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【題目】There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have ever taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority (優(yōu)先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities (復雜性) of spelling. That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content (內容) rather than spelling.

If spelling becomes the only focus of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language.

I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a piece of writing about a personal experience. “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes and your writing is terrible.” It may have been a sharp comment on the pupil’s spelling in writing, but it was also a sad sign that the teacher had failed to read the composition, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the mistakes, but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the spelling would have given the pupil more encouragement to seek improvement.

【1】Teachers are different in their opinions about ______.

A. the difficulties in teaching spelling

B. the complexities of the basic writing skills

C. the role of spelling in general language development and writing ability

D. the necessity of teaching spelling

【2】Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that ________.

A. students will have more confidence in studying

B. students will be able to express their ideas more freely

C. students will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

D. students will learn to be independent of teachers

【3】The author seems to think that the teacher’s comment on that piece of writing is ________.

A. fair B. unreasonable C. amusing D. careless

【4】The major point discussed in the passage is ________.

A. the importance of developing writing skills

B. the complexities of spelling

C. the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

D. the correct way of marking compositions

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 B

【3】 B

【4】 C

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了關于教導學生拼寫的一些問題，但是對于拼寫教學，教師們之間也存在分岐，教師們的分歧在于如何進行單詞拼寫教學，以及拼寫教學與培養(yǎng)學生全面的語言能力和寫作能力上哪個更具優(yōu)先考慮權。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段There are, however, different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority (優(yōu)先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities (復雜性) of spelling.可知，教師們的分歧在于如何進行單詞拼寫教學，以及拼寫教學與培養(yǎng)學生全面的語言能力和寫作能力上哪個更具優(yōu)先考慮權。故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。文章第一段提到That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content (內容) rather than spelling.可知，教師鼓勵學生用字典是為了讓他們在表達自己的想法時不再受拼寫的限制。故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。從最后一段It may have been a sharp comment on the pupil’s spelling in writing, but it was also a sad sign that the teacher had failed to read the composition, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings.可知，作者認為老師這么做是不合理的，他沒有注意到孩子蘊含著美麗表達的深層情緒。故選B。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文可知，整篇文章是圍繞拼寫和寫作內容的關系。故選C。