2020-2021学年高一英语寒假提升天天练阅读理解-Day-11-其他话题-含解析.docVIP

Day 11 其它类型阅读 A A pen has always been an important tool when we are taking exams. However, in the digital age, this traditional tool may become a thing of the past. Cambridge University in Britain is considering ending 800 years of written exams and allowing students to use laptops or iPads to take exams instead. The move comes after Cambridge teachers complained (抱怨) that students handwriting is becoming too hard to recognize. The fall in writing clearly depends on laptops in lessons and elsewhere. As a result, more and more students with poor handwriting are being forced to return to university during the summer holidays to read their answers aloud to their teachers. However, some criticized (批评) the move, fearing the handwritten word would become a lost art. Tracey Trussell, a handwriting expert, asked Cambridge to“make sure that students continue to write by hand, particularly in lessons”. She told The Telegraph that writing by hand could help students improve their memory and understand lessons better. The move also draws the attention of Harvard professor Eric Mazur. He believes that the rise of mobile internet use means that we live in an age in which we dont need to remember anything. So he encourages students to bring their laptops and mobile phones into exams. With them, students can look up whatever they want, whenever they want and be tested on their productive skills, rather than the ability of memory. 1. Why is Cambridge University considering ending written exams? A. Because students handwriting is too poor. B. Because we are already in the digital age. C. Because traditional tools are out of date. D. Because writing on laptops is faster. 2. What does the underlined part in the 2nd paragraph refer to? A. Bringing mobile phones into exams. B. Students returning to university. C. The rise of mobile internet use. D. The end of written exams. 3. What is Tracey Trussells attitude to students writing by hand? A. Unfavorable.????????????? B. Uncaring. C. Sup