Question

Teachers say the digital age has had a good influence and a not-so-good influence on this generation of American teenagers. More than 2,000 middle and high school teachers took an online survey. Researchers also spoke with teachers in focus groups.

Three-quarters of the teachers said the Internet and digital search tools have had a "mostly positive" effect on their students research habits and skills. But 87 percent agreed that these technologies are creating an "easily distracted generation with short attention spans (持续时间) " .And 64 percent said the technologies "do more to distract students than to help them academically(学业上) " . Many students think "doing research" now means just doing a quick search on Google.

The Pew Internet Project did the survey with the College Board and the. National Writing Project. Most of the teachers came from Advanced Placement classes, which provide college-level work for high school students.

Judy Buchanan is director of the National Writing Project and a co-author of the report. Ms. Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more, and learn faster. Teachers really welcome these tools because they are ways to make some of learning exciting and engaging.Young people welcome these tools. And the goal is to really help them become creators of content,and meaningful content, and not just sort of consumers.

But one problem the survey found is that many students are lacking in digital literacy. In other words, they trust too much of the information they find on the Internet. Another problem the survey found is blamed on something that might not seem like a problem at all: being able toquickly find information online.

Teachers say the result is a reduction in the desire and ability of their students to work hard to find answers. They say students are depending too much on search engines and do not makeenough use of printed books or libraries. Many teachers are also concerned that the Internet makes it easy for students to copy work done by others instead of using their own abilities.

1.The purpose of the online survey is to____

A. convince teachers of the Internet good influence

B. spread knowledge about the Internet search tools

C. influence teachers viewpoints towards the digital age

D. get teachers opinions about the digital age influence on youngsters

2.What negative effect did the teachers think the Internet search has on students?

A. It results in students bad research habits and skills.

B. It brings too much negative information to the students.

C. It distracts students attention instead of helping them academically.

D. It develops their interest in doing research through the technologies.

3.What's Judy Buchanans attitude towards the use of the digital research tools?

A. Supportive.    B. Negative.    C. Critical.    D. Doubtful.

4.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The Internet is changing everybody's life.

B. Teachers welcome the digital age in general.

C. The Internet has more disadvantages than advantages.

D. Solutions to the lack of digital literacy should be found.

Answer

1. D

2. C

3. A

4. D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了数字搜索工具对学生学习的影响。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Teachers say the digital age has had a good influence and a not-so-good influence on this generation of American teenagers.”可知，老师们说数字时代对青少年有好的影响，也有不好的影响，这个在线调查就是得到老师们对此的意见，故D项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“And 64 percent said the technologies "do more to distract students than to help them academically”可知，64％的老师认为这些技术更容易使学生分心而不是在学业上帮助他们，故C项正确。

3.观点态度题。根据第二段中的“Ms. Buchanan says digital research tools are helping students learn more, and learn faster.”可知，Buchanan认为数字搜索工具正在帮助学生学得更多、更快，由此可知，她对使用数字搜索工具是支持的，故A项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段中的“But one problem the survey found is that many students are lacking in digital literacy.”可知，调查发现很多学生缺乏数字素养，这一问题亟待解决，故D项正确。