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华东名校联合体校本练习册(2)阅读理解专项训练华东名校试卷信息中心07高三命题组命题阅读理解训练题（十一）*A*Imagineaclassroommissingtheonethingthat'slongbeenconsideredanecessaryparttoreadingandwriting?Paper.Nonotebooks,notextbooks,notestpaper.Norarethereanypencilsorpens,whichalwaysseemtorunoutofinkatthecriticalmoment.Apaperlessclassroomiswhatmoreandmoreschoolsaretryingtoachieve.Studentsdon'tdoanyhandwritinginthisclass.Instead,theyusepalm(手掌)size,orspecially-designedcomputers.TheteacherdownloadstextsfromInternetlibrariesandsendsthemtoeverystudent'spersonalcomputer.HavingcomputersalsomeansthatstudentscanusetheWeb.Theycanlookupinformationonanysubjectthey'restudying?frommathstosocialscience.HighschoolteacherJudyHerrellinFlorida,US,describedhowherclassusedtheWebtolearnaboutthewarinAfganistan(阿富汗)overoneyearago.Wecouldtoucheverysideofthecountrythroughdifferentsites?fromtheforesttorefugeecamps(难民营),shesaid.Usingabookthat'sthreeorfouryearsoldisimpossible.Andexamscangoonlinetoo.AtahighschoolinTennessee,US,studentstaketestsontheirowncomputers.Theteacherrecordsthegradesonthenetworkforeveryonetoseeandthencopiesthemtohisownelectronicgradebook.Apaperlessclassroomisabigsteptowardsreducingthewasteofpaper.HighschoolteacherStephanieSorrellinKentucky,US,saidsheusedtogiveabout900piecesofpapereachweektoeachstudent.Thinkaboutthemoneyandtreeswecouldsavewiththecomputers,shesaid.But,withallthistechnology,there'salwaystheriskthatthemachineswillbreakdown.So,incaseofapowerfailureortechnicalproblems,papertextbooksarestillwidelyavailableforthesehi-techstudents.56.Whatdoesthepartofthelastsentenceinthefirstparagraph,“runoutofinkatthecriticalmoment”,mean?A.Pensmaynotwritewellatthecriticalmoment.B.Pensgetlosteasily,soyoumaynotfindthematthecriticalmoment.C.Pensmayhavelittleornoinkatthecriticalmoment.D.Pensuseink,whilepencilsdon't.57.Inapaperlessclassroom,whatisamust?A.Pens.B.Computers.C.Information.D.Texts.58.Thehighschoolteacher,JudyHerrell,usedtheexampleofherclasstoshowthat_______.A.theWebcouldtakethemeverywhereB.theWebtaughtthemalotC.theWebisagoodtoolforinformationD.theWeb,betterthanthetextbooks,cangivethelatestandcomprehensive(全面的)information59.Thepaperlessclassroomswillbenefit_____themost.A.studentsB.teachersC.treesD.computers60.Whatdoesthephraseinthelastparagraph,“breakdown”,mean?A.Breakintopieces.B.Stopworking.C.Falldown.D.Losecontrol.BPsychologiststakeopposingviewsofhowexternalrewards,fromwarmpraisetocoldcash,affectmotivationandcreativity.Behaviorists,whostudytherelationbetweenactionsandtheirconsequencesarguethatrewardscanimproveperformanceatworkandschool.Cognitiveresearchers,whostudyvariousaspectsofmentallife,maintainthatrewardsoftendestroycreativitybyencouragingdependenceonapprovalandgiftsfromothers.Thelatterviewhasgainedmanysupporters,especiallyamongeducators.Butthecarefuluseofsmallmonetaryrewardssparkscreativityingrade-schoolchildren,suggestingthatproperlypresentedinducementsindeedaidinventiveness,accordingtoastudyintheJuneJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.“Ifkidsknowthey’reworkingforarewardandcanfocusonarelativelychallengingtask,theyshowthemostcreativity,”saysRobertEisenbergeroftheUniversityofDelawareinNewark,“Butit’seasytokillcreativitybygivingrewardsforpoorperformanceorcreatingtoomuchanticipationforrewards.”Ateacherwhocontinuallydrawsattentiontorewardsorwhohandsouthighgradesforordinaryachievementendsupwithuninspiredstudents,Eisenbergerholds.Asanexampleofthelatterpoint,henotesgrowingeffortsatmajoruniversitiestotightengradingstandardsandrestorefailinggrades.Inearliergrades,theuseofso-calledtokeneconomies,inwhichstudentshandlechallengingproblemsandreceiveperformance-basedpointstowardvaluedreward,showspromiseinraisingeffortandcreativity,theDelawarepsychologistclaims.61.Accordingtothepassage,whichistrue?A.Alltheresearchersperformanceatworkandschool.B.Alltheresearchersthinkthatrewardsoftendestroycreativity.C.Amongtheeducatorstheythinkrewardscandestroycreativity.D.Eventhecarefuluseofasmallmoneyisharmfultothecreativity.62.What’sthemeaningof“approval”?________A.Praise.B.Happy.C.Blame.D.Feeling63.Accordingtothepassage,whichistrue?A.Itdoesn’tmatterwegiverewardtothechildrenaccordingtotheirperformances.B.Arewardwillhelpachildincreasehiscreativity.C.Inearlygrades,wecan’tgivechildrenanyrewards.D.Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherwetightengradingstandardsatuniversity.CLondonhasmorethanninemillionvisitorseveryyear.TheycomeandvisitsomeofthemostfamousplacesinEngland:BigBen,theTowerofLondonandtheRiverThames.YoucanseesomeofthemostinterestingplacesinthecitybygettingononeofLondon'stourbuses.Ithasanopenroofandletyouoffattheplacesyouwanttovisit.OryoucantakearideontheLondonEye.Thislargewheelslowlytakesyou135mabovetheRiverThames.Fromthetopyouhavewonderfulviewsofthewholecity.TheRiverThamesisLondon'smainwaterway.Ithasshapedthecapital'slandscape,historyandgeography.Sooneofthebestwaysofmakingsenseofthecityistotakeatripalongtheriver.Muchoftheriverbankcannowbewalkedalong,particularlythesouthbank.TheclocktoweroftheHousesofParliament(议会大厦),BigBen,hasbecomeoneofthemainsymbolsofLondon.Itrisesupnearly100mtoagoldenpointab