阅读理解Thereisapopularbeliefamongparents

阅读理解There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have ever taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority (优先) 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 plexities (复杂性) of spelling.
If spelling bees the only focal (焦点的) point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That’s why teachers often encourage 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 terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is terrible.” It may have been a sharp criticism 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 contained 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 centered on the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation (动机) to seek improvement1.Teachers are different in their opinions about _________A.the difficulties in teaching spellingB.the role of spelling in general language developmentC.the plexities of the basic writing skillsD.the necessity of teaching spelling2.The underlined expression “play safe” probably means ________A.to write carefullyB.to do as teachers sayC.to use dictionaries frequentlyD.to avoid using words one is not sure of3.Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that ____________A.students will be able to express their ideas more freelyB.students will have more confidence in writingC.students will have less trouble in correcting mistakesD.students will learn to be independent of teachers4.The author seems to think that the teacher’s judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is __________A.unfairB.reasonableC.foolishD.careless5.The major point discussed in the passage is ___________A.the importance of developing writing skillsB.the plexities of spellingC.the correct way of marking positionsD.the relationship between spelling and the content of a position