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2009年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习十四一阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ASolongasteachersfailtodistinguish(differ)betweenteachingandlearning,theywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhat“readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible”.Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentoplancleverlythemostefficient(有效的)systemforteachingthemselvestoread.Teachingisalsoapublicactivity:Itcanbeseenandobserved.Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestounderstandtheworldofprintedlanguage.Almostallofitisprivate,forlearningisanoccupationofthemind,andthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeable,whatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthelongsearchforknowledge?Smithhasoneprincipleruleforallteachinginstructions.“Makelearningtoreadeasy,whichmeansmakingreadingameaningful,enjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren.”Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyare,andwhenbothteacherandlearnerfulfillthemproperly,thenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothisgotridof.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventhechancetosolvetheproblemoflearningtoreadbylearning.1.Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat_______.A.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreadingB.readingtasksaregivenwithlittleguidanceC.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcoursesD.studentsspendlimitedhoursinreading2.Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif_______.A.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservableB.teacherscanteachtheirstudentshowtoreadC.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudentsD.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreading3.Theword“scrutiny”(Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans“_______”.A.unbeliefB.controlC.inquiryD.observation4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat_______.A.readingismorecomplicatedthanbelievableB.readingabilityissomethinggainedratherthantaughtC.teachersshouldencouragestudentstoreadaswidelyaspossibleD.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoreadBEducationisnotanend,butameanstoanend.Inotherwords,wedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Insomemodemcountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall—onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegree;theyrefusetodowhattheythink“low”work;and,infact,workwithhandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessor;wecanlivewithouteducation,butwedieifwehavenofood.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhouses,weshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtowns…Infact,whenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlife,itmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythat,firstly,eachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityand,secondly,thatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosociety,andthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.5.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthat_______.A.educationcansettlemostoftheworld’sproblemsB.freeeducationforallprobablyleadstoaperfectworldC.freeeducationwon’thelptosolveproblemsD.allthesocialproblemscan’tbesolvedbyeducation6.Thewriterwantstoprovethat_______.A.oursocietyneedsallkindsofjobsB.oursocietyneedsfreeeducationforallC.afarmerismoreimportantthanaprofessorD.workwithhandsisthemostimportant7.Thepurposeofeducationis_______.A.tochooseofficialsforthecountryB.topreparechildrenmainlyfortheirfutureworkC.toleteveryonereceiveeducationfitforhimD.tobuildaperfectworld8.Thepassagetellsusabout_______oftheeducation.A.themeansB.thesystemC.thevalueD.thetypeCChildrenstartoutasnaturalscientists,eagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there’snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren’scuriosity(好奇).Firstly,listentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedaclassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajob.Thechildrenaskedme“textbookquestions”aboutschooling,salary(薪水)andwhetherIlikedmyjob.WhenIfinishedanswering,wesatfacingoneanotherinsilence.FinallyIsaid,“Nowthatwe’refinishedwithyourlists,doyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?”Afteralongpause,aboyraisedhishand,“Haveyoueverseenagrasshopper(蚱蜢)eat?WhenItryeatingleaveslikethat,Igetastomachache.Why?”Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.Secondly,givethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthat,afteraskingaquestion,adultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswer,notimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheir“waittime”tothreesecondsormore,childrengivemorelogical(符合逻辑的),completeandcreativeanswers.Thir