英语六级考试阅读理解练习及答案（23）

　　Passage 23

　　There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling .No school I have taught in has ever _____ spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however , vastly different ideas about how to teach it , or how much _____ it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is , how to encourage a child to express himself freely and _____ in writing with out holding him back with the complexities of spelling? If spelling become the only focal point of his teachers 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. Thats why teachers often __6__ 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 experience ： This work is __7__ !There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible. It may have been a sharp __8__ of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which __9__ some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings.

　　The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more __10__ to seek improvement.

　　A)priority B)criticism C)contained D)clearly

　　E)adventurous F ) discourage G)motivation H)terrible

　　I)ignored J)difficult K)encourage L)expressed

　　M)confidently N)bright O)motive L)expressed