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11．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 smartphone，writing by hand has become something of nostalgic （怀旧的）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 students to complete various writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand．The study，published in 2009，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 know 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（转换）"those words in the mind 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（发现） spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct then 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？B
A．The absence of blackboard in classroom      
B．The use of new technologies in teaching．
C．The lack of practice in handwriting．
D．The popular use of smartphones．
29．Berninger's study published in 2009A．
A．focused on the difference between writing by hand and on a computer．
B．indicated that students prefer to write with a pen and paper．
C．found that good essays are made up of long sentences．
D．discussed the importance of writing speed．
30．What does"mind's eye"in paragraph 5 mean？D
A．Window．B．Soul   C．Picture．D．Imagination．
31．What conclusion could be drawn from the passage？C
A．Computers can help people with their choice of words．
B．Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching．
C．Handwriting still has a place in today's classrooms．
D．Functional spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述的是：随着现代科技的发展，书写渐渐被人们所忽视．但是Berninger的研究表明，书写在现代教学中应该占有一席之地．加强拼写有助于学生的发展．

解答 28．B．细节理解题．根据第一段"With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphone，writing by hand has become something of nostalgic （怀旧的）skill．"可知随着像电脑和智能手机的使用，书写已经成为了人们怀旧的东西．故答案选B．
29．A．细节理解题．根据第三段首句"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．"可知Berninger和她的同事做了个研究，想看看学生用电脑和用手工完成各种写的任务的情况．故答案选A．
30．D．词义猜测题．根据第五段中"Seeing the words in the"mind's eye"helps children not only to turn their ideas into words，but also to notice spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time．"可知用内心去看这些单词，不仅能帮助学生们将思想变成文字，而且也能注意到拼写的错误和正确的书写．联系本意：思想的眼睛则为想像之意．故选D
31．C．主旨大意题．根据第一段特别是最后一句中"many believe handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful--both in school and in life．"句意：有许多人相信写作技能在学校与生活中依然有必要学的．和文章的最后一段，首段说明随着新技术的到来，手写已经成为过去，之后文章中部提到手写的好处，最后一段进一步阐明书写的重要．故答案选C．

点评 本文是一个科教类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．