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【题目】 When the Bayside campus of Shekou International School (SIS) are still kept shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching activities at the school have been resumed online since Feb. 3rd, 2020.

The school is using popular apps and software for online learning. Video conferencing and office automation are used to help teachers keep track of students’ conditions and communicate with their workmates across the world. Teaching online also offers a new experience to the teachers to update their teaching methods and to step out of their comfort zones.

Staying in Phuket, Thailand, science teacher Riley Laird records videos on a 10-year-old green sea turtle named Marlin and the local turtle sanctuary as part of the online classes on ecosystems for Grade 7 students. “I want to connect our learning with the reality. The sanctuary sends us updates on the turtles’ health and progress. They say that Marlin is likely to be released into the sea in mid-June,” says Laird.

Rebecca Wallace is a Grade 4 teacher at the school, staying in her mother’s home in New York. From 8 p.m. to midnight every day, she starts teaching mathematics and arts to her students living in different time zones. Though teaching nearly around the clock, Wallace says that she is getting to know the students better in terms of their homes, family and even pets.

Greg Smith, head of SIS, names the online teaching period a “new normal” at the school. “Students are now more skillful at using technology than before. They see that communication is the most powerful part of being an effective learner and can use the tools to shrink distance and time. The “new normal” will offer more choices for connection to the world and more focus on creating real solutions,” he says.

According to the school, 68% of its students are staying in Shenzhen while 27% of them are staying abroad for the epidemic.

【1】Riley Laird records videos on Marlin to ________ .

A.connect learning with the realityB.rescue the endangered turtles

C.study the ecosystem of the turtlesD.show his pet to the class

【2】Rebecca Wallace teaches around the clock, because ________.

A.she and her students live in different time zonesB.she needs to look after her mother in the daytime

C.she enjoys chatting with her studentsD.she has many lessons each day

【3】According to Greg Smith, online teaching ________.

A.builds up a new relationship among studentsB.makes teachers step out of their comfort zones

C.results in the skillful use of technologyD.helps create new education system

【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A.To advertise an international school.B.To evaluate the online learning apps.

C.To suggest effective learning methods.D.To introduce online teaching attempts.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了Shekou国际学校自2020年2月3日起，学校教学活动已恢复正常。该校正在使用流行的应用程序和软件进行在线学习。文章主要列举了老师、学生和学校负责人对此次在线教学的态度和看法。

【1】

细节理解题。根据第三段中I want to connect our learning with the reality.可知我想把我们的学习和现实联系起来。由此可知，Riley Laird记录视频Marlin是为了将学习与现实联系起来。故选A。

【2】

细节理解题。根据第四段中Rebecca Wallace is a Grade 4 teacher at the school, staying in her mother’s home in New York. From 8 p.m. to midnight every day, she starts teaching mathematics and arts to her students living in different time zones.可知Rebecca Wallace是这所学校的一名四年级教师，住在她母亲位于纽约的家里。每天从晚上8点到午夜，她开始给生活在不同时区的学生讲授数学和艺术。由此可知，Rebecca Wallace夜以继日地上课，是因为她和她的学生生活在不同的时区。故选A。

【3】

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中Students are now more skillful at using technology than before.可知现在的学生在使用技术方面比以前更熟练。由此可推知，Greg Smith认为，在线教学的结果是技术的熟练使用。故选C。

【4】

推理判断题。根据第二段中The school is using popular apps and software for online learning. Video conferencing and office automation are used to help teachers keep track of students’ conditions and communicate with their workmates across the world. Teaching online also offers a new experience to the teachers to update their teaching methods and to step out of their comfort zones.可知该校正在使用流行的应用程序和软件进行在线学习。视频会议和办公自动化被用来帮助教师了解学生的情况，并与世界各地的同事进行交流。在线教学也为教师提供了更新教学方法和走出舒适区的新体验。结合文章主要列举了老师、学生和学校负责人对此次在线教学的态度和看法。由此可推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍在线教学的尝试。故选D。