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 carefullyB．to do as teachers say
C．to use dictionaries frequentlyD．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．reasonableB．unfairC．foolishD．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

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了一篇作文的拼寫與文章內(nèi)容之間的關(guān)系。
小題1:根據(jù)He will write only words within his spelling range (范圍).故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)The problem is, how to en­courage a child to express himself freely in writing without holding him back with spelling.以及That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.故答案應(yīng)為A。
小題3:根據(jù)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.故選B。
小題4:通過全文以及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.故選D。
點評：1、加強整體意識，把握文章的主要內(nèi)容。在閱讀的時候可給段落標(biāo)上序號，并給重要的句子和關(guān)鍵詞做上記號，尤其是各段中心句，為答題提供更快捷更多的信息源。2、審清題干，發(fā)覺和把握試題中有效的提示性信息，確認(rèn)命題的角度、閱讀范圍和答題方式。3、定位閱讀，強化對應(yīng)意識。同時要注意原文利用和自我加工相結(jié)合。 
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