21. Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to.
- A. complete future job training
- B. remodel the way of thinking
- C. formulate logical hypotheses
- D. perfect artwork production
答案：B
答案句：However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it’s not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers – but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses. It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students.
参考译文：然而，科尔蒂纳表示，早期接触是有益的。当更小的孩子学习计算机科学时，他们会明白这不仅仅是一串令人困惑、无休止的字母和数字——而是构建应用程序、创作艺术作品或检验假设的工具。对他们来说，转变思维过程不像对年龄较大的学生那样困难。
定位线索：题干“Cortina holds that early exposure”→答案句“Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial”；文中“transform their thought processes”对应选项B“remodel the way of thinking”（同义改写）。
解析：题干问科尔蒂纳认为早期接触计算机科学使什么变得更容易。答案句明确指出“It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes”，即转变思维过程更容易，与选项B“remodel the way of thinking”（重塑思维方式）同义。选项A“完成未来工作培训”、C“形成逻辑假设”、D“完善艺术作品制作”均属于原文提及的具体应用或结果，但并非题干所问的“使...更容易”的对象，属于偷换概念。
22. In delivering lessons for high-schoolers, Flatiron has considered their.
- A. experience
- B. interest
- C. career prospects
- D. academic backgrounds
答案：B
答案句：The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to gear lessons toward things they’re interested in,” said Victoria Friedman, an instructor.
参考译文：高中生学习相同的课程，但“我们尽量使课程适应他们感兴趣的内容，”讲师维多利亚·弗里德曼说。
定位线索：题干“Flatiron has considered their”→答案句“gear lessons toward things they’re interested in”；文中“interested in”对应选项B“interest”（直接对应）。
解析：题干问弗拉特伦学校在给高中生授课时考虑了他们的什么。答案句明确提到“gear lessons toward things they’re interested in”，即根据学生感兴趣的内容调整课程，直接对应选项B“interest”。选项A“经验”、C“职业前景”、D“学术背景”在原文中均未提及，属于无中生有。
23. Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will.
- A. help students learn other computer languages
- B. have to be upgraded when new technologies come
- C. need improving when students look for jobs
- D. enable students to make big quick money
答案：A
答案句：But the skills they learn – how to think logically through a problem and organize the results – apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.
参考译文：但他们学到的技能——如何逻辑地思考问题并组织结果——适用于任何编程语言，北卡罗来纳州教育顾问黛博拉·西霍恩说。
定位线索：题干“Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will”→答案句“the skills they learn ... apply to any coding language”；文中“apply to any coding language”对应选项A“help students learn other computer languages”（同义改写）。
解析：题干问黛博拉·西霍恩认为在弗拉特伦学到的技能将会怎样。答案句明确指出这些技能“apply to any coding language”，即适用于任何编程语言，意味着有助于学习其他计算机语言，对应选项A。选项B“必须随着新技术出现而升级”、C“找工作时需要改进”、D“使学生快速赚大钱”在原文中均无依据，属于无中生有。
24. According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to.
- A. bring forth innovative computer technologies
- B. stay longer in the information technology industry
- C. become better prepared for the digitalized world
- D. compete with a future army of programmers
答案：C
答案句：Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers – in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes – for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want – the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that – the better.
参考译文：事实上，弗拉特伦的学生可能根本不会进入IT行业。但培养未来的程序员大军并不是这些课程的唯一目的。这些孩子将在余生中被电脑包围——口袋里、办公室里、家里。他们越早学会计算机如何思考、如何引导机器产生他们想要的东西——越早学会他们有能力做到这一点——就越好。
定位线索：题干“According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to”→答案句“These kids are going to be surrounded by computers ... The younger they learn ... the better”；文中“surrounded by computers”和“the better”对应选项C“become better prepared for the digitalized world”（同义改写）。
解析：题干问根据最后一段，弗拉特伦的学生被期望做什么。答案句指出孩子们将被电脑包围，越早学会与电脑互动越好，暗示他们应为数字化世界做好准备，对应选项C。选项A“带来创新计算机技术”、B“在IT行业待更久”与原文“might not go into IT at all”矛盾；选项D“与未来程序员大军竞争”与原文“creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose”不符，属于偷换概念。
25. The word “coax” (Line 4, Para. 6) is closest in meaning to.
- A. persuade
- B. frighten
- C. misguide
- D. challenge
答案：A
答案句：These kids are going to be surrounded by computers – in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes – for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want – the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that – the better.
参考译文：这些孩子将在余生中被电脑包围——口袋里、办公室里、家里。他们越早学会计算机如何思考、如何引导机器产生他们想要的东西——越早学会他们有能力做到这一点——就越好。
定位线索：题干“coax”→答案句“how to coax the machine into producing what they want”；文中“coax ... into producing”对应选项A“persuade”（同义改写，意为引导、说服）。
解析：题干问第六段中“coax”一词的含义。答案句中“coax the machine into producing what they want”意为引导机器产生想要的东西，结合上下文“learn that they have the power to do that”，可知“coax”表示温和地引导或说服，对应选项A“persuade”。选项B“frighten”（恐吓）、C“misguide”（误导）、D“challenge”（挑战）均与语境不符，属于无中生有。