四级考试阅读备考笔记（48）

　　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 teachers 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 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。