【题文】Raegan Byrd tries to complete her homework every night. But the high school student in Hartford, Connecticut, has to use her mobile phone to search for the necessary information because she does not have an Internet connection at home.

In May, the US Department of Education (ED) published its findings that the number of homes without access to the Internet has been getting smaller, but 14 percent of homes in city areas and 18 percent of homes in the countryside still do not have Internet connections.

In some states, the problem is much more serious. For example, in the countryside of northern Mississippi, a third of the 294 homes in Maben do not have computers. And close to half have no access to the Internet whether they can pay for it or not.

Sharon Stidham, a mother in Maben, has to take her four boys to the school library at East Webster High School. Her husband works there, so the children can use the Internet for their schoolwork. A signal tower can be seen through the trees from their home, but they could not put aside any money for the Internet.

Research results from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) have shown that students with the Internet at home get much better scores in reading, math and science than the ones without.

Some teachers call this problem “the homework divide”. Jessica Rosenworcel, an NCES member, said, “The so-called homework divide is the cruelest part of the digital age and it is hurting the poor students and creating a big obstacle to their dreams.”

Local communities(社区) have started to help. They made lists of restaurants and other businesses with Wi-Fi places where children are welcome to come and do their homework. And many public libraries have also planned to provide free access for the students next year.

【小题1】What has ED found out in its survey?

A．Students with the Internet at home are doing better at school.

B．Compared with city areas, 4% more homes in the countryside don’t have Internet access.

C．About 33% of the students in Mississippi do not have the Internet at home.

D．An increasing number of students do not have access to the Internet at home.

【小题2】Why does Sharon Stidham take her sons to the library in the East Webster High School?

A．Her husband is a teacher in the library.

B．She does not want to pay for the Internet at home.

C．She wants her sons to study in a better environment.

D．Her sons have to use the Internet to do their schoolwork.

【小题3】Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “obstacle” in Paragraph 6?

A．Block.	B．Help.
C．Goal.	D．Chance.

【小题4】What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Local communities are called on to take actions.

B．Libraries have opened their doors to the students.

C．Restaurants have volunteered to take in the children.

D．Help is coming from the public and the local communities.

Unit 3 Grammar and usage & Integrated skills 课时作业 2021-2022学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第三册