AstudyofEnglishlearningproblemswascarriedoutamongatotalof106foreignstudents.ItshowsthatmoststudentsconsideredunderstandingspokenEnglishtobetheirbiggestproblemonarrival.Thiswasfollowedbyspeaking.Writinginc

Question

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 re-think so finally we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.

 

65．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.

66．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

67．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

68．The word “it” underlined in the last paragraph refers to “___________”.

A．re-think

B．activity

C．motivation

D．timetable

Answer 1

 65.C
解析：
文章用一个关于外语学习的调查引入 说明了我们对所开的课程不仅要从学生哪方面有困难 还要通过采用不同的教学方法 多种活动以及改变时间表来保持和提高学生的学习兴趣 从中可总结出C项为正确选项.66.A.
解析：
短文第一段中:Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in..可得知本题的正确选项为A.67. A
解析：
.从短文的最后两段的陈述中可以得知选项B C D与文中内容不符.而短文倒数第二段中:To use the same method…Because it is difficult. 可以推断出本题的正确选项.68.D.
解析：
本题为词义猜测题。首先it所在的句中bring…into line with意思是“与…一致”；然后，从上文Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout but….through the ten weeks.可以得知it指的是timetable.