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IMAGINE A classroom missing one thing that has long been considered a necessary part to reading and
writing? Paper. No notebooks, no textbooks, no test paper. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always
seem to run out of ink at the critical (关键的) moment.
Students don't any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use palm(手掌) size, or specially designed
computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student's personal
computer.
Having computers also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject
they're studying!
High school teacher Judy Harrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn about the
war in Afghanistan over one year ago.
"We could touch every side of the country through different sites, from the forest to refugee camps (难
民营)," she said. "Using a book that's three or four years old is impossible."
A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school teacher Stephanie
Sorrell in Kentucky, US, said she used to give 900 pieces of paper each week to each student.
But, with all this technology, there's always the risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a
power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available for these hi-tech students.
1. All of the following is not needed in a paperless classroom EXECPT _____.
A. pens
B. pencils
C. test papers
D. paper textbooks
2. The example of Judy Harrell's class mainly shows us that _____.
A. computers can offer more updated information than books
B. computers are the best teachers
C. his class is better equipped than others'
D. high school students are interested in wars
3. We can infer from the text that _____.
A. there are some disadvantages about paperless classrooms
B. a paper classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper
C. only students in the US have benefited from paperless classrooms
D. there are already a large number of students using paperless classrooms
4. The purpose of writing this text is probably to _____.
A. show how well a paperless classroom can prevent the waste of paper
B. tell us the news about a new technology in classrooms
C. inform us how we will benefit from paperless classrooms
D. advise all schools to use paperless classrooms
