广西2014年成人学位英语完型填空过关练习40题
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One topic is rarely mentioned in all the talk of improving standards in our schools: the almost complete failure of foreign – language teaching. As a French graduate who has taught for more than twenty – five years, I believe I have some idea of why the failure is so total. (11) the faults already found out in the education system as a whole – such as child – centred learning, the “discovery” method, and the low expectations by teachers of pupils – there have been several serious (12) which have a direct effect on language teaching.
The first is the removal from the curriculum (课程) of the thorough teaching of English (13) . Pupils now do not know a verb from a noun, the subject of a sentence from its object, or the difference between the past, present, or future.
Another important error is mixed – ability teaching, or teaching in ability groups so (14) that the most able pupils are (15) and are bored while the least able are lost and (16) bored. Strangely enough, few head teachers seem to be in favour of mixed – ability school football teams.
Progress depends on memory, and pupils start to forget immediately they stop having (17) lessons. This is why many people who attended French lessons at school, even those who got good grades, have forgotten it a few years later. (18) they never need it, they do not practise it.
Most American schools have accepted what is inevitable and (19) modern languages, even Spanish, from the curriculum. Perhaps it is time for Britain to do the same, and stop (20) resources on a subject which few pupils want or need.
(11)．A．Due to B．In addition to C．Instead of D．In spite of
(12)．A．errors B．situations C．systems D．methods
(13)．A．vocabulary B．culture C．grammar D．literature
(14)．A．wide B．similar C．separate D．unique
(15)．A．kept out B．turned down C．held back D．left behind
(16)．A．surprisingly B．individually C．equally D．hardly
(17)．A．extra B．traditional C．basic D．regular
(18)．A．Although B．Because C．Until D．Unless
(19)．A．restored B．absorbed C．prohibited D．withdrawn
(20)．A．wasting B．focusing C．exploiting D．sharing
参考答案及解析：
(11)．B 除了…以外。
(12)．A errors和fault同意。
(13)．C 下文叙述的都是语法的问题。
(14)．A wide说明范围广。
(15)．C hold back阻挡、阻碍人的发展/提高。
(16)．D 差的学生也同样感到厌倦。
(17)．D 常规课程、正常上课。
(18)．B 前句说的是原因。
(19)．D withdraw “撤消”。
(20) A 不要把资源浪费在学生不需要的课程上。
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