Question

When English as a foreign language is taught to children at the primary and early secondary levels of education, it is taught with a general educational aim in mind —that is, it is regarded as a "good thing" for them to learn a foreign language as a part of a broad education．There is usually, however, no immediate and specific requirement for such children to make use of the language in any communicative situation．The purpose of learning the language is essentially delayed till the tertiary （第三的） level of education, normally at university, where, it is agreed, a knowledge of English would be helpful in their academic studies．Immediate aims of learning English are interpreted by the requirements of examination．Unavoidably, what is taught to primary and secondary level children is not a communicative knowledge of English language use, but a knowledge of how the rules of English operate．The language system is taught by means of systematic audio-lingual （听说） drill and exercise techniques based on habit formation theory of learning and structural description of English．This may be an effective manner of teaching English usage, but it is less certain that an understanding of how these rules are related to language in use for communicative purposes is an automatic result of this instruction．

　 What the thousands of children succeed in learning in this way is what is necessary in order to pass exams．Whether such exams accurately reflect the uses to which English will be put at the tertiary level is another matter altogether．Adults, on the other hand, unless they are learning a foreign language for “pleasure” at evening institutes, as a “cultural” and social experience, are generally fully aware of the use to which they intend to put it．That use is frequently associated with an academic or professional requirement; without a knowledge of the foreign language, their development in their chosen field of work could be restricted or at least unfavorably affected．

64．According to the author, the current examination system _____．

　 A．prepares students for their job development　　　 B．delays the purpose of general education

　 C．affects students’ English competence　　　　　　 D．meets students' academic demands

65．We can learn from the passage that _____ ．

　 A．adults in general realize the use of foreign languages

　 B．audio-lingual methods are communicative approaches

　 C．children learn English in order to communicate with others

　 D．teaching the rules enables kids to use the language properly

66．What is the main topic of the passage?

　 A．English learning and examinations．

　 B．The importance of English learning．

　 C．Purposes of English language learning．

　 D．English learning as a part of education ．

 

Answer 1

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