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.
【小题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

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

A．similar

B．unforgettable

C．special

D．unpleasant

【小题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.

【小题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

补全对话
根据对话内容，从方框中选择5个恰当的句子完成对话，并将所选句子前的字母代号写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
(A New English-Chinese Dictionary is on sale in the Foreign Language Book Store. Dick is too busy to go there. He asks John to get one for him.)

A: Hello! May I speak to John, please?
B: This is John speaking.    【小题1】    
A: It’s Dick. I’m at home.
B:  【小题2】    
A: I’m looking after my mother.
B:  【小题3】    
A: She is ill. She has caught a bad cold.
B:  【小题4】   . Can I help you?
A: Yes, thank you. I hear a New English-Chinese Dictionary is on sale at the Foreign Language Book Store. Will you please go there and get one for me?
B:  【小题5】   . I’ll go right now.
A: Thank you very much.
B: You’re welcome.

--- I hear a very big earthquake happened in Japan. Many people were injured or killed.

   ---___________________________.

A. Oh,I’m terribly sorry to hear that.        B. What a bad news!

C. It doesn’t matter                        D.They are really poor.

 

I love my iPhone---it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my computer, as it stores all of my writing and thoughts. Though I love these devices(装置) of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from them and truly communicate with others.
I teach history in a high school. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes(主题) and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and share their ideas with each other in the classroom. I have a rule---no computers, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule before class, some of them were not happy at all.
Most students think that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students believe that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. Interruptions(打断) by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within 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’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and students realize that with deep conversation, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.
I’m 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. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.
【小题1】What’s the second paragraph mainly about?

A．The reasons why students should use computers or iPads in class.

B．The advantages of using cell phones and computers in the classroom.

C．What the writer is trying to do and what rule has been made in class.

D．A new learning style that the teacher enjoys using in history class.

【小题2】According to the writer, the use of technology in the classroom may _____.

A．improve teaching and offer more help

B．allow students to get on well with each other

C．help students concentrate on what they learn

D．keep students from making deep conversations

【小题3】What can we infer from the passage?

A．The teacher will carry on the success in the future.

B．The teacher will have to cancel the rule in class.

C．Some students will be punished according to the rule.

D．More and more students will be absent in history class.