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In fact, one of the biggest virtues of virtual reality is that it allows students to learn in a safe

environment, and this holds true for students with behavior disorders. After a student has learned an appropriate behavior or way of controlling his or her anger, the student is put in progressively more difficult virtual social situations where he or she can practice the new technique. And it is expected that future teachers will be exposed to virtual classes, complete with “difficult students” to help them master behavior management techniques.

Virtual reality even allows us to tailor the world to meet a child's needs. Let's say we're teaching a child to cross the street by paying attention to traffic signs. Educators have found that it is often difficult for the child to locate the traffic sign in a busy environment. With virtual reality, we can blow up the “walk sign" so the student knows what it looks like. Then we gradually begin shrinking the sign and adding other environmental elements. Once the student has mastered this virtually, he or she transfers the knowledge to the real world. In the end, this is the most important function of virtual reality programs for special students.

11. In Line 2, Par. 1, the word “province” means .

[A] technology [B] domain [C] basis [D] region

12. Virtual reality can help future teachers learn .

[A] how to assess students' skill levels [B] how to respond to individual student's needs

[C] how to deal with students who misbehave [D] how to run an orderly classroom

13. This text mainly deals with .

[A] The importance of using virtual reality in special education

[B] The applications of virtual reality for special students

[C] The advantages of virtual reality over conventional special education methods

[D] The potential role of virtual reality in special education

14. Which group does the author NOT suggest might benefit from virtual reality applications to

考研阅读理解模拟试题及解析

[A] students with mental illness [B] students with behavioral disorders

[C] students with physical handicaps [D] students with developmental problems

15. According to the text, what is the ultimate purpose of virtual reality in education?

[A] to give special students a chance to experience life in the outside world

[B] to train teachers to work with students with special needs

[C] to allow special students to learn life-skills in a safe environment

[D] to prepare special students to transition into mainstream society

Text 4

In today's world, racial, ethnic, and national categories no longer impose fixed barriers or unbending traditions. This is not to say that these categories have disappeared. Rather, they are mixing and

interacting in new ways . The hybrid nature of today's society is a valuable resource that companies and businesses should tap into in their quest to innovate.

The ability to apply knowledge to new situations is the most valued currency in today's economy. More than ever, creativity rewards those who exercise it, so curiosity about the source of creativity has never been higher. How creativity comes about is a riddle, but a few things seem clear. Highly creative

people don't necessarily excel in raw brainpower. They are misfits on some level. They tend to question accepted views and to consider contradictory ones.

The implications are plain to see: Divergent thinking is an essential ingredient of creativity. Diverse groups produce diverse thinking. Therefore, diversity promotes creativity. This logic applies to

corporations, research teams, think tanks, and other groups of creators. Those who rely on a team of diverse people are more likely to innovate than those who rely on platoons of similar people. To be sure, hybridity poses risks. A hybrid person may lose himself in a jumble of affiliations. A

hybrid nation may botch the process of reinvention. Still, the price of such errors seems lower than the cost of circling the ethnic wagons and either shutting out people who are different or forcing them to become “one of us." Never before have so many people married across racial and ethnic lines. Never before have so many people left their homelands for work or pleasure. Never before have so many people touched or tasted the clothes, foods, musical styles, and ideas of cultures not available to them in their youth. These people are not becoming phantoms or dilettantes. Rather, they are part of an outpouring of human creativity that is being driven by radical mixing.

“You cannot spill a drop of American blood," Herman Melville wrote in 1849, “without spilling the blood of the whole world." More than ever, Melville's declaration applies not only to America, but to all nations.

16. The author's attitude towards mixing of cultures is one of .

[A] unrestricted enthusiasm [B] eager advocacy [C] genuine concern [D] satisfied approval

17. According to the text, people are curious about sources of creativity because .

[A] creativity is profitable [B] creativity is a basic human instinct

[C] creativity is directly related to diversity [D] creative thought is valued by almost everybody

18. In the fourth paragraph, the term “botch" most likely means .

[A] complicate [B] err in [C] excel at [D] flourish in

19. The author suggests of current times that .

[A] without diversity, creativity would cease [B] the growth of the economy depends on a diverse

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[C] businesses can gain from the diversity [D] today's creative individual does best in business

20. This text is mainly about .

[A] the significance of diversity to creative thought

[B] the advantages of diversity for innovative businesses

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