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 teacher s 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. That s 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 pupil s 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 child s deep feelings.

　　The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the child s 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