共用题干Spelling and WritingThere is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling.No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill.There are , however , vastly different ideas about how to teach it , or how much priority（优先）it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is,how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher's interest,clearly a bright child will be likely to"play safe".He will tend to write only words within his spelling range,choosing to avoid adventurous language .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 ex- perience:"This work is terrible!There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible（难以辨认的）."It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil's technical abilities in writing,but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay,which contamned some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors,but if his priorities had centered on the child's ideas,an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.The expression"play safe"probably means"______".A: to rflte carefullyB: to do as teachers sayC: to use dictionaries frequentlyD: to avoid using words one is not sure of
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Spelling and Writing
There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling.No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill.
There are , however , vastly different ideas about how to teach it , or how much priority（优先）it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is,how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?
If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher's interest,clearly a bright child will be likely to"play safe".He will tend to write only words within his spelling range,choosing to avoid adventurous language .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 ex- perience:"This work is terrible!There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible（难以辨认的）."It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil's technical abilities in writing,but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay,which contamned some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors,but if his priorities had centered on the child's ideas,an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.
Spelling and Writing
There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling.No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill.
There are , however , vastly different ideas about how to teach it , or how much priority（优先）it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is,how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?
If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher's interest,clearly a bright child will be likely to"play safe".He will tend to write only words within his spelling range,choosing to avoid adventurous language .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 ex- perience:"This work is terrible!There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible（难以辨认的）."It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil's technical abilities in writing,but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay,which contamned some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors,but if his priorities had centered on the child's ideas,an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.
The expression"play safe"probably means"______".
A: to rflte carefully
B: to do as teachers say
C: to use dictionaries frequently
D: to avoid using words one is not sure of
A: to rflte carefully
B: to do as teachers say
C: to use dictionaries frequently
D: to avoid using words one is not sure of
参考解析
解析：细节题。文中作者在第一段第三句中已经指出“...or how much priority it must be given over general language development and reading ability.”的内容与选项B的意思相关。所以本题应选B。
推论题。在这个短语前面说如果教师在评阅学生作文时仅仅把重点放在单词拼写正确与否上，聪明的学生就很可能play safe，所以选D。
细节题。第二段的最后一句点出了教师鼓励学生尽早使用字典的目的，即：使他们能够pay attention to content，所以选A。
细节题。要求推断作者对某位教师批阅学生作文时所持的态度。第三段第一句的谓语动词shocked一词就集中体现了作者的态度，所以选B。
本题考查本文的中心思想，单词的正确拼写与写作内容的关系是本文的中心话题。
推论题。在这个短语前面说如果教师在评阅学生作文时仅仅把重点放在单词拼写正确与否上，聪明的学生就很可能play safe，所以选D。
细节题。第二段的最后一句点出了教师鼓励学生尽早使用字典的目的，即：使他们能够pay attention to content，所以选A。
细节题。要求推断作者对某位教师批阅学生作文时所持的态度。第三段第一句的谓语动词shocked一词就集中体现了作者的态度，所以选B。
本题考查本文的中心思想，单词的正确拼写与写作内容的关系是本文的中心话题。