Question

In a growing number of English classes, teachers are leaving the classic novels on the shelf and letting students select the books they read. Supporters say that the new approach, called reader’s workshop, helps develop a love for reading in students who are bored by classic literature. They argue that the best way to motivate students to read more is to offer them more choices.

Not all educators are on the same page, however. They worry that students who choose trendy, less challenging titles over the classics won’t be exposed to the great writing and key themes of important works of literature.Student reporters Donald and Sarah express their ideas about this new approach.

Donald thinks that we should turn the page. Students should be allowed to select the books they read in English class. He says he and his classmates are allowed to pick their own books in class. That makes them more focused, and they look forward to class time. Tristin, a classmate of his at Clinton Middle School agrees. “I’m reading books that I want to read, which makes class more fun and interesting,” he says. Offering students a choice may also improve test scores. Studies by Professor John Guthrie of the University of Maryland found that students in grades 4 through 6 who had some choices in the books they read showed improved reading comprehension skills during testing. Giving students the chance to decide what they read helps build a lifelong love for reading. Isn’t that what we want for our students?

Sarah holds a different view. She thinks teachers know more about books than students do. When an English teacher assigns a book, he or she keeps in mind the reading level of most students in the class. Students who choose their own books might be cheating themselves by picking books that are not up to their reading level or that are too difficult. Furthermore, a whole class can discuss a book it reads together. That makes it easier for some kids to understand what they are reading. “The students wouldn’t be able to hold a meaningful conversation if they were all reading different books,” says Kristin, an English teacher at Fleetwood Area Middle School. “If they read the same book, their conversations would be more in-depth.”

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence “Not all educators are on the same page”?

A．Educators have different opinions.

B．Educators didn’t appear at the same time.

C．Educators wrote in different pages.

D．Educators didn’t agree with the author.

2.Donald thinks that the new approach could __________.

A．helped students be more focused in class

B．draw students to reading classic novels

C．make students less worried in English class

D．encourage students to red more challenging books

3.Sarah thinks that the new approach might __________.

A．help students improve reading comprehension skills

B．help students hold meaningful conversations in class

C．make some students read books not suitable for them

D．make some students ignore the important works of literature

4.Who has the same attitude towards the new approach with Kristin?

A．Donald.

B．Sarah.

C．Tristin.

D．John Guthrie.

5.The author develops the text mainly by __________.

A．listing cases

B．making comparisons

C．following time order

D．explaining causes and effects

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】文章講述了一種新的教授閱讀的方法引起了人們的廣泛爭議，不同的人有不同的他態度和觀點

1.A 推理題。根據本句后面的however以及第二段內容可知是持有相反的觀點的，故A正確。

2.A 細節題。根據文章第三段第3行That makes them more focused可知A正確。

3.C 細節題。根據第四段4,5,6行Students who choose their own books might be cheating themselves by picking books that are not up to their reading level or that are too difficult.可知部分學生所選閱讀的材料不一定適合他們，故C正確。

4.B 根據文章最后一段倒數2,3行The students wouldn’t be able to hold a meaningful conversation if they were all reading different books,” says Kristin,可知Kristin和Sarah一樣，對這種新的教授閱讀的方法持反對的態度，故B正確。

5.B 文章主要通過對比不同的觀點，不同的人對待這個新的教授閱讀的方法的態度進行組織文章的，故B正確。