The computer keyboard helped kill shorthand---a system of rapid handwriting, and now it's threatening to finish off handwriting as a whole. When handwritten essays were introduced on the SAT exams for the class of 2011, just 15% of the most 1.5 million students wrote their answers in cursive (草寫字母）.The rest? Block letters.
And those college hopefuls are just the first edge of a wave of US students who no longer get much handwriting instructions in the primary grades, frequently 10 minutes a day or less. As a result, more and more students struggle to read and write cursive.
At Keene Mill Elementary School in Springfield, all their poems and stories are typed. Children in Fairfax County schools are taught keyboarding beginning in kindergarten. Older students who never mastered handwriting say it doesn't affect their grades.
There are those who say the culture is at a crossing, turning from the written word to the typed one. If handwriting becomes a lost form of communication, does it matter?
It was at University of Virginia that researchers recently discovered a previously unknown poem by Robert, written in his unique script. Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, because their authenticity (真實(shí)性）can be confirmed. Students also find them more fascinating.
The loss of handwriting also may be a cognitive (認(rèn)知的）opportunity missed. Several academic studies have found that good handwriting skills at a young age can help children express their thoughts better-a lifelong benefit.
It doesn't take much to teach better handwriting skills. At some schools in Prince George's County, elementary school students use a program called Handwriting Without Tears for 15 minutes a day. They learn the correct formation of manuscript letters through second grade, and cursive letters in third grade.
There are always going to be some kids who struggle with handwriting because of their particular neurological (神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的)wiring, learning issues or poor motor skills. Educators often point to this factor in support of keyboarding.
【小題1】What is the author concerned about after 2011 SAT exams?

A．Keyboarding. B．Shorthand
C．Handwriting. D．Block letters.
【小題2】A poem by Robert mentioned in the passage is used to _________.
A．prove how valuable handwriting is
B．explain what a famous poet he is
C．show how unique his poem is
D．stress how fascinating the documents are
【小題3】The example of Handwriting Without Tears helps to argue that_________.
A．the schools are responsible for the loss of handwriting
B．the loss of handwriting is a cognitive opportunity missed xKb 1.Com
C．it doesn't take much to teach better handwriting skills
D．the culture is turning from the written word to the typed one
【小題4】 According to the author, when is a perfect time to learn handwriting?
A．Kindergarten. B．Primary school. C．High school. D．College.
【小題5】What is the author’s attitude towards this debate?
A．Devotion. B．Encouragement. C．critical. D．Objective.


【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：文章介紹因?yàn)殡娔X鍵盤的，現(xiàn)在很多學(xué)生不會(huì)書寫，所以書寫應(yīng)該引起關(guān)注，學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)書寫是可以帶來很多好處的，最后提出有的學(xué)生因?yàn)榉N種原因不能寫字可以使用鍵盤。
【小題1】推理題：從第一段的句子：When handwritten essays were introduced on the SAT exams for the class of 2011, just 15% of the most 1.5 million students wrote their answers in cursive (草寫字母）.The rest? Block letters.可知在150萬學(xué)生中只有15%的學(xué)生是手寫的，應(yīng)該引起作者對(duì)手寫的擔(dān)心。選C
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, because their authenticity (真實(shí)性）can be confirmed. 可知作者想證明手寫的文稿更加珍貴。選A
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：It doesn't take much to teach better handwriting skills.可知作者認(rèn)為教學(xué)生書寫不需要花費(fèi)多少精力，后面用Handwriting Without Tears舉例。選C
【小題4】推理題：從倒數(shù)第三段的句子：Several academic studies have found that good handwriting skills at a young age can help children express their thoughts better-a lifelong benefit. 可知作者認(rèn)為學(xué)生應(yīng)該從小就學(xué)習(xí)書寫，就是從小學(xué)開始。選B
【小題5】作者態(tài)度題：作者先是提出問題：書寫應(yīng)該引起關(guān)注，后面說為什么學(xué)生應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)書寫，最后提出有的學(xué)生因?yàn)榉N種原因不能寫字可以使用鍵盤，所以他是客觀的陳述事實(shí)。選D
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