Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(35 minutes) Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like what other people say. In the same way, when children learn to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught—to work, run, climb, whistle, or ride a bicycle. They compare those performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find a way to get the right answer. Let’s end this nonsense of grades, exams and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, that is, own understanding and how to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get in the world? Don’t worry ! if it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.”
21.What does the author think is the best way for things? A) By making mistakes and having them pointed out by others. B) By having their mistakes corrected. C) By noticing their problems and making changes. D) By listening to explanations from skilled people.
22.According to the passage, a teacher’s duty is to____. A) providing students with help when necessary B) finding out students’ mistakes and correcting them C) teaching students the essential knowledge that they will need in their future life D) telling students the correct answers
23.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are____. A) not really important skills B) more important than other skills C) basically the same in that we learn by practising and making changes D) quite different in terms of the way of learning
24.Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be assessed by ____. A) educated persons B) the children themselves C) teachers D) parents
25.The author fears that if adults always correct mistakes for children, children will grow up to be____. A) fearful of making mistakes B) too critical of themselves C) unable to think for themselves D) unable to use basic skills
Passage One 内容概要:本篇文章谈到学生在学习语言时，教师总是习惯于指出并纠正学生的错误，这种方法是不妥的。语言的学习和其他技能的学习一样，学生可以在实践的过程中发现问题，做出相应改变。教师的过多干涉只会增强学生的依赖型，因此不可取。教师的职责是在学生需要时给予帮助，使学生对自己的能力做出正确评价。 21.【答案】C。 【试题分析】事实辨认题。 【详细解答】文章指出，孩子们学习很多技能和学习语言一样，犯了错误不需要总是被指出并纠正，他们会自觉地与其他人做比较，从而发现问题，并且做出改变，故选项C正确。 22.【答案】A。 【试题分析】事实辨认题。 【详细解答】文章有这样的句子“Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find a way to get the right answer”，因此教师的任务不是给他们正确答案，也不是纠正他们的错误，根据文中“The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one's life nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours.” 的意思，作者认为在这个复杂多变的社会里，教师的任务也不应仅仅是传授一些必需的知识，故只有A正确。 23.【答案】C。 【试题分析】事实辨析题。 【详细解答】文章指出，学习语言和学习其他技能如同骑自行车一样，需要在使用这种技能的过程中发现问题，并做出相应的变化，这样才能得到提高。故C符合文章的本意。 24.【答案】B。 【试题分析】推理题。 【详细解答】文章指出孩子们要学习和知道的并不是所谓的正确答案，重要的是要对自己已知和未知的东西有一个正确的了解，因此只有他们才能对自己的能力做出正确评价。 25.【答案】C。 【试题分析】事实辨析题。 【详细解答】文章指出，如果教师总是指出并纠正学生的错误，学生就会过于依赖教师而不会自己做出判断，故C正确。
own understanding and how to know what they know or do not know. Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something essential, something they will need to get in the world? Don’t worry ! if it is essential, they will go out into the world and learn it.”
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