Question

A study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 106 foreign students. It shows that most students considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival. This was followed by speaking, Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant（顯著的）problem.

The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation（動機(jī)）, we considered it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammar-based English teaching in their own country. To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different.

Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining（保持）or increasing motivation. Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A. Foreign students have more problems.

B. There are many ways to improve English.

C. Teaching should meet students’ needs.

D. English learning problems should be studied again.

2.Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students .

A. became less interested in reading

B. became better at speaking

C. had to write their papers

D. had fewer problems with listening

3.We may infer from the last two paragraphs that .

A. grammar-based teaching seems to be encouraging

B. different teaching methods should be used

C. English courses are necessary for foreign students

D. teaching content should be changed halfway

4.The word “it” underlined in the last paragraph refers to“ ”.

A.re-think B. activity

C. motivation D. timetable

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了學(xué)習(xí)英語的一些問題，并且指出教學(xué)應(yīng)該滿足學(xué)生的需要。

1. C主旨題。根據(jù)This led us to a major re-think, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.可知這篇文章主要講了教學(xué)應(yīng)該滿足學(xué)生的需要。

2. C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in.可知當(dāng)外國學(xué)生寫論文時，寫作成為一個大的問題。

3. B推斷題。根據(jù)To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different.以及Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining（保持）or increasing motivation. Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks.可知從最后兩個自然段，我們可以推斷出不同的教學(xué)方法應(yīng)該被使用。

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