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When you first step into a classroom, one of the first things to catch your eye is usually a list of rules.However, there's one rule that you just can't help but question: No electronics.In reality, the classrooms in our school have_an_aversion_to modern technology, so electronic devices (设备) such as computers and cellphones are not allowed, for they are thought to have a bad influence on children's attention at class.However, is it possible that these devices could actually be used to improve our learning experience?
As is known to us, these years we have spent so much time talking about the disadvantages of modern technology that we've failed to see their advantages in a classroom.Many people of the 80's and 90's still remember learning about history by playing the game The Oregon Trail, and many of us 2000's teenagers remember games such as Brain Age that encouraged our cognitive (认知的) development.
It doesn't end with educational games, either.Take Minecraft for example.While a parent may complain (抱怨) that their child spends too much time playing the hit video game, what they probably fail to realize is that their child's brain is being enriched with information allowing creativity and problemsolving.Children who play on public or local computers may also pick up on social skills.For older children, creating computer games can be a great introduction to coding (编码)．Many schools have begun to bring the game into their classrooms.
In the end, it's important that we welcome technological development in our classrooms and see the educational value in having fun.School no longer must mean sitting down for hours in front of a pictureless textbook.Instead, school can be a place where children are able to see learning as a lifelong experience.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者认为电子设备对课堂有益。作者通过举电脑游戏的例子告诉读者：在课堂中融入现代科技有利于孩子们学习。
1．What does the underlined part “have an aversion to” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A．Change. B．Dislike.
C．Expect. D．Overuse.
解析：选B 词义猜测题。由下文中的“electronic devices (设备) such as computers and cellphones are not allowed, for they are thought to have a bad influence on children's attention at class”可知，作者所在的学校并不喜欢使用现代科技，故画线部分意为“不喜欢；厌恶”。
2．Some computer games are mentioned to show ________.
A．parents know little about computer games
B．children can create better computer games
C．children can learn from computer games
D．parents only welcome educational games
解析：选C 推理判断题。第二、三段介绍了具有教育意义的电脑游戏和最新的娱乐性的电脑游戏都可以对孩子们的学习产生益处。
3．What is the author's attitude towards electronic devices?
A．He is against them.
B．He is in favor of them.
C．He is uninterested in them.
D．He is uncertain about them.
解析：选B 推理判断题。由第二段中的“we've failed to see their advantages in a classroom”和最后一段中的“it's important that we welcome technological development in our classrooms and see the educational value in having fun”可知，作者非常赞成在课堂上使用电子设备辅助教学。
