7．The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past．With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphones，writing by hand has become something of a nostalgic （懷舊的） skill．However，while today's educators are using more and more technology in their teaching，many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful-both in school and in life．
Virginia Berninger，professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington，says it's important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand．
Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of student to complete various writing tasks-both on a computer and by hand．The study，published in 2015，found that when writing with a pen and paper，participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate．
In a more recent study，Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student's writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write．"Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active，which helps us access our vocabulary，word meaning and concepts．It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas．"Berninger said．
Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe （轉換）"those words in the mind into written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen，"the study said．Seeing the words in the"mind's eye"helps children not only to turn their ideas into words，says Berninger，but also to spot （發(fā)現） spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time．
"In our computer age，some people believe that we don't have to teach spelling because we have spell checks，"she said．"But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level，they won't have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer．"
28．What makes writing by hand a thing of the past？A
A．The use of new technologies in our daily life．
B．The absence of blackboards in classrooms．
C．The lack of practice in handwriting．
D．The popular use of smartphones．
29．Berninger's study pubished in 2015C．
A．found that good essays are made up of long sentences
B．indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper
C．focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer
D．discussed the importance of writing speed
30．Which of the following best shows the role of spelling？D
A．Spelling improves one's memory of words．
B．Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas．
C．Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas．
D．Spelling ability is closely related to writing ability．
31．What conclusion could be drawn from the passage？D
A．Computers can help people with their choice of words．
B．Spelling checks can take the place of spelling teaching．
C．Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade．
D．Handwriting still has a place in today's classrooms．
分析 文章大意：本文主要講述的是隨著現代科技的發(fā)展，書寫漸漸被人們所忽視．但是 Berninger 的研究表明，書寫在現代教學中應該占有一席之地
解答 28．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據第一段"With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphone，writing by hand has become something of nostalgic （懷舊的）skill．（隨著像電腦和智能手機的使用，書寫已經成為了人們懷舊的東西）"可知答案是A．
29．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據第三段首句"Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand．（Berninger和她的同事做了個研究，想看看學生用電腦和用手工完成各種寫的任務的情況）"可以知道答案是C．
30．D 細節(jié)理解．根據第四段首句"In a more recent study，Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student's writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to know well they can write．（在更近的一次研究中，Berninge想看看拼寫在學生寫作技巧中所發(fā)揮的什么作用，結果發(fā)現字寫得好的孩子文章也寫得好）"可以知道答案是D．
31．D 主旨大意題．根據疊加全文的主題句和文章的最后一段，首段說明隨著新技術的到來，手寫已經成為過去，之后文章中部提到手寫的好處，最后一段進一步闡明書寫的重要．所以答案選 D．
點評 本題考查社會文化類閱讀理解．這類題材的閱讀理解是高考常考的內容，難度較小，考生可以通讀全文，了解大意，在此基礎上再根據問題結合選項及語境做出正確的選擇．
