Question 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
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?
注：1.第一段中间出现 however, 末句为主题句
2.popular belief 普遍观点，负态度
3.ignor 忽略 = neglect = overlook, 区别是：ignor (故意) overlook ( 忽略)
4.give A priority over B 给A优先权
5.confidently 自信的
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.
注：1.focal 关注的，名词为 focus 焦点
2.adventurous 冒险的
3.content 内容，contend 包含
4.technical ability 指的是 spelling
22. The expression "play safe" probably means ________
A) to write carefully
B) to do as teachers say
C) to use dictionaries frequently
D) to avoid using words one is not sure of
注：文章第二段，该词出现在第一句，解释答案在第二句。考得是两句关系
23. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _________
A) students will be able to express their ideas more freely
B) teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes
C) students will have more confidence in writing
D) students will learn to be independent of teachers
注：文章第二段，B,D 选项文章未提到，可排除。定位此段末句，选择A项
I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: "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 contained 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 (动力) to seek improvement.
注：1.shock 震惊
2.omit 省略
3.作者对作文评语的负评价，but 及虚拟语气可以表明作者的态度。
24. The writer seems to think that the teacher's judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is ____________.
A) reasonable B) unfair
C) foolish D) careless
注：作者持负态度，所以选择B
21. Teachers are different in their opinions about _______
A) the difficulties in teaching spelling
B) the role of spelling in general language development
C) the complexities of the basic writing skills
D) the necessity of teaching spelling
注：文章第一段，role 对应文章中的 priority
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?
25. The major point discussed in the passage is ________
A) the importance of developing writing skills
B) the complexities of spelling
C) the correct way of marking compositions
D) the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition
注：主题题，D 选项是对主题句的同义改写
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?
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
26. The phrase "be brought forward" in Line 2 most probably means _________.
A) be expected
B) be completed
C) be advanced
D) be introduced
27. Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on __________.
A) sufficient funding
B) further experiments
C) advanced technology
D) well-equipped laboratories
28. According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide ________.
A) a little more than 3% of the EEC's needs after the year 2000
B) 3% of the EEC' s needs before the year 2000
C) less than 3% of the EEC's needs before the year 2000
D) only 3% of the EEC's needs even after the year 2000
29. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A) The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year.
B) At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress in the provision of energy from the sun.
C) The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar energy research amounted to almost 6 million dollars.
D) the desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investment were increased.
30. The application of advanced technology to research in solar energy _________.
A) would lead to a big increase in research funding
B) would make it unnecessary to import oil
C) would make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EEC
D) would provide a much greater proportion of the Community's future energy needs
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
A breakthrough (突破) in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Economic Community (EEC) could be brought forward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the EEC's research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EEC's scientific laboratories at Ispra near Milan.
注：1.provision 提供，来自 provide
2.modest 少量的，谦虚的
3.according to 之前是重点
The senior West German scientist in charge of the Community's solar energy program, Mr. Joachim Gretz, told journalists that at present levels of research spending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three percent of the Community's energy requirements even after the year 2,000. But he said that with a modest increase in the present sums, devoted by the EEC to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.
注：1.with 引导从句做状语
2.achieve 获得，达到
28. According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide ________.
A) a little more than 3% of the EEC's needs after the year 2000
B) 3% of the EEC's needs before the year 2000
C) less than 3% of the EEC's needs before the year 2000
D) only 3% of the EEC's needs even after the year 2000
注：定位在文章第二段。
Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three percent of the EEC's needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Community's future energy needs.
注：1.bill 花费，请客的几种说法：It's on me/It's my treat/Let me have the bill
2.四级常出现的复杂宾语从句：that with...it is ....that/to...
3.share 分享，份量，份额
4.本段考试原则句：两个比较级more advanced 和 bigger share ，一个因果关系
At present the EEC spends about $2.6 millions a year on solar research at Ispra, one of the EEC's official joint research centres, and another $3 millions a year in indirect research with universities and other independent bodies.
注：两个数字2.6millions 和3 millions形成总和关系
26. The phrase "be brought forward" in Line 2 most probably means _________.
A) be expected
B) be completed
C) be advanced
D) be introduced
注：考得是动词词组含义，可根据动词词组的副词来判断大致方向。brought forward 向前；向后：hold back
同类型题：
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.
29. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A) The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year.
B) At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress in the provision of energy from the sun.
C) The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar energy research amounted to almost 6 million dollars.
D) the desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investment were increased.
注：1.A选项应该是节约one billion
2. C 选项是末段数字之和关系
30. The application of advanced technology to research in solar energy _________.
A) would lead to a big increase in research funding
B) would make it unnecessary to import oil
C) would make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EEC
D) would provide a much greater proportion of the Community's future energy needs
注：D选项中的 greater proportion = 文章第三段中的 bigger share