Some kinds of tools (工具) have been developed. They make the 21st century learning experience much more interactive and interesting. Attracting the attention of students is always difficult, but these tools have made a big difference in how pupils learn.
For example, an interactive whiteboard is different from a traditional chalkboard. It allows the teachers to show images and provide sound as well. If you imagine a large computer screen with colorful images and sound added in, you can see why so many pupils are drawn in by what they see and hear in a modern classroom.
Various audio (声音的) tools also help to make sure that everyone can hear what the teacher has to say. In the past, if a teacher said something that a child missed, perhaps the child was too timid (胆小的) or nervous to ask them to repeat it. Now they are less likely to miss out simply because they’re sitting too far away from the teacher to hear them.
The 21st century classroom is able to teach pupils more than one thing. For example, imagine a history lesson is given in a modern classroom. How is it different from a classroom setting in the past? The answer is simple. The students will not only learn about history itself, they will also learn how to use the modern equipment (设备) that helps the teacher get their message across.
Modern technology can make teaching and learning easier. Student response (应答) system makes everyone able to express their opinions or answers without having to speak up. Since everyone can do it, the teacher can see who needs more help in other ways.
It’s clear that this kind of classroom technology is making a great difference in modern classrooms.
| Topic | Modern technology helps us make teaching and learning more interesting and interactive. |
of using modern technology in the classroom | 1. Make it much easier to attract pupils’ ●Whiteboards allow teachers to show colorful images and p  rovide sound.●Audio tools make students hear the teacher’s 2. Make students learn more than one thing. ●Help students learn the knowledge of a 3. Make teaching and learning easier. ●Student response system makes students give their opinions or answers without |
| Conclusion | Modern classroom technology makes a great difference to teaching and learning. |
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Space travel is nothing new．The first spacecraft with a human was sent up into space in 1961．Since then, people have not only been travelling to space, but many of the have also lived there for some time．
The Soviet Union (Russia) sent the first space station in 1971．This space station was called Salyut 1．Salyut 1 was designed as a place where people could live while they made observation (观察) and did experiments．
The first group of Russian astronauts arrived separately in a spacecraft and dock (对接) with the space station．Then they entered Salyut 1 and lived there for 23 days．While they were there, they did experiments and watched space and the Earth below．
The Soviet Union went on to make seven more Salyut space station．At the same time, the United States built its own space station, called Skylab．
Astronauts visited and often lived on these space station for short periods of time．However, it wasn’t until the late 1980s when the Soviet Union sent the Mir space station that people began to live in space for a longer time．
Mir stayed in space continuously from 1989 until 2001, when it was decided that the space station was too old and no longer safe to live in．
However, a forever two-person crew now lives the International Space Station．The International Space station was sent in 2001 and is still being built．Over the next few years, it is expected that larger number of people will live and work there．
回答下面的问题，其中76-79小题每题答案不超过5个词。
1. When did the Soviet Union send the first space station?
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2. What did astronauts living in Salyut 1 do?
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3. Which country was the space station called Skylab built by?
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4. How many space stations did the Soviet Union send into space in the 1970s and 1980s?
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5. What is the main idea of the passage?
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【推荐2】What's going to happen in the future
What's going to happen in the future？Here are some things that scientists say is most likely to happen 10to 30 years from now.
1 Digital money
We used to pay with cash for everything we bought. In fact，we are already using one type of digital money，when we swipe（刷卡）our bus pass or use a credit card to shop online.
You have to admit that using a card is much easier than searching your pocket for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash on your person. People in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year and the US might be next.
2 Bionic（仿生的）eye
People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back-by wearing bionic eyes. A blind eye can no longer sense light，but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send data into the brain.
Although the bionic eye that's out now only allow patients to see lights and unclear shapes，a high resolution（分辨率）version could be just a few years away.
3 Self-driving car
Unlike a human driver，a self-driving car won't be distracted（分神）by a phone call，the radio or something outside the window. Sensors（探测器）and cameras on the car would allow it to keep strictly to the rules of the road and keep a safe distance from other cars. This would greatly reduce the number of road accidents Many vehicle companies are now planning self-driving cars. By 2040，driverless vehicles will be the main vehicles on the road.
根据短文内容完成表格（每格限填一词）。
Thirty years in the | ||
| Digital money | Advantages | Using cards is much easier and |
| The future | Sweden stopped taking cash last year and America may follow its | |
| Bionic eye | | A bionic eye can use a camera to "see" the environment and send data directly to the brain so the |
| The future | Although now blind people wearing a bionic eye can only see lights and unclear shapes, there could be | |
| Self-driving car | How it | Sensors and cameras make it possible to keep a safe distance from other cars. |
| Advantages | A self-driving car will strictly keep to the | |
| The future | Many vehicle companies are planning self-driving cars. Driverless | |
【推荐3】Our world is shaped by design
Nearly everything you use in daily life requires thoughtful design.
A book cover that interests you to read, an app that keeps you exercising, a search engine （引擎）that is easy to use ... these all require good design. Good design makes our lives easier and better. But what makes good design?
Fortune magazine recently listed the 100 greatest designs of modern times. The list shows a clear change in design philosophy（理念）over the past decades（数十年）, according to Fortune.
In the 1950s, design mostly meant the aesthetics （美学） of a product, such as the sleek（造型优美的）design of a sports car. But today, the focus is on how it can solve problems and change society in a positive way.
One example is Google Search. No.3 on the list, the search engine is seen as a great design not because its pages look pretty, but because it organizes a huge amount of information in a smart way and allows people to find anything they want just by typing in one simple box. Its value lies in bringing knowledge and information to everyone.
The top design, Apple’s iPhone, was not chosen because of its physical appearance. People were more impressed（印象深刻的）by how the iPhone has made life easier for its users.
“The iPhone is a flexible（灵活的）...design that becomes whatever each user wants it to be,” said Kathleen Brandenburg, a world famous designer. In Apple’s App Store, people from all walks of life can create their own apps for different purposes. By providing a platform（平台）for people to be creative, the iPhone provides users with great possibilities.
The Chinese app WeChat is also on the list. It offers many kinds of functions（功能）, including messaging, video calling and online payment. It’s a “one-stop shop that makes our life much easier,” Fortune wrote.
根据上文内容，用英语回答问题。1. According to Fortune, what did design mostly mean in the 1950s?
2. Why is Google Search engine a great design?
3. Why is Apple’s iPhone Top 1 design?
4. How does the iPhone provide users with great possibilities?
5. According to the passage, what functions can WeChat offer?
