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Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. Ninety percent of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10 ~15 minutes a day, and then other teachers basically teach it for 60 ~ 70 minutes a day — which really is pretty much for handwriting.


Many adults remember learning that way — by copying letters over and over again. Today’s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.

Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency — writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop until high school. But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.

But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt University says word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we have learned? More than 75 per cent of students choose to print their essays on the test rather than write in cursive.

【小题1】What can we learn from Paragraph 1? ________.
A.Teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in the teaching job
B.Most teachers prefer to teach handwriting
C.Teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting
D.The keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely
【小题2】Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA?
A.The students are taught by practising for a long period.
B.The letters are repeated many times.
C.Handwriting includes two skills.
D.To write in cursive is taught first.
【小题3】The best title for the passage is ________.
A.How to improve handwriting in school
B.Right or wrong: the death of handwriting
C.Handwriting involves two skills
D.Handwriting lessons are on the way out
【小题4】The author’s attitude towards whether to still learn handwriting in school is________.
A.negativeB.objective
C.criticalD.unconcerned
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Twenty-five years ago, most young Britons wanted a career in law, to be a doctor, or, if they were creatively minded, to take up singing. But today, things stand differently.

According to a survey by Tesco Mobile, a UK telecoms company, the “dream job” of young people aged between 16 and 25 in the UK is a video blogger, or “vlogger”. The survey, carried out among 1 , 002 people, found that as much as 40 percent of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of ideal jobs.

The only reason for this change is undoubtedly the Internet and social media. They have made it so much easier to reach a global user, without having to get a job in show business in the traditional way.

“In years gone by, the biggest stars were shaped and trained by the Hollywood studios; now, anyone with a computer camera can become an icon (偶像)," a Tesco Mobile spokesperson said in a news release(发布会).“These self-made stars record their hobbies to an admiring fan-base. Vloggers are the big stars of today because they are normal people interacting with their fans about everyday life.”

However, what people see is only the great side of being a vlogger and they ignore the fact that only those who are successful get fame and fortune. There are the dreams that come true and the dreams that still remain dreams.

This is why although vloggers are popular, some young people choose jobs that don't necessarily earn them fame, but allow them to make good use of the Internet to share their hobbies. Young Israeli David Leshaw, for example, runs a business called the Finishers Club. It's an online platform(平台)for runners to keep a record of their races. He told the website Zippia that his job allows him to express his thought, and is always a learning experience. And that's enough for him.

【小题1】What's the most popular job among British young people nowadays?
A.A lawyer.B.A doctor.C.A vlogger.D.A singer.
【小题2】Why is it possible for anyone to become an icon these days?
A.Because of the popularity of the computers.
B.Because the traditional show business has disappeared.
C.Because there are computer cameras for everyone to use.
D.Because Internet and social media made it easy to reach a global user.
【小题3】What's the meaning of the underlined word “interact” in Paragraph 4?
A.To discuss.B.To force.
C.To communicate.D.To take part in.
【小题4】What's the author's opinion towards the vloggers?
A.All vloggers can't be successful.B.Vloggers should be supported.
C.Vloggers should be encouraged.D.Vloggers are very helpful to society.

Generally speaking, newly born babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled (多皱的) or hairless, or they have an angry look on their face. They seem to say,"Get away! I hate everybody." But to a parent, that hairless, wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world. When that proud father or mother asks you, "Well, what do you think…isn't she beautiful?" What are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth? Of course not!

You look that father in the eye and say, "Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. She's one in a million. She's going to be a movie star! I can tell! She's as beautiful as a picture."

In English, this is a white lie. White lies don't hurt people. They are not cruel or angry words. People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier. When people don't want to meet someone, or eat something new that they really don't like at a friend's house, they tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They feel that being polite is sometimes more important. A doctor tells white lie in order to make a patient feel that his health is not so worse and then the patient may become optimistic.

From what is said above,we may draw a conclusion that we should not treat white lies as obstacles in life, and that sometimes telling a lie should not be associated with the issue of being dishonest. Some white lies can encourage you to be better.

【小题1】What purpose does the first paragraph serve?
A.To emphasize the beauty of newly born babies.
B.To show parents' selfless devotion to their children.
C.To introduce the topic of a special kind of lie.
D.To use examples to prove lies are common in daily life.
【小题2】Parents are usually ________ when their new babies are born.
A.impatientB.tiredC.delightedD.careless
【小题3】What does the author think of the white lie?
A.Positive.B.Indifferent.C.Objective.D.Doubtful.
【小题4】Which of the following is a white lie?
A.You tell a parent that the newly-born baby is ugly.
B.Your friend's bag isn't beautiful but you say it is.
C.You broke the window but you say you didn't.
D.You tell your friend that her new haircut is terrible.

One third of adults over 65 in America have never used the Internet, and half don’t even have Internet access at home. In San Francisco, “the center of tech”, 40% of older adults do not have basic digital literacy skills.

This situation is becoming appalling as over 10, 000 Americans turn 65 every single day. By 2050, 22% of Americans will be 65 or older. Meanwhile, technology is developing very fast. This means that a large number of people will be unable to proficiently use emergent technology. Many people believe that seniors aren’t required to participate in our tech future because they’ll be retired and relaxed soon. But this is the farthest thing from the truth. Baby boomers are currently experiencing a different boom: With more people getting older than ever before, their life expectancies are also increasing dramatically. With medical advancements, the number of American people projected to live into their 90’s has doubled since 1965.

However, they don’t have strong financial or educational support. This is not a problem: it’s a crisis. More than half of employees over 50 have been laid off in what’s being called “forced retirement”. And few organizations are actively helping older employees make the transition from full-time jobs to part-time ones. For those fortunate enough to be employed, 3 out of 5 older workers experience prejudice.

The easiest solution is to teach digital literacy. If baby boomers want to survive the forthcoming retirement crisis, they should get enough digital knowledge and skills to operate today’s tools and tomorrow’s platforms. With every crisis comes an opportunity. Tutoring, customer service, editing, research. book-keeping, and other virtual assistance-based work open the doors. But again. digital knowledge is first required to live in our high-tech society and gig economy. So try to get more online and navigate the growing number of sites and apps.

【小题1】What does the underlined word “appalling” probably mean in Paragraph 2?
A.Confusing.B.Controllable.
C.Inspiring.D.Terrible.
【小题2】What problem may baby boomers face?
A.Tending to double their life expediencies.B.A crisis after retirement.
C.Failing to receive good healthcare.D.Being knocked out in the future.
【小题3】What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A.Potential industries in the future.B.The features of high-tech jobs.
C.The importance of developing technology.D.The way out for baby boomers.
【小题4】What does the author advise baby boomers to do?
A.Improve digital literacy actively.B.Look for many part-time jobs.
C.Have a good sense of crisis.D.Avoid retiring at an early age.

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