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  3. Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations,【C1】________to th

Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations,【C1】________to th

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问题     Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage in examinations,【C1】________to the first serious investigation into the way in which writing technique can dramatically affect educational achievement.
    The survey of 643 children and adults, ranking from pre-school to 40-plus, also suggests【C2】________pen-holding techniques have deteriorated sharply over one generation, with teachers now paying far【C3】________attention to correct pen grip and handwriting style.
    Stephanie Thomas, a learning support teacher【C4】________findings have been published, was inspired to investigate this area【C5】________he noticed that those students who had the most trouble with spelling【C6】________had a poor pen grip. While Mr. Thomas could not establish a significant statistical link【C7】________pen-holding style and accuracy in spelling, he【C8】________find huge differences in technique between the young children and the mature adults, and a definite【C9】________between near-point gripping and slow, illegible writing.
    People who【C10】________their pens at the writing point also show other characteristics【C11】________inhibit learning,【C12】________as poor posture, leaning too【C13】________to the desk, using four fingers to grip the pen【C14】________than three, and clumsy positioning of the thumb (which can obscure【C15】________is being written).
    Mr. Thomas believes that the【C16】________between elder and younger writers is【C17】________too dramatic to be accounted for simply by the possibility that people get better at writing as they grow【C18】________. He attributes it to a failure to teach the most effective methods, pointing out that the differences between【C19】________groups coincides with the abandonment of formal handwriting instruction in classrooms in the sixties. "The 30-year-old showed a huge diversity of grips,【C20】________the over 40s group all had a uniform ’ tripod’ grip.
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答案rather
解析 此空所在句意为“用四个手指握笔而不是三个。”rather than表示“而不是”。
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