2. The teaching of reading will be successful if _______.　

A. teachers can make their teaching activities observable

B. teachers can teach their students how to read

C. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students

D. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading

1. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that_______.　

A. too much time is spent in teaching about reading

B. reading tasks are given with little guidance

C. it is one of the most difficult school courses

D. students spend limited hours in reading

3.D。推断题。根据 Don’t give me that jazz后面的for I am a practical person 可推知答案为D。

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So long as teachers fail to distinguish (differ) between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”.

Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to plan cleverly the most efficient(有效的) system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also a public activity: It can be seen and observed.

Learning to read involves all that each individual does to understand the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.

If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the long search for knowledge? Smith has one principle rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.”

When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them properly, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is got rid of. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the chance to solve the problem of learning to read by learning.

2.D。推断题。根据语境：Doctors speak medical jargon.(医生说医学语言)。从而可推知此题答案为D。

1.B。推断题。根据句子的描述：在竞赛之中，先将手缩回，后将javelin掷出50码。说明javelin是一种体育器材，从而可推知此题答案为B。

3. What does the word jazz mean in the following sentence?

Don’t give me that jazz, for I am a practical person.

A. rhythmic beats　　　　　　　　 B. a type of music

C. a kind of dance　　　　　　　　 D. meaningless talk

[答案解析]

本题主要考查学生读书查字典的能力。

2. Which meaning of the word jargon is used in the sentence below?

Doctors often speak in medical jargon.

A. Definition 1　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Definition 2

C. Definition 3　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Definition 4

1. Which meaning of the word javelin is used in the sentence below?

At the competition, Jack drew his arm back and threw the javelin 50 yards.

A. Definition 1　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Definition 2

C. Definition 3　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Definition 4

4. A。词义猜测题。B、C、D三项都是属于the parts of words。

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Answer the following questions by using the information taken from a dictionary page. (You may read the questions first.)　

jaguar: n. a type of large, yellow-colored cat with black markings found in the southwestern region of the U. S. and in Central and South America.

jargon: 1. n. speech that doesn’t make sense. 2. n. an unknown language that seems strange or impossible to understand. 3. n. a language made up of two or more other languages: His jargon was a mixture of French and English. 4. n. the special vocabulary of a field or profession: Her report on computers was filled with jargon.

jaunt: 1. n. a trip taken for fun. 2. v. to go on a brief pleasant trip: We jaunted to the country last Saturday.

javelin: 1. n. a spear most commonly used as weapon or in hunting. 2. n. a lightweight metal or wooden spear that is thrown in track-and-field contests. 3. n. the contest in which a javelin is thrown. 4. v. to strike, as with a javelin.

jazz: 1. n. a type of music that originated in New Orleans and is characterized by rhythmic beats. 2. n. popular dance music influenced by jazz. 3. n. slang empty talk. 4. ad. of or like jazz: a jazz band, jazz records.

Jennet: n. a small Spanish horse.

3. B。词义猜测题。此处讲的是在“听”英语时如何对待生词的问题，根据我们“听”的经验选项A、C、D 显然可排除。