Improve Computer-research SkillsLike many college students, Jose Juarez carries around a pocket-sized computer that lets him watch movies, surf the internet and text-message his friends.He’s part of "Generation M"—those born after 1985 who (51) up connected to everything from video games to cellphones."For us, it’s everyday life," said Juarez, 18, a freshman (52) California State University at Sacramento (CSUS).(53) ,educators are now saying that not all Generation Mers can synthesize the piles of in formation they’re accessing."They’re geeky (与网格交往的),but they don’t know what to (54) with their geekdom," said Barbara O’Connor, a communications studies professor who has been involved in a nationwide (55) to improve students’ computer-research skills.In a recent nationwide test to (56) their technological "literacy"—their ability to use the Internet to complete class assignments—only 49 percent correctly evaluated a set of Web sites for objectivity, authority and timeliness. Only 35 per cent could correctly narrow an overly (57) Internet search.About 130 Sacramento State students, including Juarez, participated in the experimental test, (58) to 6,300 college students across the country.The hour-long assessment test is conducted by Educational Testing Service. It is aweb-based scavenger (食肉动物) hunt (59) simulated Internet search engines and academic databases that spit out purposely misleading information."They’re very good at (60) in and using the Internet, but don’t always understand what they get back," said Linda Goff, head of instructional services for the CSUS library."You see an open search box, you type in a few words and you (61) the button," said Golf, who is involved in the testing."They take at face value (62) shows up at the top of the list as the best stuff."Educators say that these sloppy (马虎) research skills are troubling."We look at that as a foundational skill, in the same way we (63) math and English as a foundational skill," said Lode Roth, assistant vice-chancellor for academic programmes in the CSU system.Measuring how well students can "sort the good (64) the bad" on the Internet has become a higher pdodty for CSU, Roth said.CSU is considering (65) a mandatory (强制性的) assessment test on technological literacy for all freshmen, much as it has required English and math placement tests since the 1980s. 53()
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第一篇Youth Emancipation in Spain The Spanish Government is so worried about the number of young adults still living with their parents that it has decided to help them leave the nest. Around 55 percent of people aged 18-34 in Spain still sleep in their parents’ home, says the latest report from the country’s state-run Institute of Youth. To coax(劝诱) young people from their homes, the Institute started a "Youth Emancipation(解放)" programme this month. The programme offers guidance in finding rooms and jobs. Economists blame young people’s family dependence on the precarious labour market and increasing housing prices. Housing prices have risen 17 percent a year since 2000. Cultural reasons also contribute to the problem, say sociologists(社会学家). Family ties in south Europe—Italy, Portugal and Greece—are stronger than those in middle and north Europe, said Spanish sociologist Almudena Moreno Minguez in her report "The Late Emancipation of Spanish Youth Key for Understanding". "In general, young people in Spain firmly believe in the family as the main body around which their private life is organized," said Minguez. In Spain—especially in the countryside, it is not uncommon to find entire groups of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews all living on the same street. They regularly get together for Sunday dinner. Parents’ tolerance is another factor. Spanish parents accept late-night partying and are wary of setting bedtime rules. "A child can arrive home at whatever time he wants. If parents complain he’ll put up a fight and call the father a fascist," said Jose Antonio Gomez Yanez, a sociologist at Carlos III University in Madrid. Mothers’ willingness to do children’s household chores worsens the problem. Dionisio Masso, a 60-year-old in Madrid, has three children in their 20s. The eldest 28, has a girlfriend and a job. But life with Mum is good. "His Mum does the wash and cooks for him, in the end, he lives well." Masso said. The phrase "wary of" in paragraph 8 could be best replaced by()
A. tired of
B. afraid of
C. worried about
D. cautious about
My Life at RendaI learned very quickly that being a teaching assistant(TA)at the University of Iowa would be different from being a teacher at Renmin University. (46) Eyes staring, mouths open, students examined my big nose, while was writing my name on the blackboard. At Iowa, when my first classes began, half of my students still hadn’t arrived. When veryone finally found a seat, ringing cell phones and loud yawns(哈欠)interrupted my opening remarks. It is not that American students were disrespectful. (47) They were, however, far more skeptical than the students I had at Renda. The truth is I Couldn’t fault them for their skepticism. Undergraduates at large US universities—especially freshmen and sophomores—often have several classes a semester handled by TAs. In some cases, the TA sets the course content. (48) Most have good intentions, but very few are as effective as professors. Every teacher has to confront obstacles to learning—no matter what the culture. Students who talk during lectures, students who cheat, students who question the grade they get for a paper or project— dealing with these is all part of the job. (49) The difference, I think, is that in the US I had to swallow more of my pride. (50) I had a responsibility to teach them, of course, but I had to do so indirectly—as a guide who himself had a few things to learn from the students. 48()
A. Back at Renda, l had walked into my first classes feeling like a celebrity.
B. In my students’ minds, I had little to offer them, except perhaps some sample questions for the mid-term exam.
C. In others, the TA works as a grader and discussion leader.
D. I encountered these in China, and I faced them in the US.
E. On the other hand, being taught by a graduate student is not necessarily bad.
F. Most were polite, or at least, indifferent
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A. 检查不孕原因
B. 指导避孕与受孕
C. 协助诊断妊娠
D. 协助诊断月经失调
E. 以上都是