Question

Students and Technology in the Classroom

　　I love my blackberry—it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer，as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices(设备) and truly communicate with others.

　　On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule —no laptop, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.

　　Most students assume 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 assume 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 conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions 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 inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course material and the class discussion.

　　I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, 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, I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

1.Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with____

A．the course material                      B．the author’s class regulations

C．discussion topics                        D．others’ misuse of technology

2.The underlined word “engage ”in para.4 probably means ____

A．explore           B．accept            C．change           D．reject

3.According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may ____

A．keep students from doing independent thinking

B．encourage students to have in-depth conversations

C．help students to better understand complex themes

D．affect students’ concentration on course evaluation

4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author ____

A．is quite stubborn

B．will give up teaching history

C．values technology-free dialogues in his class

D．will change his teaching plan soon

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了现代社会中人们过于普遍使用电子设备，而让自己丧失了独立思考的能力。所以作者在自己的课堂上久禁止使用电子设备。

1.B 细节题。根据文章第二段Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule —no laptop, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.说明我宣布在本节课里不准使用电子设备，这个课堂的规则让他们很不开心，故B正确。

2.A 推理题。根据本句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 conversions and truly engage complex ideas.说明我想让他们不借助电子设备而深入地进行探讨，去探索一些更为复杂的思想。故A正确。

3.A 推理题。根据第五段2,3行Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas.说明很多现代的电子设备让人们不能独立思考，而要借助于这些设备展开。故A正确。

4.C 推断题。根据文章第二段Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule —no laptop, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.可知作者很重视不使用现代技术的深层次的对话。故C正确。

考点：考查社会现象类短文