My friend Mike was shaking his head in disbelief. "That young woman who just waited on me," he said, pointing to an employee of the fast food restaurant where we were eating, "had to call someone over to help her count the change. The cash register (出纳机) showed her I need 99 cents, but she couldn’t figure out how to count out the coins." I understood Mike’s concern. What we have done in this country, although unintentionally, is to create several generations of individuals most of whom have no idea how to reason, how to do simple math, how to do research, or finally how to be creative. The reason for this is our overuse of information technology: video games, television, digital watches, calculators, and computers. Information technology feeds us information without requiring us to think about it and let us perform operations without understanding them. It is time for us to take a hard look at an educational system that only teaches our children how to push buttons. Our kids can’t tell time if the clock hasn’t hands. They can use calculators, but cannot add, subtract, divide or multiply. Video games have taken the place of active, imaginative play. Although most of them are technically literate, they choose not to read. They are so used to television and movies that they cannot use their imagination to stay interested in a book. It is not enough to recognize the problem. What we need is solution. The one I offer is simple to suggest, but may be impossible to carry out. We must . If we don’t, they will never learn how to solve problems. They will never learn basic reasoning skills and will certainly not develop creativity. Instead of filling classrooms with electronics, let’s concentrate on good old-fashioned literacy—reading books. Students must be taught not only to perform computer operations, but to figure and reason for themselves. They must see how things work and how process leads to results, they must also stretch their imagination.What is the author’s and his friend Mike’s concern() A. The educational system is now creating people who can’t think for themselves. B. People now rarely do things on their own. C. Computers feed us too much information nowadays. D. The restaurant does not provide good service.
My friend Mike was shaking his head in disbelief. "That young woman who just waited on me," he said, pointing to an employee of the fast food restaurant where we were eating, "had to call someone over to help her count the change. The cash register (出纳机) showed her I need 99 cents, but she couldn’t figure out how to count out the coins." I understood Mike’s concern. What we have done in this country, although unintentionally, is to create several generations of individuals most of whom have no idea how to reason, how to do simple math, how to do research, or finally how to be creative. The reason for this is our overuse of information technology: video games, television, digital watches, calculators, and computers. Information technology feeds us information without requiring us to think about it and let us perform operations without understanding them. It is time for us to take a hard look at an educational system that only teaches our children how to push buttons. Our kids can’t tell time if the clock hasn’t hands. They can use calculators, but cannot add, subtract, divide or multiply. Video games have taken the place of active, imaginative play. Although most of them are technically literate, they choose not to read. They are so used to television and movies that they cannot use their imagination to stay interested in a book. It is not enough to recognize the problem. What we need is solution. The one I offer is simple to suggest, but may be impossible to carry out. We must . If we don’t, they will never learn how to solve problems. They will never learn basic reasoning skills and will certainly not develop creativity. Instead of filling classrooms with electronics, let’s concentrate on good old-fashioned literacy—reading books. Students must be taught not only to perform computer operations, but to figure and reason for themselves. They must see how things work and how process leads to results, they must also stretch their imagination.What is the author’s and his friend Mike’s concern() A. The educational system is now creating people who can’t think for themselves. B. People now rarely do things on their own. C. Computers feed us too much information nowadays. D. The restaurant does not provide good service.
题目解答
答案
A
解析
文章描述了作者和他的朋友Mike在一家快餐店的经历，服务员无法计算找零，这引发了他们对当前教育系统的担忧。作者认为，由于过度依赖信息技术，如视频游戏、电视、数字手表、计算器和计算机，人们已经失去了基本的推理、数学、研究和创造力能力。
步骤 2：分析选项
A. The educational system is now creating people who can’t think for themselves.（当前的教育系统正在培养无法独立思考的人。）
B. People now rarely do things on their own.（现在人们很少自己做事。）
C. Computers feed us too much information nowadays.（现在计算机给我们提供了太多信息。）
D. The restaurant does not provide good service.（这家餐厅没有提供良好的服务。）
步骤 3：选择正确答案
根据文章内容，作者和Mike的担忧主要集中在教育系统的问题上，即过度依赖信息技术导致人们失去了基本的思考能力。因此，选项A最符合文章的主旨。