Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage
Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the look-say or whole-word method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively
The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the self-directed, learning how to learn activities recommended by advocates ()of open classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these Run-Spot-Run readers
However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called the great debate in beginning reading. In his best-seller Why Johnny Cant Read, Flesch indicted()the nations public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method. He saidand more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmedthat another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics(ѧ) is far superior
Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step
62.The author feels that counting on educators to teach reading correctly is_____________
Aonly logical and naturalBthe expected position
Cprobably a mistake Dmerely effective instruction
63.The author indicts the look-say reading approach because___________
Ait overlooks decodingBRudolf Flesch agrees with him
Che says it is boring Dmany schools continue to use this method
64.One major difference between the looksay method of learning reading and the phonics method is____________
Alooksay is simplerBphonics takes longer to learn
Clooksay is easier to teach Dphonics gives readers access to far more words
65.The phrase touch off (Line 1, Para.3) most probably means________
Atalk about shortly Bstart or cause
Ccompare with Doppose
66.According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
APhonics approach regards wholeword method as unimportant
BThe whole-word approach emphasizes decoding
CIn phonics approach, it is necessary and logical to employ decoding
DPhonics is superior because it stresses the meaning of words thus the vast majority of most common words can be learned
Part Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, Cand Don the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre
Methods of studying vary; what works 67 for some students doesnt work at all for others. The only thing you can do is experiment 68 you find a system that does work for you. But two things are sure: 69 else can do your studying for you, and unless you do find a system that works, you wont get through college. Meantime, there are a few rules that 70 for everybody. The hint is dont get 71 .The problem of studying, 72 enough to start with, becomes almost 73 when you are trying to do three 74 in one weekend. 75 the fastest readers have trouble 76 that. And if you are behind in written work that must be 77 , the teacher who accepts it 78 late will probably not give you good credit. Perhaps he may not accept it 79 . Getting behind in one class because you are spending so much time on another is really no 80 . Feeling pretty virtuous about the seven hours you spend on chemistry wont 81 one bit if the history teacher pops a quiz. And many freshmen do get into trouble by spending too much time on one class at the 82 of the others, either because they like one class much better or because they find it so much harder that they think, they should 83 all their time to it. 84 the reason, going the whole work for one class and neglecting the rest of them is a mistake, if you face this 85 , begin with the shortest and easiest 86 . Get them out of the way and then go to the more difficult, time consuming work
67.AgoodBeasilyCsufficientlyDwell
68.AuntilBafterCwhileDso
69.AsomebodyBnobodyCeverybodyDanybody
70.AfollowBgoCoperateDwork
71.AbehindBafterCslowDlater
72.AhardlyBunpleasantChardDheavy
73.AimprobableBnecessaryCimpossibleDinevitable
74.Aweeks workBweeks worksCweeks workDweek s works
75.AEvenBAlmostCIfDWith
76.Ato doBdoingCat doingDwith doing
77.Aturned inBtuned up Cturned outDgiven in
78.AveryBquiteCsuchDtoo
79.AanywayBeitherCat allDthatÔ´:Ô´
80.AsolutionBmethodCanswerDexcuse
81.AhelpBencourageCassistDimprove
82.AexpenseBpayCdebtDcharge
83.AdevoteBputCspendDtake
84.AWhicheverBWhateverCHoweverDWherever
85.AattractionBdecisionCtemptationDdilemma
86.AarrangementsBwayCassignmentsDclass
Part Translation (5 minutes)
Direction: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets
87.Not only___________________ (Õ·Ì«)but he didnt do a good repair job either
88.The murderer_________________ (Ⱥ)with an attempt to shoot at the Prime Minister whenever he seized a chance
89.The emergence of e-commerce and the fast-growing Internet economy are_____________ (ΪйĹóṩµ)
90.That Canadian speaks Chinese_________________________________________ (˵Ӣһ)
91.Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was __________________(æ׼) her examination