四级考试阅读备考笔记（18）

　　37. By held back 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 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 teachers chief concern should be the development of the students ________

　　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 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。