大学英语四级考试阅读学习笔记(5)_第2页

36. In the passage the author's attitude towards 'mixed-ability teaching' is _________
　　A) critical
　　B) questioning
　　C) approving
　　D) objective
　　注：1.态度题，找直接评价语句，本文为第一句，正态度
　　2.critical 批评的，负的 questioning 质疑的，负的
　　approving 赞同的，正的 objective 客观的，中性的
　　We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming (把…按能力分班) pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
　　37. By 'held back' (Line 1) the author means' ________
　　A) made to remain in the same classes
　　B) forced to study in the lower classes
　　C) drawn to their studies
　　D) prevented from advancing.
　　注：词汇题，根据上下文关系来做
　　We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming (把…按能力分班) pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
　　38. The author argues that a teacher's chief concern should be the development of the student's ________
　　A) personal qualities and social skills
　　B) total personality
　　C) learning ability and communicative skills
　　D) intellectual ability
　　注：定位第二段，应选择“充分发展”
　　Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual (智力)ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
　　39. Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED in the third paragraph?
　　A) Group work gives pupils the opportunity to learn to work together with others.
　　B) Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning abilities.
　　C) Group work provides pupils with the opportunity to learn to be capable organizers.
　　D) Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities.
　　注：看第三段列举：A对应 co-operate，B对应 think,analyze and evaluate，C对应 leadership skill，D选项是窜段选项
　　In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with (对付) personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.
　　40. The author's purpose of writing this passage is to ________
　　A) argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
　　B) recommend pair work and group work for classroom activities
　　C) offer advice on the proper use of the library
　　D) emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
　　注：写作目的题型
　　写作目的=写作动机（动词或动词词组+目标读者）+文章主题
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　　The author's purpose writing this passage is to tell ____.
　　(A) readers how to be popular in with around
　　(B) teen-agers how to learn to decide things for themselves
　　(C) parents how to control and guide their children
　　(D) people how to understand and respect each other
　　实验型文章的做题方法：
　　1、抓住实验代表人物
　　2、抓住实验目的
　　1）通常为实验开始前的动词不定式
　　2）实验目的=实验型文章的主题
　　3、抓住实验结果：实验结果-----直接结果和实验结论
　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
　　21. The purpose of George Spilich's experiments is _________.
　　A) to test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental capacity of smokers
　　B) to show how smoking damages people's mental capacity
　　C) to prove that smoking affects people's regular performance
　　D) to find out whether smoking helps people's short-term memory
　　22. George Spilich's experiment was conducted in such a way as to _________.
　　A) compel the subjects to separate major information from minor details
　　B) put the subjects through increasingly complex tests
　　C) check the effectiveness of nicotine on smokers
　　D) register the prompt responses of the subjects
　　23. The word "bested" (Line 3, Para. 5) most probably means ________.
　　A) beat B) envied
　　C) caught up with
　　D) made the best of