Question

    Do you like textbooks or computers when you are studying at school or home? The debate ( 辩论) on “textbooks vs.computers” has been going _______for years. How much technology is enough in the classroom? ________textbooks be replaced by computers?

There is no doubt __________ computers are powerful tools. Computer-based lesson plans are updated ( 最新的) in real time. New information can be added________ changes take place, so students can find the _______ information for the subjects they are studying.  With computers,   students can learn how to use them for the rest of their lives. Today, computers are used in almost all ________. Students can prepare themselves ______ for the future if they have computers.

________ there are many advantages, I think textbooks must stay.

Textbooks are professionally edited ( 编写). All the facts have been ______. They are put together in the best way. Each chapter builds on what a student has already learned. On the Internet, however, not all the information is _______ or well organized. With textbooks, it  is  easier for students to  get the key points and write them down. Scientists have found that __________notes  by hand helps students learn more. Textbooks are also __________  expensive  than  computers.   While most families can afford textbooks, not all of them can afford a computer. Every student should be  allowed to ______what he needs to learn. It’s wrong to rob (剥夺) a student of his _____ to learn just because he can’t afford the learning material.

Computers are playing an important role in education. They allow students to learn more. However, I don’t think they can _______  textbooks. If students want to learn effectively, they must use textbooks.

1.A.over B.on C.out D.through

2.A.May B.Must C.Should D.Would

3.A.that B.whether C.which D.what

4.A.as early as B.as soon as C.as often as D.as possible as

5.A.free B.general C.latest D.last

6.A.countries B.schools C.colleges D.areas

7.A.abroad B.better C.worse D.hard

8.A.Because B.Since C.Unless D.Though

9.A.checked B.known C.printed D.reported

10.A.easy B.true C.popular D.wrong

11.A.taking B.making C.giving D.having

12.A.more B.little C.much D.less

13.A.find B.know C.learn D.write

14.A.ability B.duty C.wishes D.right

15.A.enjoy reading B.take the place of C.disagree with D.turn down

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.B

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了学生应该用电脑上课还是应该用课本上课的问题，作者认为电脑代替不了课本。

1.句意：关于课本还是电脑的辩论已经进行了多年。

over 在……上；on在……上；out在……外面，through通过。根据“has been”以及“for years”可知，这辩论在过去已经存在，而且进行很多年了，go on进行。故选B。

2.句意：课本应该被电脑代替吗？

May可能；Must必须；Should应该；Would将会。should在表示一种估计的情况时，译为“按理应当……”，“估计……”，前文这个话题已经争辩了很多年了，所以此处用should。故选C。

3.句意：毫无疑问电脑是一种强大的工具。

that那个；whether是否；which哪一个；what什么。there is no doubt that+从句，毫无疑问……，用that来引导从句。故选A。

4.句意：只要一发生变化，就可以增加新信息。

as early as早在；as soon as立刻，一……就……；as often as经常；as possible as尽可能。根据前文“Computer-based lesson plans are updated ( 最新的) in real time”基于电脑的课程可以实时更新，所以用强调两个动作几乎连在一起的as soon as。故选B。

5.句意：所以学生们可以为他们正在学习的科目找到最新的消息。

free自由的；general通常的；latest最新的；last最后的。根据前文“New information …changes take place”可知，这些消息都是实时更新，所以是最新的消息。故选C。

6.句意：如今，电脑在所有领域都有使用。

countries国家；schools学校；colleges学院；areas领域，地区。根据前文“With computers…of their lives.”学生们可以学习如何利用电脑来度过剩下的生活，可知不仅在学习上，在生活中的很多方面都要用到电脑，in all areas在所有领域。故选D。

7.句意：如果有电脑的话，学生们可以为自己的将来做更好的准备。

abroad在国外，到国外；better更好；worse更坏的；hard更艰难的。前文叙述了电脑应用广泛，所以对学生会有更好的准备。故选B。

8.句意：虽然电脑有许多好处，但是我认为课本也必须存在。

Because因为；Since既然；Unless除非；Though虽然。此句承上启下，下一段开始讲述相反的观点，所以有一个转折。故选D。

9.句意：所有的事实已经被核实过了。

checked核实，审查；known知道，了解；printed打印；reported报道。根据前文“Textbooks are professionally edited”以及后文“They are put… has already learned.”所有的课本都是专业编写的，每一个新章节都是建立在学生已有知识的基础上的，以最好的方式呈现出来。所以是经过审查的。故选A。

10.句意：可是，网络上不是所有的消息都是真的或者经过良好地编排的。

easy 容易的；true真实的；popular流行的；wrong错误的。前文说课本知识都是检查过的，编排良好，专业编写，故信息真实，此处however提示叙述一个相反的事实。故选B。

11.句意：科学家们已经发现学生动手做笔记有利于他们学得更多。

taking拿，做；making 制作；giving给；having有。根据前文“it is … write them down”可知学生写出关键点的重要性，所以考查take notes做笔记。故选A。

12.句意：同样的，课本比电脑更便宜。

more更多；little少； much多；less更少。根据“While most families …afford a computer.”可知，课本比电脑便宜，than提示用比较级。故选D。

13.句意：每个学生都该被允许去学需要学习的东西。

find发现；know知道；learn学习；write写。根据句意以及后文“he needs to learn”可知，学生应该学他们该学的东西。故选C。

14.句意：只是因为提供不起学习工具就剥夺他学习的权利是不对的。

ability能力；duty责任；wishes希望；right权利。前文提到每个学生都应该去学需要学的东西，说明学生有权利去学习，所以剥夺的是权利。故选D。

15.句意：可是，我认为电脑不会取代课本。

enjoy reading享受阅读；take the place of代替；disagree with 不同意；turn down拒绝。本文讨论的是Should textbooks be replaced by computers，电脑能取代课本吗？此处作者阐述自己的观点，电脑不会取代课本。故选B。