material and learn more. Teaching notes are stored in their iPads and are easy to find .Some students spend more time studying now.“I can listen to my language material or watch teaching videos on the bus, instead of having to wait until I get home,” a student explained.
Many adults complain that technologies such as iPads are doing harm to students. They worry that students might use iPads to download teaching notes and use them to cheat during exams. Some believe that iPads may separate students from each other. If a student spends more time watching videos on an iPad, he will have fewer opportunities to have face-to-face communication with others.
However, technologies are already a part of most students’ day-to-day lives. As for cheating, teachers can ask students to hand in their iPads when they take exams. Education needs to make changes with the times as technology is playing an important part. We should look forward to a wonderful future when iPads and other technologies can add a lot to the classroom. 58. What does the expression“at their own pace” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. According to their own timetable. B. Without their teachers’ help. C. Because of their wonderful goals. D. Against their parents’ hope. 59. From the passage we can learn that____. A. students with iPads have less discussion in class B. students get more fun from learning with iPads C. iPads help students save time waiting for buses D. iPads prevent students from cheating in exams 60. The writer probably agrees that____. A. teachers can take control of students’ learning B. exam results depend a lot on now technology C. technology in education has a bright future D. note-taking is as helpful as video-watching 【答案】
53.A 54.B 55.C
VII.Answer the questions
Black Friday
Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season,and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US since 2005.
Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts (打折) . Some items (商品) like TVs and clothes are much cheaper than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.
Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. However,there are problems. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items. Each store may only have a few.These items are in great need,so people stnnrl in lnnjy lines to eret them. They may wait three to four hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low price on a TV or computer,but not everybody can get one. Some people leave,disappointed.
The situation makes people worried. Some Black Friday events have been crazy. There have been fights over toys among shoppers. Some workers have even been hurt by large crowds. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still,if you plan to go,you will expect large crowds and a bit of pushing.
So where does the name \1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it caused. In the 1960s,stores tried to rename the day \Big Friday\It did not stick. The name \Black Friday\continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.
Now people all over the country take part in Black Friday events. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK,Australia,and Brazil since 2012. In Mexico,stores offer a weekend of discounts every year. They call it \El Buen Fin\, which means M the good weekend\sale.
61. Is Black Friday the start of the holiday shopping season? _______________________________________________________ 62. What is the biggest problem with Black Friday?
_________________________________________________________ 63. How long may people have to wait before a store operis?
_________________________________________________________ 64. Where was the name \_________________________________________________________ 65. Why do people like going shopping on Black Friday?
_____________________________________________________________ 61. Yes,it is
62. there are not enough low-priced items 63. three to four hours 64. in Philadelphia 65. most stores offer big sale