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  3. There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever i

There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever i

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问题     There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling.
    If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to" play safe". He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.
    I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience:" This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible." It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.
The underlined expression" play safe" (Para.2) probably means______.
选项 A、to write carefully
B、to do as teachers say
C、to use dictionaries frequently
D、to avoid using words one is not sure of
答案D
解析 词汇题。本题需要从play safe这一词组所出现的上下文中推断出它的意义。文章中指出如果教师只关注拼写，聪明的孩子很有可能就会play safe以迎合老师的心理。学生是怎样play safe的呢?接下来的一句话作了解释“He will tend to write only words within his spelling range，choosing to avoid adventurous language”，学生就会只使用自己会拼写的单词，而放弃冒险使用一些自己没有把握的单词。因此选项D“避免使用
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