2024年5月10日发(作者：边寒雁)

Unit 1 Living well using language课时作业

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Here are some apps that may be helpful to you. Link to the apps and you can manage your

course load, prepare for exams and even get you to class on time.

Rescue Time

Rescue Time offers a detailed look at how you’ve spent your time—the good and the bad.

This desktop application runs in the background, tracking everything you do on your computer,

and delivers a report on how you’re spending your time. The free version tracks the time you

spend on websites and applications, lets you set goals and sends weekly reports. At $9 per month,

it adds the ability to track time away from your computer and lets you block websites that may

affect your productivity.

Math Alarm

Want to make sure you get to class on time and squeeze in a little extra math practice as well?

That’s exactly what Math Alarm, a free iOS app, can help you do. Set the alarm for the time you

need to rise, and you’ll have to answer a math problem in order to turn it off. The problems aren’t

tricky but they are enough to awake your brain so that you’re more likely to wake up.

Cliffs Notes

Teachers hate them, students love them. The Cliffs Notes Study Guide app is free for iOS

devices, but actually available only for some contemporary well-known novels. If your course

load includes another classic novel, you’ll have to pay $2 for each study guide you need. The

available titles include a wide selection, ranging from The Outsiders to Paradise Lost and Their

Eyes Were Watching God, but students in need of help with some lesser known titles may be out of

luck.

1. What extra help can students get from Rescue Time’s paid service?

A. It can help you block websites that can distract their attention.

B. It can keep track of the time when they surf the websites.

C. It can send a weekly report to their parents.

D. It can help the students to set proper goal.

2. What can we learn about Math Alarm?

A. Without a Math Alarm, you’ll be late for schoo1.

B. You can set your alarm by answering a math problem.

C. You have to solve a math problem before turning it off.

D. It can help you solve complex math problems.

3. What’s the disadvantage of the Cliff Notes Study Guide app?

A. It only covers three famous books.

B. It is forbidden to use by the teachers.

C. It charges too much for each novel.

D. It only contains those contemporary well-known novels.

B

Last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan declared war on paper textbooks. “Over the

next few years,” he said in a speech at the National Press Club, “textbooks should be abandoned.”

In their place would come a variety of digital-learning technologies, like e-readers and

multi-media websites.

Such technologies certainly have their place. But Secretary Duncan is threatening to light a

fire to a tried-and-true technology—good old paper—that has been the foundation for one of the

great educational systems on the planet. And while e-readers and multi-media websites may seem

appealing, the idea of replacing an effective learning platform with a widely hyped (炒作) but still

unproven one is extremely dangerous.

An expert on reading, Maryanne Wolf, has recently begun studying the effects of digital

reading on learning, and so far the results are mixed. She worries that Internet reading, in

particular, could be such a source of distractions(分散注意力) for students that they may cancel

out most other potential benefits of a Web-linked, e-learning environment and while it's true that

the high-tech industry has sponsored substantial amounts of research on the potential benefits of

Web-based learning, not enough time has passed for longitudinal(纵向的) studies to demonstrate

the full effects.

In addition, digital-reading advocates claim that lightweight e-books benefit students' backs

and save schools money. But the rolling backpack seems to have solved the weight problem, and

2024年5月10日发(作者：边寒雁)

Unit 1 Living well using language课时作业

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Here are some apps that may be helpful to you. Link to the apps and you can manage your

course load, prepare for exams and even get you to class on time.

Rescue Time

Rescue Time offers a detailed look at how you’ve spent your time—the good and the bad.

This desktop application runs in the background, tracking everything you do on your computer,

and delivers a report on how you’re spending your time. The free version tracks the time you

spend on websites and applications, lets you set goals and sends weekly reports. At $9 per month,

it adds the ability to track time away from your computer and lets you block websites that may

affect your productivity.

Math Alarm

Want to make sure you get to class on time and squeeze in a little extra math practice as well?

That’s exactly what Math Alarm, a free iOS app, can help you do. Set the alarm for the time you

need to rise, and you’ll have to answer a math problem in order to turn it off. The problems aren’t

tricky but they are enough to awake your brain so that you’re more likely to wake up.

Cliffs Notes

Teachers hate them, students love them. The Cliffs Notes Study Guide app is free for iOS

devices, but actually available only for some contemporary well-known novels. If your course

load includes another classic novel, you’ll have to pay $2 for each study guide you need. The

available titles include a wide selection, ranging from The Outsiders to Paradise Lost and Their

Eyes Were Watching God, but students in need of help with some lesser known titles may be out of

luck.

1. What extra help can students get from Rescue Time’s paid service?

A. It can help you block websites that can distract their attention.

B. It can keep track of the time when they surf the websites.

C. It can send a weekly report to their parents.

D. It can help the students to set proper goal.

2. What can we learn about Math Alarm?

A. Without a Math Alarm, you’ll be late for schoo1.

B. You can set your alarm by answering a math problem.

C. You have to solve a math problem before turning it off.

D. It can help you solve complex math problems.

3. What’s the disadvantage of the Cliff Notes Study Guide app?

A. It only covers three famous books.

B. It is forbidden to use by the teachers.

C. It charges too much for each novel.

D. It only contains those contemporary well-known novels.

B

Last week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan declared war on paper textbooks. “Over the

next few years,” he said in a speech at the National Press Club, “textbooks should be abandoned.”

In their place would come a variety of digital-learning technologies, like e-readers and

multi-media websites.

Such technologies certainly have their place. But Secretary Duncan is threatening to light a

fire to a tried-and-true technology—good old paper—that has been the foundation for one of the

great educational systems on the planet. And while e-readers and multi-media websites may seem

appealing, the idea of replacing an effective learning platform with a widely hyped (炒作) but still

unproven one is extremely dangerous.

An expert on reading, Maryanne Wolf, has recently begun studying the effects of digital

reading on learning, and so far the results are mixed. She worries that Internet reading, in

particular, could be such a source of distractions(分散注意力) for students that they may cancel

out most other potential benefits of a Web-linked, e-learning environment and while it's true that

the high-tech industry has sponsored substantial amounts of research on the potential benefits of

Web-based learning, not enough time has passed for longitudinal(纵向的) studies to demonstrate

the full effects.

In addition, digital-reading advocates claim that lightweight e-books benefit students' backs

and save schools money. But the rolling backpack seems to have solved the weight problem, and