Unit 4 body language reading课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　(2018·河北邢台期中考试)

　　Children's handwriting has deteriorated(退化) to such an extent in recent years that pupils are being subjected to online abuse,a leading expert has warned.It has also been claimed that a large number of children as old as 12 are unable to write their own names,such is the extent of the handwriting crisis(危机).

　　Some teachers say that the rise of digital technology with children using keyboards and smart phones is having a major impact on their handwriting skills and that poor teaching of handwriting is impacting on inspection results in some schools.

　　Melanie Harwood,who provides writing coaching in schools,said during a roundtable discussion that children were taking pictures of their peers' coursework and then reproducing it on social sites like Twitter or Facebook.Other classmates would then laugh at those with poor writing on social media platforms,the Times Educational Supplement reported.

　　Ms Harwood said,"Some children are being bullied(欺负) because of their handwriting.Their friends are taking pictures of their writing tweeting it and making comments on the writing:'They're not very bright,because their handwriting isn't very good.Good God.It's terrible.You can't have that.'"

　　Still,some people took to defending bad handwriting on Twitter.A user wrote,"Bad handwriting?Keep this in mind:more intelligent people tend to think faster,and as a result their handwriting is more sloppy."

　　But Ms Harwood said handwriting was not seen as a priority in the curriculum.She explained,"I'm seeing children as old as 12,who can't write their own names,pass the system." She was speaking at a roundtable discussion in London over whether handwriting lessons are a thing of the past in the digital age.

　　However,teachers have said poor teaching of handwriting is having a negative effect on Ofsted inspections following the education watchdog's recent addition of handwriting as part of the aspects it assesses to determine a school's rating.

1.Which of the following probably causes children to have poor handwriting?

A.The rise of social media.

B.Improper curriculums at school.

C.Poor writing coaching at school.

D.The use of computers and phones.

2.Why do children post their peers' poor handwriting on social sites?

A.To make fun of their peers.

B.To show the problems with school teaching.

C.To call people's attention to kids' handwriting.

D.To ask their peers to improve their handwriting.

3.Those who defend their bad handwriting believe 　　　.

A.handwriting skills are out of date

B.poor handwriting indicates low intelligence

C.intelligent people tend to have poor handwriting