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【題目】C

In March, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended a decade-long citywide ban on cellphones in public schools and left them to make up their own rules because he argued that by denying access for some students, the city was exacerbating(使加重) the achievement gap in students’ performance.

Two researchers from the London School of Economics, Richard Murphy and Louis-Philippe Beland argued that this might have the opposite effect because students are not generally using their phones to assist in their classroom work during school. "Schools could significantly reduce the education achievement gap by prohibiting cellphone use in schools, and so by allowing phones in schools, New York may unintentionally increase the inequalities of outcomes," they told CNN.

However, some educators have come to embrace the technology in their students’ pockets. Teacher Ken Halla has been teaching world history and Advanced Placement for 22 years but his students’ cellphone ownership forced him to adapt to his classroom dynamics where he no longer is the single authority lecturing, according to the National Education Association (NEA). He now roams(漫步) the classroom and encourages students to use their cellphones to help them complete their assignments, this way they are less likely to let their devices distract themselves.

"It’s harder to do negative behavior when the phones are out and the teacher is walking around," Mr. Halla told the NEA. "I’ve always been that type of person who likes to adapt and change as time goes on. Otherwise, I wouldn’t still be teaching many years down the road."

【1】Why was the ban on cellphones stopped in New York public schools?

A. It negatively affected students’ health.

B. It limited most students’ progress.

C. It brought about unexpected side effects.

D. It was requested by parents and students.

【2】How did the two researchers find New York’s act?

A. Appreciative. B. Meaningless.

C. Impractical. D. Worrying.

【3】What is Halla’s class like?

A. Students can solve problems using cellphones.

B. Students can use cellphones at will.

C. The class focuses on how to use cellphones.

D. He is the only center of the entire class.

【4】What does the phrase "that type of person" in the last paragraph refer to?

A.A tolerant one. B.A humorous one.

C. An easy-going one. D. An open-minded one.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

【文章大意】本文為議論文。紐約市決定放開在公立學校使用手機的禁令，此舉引起不同的反響。

【1】考查細節(jié)理解。根據第一段中的"because he argued that by denying access for some students, the city was exacerbating(使加重) the achievement gap in students’ performance"可知紐約市放開公立學校的手機使用禁令的主要原因是該禁令拉大了學生之間的學業(yè)差距，即產生了負面影響。故選C。

【2】考查推理判斷。根據第二段中的"so by allowing phones in schools， New York may unintentionally increase the inequalities of outcomes"可知這兩位研究人員(Richard Murphy和Louis-Philippe Beland)對紐約市的這一做法表示擔憂，認為此舉可能加劇結果的不均衡，故選D。

【3】考查細節(jié)理解。根據第三段中的"He now roams(漫步) the classroom and encourages students to use their cellphones to help them complete their assignments"可知在Halla的課堂上，他鼓勵學生利用手機完成作業(yè)，故選A。B項的干擾性比較大，B項意為"學生可以隨意使用手機"，但是第三段中說的是Halla鼓勵學生用手機完成他們的作業(yè)，第四段又提到"It’s harder to do negative behavior when the phones are out and the teacher is walking around"，由此可知，在Halla的課堂上，學生并非可以隨意使用手機。

【4】考查詞義猜測。根據最后一段畫線部分后的定語從句"who likes to adapt and change as time goes on"可知，Halla是能接受新思想，能與時俱進的人，故選D。