2013年职称英语考试理工类A级试题及答案（4）(3)

AUK study involving roughly 400 students, mostly aged 8-10 years, and a new generation of multi-touch, multi-user, computerized desktop surfaces is showing that over the last three years the technology has appreciably boosted students ’ math skills compared with peers learning the same material via the conventional paper-and-pencil method. How? Through collaboration，mostly, as well as by giving teachers better tools by which to micromanage individual students who need some extra Instruction while allowing the rest of the class to continue moving forward.

Traditional instruction still shows respectable efficacy (效力)at increasing students’ fluency in mathematics, essentially through memorization and practice - dull, repetitive practice. But the researchers have concluded that these new touchscreen desks boost both fluency and flexibility - the critical thinking skills that allow students to solve complex problems not simply through knowing formulas and devices，but by being able to figure out what the real problem is and the most effective means of stripping it down and solving It.

One reason for this, the researchers say, is the multi-touch aspect of the technology. Students working in the next-gen classroom can work together at the same tabletop, each of them contributing and engaging with the problem as part of a group. Known as SynergyNet, the software uses computer vision systems that see in the infrared (红外线的) spectrum to distinguish between different touches on different parts of the surface, allowing students to access and use tools on the screen, move objects and visual aids around on their desktops, and otherwise physically interact with the numbers and information on their screens. By using these screens collaboratively, the researchers say, the students are to some extent teaching themselves as those with a stronger grasp on difficult concepts pull other students forward along with them.

41 Which of the following statements is NOT true of the public education system?

A It does not catch up with the development of technology.

B Some similar complaints about It are heard in different countries.

C Teachers pay more attention to fast learners than slow learners.

D Many students are not good at learning mathematics.

答案：C

43 What is the benefit students get from the new tech?

A It makes them more fluent in public speech.

B It offers them more flexibility in choosing courses.

C It Is effective in helping them solve physical problems.

D It enables them to develop critical thinking ability.

答案：D

中华会计网校名师解析：文中第三段提到研究者总结出这些触摸屏课桌能促进学生州批判性思维来解决复杂的问题，能够找到真正的问题所在，以及最有效的解决方法，而不是简单地通过了解公式来解答。所以案是D。

44 What happens when students are using the desktop of the new tech?

A Every student has an individual tabletop.

B The multi-touch function stimulates students.

C The software installed automatically identifies different users.

D Students use different tools to interact with each other.

答案：D

中华会计网校名师解析：文章最后一段最后一句提到"By using these screens collaboratively, the researchers say, the students are to some extent teaching themselves as those with a stronger grasp on difficult concepts pull other students forward along with them"，说明学生们通过合作使用触摸屏，某种程度上他们也在互相学习，因为对困难概念现解力强的学生可以帮助其他学生，所以学生们可以通过使用不同工具进行互动。答案是D。

45 How does the new tech work to improve students, mathematical learning?

A It enables them to work together.

B It helps fast learners to learn faster.

C It makes teachers’ instruction unnecessary.

D It allows the whole class to learn at the same pace.

答案：A

中华会计网校名师解析：文章最后一段提到“Students working in the next-gen classroom can work together at the same tabletop, each of them contributing and engaging with the problem as part of a group”，说明学生们可以在同一个桌面上一起做题，他们每个人作为小组的一分子都参与到解决问题中来。所以答案是A。