Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.iPad vs textbooksWhat if you could have your whole backpack at the touch of your fingertips? In the first month of the Apple iPads release, 25 million were sold! People all over the world use iPads for all sorts of different things, but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook. To begin with, iPad are less expensive. Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new books, but with an iPad schools can update them for free. Schools don't have to spend 500 every year for iPads because they last a while and can be updated.Moreover, in high school, textbooks have an average of 4.8 pounds each. Students usually have multiple classes, which results in multiple textbooks. Heavy backpacks filled with books can cause back problem. A solution to that is an iPad, which only weighs 1.33 pounds and can hold all of a student's textbooks.Thirdly, schools should get rid of their textbooks and get iPads because they have more capabilities. Some might think all of the apps are distracting, but the apps actually make iPads more efficient. Textbooks cannot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the fingertip.Lastly, iPads are a better choice for schools instead of textbooks because these devices allow students to access their learning anywhere at any time. With iPads, they find it easier to get their homework done.In conclusion, schools should get rid of their clumsy textbooks and switch to iPads. iPads have allowed this generation to have their entire backpack in the palm of their hands.A. These tablets are perfect for busy students.B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.E. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.A. These tablets are perfect for busy students.B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.E. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.A. These tablets are perfect for busy students.B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.E. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.A. These tablets are perfect for busy students.B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.E. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
iPad vs textbooks
What if you could have your whole backpack at the touch of your fingertips? In the first month of the Apple iPads release, 25 million were sold! People all over the world use iPads for all sorts of different things, but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook.
To begin with, iPad are less expensive. Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new books, but with an iPad schools can update them for free. Schools don't have to spend $500 every year for iPads because they last a while and can be updated.
Moreover, in high school, textbooks have an average of 4.8 pounds each. Students usually have multiple classes, which results in multiple textbooks. Heavy backpacks filled with books can cause back problem. A solution to that is an iPad, which only weighs 1.33 pounds and can hold all of a student's textbooks.
Thirdly, schools should get rid of their textbooks and get iPads because they have more capabilities. Some might think all of the apps are distracting, but the apps actually make iPads more efficient. Textbooks cannot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the fingertip.
Lastly, iPads are a better choice for schools instead of textbooks because these devices allow students to access their learning anywhere at any time. With iPads, they find it easier to get their homework done.
In conclusion, schools should get rid of their clumsy textbooks and switch to iPads. iPads have allowed this generation to have their entire backpack in the palm of their hands.
A. These tablets are perfect for busy students.
B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.
C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.
D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.
E. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.
F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.
A. These tablets are perfect for busy students.
B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.
C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.
D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.
E. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.
F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.
A. These tablets are perfect for busy students.
B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.
C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.
D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.
E. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.
F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.
A. These tablets are perfect for busy students.
B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.
C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.
D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.
E. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.
F. Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.
题目解答
答案
1. 【答案】
F
【解析】
根据前一句“but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook.(但他们最好的品质之一是成为教科书的能力。)”可知,提到了 iPads 可以被当做书本使用,学校可以把书本换成 iPads,结合下文讲述的是使用 iPad 的好处可知,F选项“Schools have every reason to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.(学校完全有理由扔掉课本,改用ipads。)”承上启下,符合题意。
故选:F。
2. 【答案】
C
【解析】
根据前一句“Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new books, but with an iPad schools can update them for free.(教科书会过时,学校不得不购买新书,但有了 iPad,学校可以免费更新。)”可知,使用 iPads 可以免费更新,这使得学校节省资金,所以C选项“Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.(因此,他们可以把省下来的钱用于其他项目。)”承接上一句,符合题意,上下文构成明显的因果关系。
故选:C。
3. 【答案】
E
【解析】
根据下文“Textbooks cannot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the fingertip.(教科书无法完成这些任务,但 ipad 只需轻轻一点指尖就能轻松完成。)”可知,设空处可能提到了 iPads 的许多其他功能,这使得学习更加方便,E选项“iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.(ipad 吸收了人们购买计算器、词典和其他可以在设备中找到的物品的需求。)”讲述 ipad 的优点,符合语境。且下文的“those tasks"就指代选项所提到的那些功能。
故选:E。
4. 【答案】
A
【解析】
根据上文“Lastly, iPads are a better choice for schools instead of textbooks because these devices allow students to access their learning anywhere at any time.(最后,iPads 对学校来说是比教科书更好的选择,因为这些设备可以让学生在任何时间、任何地点学习。)”可知,iPads 使得学生们可以在任何时间任何地点学习,因此适用于忙碌的学生,A选项“These tablets are perfect for busy students.(这些平板电脑非常适合忙碌的学生。)”与上文承接自然。
故选:A。