Monica = M   Joyce = J
M: Excuse me, do you need some musicians?
J: Yes. We want some musicians for our school music festival.
M: 【小题1】___________________________________________________?
J: It’s January 10^th. We have it on January 10^th.
M: Oh, I am not busy at that time(在那个时候). So I think I can come here and help you.
J: Great! But【小题2】___________________________________________________?
M: I can sing and dance.
J: Can you speak English?
M: Yes, so I can sing English songs.
J: Good. Come and join us! 【小题3】___________________________________________________?
M: Yes, Monica, Monica Clark.
J: 【小题4】___________________________________________________?
M: It is 0713-7745329. Then you can call me at that number.
J: Ok, I will call you in January. Thanks for joining us!
M: 【小题5】___________________________________________________.