Most students think my reasons for this rule include negative experiences in the past when students made wrong use of technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. I’ve seldom had students make wrong use of technology in my classes; however, I have been e-mailed by students while they were in other teachers’ classrooms.

Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. As I noted above, I love technology and try to keep up with it.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. Interruptions (中斷) by technology often break students’ thoughts and make them depend too much on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep in themselves for ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course material and the class discussion.

I have been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations (評價) show student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize with deep conversation and difficult tasks, they learn at a deeper level – a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.

I am not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I will continue my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

1.The writer’s rule for his History Matters class is ____.

A. discussing historical ideas deeply         

B. studying and discussing the materials

C. leaving technology out of the classroom  

D. making right use of technology in class

2.The word “negative” in Paragraph 3 means ____.

A. similar            B. unforgettable         C. special         D. unpleasant

3.What can we know from the passage?

A. Students make right use of technology in other teachers’ classes.

B. The classroom is one of the good places to have deep conversations.

C. The writer encourages students to agree with others after discussion.

D. Students are unhappy with the writer’s way of teaching history.

4.The writer wants to tell us that ____.

A. technology has different influences in different classes in college

B. technology makes it difficult to have true communication in class

C. history classes can help students to develop their deep thinking

D. it is time for him to give up his teaching method in history class

Most students think my reasons for this rule include negative experiences in the past when students made wrong use of technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. I’ve seldom had students make wrong use of technology in my classes; however, I have been e-mailed by students while they were in other teachers’ classrooms.
Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. As I noted above, I love technology and try to keep up with it.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. Interruptions (中斷) by technology often break students’ thoughts and make them depend too much on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep in themselves for ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course material and the class discussion.
I have been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations (評價) show student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize with deep conversation and difficult tasks, they learn at a deeper level – a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.
I am not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I will continue my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.
【小題1】The writer’s rule for his History Matters class is ____.

As you are working，keep your eyes on your own test booklet（小冊子）and answer document（答題卷）．If you have a question，raise your hand，but do not look around．If you are involved in any of the actions listed below，you will be dismissed （讓……離開）and your answer document wilt not be scored．Prohibited（禁止的）behaviors include：

●  continuing to write after time is called on each test（You must put your pencil down when time is called．）

●  looking at another student's test booklet or answer document

●  using any device to share or exchange information at any time during testing or during the break（all electronic devices，including mobile phones and Mp4s，must be turned off from the time you are allowed to test until you are dismissed after testing）

●  trying to remove test materials，including questions or answers，from the test room

●  not following instructions by the rules（規(guī)則）of the test center

●  allowing a clock or mobile phone to sound in the test room

If you finish before time is called，review your work on the test you have just finished．If you are satisfied with your answers，place your answer document inside your test booklet and close the cover．Sit quietly until the teacher gives you further instructions．

You will have two tests in the morning and a short break between the tests．Do not leave the building during the break．You must ask permission（允許）to leave the room during testing to go to the restroom；you will not be allowed to make up（彌補）the time you miss．

You will be required to sit quietly until you are dismissed． After all answer documents and test booklets have been collected，the teacher will dismiss you．

1．The passage is written mainly about __________．

A．the importance of the test                                   B．the rules of the test

C．the functions of the test                               D．the results of the test

2．If a student uses his mobile phone during the break，he will __________．

A．be dismissed and get no score at all

B．be asked to turn it off and continue testing

C．be asked to stay in the test room for a long time

D．be ordered to remove the test materials from the test room

3．When a student finishes testing before time is called，the right order of what to do is _______．

①close the cover

②review the work on the test

③place the answer document inside the test booklet

④sit quietly until the teacher tells you what to do next

A．②①③④              B．④②①③         C．②③①④               D．③②④①

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Clocks can sound to tell students time during testing．

B．Students can walk out of the building during the break．

C．It's possible for students to make up the time they miss．

D．Students can't go to the restroom during testing without permission．

5．What do we know from the passage?

A．No rules are listed for the break．

B．A student can raise his hand to ask questions during testing．

C．Only the answer document needs to be handed in before leaving．

D．It's useless for a student to understand prohibited behaviors before testing．

  As you are working，keep your eyes on your own test booklet(小冊子)and answer document(答題卷)．If you have a question，raise your hand．but do not look around．If you are involved in any of the actions listed below，you will be dismissed(讓……離開)and your answer document will not be scored．Prohibited(禁止的)behaviors include：

    ·continuing to write after time is called on each test(You must put your pencil down when time is called．)

    ·looking at another student’s test booklet or answer document

    ·using any device to share or exchange information at any time during testing or during the break(all electronic devices，including mobile phones and MP4s，must be turned off from the time you are allowed to test until you are dismissed after testing)

    ·trying to remove test materials，including questions or answers，from the test room

    ·not following instructions by the rules of the test center

    ·allowing a clock or mobile phone to sound in the test room

    If you finish before time is called，review your work on the test you have j ust finished．If you are satisfied with your answers，place your answer document inside your test booklet and close the cover．Sit quietly until the teacher gives you further instructions．

    You will have two tests in the morning and a short break between the tests．Do not leave the

building during the break．You must ask permission(允許)to leave the room during testing to go to the restroom；you will not be allowed to make up(彌補)the time you miss．

    You will be required to sit quietly until you are dismissed．After all answer documents and test booklets have been collected，the teacher will dismiss you．

(    )56．The passage is written mainly about___________．

  A．the importance of the test        B．the rules of the test

  C．the functions of the test          D．the results of the test

(    )57．If a student uses his mobile phone during the break，he will__________．

  A．be dismissed and get no score at all

  B．be asked to turn it off and continue testing

  C．be asked to stay in the test room for a long time

  D．be ordered to remove the test materials from the test room

(    )58．When a student finishes testing before time is called，the right order of what to do is_____．

  ①close the cover

  ②review the work on the test

  ③place the answer document inside the test booklet

  ④sit quietly until the teacher tells you what to do next

  A．②①③④       B．④②①③      C．②③①④      D．③②①④

(    )59．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

  A．Clocks can sound to tell students time during testing．

  B．Students can walk out of the building during the break．

  C．It’s possible for students to make up the time they miss．

  D．Students can’t go to the restroom during testing without permission．

(    )60．What do we know from the passage?

  A．No rules are listed for the break．

  B．A student can raise his hand to ask questions during testing．

  C．Only the answer document needs to be handed in before leaving．

  D．It’s useless for a student to understand prohibited behaviors before testing．