单选题
Recently, a student used his Personal Digital
Assistant (PDA) to film a female teacher berating (训斥) and tearing the work of a
classmate. The public discussion that the incident caused was confined initially
to the virtual community in which the video clip was posted. However, when it
came to the media's attention, it quickly became a major topic in the education
circles. The reactions so far suggest that the focus of the debate has been on
one question: Whom to blame? Teachers who are anxious to defend
their professional integrity have tried to put the blame on the students. They
cited intrusion of privacy as the reason for their request to the Ministry of
Education (MOE) to ban PDAs in schools. On the other hand, some parents and
students have taken a different position. They feel that the teacher is also at
fault, Caught up in the war of words between both sides, people are no longer
interested in the "truth" of the matter which seems now unimportant. It was left
to newspaper commentaries to identify the central issue of the controversy, by
highlighting the deep underlying problems in our educational system.
For those responsible for educating the young, this PDA episode conveys
the message that "Times have changed", a reality that must have been felt even
more acutely by the female teacher when reflecting on this unpleasant
experience. Different times call for different professional approaches in
education. The ability to understand the students they are teaching has always
been the hallmark of successful teachers. Despite some factors, the outburst by
the teacher shows a lack of professionalism on her part. Besides, there are
rules under current system to deal with recalcitrant students. Also, it
illustrates an issue we are familiar: What to do with new technology? With PDA,
the new technology, the interaction between the teacher and students in
classroom has been changed.
单选题
The author's purpose in writing this passage is to ______.
A. criticize the students' behavior in the classroom
B. criticize the teachers' way of teaching
C. discuss the potential problems of educational system
D. emphasize the use of PDA in the classroom
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[答案详解] 根据最后一段，尤其是第二句“Different times call for different professional approaches in education”，可以看出作者认为教学方法应该与时代变化同步。很明显，作者的目的并不仅仅是批评，而是利用这一事例来说明教学过程中所存在的问题。在文章的最后一段这个意思是比较明显的。故选C。
单选题
According to the passage the effect of the incident was only discussed
in ______.
单选题
The writer's attitude of this passage is ______.
A. sarcastic
B. critical
C. pessimistic
D. indifferent
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[答案详解] 在最后一段中，作者一直在阐述自己的看法。从第四句话“the outburst by the teacher shows a lack of professionalism on her part”可以看出作者的态度是批判性的。A项的意思是“讽刺的”，C项是“悲观的”，D项是“漠然的”。
单选题
It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. the students' behavior in the classroom is very bad
B. the teachers do not have a strong sense of responsibility
C. the educational department should be to blame
D. the teachers should be able to adjust their teaching methods to the
development of society