Question

5．Do American children still learn handwriting in school？In the age of the keyboard，some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out.90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting．But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it．One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting．Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10-15 minutes a day，and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day-which really for handwriting is pretty much．
　　Many adults remember learning that way-by copying letters over and over again．Today's thinking is that short periods of practice are better．Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself．Instead，they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas．After all，that is why we write．
　　Handwriting involves two skills．One is legibility（清楚易认），which means forming the letters so they can be read．The other is fluency-writing without having to think about it．Fluency continues to develop up until high school．
　　But not everyone masters these skills．Teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting．Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs．
　　But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school，especially in the early years．American children traditionally first learn to print（用印刷体写），and then to write in cursive（草体字），which connects the letters．But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board，which administers the SAT college admission test．More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive．
58．We can learnAfrom Paragraph 1．
A．teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching job
B．most teachers prefer to teach handwriting
C．teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting
D．a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely
59．Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA？B
A．The students are taught by practicing a long period．
B．To write in cursive is taught first．
C．Handwriting includes two skills．
D．The letters are repeated many times．
60．The best title for the passage isD
A．How to improve handwriting in school 
B．Handwriting lessons are on the way out
C．Handwriting involves two skills           
D．Right or wrong：the death of handwriting
61．The author's attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school isD．
A．negative    
B．optimistic           
C．critical（批评的）   
D．objective（客观的）

Answer 1

分析 议论文，讨论美国学生还学写字吗？并给出了书写的必要性．

解答 ABDD
58  A  推理判断题．根据第一段中"90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting．"可知，书法教学是基本的教学要求，故A项正确．
59  B   细节理解题．根据最后一段第二句可知American children traditionally first learn to print（用印刷体写），and then to write in cursive（草体字），which connects the letters．B项内容错误．
60  D  标题归纳题．作者叙述了美国书法教学的现状，没有发表自己的评论，故选择D．
61  D  观点态度题．根据全文的叙述可知，作者只是将美国书法教学的现状和不同人的观点呈现出来，并没有发表自己的见解，因此作者持客观的态度．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．