We live in a digital world now, and a student's technology needs have changed. For the early years, when you are in primary school, you can get by with no technology at all. Even if you have a computer, it's a good idea to get children familiar with libraries. At this age, trips to the library are like family outings.

As you get closer to middle school, a computer with Internet access becomes more of a necessity. Teachers will often give assignments that require a student to use the Internet for research. After a computer, technology choices for students become more difficult to make – especially when it comes to cell-phones. Kids will beg their parents for a cell-phone, especially in middle school. For many parents, it's a safety issue: They want to know that their kids can reach them quickly if necessary. For teachers, cell phones can be used to record lessons when students are absent. But many teachers dislike cell-phones. Some kids send messages or have talks in the class. Sending messages also raises the problem of cheating on exams. More and more schools are now forbidding the use of cell-phones.

Many kids see iPods as necessary things to have. IPods are great for music, but do they do anything good for your children’s education? Maybe they do. That’s the opinion of Doug Johnson, an educator for 30 years. Johnson says that educators should accept all new forms of technology in the classroom, including iPods. “Some do more with their cell- phones than we can do with our laptops,” he jokes. “I don’t think we should be afraid. The truth is that it’s easier to change the way we teach than to change the technology habits of an entire generation.”

1.According to author, primary school children should___.

2.Why do parents agree to buy their children cell-phones?

3.The following are all reasons why many teachers dislike cell-phones EXCEPT ____.

4. What does the underlined word “that” refers to?

5.We can infer from what Doug Johnson said that _____.

 The managers of the two companies are holding talks in a light and lively______

A. atmosphere     B. state    C. phenomenon                  D. accommodation

We’re so well educated – but we’re useless students who have lost the ability to do anything practical. The only thing we’ve mastered is consumption(消費(fèi)).

Large numbers of students have entered higher education in the past 10 years, but despite being the most educated generation in history, it seems that we’ve grown increasingly ignorant when it comes to basic life skills.

Looking back on my first couple of weeks of living in student halls, I consider myself lucky to still be alive. Unfamiliar to fresher’s， there are many hidden dangers in the dirty corners of students accommodation.

I have survived a couple of serious boiling egg incidents and lots of cases of food – poisoning, probably from dirty kitchen counters. Although some of my clothes have fallen victim to ironing experimentation, I think I have now finally acquired all the domestic (居家的) skills I missed out in my modem education.

In 2006 and 2010, the charming educationist Sir Ken Robinson gave two very amusing talks in which he discussed the importance of creativity in education. Robinson’s main viewpoint is that our current education system dislocates people from their natural talents. I would like to go a step further and propose that besides our talents, the system takes away what used to be passed from generation to generation – a working knowledge of basic life skills.

Today’s graduates may have earned themselves honor in history, law or economies, but when it comes to simple things like putting up a shelf to hold all their academic books, or fixing a hole in their on – trend clothes, they have to call for help from a professional handyman or tailor.

Since the invention of the internet, it has never been easier for people to access information, but our highly specialized education has made us more one – sided than ever.

I suggest that we start with the immediate reintroduction of some of the most vital aspects of “domestic science” education, before the current lack leads to serious accidents in student halls.

1.People call us useless students for the reason that         .

A．what we’ve learned is beyond consumption

B．we are educated generation

C．we’ve entered higher education

D．our living skills are so poor

2.Which is NOT the incidents the writer had during the first few weeks in student halls?

A．He was seriously burnt by boiled eggs.

B．He was accidentally poisoned by food.

C．He damaged his clothes while ironing.

D．He was severely beaten by fresher.

3.According to Robinson’s opinion, our current education        .

A．focuses on the importance if creativity

B．dislocates people from their natural talents

C．has equipped students with basic life skills

D．has followed the convention properly

【小題1】
Which of the following is discouraged by the Friends organization?

The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly______

A. atmosphere?? ????????????? B. state? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. situation?? ????????????? D. phenomenon