专题09 概要写作10篇-【好题汇编】备战2023-2024学年高二英语下学期期中真题分类汇编（上海专用）

专题09 概要写作10篇 1．（22-23高二下·上海·期中）Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible. How Technology Can Help Schools in Poor Countries “Books will soon disappear in schools,” Thomas Edison predicted in 1913. Each new wave of information technology — radio, television, computers—has caused similar predictions. Like teachers, digital-educational technology comes in many forms. But, used properly, it now deserves more prominence (重要性) in schools — especially in poor countries where human teachers are often ignorant, absent or both. According to a recent World Bank study of seven sub-Saharan African countries, half of nine-year-olds cannot read a simple word and three-quarters cannot read a simple sentence. The reason is terrible teaching. The same study found that only 7% of teachers had the minimum knowledge needed to teach reading and writing effectively. When classrooms were inspected to see whether a teacher was present, half the time the answer was no. Poor governments often lack the means to check on teachers in distant villages. Several recent studies suggest digital-educational tech can help. Some of the scarce resources could be better spent on digital-educational tech. That does not mean dumping computers on schools in the hope that children will understand how to use them. Instead, it means providing schools with software children can use with minimal help from an adult, that sends teachers instructions about what they are supposed to be teaching and that allows the authorities to check on whether the teacher is in the classroom. Some may wonder whether the poorest places have the necessary infrastructure. However, where the grid is not available, solar chargers can work. Schools do not need internet access. Devices can be taken to where there is a connection to upload or download the necessary information. Cost does not have to be a huge proble