Question

【题目】请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只写一个单词。

The loss of handwriting in our high-tech world saddens me. People of all ages openly admit their handwriting as keyboards replace pen and paper. Increasingly, schoolchildren deal with assignments on computer and struggle to write, having had little practice. I am of the generation that learnt to write with a dip pen in kindergarten and a fountain pen in high school; by the time I reached university, like everyone else. I used a functional ballpoint. Handwriting has filled every aspect of my life since I was first taught to shape letters on the lined pages of my exercise books.

From the age of 12,I kept a handwritten journal, recording my thoughts and feelings regarding both the significant and mundane aspects of my life. Through this daily practice I connected with myself, explored experiences and found a way to interpret and make sense of my relationships. Although I rarely reread my written material, the process of writing has remained with me as a means of processing my feelings and filtering（过滤） my experiences.

Yet today, handwritten letters are as rare as a red panda. Few of us write any longer, even to those to whom we are close, We communicate difficultly when we e-mail or text, both methods characterized by speed and informality. The deep thinking which accompanied a handwritten letter is almost entirely absent. We may be communicating more frequently and with more people, but the depth and quality of our communication has reduced.

Sadly, modern technology tends to be temporary. Few of us keep old e-mails or even print them out, so a sense of history and memory is lost. Archivists（档案管理者）report that more information has been lost in the past decade than in the previous 150 years. It is too easy to press the delete button.

In many other areas of records, material is now in the digital format. Yet saving material in a digital format only is extremely unstable. How it will survive the future remains a problem.

In this digital world of text, e-mails and instant messaging, the perceived value of writing is no longer obvious and the case for retaining the practice of writing needs to be made. Should we save the bumble pen and paper when laptops and mobiles are functional, universal and unstoppable? Should children continue to be taught to write with a pen and paper?

With its passing a good mode of self-expression is being lost. I invite readers to engage with handwriting and become aware of this special skill that has created civilization for centuries.

Paragraph outline	Detailed information
The current 【1】of handwriting	▲Students 【2】to computers to complete their homework ▲With little practice, students have 【3】 writing. ▲We seldom write letters even to people we are close to.
The author’s link with handwriting	▲The author【4】 himself to handwriting from kindergarten to university ▲The author kept 【5】of his thoughts and feelings by keeping writing journals. ▲The author also takes 【6】of writing to process his feeling and filtering his experiences.
The 【7】with modern communication methods	▲There is an 【8】of depth and quality in e-mail and texts ▲The temporariness of modern technology tends to give 【9】 to the loss of some history and memory ▲Saving materials only in a digital format is not very stable. ▲A style of self-expression is being lost.
The author’s 【10】to people for handwriting	Write as much as possible and realize the importance of this special art

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】situation

【2】turn

【3】trouble/difficulty

【4】committed/devoted/dedicated/ applied

【5】track/ records

【6】advantage

【7】problems

【8】absence

【9】rise/birth

【10】appeal

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了书写的重要性。高科技的出现使人们渐渐地忘记了自己的笔记，所有年龄段的人公开承认自己的书法越来越差。作者从幼儿园起到大学一直致力于书写，他呼吁人们重视书写、练习书写。

【1】根据文章第一句The loss of handwriting in our high-tech world saddens me.可知此处指当前的书写状况。故填situation。

【2】根据文中Increasingly, schoolchildren deal with assignments on computer and struggle to write, having had little practice.可知目前学生求助于电脑来完成他们的作业。turn to ---求助于，故填turn .

【3】根据第一段中having had little practice.可知学生在书写上有困难。固定搭配：have trouble/difficulty/problems in doing sth.在做某事上有困难，故填trouble/difficulty。

【4】根据第一段中I am of the generation that learnt to write with a dip pen in kindergarten and a fountain pen in high school by the time I reached university, like everyone else, I used a functional ballpoint.可知作者从幼儿园起到大学一直致力于书写。固定搭配：commit/devote/dedicate oneself to---，献身于----，根据句意可知此空填committed/devoted。

【5】根据第一段中From the age of 12, I have kept a handwritten journal, recording my thoughts and feelings regarding both the significant and boring aspects of my life.可知作者保持写日志来记录自己的思想和感情。固定词组：keep track of记录，与---保持联系，故填track/ record。

【6】根据第一段最后一句Although I rarely reread my written material, the process of writing has remained with me as a means of processing my feelings and filtering（过滤)）my experiences.可知作者还利用文字处理自己的感情和过滤自己经历。固定词组：take advantage of利用。故填advantage。

【7】根据第二段中We communicate differently when we e-mail or text, both methods characterised by speed and informality.可知现代传播方法存在问题。根据句意可知此处填problems。

【8】根据第二段最后一句We may be communicating more frequently and with more people, but the depth and quality of our communication has reduced. 可知在电子邮件和文本中没有深度和质量。故此空填absence/lack缺席。

【9】根据第四段第二句Few of us keep old e-mails or even print them out, so a sense of history and memory is lost.可知现代技术的临时性会产生一些历史和记忆的损失。固定搭配：give rise/birth to产生，出生。根据句意可知此空填rise/birth。

【10】根据最后一段I invite readers to engage with handwriting and become aware of this special skill that has created civilization for centuries.可知作者呼吁人们的笔迹。固定词组：appeal to呼吁。根据句意可知此空填appeal。