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Question

In a class this past December，after I wrote some directions on the board for students about their final examination，one young woman quickly took a picture of the board using her smart phone．When I looked in her direction，she apologized，"Sorry．Was it wrong to take a picture？"
"I can't read my own handwriting，"the young woman explained．"It's best if I take a picture of your writing so I can understand the notes．"
That remark started a class-wide conversation about taking a picture instead of taking notes．For those in the photo-taking camp，motivations extended beyond their inability to comprehend their own handwriting．Some took pictures of notes because they knew their phone was a safe place to store material．They might lose paper，they reasoned，but they wouldn't lose their phones．Some took photos because they wanted to record exactly the manner in which I had noted information on the board．Others told me that during class they liked to be able to listen to the discussion attentively．
Yet the use of cameras as note takers，though it may be convenient，does raise significant questions for the classroom．Is a picture an effective replacement for the process of note-taking？
Instructors encourage students to take notes because the act of doing so is more than merely recording necessary information-it helps prepare the way for understanding．Encouraging students to take notes may be an old-fashioned instructional method，but just because a method has a long history doesn't mean it's out of date．Writing things down engages a student's brain in listening，visual，and kinesthetic（触觉的） learning-a view supported by a longstanding research．The act of writing down information enables a person to begin committing it to memory，and to process and combine it，establishing the building blocks of learning new concepts．
Taking a picture does indeed record the information，but it deletes some of the necessary mental engagement that taking notes employs．So can the two be equally effective？
28．The woman apologized in the class because she___．
A．took a picture of the board   
B．missed the teachers'directions
C．had the bad handwriting
D．disturbed other students'learning
29．According to the passage，which of the following may NOT explain students'unwillingness to take notes？___
A．They believe smart phones are much safer for storing notes．
B．They want to listen more attentively in class．
C．They lack proper techniques for taking notes．
D．They want to have the exact version of the notes on the board．
30．According to the passage，taking notes by hand___．
A．requires students to think independently
B．seems unsuitable for students to learn new ideas
C．proves to be an old and useless learning method
D．helps students actively participate in learning
31．What is the main idea of this passage？___
A．The traditional way of note-taking should be replaced．
B．Note-taking by hand is not out of date．
C．A modern way of note-taking is catching on．
D．A picture is worth a thousand words．

Answer 1

28．A．细节理解题．根据第一段中的one young woman quickly took a picture of the board using her smart phone．When I looked in her direction，she apologized："Sorry．一个年轻女士用她的手机很快给木板上的内容拍了一张照片．当我朝她的方向看时，她道歉．故选A．
29．C．细节理解题．根据文章第三段"Some took pictures of notes because they knew their phone was a safe place to store material．Some took photos because they wanted to record exactly the manner in which I had noted information on the board．Others told me that during class they liked to be able to listen to the discussion attentively"可知学生喜欢拍照笔记是因为智能手机是更安全的存储笔记，他们想在课堂上更专心地听和他们希望笔记有确切的版本；根据排除法；故选C．
30．D．推理判断题．根据第五段中的Writing things down engages a student's brain in listening，visual，and kinesthetic（触觉的）learning记下一些东西会使一个学生的大脑从事听觉，视觉，和触觉的学习．故选D．
31．B．主旨大意题．通读全文，可知文章主要讲了关于手写笔记和用手机拍照记笔记的利与弊，根据文章第五段"Encouraging students to take notes may be an old-fashioned instructional method，but just because a method has a long history doesn't mean it's out of date"可知手写笔记并不因为历史悠久而过时；故选B．