题目内容
16．So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning，they will continue to undertake to do for what 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 devise the most efficient 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 not make sense of 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 will aid the child in knowledge．Smith has one principal 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 appropriately，then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated．Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading．
5．The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is thatD．
A．it is one of the most difficult school courses
B．students spend endless hours in reading
C．reading tasks are assigned with little guidance
D．too much time is spent in teaching of reading
6．The word"scrutiny"（Para.3）most probably meansB．
A．inquiry
B．observation
C．control
D．suspect
7．The main idea of the passage is thatC．
A．teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read
B．teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible
C．reading ability is something acquired rather than taught
D．reading is more complicated than generally believed．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了阅读能力是后天获得的而非老师教会的，教师可以使学生发展自己的阅读方式知道学生阅读．
解答 6-8 D B C
6 D 细节题．由文章第一段第三句"It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading．"可知太多的时间花费在有关阅读的教学上，故正确答案为D．
7 B 词义猜测题．由文章倒数第三段最后一句"Almost all of it is private，for learning is an occupation of the mind，and that process is not open to public scrutiny．"可知学习是非公开的，由此推知学习的过程是不受公众监督的，B项"观察"符合文意，所以B项正确．A项"调查，质询"，C项"控制"，D项"反对"，均不符合文意，故正确答案为B．
8 C 主旨题．文章主要讲教与学是两个完全不同的过程，教与学双方都恰当地扮演起各自的角色时，学习阅读就变得更容易了．再由第二段第三句"The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read．"可知，教的作用是让孩子们培养阅读习惯，而不仅限于"教"．C项"阅读能力是获得的，而不是被教授的"与文章意思一致，故正确答案为C．
点评 首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料．
其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读四六级每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息．
要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性．对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准．
