There is a common belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever considered spelling unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, quite 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 in writing without holding him back with spelling.
If spelling becomes the only point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will write only words within his spelling range (范圍). That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.
I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience:“This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes.” It may have been a sharp criticism(批評) of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had omitted (略過) 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 priority had centered on the child's ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more hope to seek improve­ment.
【小題1】The expression “play safe” probably means ____.

A．to write carefully	B．to do as teachers say
C．to use dictionaries frequently	D．to avoid using words one is not sure of

【小題2】Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that____.

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

B．teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

C．students will have more trust in writing

D．students will learn to spell words correctly

【小題3】The writer seems to think that the teacher’s judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is____.

A．reasonable

B．unfair

C．foolish

D．careless

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

A．the importance of developing writing skills

B．the importance of spelling

C．the correct way of marking composition

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

 

PART THREE   READING COMPREHENSION

Directions： Read the following three passages. Each'passage1 is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices' marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information giv­en in the passage.

A

Short reader – submitted stories – for the woman you should think of today!

                                                   ——Compiled by Amy Zerello

Great Minds Reminded of Mom

After a long, exhausting day, a friend of mine, Allen, headed home. On the road, he passed an elderly woman who was standing by a car with a flat tire. If that were his mother, he thought, he would want someone to help her. With a tired sigh, he turned around and drove back.

Just as he reached the stranded woman, a truck pulled up and a burly farmer got out. "Kindof reminds you of your mom, too?" the man asked as the two of them pitched in together to change the tire for the woman.

-- Contributed by Katherine L. Houge

Your Biggest Fan

While waiting in a bookstore for a guest author to sign her latest book, I leafed through some of the Civil War novels she had written. The woman in line behind me commented, "Those are the best books I've ever read. I couldn't put them down." Before I could reply, the author frowning, looked over and said, "Oh, come on, Mom!"

-- Contributed by Marilyn Kopp

Head of the Household

My husband, Jeff, and I came across several problems while assembling our new computer system, so we called the help desk. The man on the phone started to talk to Jeff in computer jargon(行業(yè)術語), which confused us even more.

"Sir," my husband politely said, "please explain what I should do as if I were a four-year-old."

"Okay," the computer technician replied. "Sweetie, could you please put your mommy on the phone?"

-- Contributed by Lena Worth

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1．Who would the burly man be in the first joke?

       A．Another kind helper.       B．The old lady’s son.

       C．Allen’s friend.         D．A policeman.

2．What was the guest author’s mom trying to do in the second story?

       A．Push hard to get her daughter’s signature.

       B．Promote her daughter’s books by pretending to be a fan.

       C．Show her pride in her daughter’s achievement.

       D．Persuade Marilyn Kopp to buy her daughter’s book.

3．The computer technician on the phone in the third story         .

       A．a(chǎn)ctually could find no way to solve Jeff’s problems

       B．teased Jeff about his poor knowledge of computer jargon

       C．wanted to talk to Lena instead

       D．believed that Jeff’s mom would know more computer jargon

4．What is the main purpose of the jokes?

       A．To make fun of moms.    B．To honor moms.

       C．To educate moms.    D．To amuse moms.

5．The passage is most possibly found          .

       A．in a storybook         B．in a commercial ad

       C．in a magazine          D．in a student’s textbook

 

Bill Javis took over our village’s news-agency at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-a??gency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.

Every day he opened his shop at 6:00 a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his doorstep before that. Many of Bill’s customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 o’clock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the after??noon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his nearest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometimes in the afternoon, the evening paper landed on the doorway, and at 4 o’clock Bill reopened his shop. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.

He lived in a flat above the shop, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the af??ternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was aston??ished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the water. He had no luck, I could see, but he was making no effort to move.

“What’s wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.

For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire en??gine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, “Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right.”

I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.

Bill Javis became a news-agent when _______.

A. he needed the money      

B. he was quite an old man

C. he decided to take up fishing  

D. he gave up clock-repairing

Bill opened the shop so early in the day because _______.

A. he liked to do as much as possible before he went to work

B. the shop had to be open when the morning papers came

C. he was never sure of time

D. it was then that he did a lot of business

From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?

A. The bell was－it must have gone off at the wrong time.

B. Bill was－h(huán)e had dropped off to sleep.

C. The writer’s watch was－it was fast.

D. Bill’s clock was－it was old.

There is a common belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever considered spelling unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, quite 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 in writing without holding him back with spelling.

If spelling becomes the only point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will write only words within his spelling range (范圍). That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.

I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience:“This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes.” It may have been a sharp criticism(批評) of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had omitted (略過) 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 priority had centered on the child's ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more hope to seek improve­ment.

1.The expression “play safe” probably means ____.

A．to write carefully                       B．to do as teachers say

C．to use dictionaries frequently              D．to avoid using words one is not sure of

2.Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that____.

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

B．teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

C．students will have more trust in writing

D．students will learn to spell words correctly

3.The writer seems to think that the teacher’s judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is____.

A．reasonable        B．unfair            C．foolish            D．careless

4.The major point discussed in the passage is _______.

A．the importance of developing writing skills

B．the importance of spelling

C．the correct way of marking composition

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

 

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A

Classical and acoustic guitar lessons be interested in music with a concentration in classical guitar studies and composition masters of education licensed American music teacher over 7 years of experience both private and professional flexible schedule and competitive rates different locations available including the shanghai community center references available 15900460383

 

B

Sun Season Tanning Salon (Shanghai Pudong) Sun Season Tanning Salon is the first professional tanning salon in Pudong. Located in German Centre, Sun Seasons has the most advanced and brand-new sun beds from Ergo line and Dr. Kern. Get a great tan in Sun Season Tanning Salon in German Centre Shanghai. 1st Floor, 88 Keyuan Road, Shanghai Pudong Tel. 021-28986013 salon@sun-season.com

                           C

Office /workshop design and decoration services (Shanghai) Olive Design is a joint venture company with rich experience in the field of interior design and decoration and construction, based in Shanghai. We are so experienced in the following field. Office decoration, hotel, workshop/factory, restaurant decoration, Villa, exhibition decoration. Contact: Mr. Wayne www.okolive.com   www.k@s@5@u.com                            高#考#資#源#網(wǎng) Mobile: 13774 333 220(English) Office:021 62196012(Chinese) Email:bgccsh@gmail.com Address: West Ronghua Street, North Shuicheng Road, Changning District, Shanghai

D

Providing all kind of printing (Shanghai) Our company provides all kinds of printing like business cards, envelope, brochure, catalogue, poster, sticker… Feel free to contact us if need any printing ! Contact person: Johnny Phone:13818252972 E-mail: Johnny@sprit.com.cn Johnny-wei@263.net

                              E

YanHong Service For Everything If you require a Mandarin teacher, maid, driver, nanny, cooker, gardener, or other domestic helper, please call our hotline 021-6446 2445 or Isabelle 135 1213 0007(Fr & En) for prospective employees and arrange interviews. With so many problems between new cultures and a new language, we provide full top services to Shanghai foreign families.

                               F

Be your business assistant, nice friend and guide I graduated from university, an aggressive self-starters interested in a long-term relationship with any person and company who want to start business in China. I can gather price information, verify quality, etc. for you, also I can be your guide and translator when u in China. To sum up, I am able to assist you and your business in China and make them smoothly with my best work!

請閱讀以下個人信息，然后匹配到合適的地方。

John’s new company is to open soon. His office is in need of being decorated now.

David ‘s 8-year-old daughter likes music very much. He wants someone to teach her play classical music.

This year, Mr. Smith will come to China to do star business. He wants an assistant who is good at Chinese.

Lisa wants her skin to be tanned. But she wants a good salon with good services.

50.  In Salina’s new house, there is a big garden with all kinds of flowers. She has no time to take care of them. She is in need of a skilful gardener now.