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阅读理解 　　A study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 106 foreign students．It shows that most students considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival．This was followed by speaking．Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in．Reading remained as a significant(显著的)problem． 　　The information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course．Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation(动机), we considered it important to note what seemed to encourage interest．Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammar-based English teaching in their own country．To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past．Therefore a different method may help because it is different． 　　Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining(保持)or increasing motivation．Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about halfway through the ten weeks．This led us to a major rethink, so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students． (1) What is the text mainly about? [　　] A． Foreign students have more problems． B． There are many ways to improve English． C． Teaching should meet students’ needs． D． English learning problems should be studied again． (2) Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students ________． [　　] A． had to write their papers B． became better at speaking C． became less interested in reading D． had fewer problems with listening (3) We may infer from the last two paragraphs that ________． [　　] A． different teaching methods should be used B． grammar-based teaching seems to be encouraging C． English courses are necessary for foreign students D． teaching content should be changed halfway (4) The word “it” underlined in the last paragraph refers to “________”． [　　] A． rethink B． activity C． motivation D． timetable

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．A;4．D;
解析：

(1)	这是一道主旨题。本文讲述了英语学习中的一些问题，并指出遇到困难后学习动力逐步减少，所以提高学习英语的动力是解决英语学习问题的重点。并在最后一段指出提高学习动机的方法是让学习结合对语言的需要。最后一句“we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students”指出了这一点。
(2)	这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段“Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers…”可知在写文章的时候学生遇到了英语写作的困难。
(3)	这是一道推理题。根据“Therefore a different method may help…”和“Variety of activity was also seen as a way…”可知要提高学习动力和兴趣应该采用不同的方法。
(4)	这是一道指代题。根据“we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students”, bring…into line是“与……一致”。要把学习时间表和学生对英语需要的迫切性保持一致，才能提高学习动力。