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 16th 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.

　　1．Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague’s handwriting?

　　A．He had worked with his colleague long enough.

　　B．His colleague’s handwriting was so beautiful.

　　C．His colleague’s handwriting was so terrible.

　　D．He still had a lot of work to do.

　　解析：选A。细节理解题。由第二段最后一句可知，作者对不能认出和自己一起工作了很长时间的同事的笔迹感到惊讶。

　　2．People working together in an office used to ________.

　　A．talk more about handwriting

　　B．take more notes on workdays

　　C．know better one another’s handwriting

　　D．communicate better with one another

　　解析：选C。推理判断题。由第三段中的“There was a time when...voice or faces.”可知，过去一起工作的人们通常能互相了解对方的笔迹。

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