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IV. Reading ComprehensionYou see them everywhere these days: at the back of your favorite box of cereal, on giant posters at bus stops and on adverts in the windowof your local estate agent. But what exactly is a QR code, and how can these little black squares be used in education?QR, or Quick Response codes, are two-dimensional barcodes that can be read using smartphones, tablets, laptops and dedicated QRreading devices. They link directly to articles, emails, websites, phone numbers, videos, social media pages and more. All you need is acamera lens on your device and a QR code scanning program which can be downloaded online for free as an app. QR code readers likekaywa.com, mobile-barcodes.com or beetagg.com also give you the possibility to generate your own QR codes for free. And it only takes afew clicks!QR technology provides a wealth of benefits for the techno-friendly teacher. Besides the fact that most students own mobile phonesthat can read QR codes in seconds, they also often have access to laptops in school. Students will not be fazed by a technology that theyhave probably used outside school already. On the contrary, they are likely to get excited at the prospect of opening Ali Baba’s cave ofinformation at the click of a button!Listed below are the three main reasons why QR codes are brilliant in education:Inconspicuous as they may seem, QR codes can hold over 4000 characters of information. Instead of printing out a long web articleto your students, QR codes could give them direct and instantaneous access to the same resource in class or at home. You save time and yousave a tree simultaneously!They are very easy to generate. To create a QR code, you only need to copy and paste the address of a web page into your QRgenerating software. Once you have produced your code, you can then transfer it to your teaching resource, or simply leave it on theinteractive whiteboard for students to scan in class.QR codes can be printed on virtually anything: paper, textile, walls, even on your skin as a tattoo for those teachers who are willingto show total commitment to their subject. Some schools use them in the reception area to provide extra information about school events tostudents, parents and visitors.
【題組】41. What is the article mostly about?
(A) Ipad in the classroom
(B) three ways of differentiation
(C) online resources for moral education
(D) QR codes in education
參考答案
答案：D
難度：簡單0.84153
統計：A(3),B(10),C(16),D(154),E(0)