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　　On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, ___1____my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it ___2___ over a fence. Chris was paralyzed（瘫痪）from the chest down,____3____to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of____4____with lots of unexpected challenges（挑战）. We went from the “haves” to the “havenots” Or so we thought. ___5___ what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of____6____difficulties. We came to learn that something____7____could happen in a disaster. All over the world people____8____Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a____9____ center in Virginia, about 35000 pieces of____10____had been received and sorted.

　　As ___11____, we opened letter after letter. They gave us ____12____ and became a sourse of strength for us. We used them to ____13____ ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a ____14____,or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or___15___in bed living happily and____16____ These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so___17___we offer one of them to you.

　　Dear Chris,

　　My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your___18___accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this___19___challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes ever-y day and we are among those who are keeping you___20___.

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

So long as teachers fail to distinguish(区别, 辨认) 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 devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed.

　Learning to read involves all that each individual does to 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 observation.

　If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest（探索）for 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 properly, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated(除去, 剔除). Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.

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

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 about reading

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

　　A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students

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

　　C. teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading

　　D. teachers can make their teaching activities observable

3.According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ______________.

A. children become highly motivated　　                

B. teacher and learner roles are interchangeable

C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge　

D. reading enriches children’s experience

4.The main idea of the passage is that ______________.

　　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 that generally believed

So long as teachers fail to distinguish 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 devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed.

? Learning to read involves all that each individual does to 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 that will aid the child in the quest（探索）for 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 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 leaning to read by reading.

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

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 about reading

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

A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students

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

C. teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading

D. teachers can make their teaching activities observable

3.The underlined word“ scrutiny” most probably means“________”.

A. inquiry　　　B. observation?????? C. control　　 D. suspicion

4.According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ________.

A. children become highly motivated

B. teacher and learner roles are interchangeable

C. teaching helps children in the search for knowledge

D. reading enriches children’s experience

5.The main idea of the passage is that ________.

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 that generally believed