2009 广东 第 21 题 单选题 区分题
$50. We can infer from the passage that the author ______________.$
A. enjoyed grown-up tricks very much
B. 1oved poster competitions very much
C. felt surprised to win the competition
D. became wise and rich after the competition
C
A few years ago I had an “aha!” moment regarding handwriting.
I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some
sort of editorial task. It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting,and
then I realized whose it must be. I finally became aware of the fact that I had been
working with this colleague for at least a year,maybe two,and yet I did not
recognize her handwriting at that point.
It was a very important event in the computerization of life—a sign that the
informal. Friendly communication of people working together in an office had
changed from notes in pen to instant messages and emails. There was a time when our
workdays were filled with little letters,and we recognized one another's handwriting
the way we knew voices or faces.
As a child visiting my father’s office,1 was pleased to recognize,in little
notes on the desks of his staff,the same handwriting 1 would see at home in the
notes he would leave on the fridge—except that those notes were signed “dad” instead
of “RFW”.
All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of
Handwriting,a book by Florey. Sire shows in her book a deep concern about the fall
of handwriting and the failure of schools to teach children to write well,but many
others argue that people in a digital age can’t be expected to learn to hold a pen.
I don’t buy it.
I don’t want to see anyone cut off from the expressive,personal associations
that a pen still promotes better than a digital keyboard does. For many a
biographer,part of really getting to know their subjects is learning to read their
handwriting.
What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings
based on the handwriting of 16 th-century Italy. That may sound impossibly grand—as
if they want kids to learn to draw by copying classical paintings. However,they have
worked in many school systems.
参考答案
C。