2017年6月英语四级阅读选词填空练习及答案(八)
There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longerinterested inspelling .No school I have taught in has ever __1__ spelling or
considered it unimportantas a basic skill. There are, however , vastly different
ideas about how to teach it , or howmuch __2__ it must be given over general
language development and writing ability. Theproblem is , how to encourage a
child to express himself freely and __3__ in writing without holding him back
with the complexities of spelling?If spelling become the only focal point of his
teacher’s interest, clearly a __4__ child will be likely to “play safe”. He will
tend to write only words within his spelling range,choosing to avoid __5__
language. That’s why teachers often __6__ the early use ofdictionaries and pay
attention to content rather than technical ability.I was once shocked to read on
the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing abouta personal experience ：“ This
work is __7__! There are far too many spelling errors andyour writing is
illegible(难以辨认的).” It may have been a sharp__8__ of the pupil’stechnical
abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had
omittedto read the essay, which __9__ some beautiful expressions of the child’s
deePfeelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if
his priorities had centredon the child’s ideas, an expression of his
disappointment with the presentation would havegiven the pupil more __10__ to
seek improvement.
priority
criticism
contained
clearly
adventurous
discourage
motivation
terrible
ignored
difficult
encourage
expressed
confidently
bright
motive
参考答案：
1.I
2.A
3.M
4.N
5.E
6.K
7.H
8.D
9.C
10.G
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