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As computers become all the morepopular in China, Chinese people areincreasingly
relying on computer keyboardsto input Chinese characters. But if they usethe computer
too much, they may end up
forgetting the exact strokes(笔画) of each Chinese characterwhen writing on paper. Experts
suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.
Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing,students start using a computer
as early as primary school.And computer dependence is more wide-spread among
university students. Almost all their assignments and essaysare typed on a computer.
All the students interviewed say they usually use acomputer.
It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer. Andthat's why computers are
being applied more and more oftento modern education. But when people are taking
stock incomputers increasingly, problems appear. "
When I'm writing with a pen, 1 find I often can'tremember how to write a character,
though I feel I'mfamiliar with it. "
"I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a penand paper. "
Many students don't feel this is something to worryabout. Now that it's more convenient
and efficient to writeon a computer, why bother to handwrite? Many educators think
differently. Shi Liwei, theheadmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said"Chinese
characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的 )value.But those character styped
with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artisticbeauty of the
characters is lost. And handwriting containsthe writer's emotion. Through one's handwriting,
peoplecan get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautifulwriting will give people a better
first impression of them. "
To encourage students to handwrite more, manyprimary schools in Beijing have made
writing classescompulsory(必修的 ) and in univery,ities,some professors areasking students
to turn in their homework and essayswritten by hand.
1. Which of the following can best serve as the title of thepassage?
A. The Importance of Handwriting and Typing
B. To Type or To Handwrite
C. Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By Hand
D. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters
2.The students interviewed prefer to write using acomputer mainly because _ .
A. they are usually asked to c-mail their homework and essays
B.they can correct the mistakes they make quickly andconveniently
C. they find it not easy to remember how to write tcharacter
D. computers have become a trend and fashion in China.
3. The underlined expression "taking stock in" (Paragraph 4) probably means .
A. getting bored with
B. getting dependent on
C. becoming crazy about
D. getting curious about
4. We can draw the conclusion from the passage that
A. more and more students will give up writing on acomputer
B. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day
C. more and more students will pay attention tohandwriting
D. the typing article better expresses one's emotion and quality
