In my long years of teaching, I often ask my students to read the texts until they can recite them, and I tell them that recitation is an important part of their homework. However, some of my students are tired of doing so, thinking that it is both hard and useless. They argue that it takes a long time to recite a text from memory and text itself never appears in a test paper.
In my opinion, it naturally takes time to recite a text, but it is worth doing so. When you are able to recite a text, you are sure to be familiar with the words and expressions. When you need them in reading or writing or doing exercises, they will come to your mind quickly, and so you will give quick response to all kinds of language situation. How can we say that it is useless?
Besides, many students complain that they soon forget what they were once able to recite. This is true, but you don’t need to worry. While you are reading and forgetting the texts, your language   level is being raised. Sure you don’t remember your Chinese texts that you once read in the primary school, but now you are able to read novels and newspaper. So, recitation of the texts will help you improve your language ability.
小題1:The writer often asks his students to recite the texts, __________.
A．But they don’t like to do so
B．And they are eager to do so.
C．But they wrote a letter to the Department of the Education reporting the thing.
D．But they do more exercises instead of reciting the texts.
小題2:What do the students think about the teacher’s advice?_______
A．The English teacher tries his best to help them with English
B．The English teacher is very kind to them.
C．The English teacher asks them to do something useless.
D．The English teacher should let them study on their own.
小題3:According to the text, which of the following is correct_________.
A．The teacher thinks the students are too naughty to learn english well.
B．The students think they spend a lot of time in reciting the texts and get nothing.
C．The students say that they often forget the words.
D．The students take no interest in English.
小題4:When the students are against his suggestion, the writer_______.
A．often criticizes them
B．patiently explains to them why they should recite the texts
C．wants to give up his idea
D．is afraid that he is criticized by the headmaster.
小題5:Why does the writer suggest that the students recite the text?_____.
A．Reciting the texts can improve the ability of applying English.
B．Reciting the texts is the bestway of learning English.
C．The students should remember all the texts that the teacher has taught them.
D．Reciting the texts can greatly improve the classroom teaching

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：本文講述的是背書的巨大的作用，可以大大第提高運(yùn)用語言的能力。
小題1:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段2,3行However, some of my students are tired of doing so, thinking that it is both hard and useless.說明學(xué)生不喜歡背書，故A正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第3行However, some of my students are tired of doing so, thinking that it is both hard and useless說明他們認(rèn)為這樣的背書沒有作用。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后2行They argue that it takes a long time to recite a text from memory and text itself never appears in a test paper.說明學(xué)生認(rèn)為花了這么多時(shí)間背誦的內(nèi)容考試也不考，認(rèn)為這是無用的。故B正確。
小題4:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章2,3段內(nèi)容說明作者給學(xué)生列舉了多個(gè)理由，很耐心，很仔細(xì)。故B正確。
小題5:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后3行Sure you don’t remember your Chinese texts that you once read in the primary school, but now you are able to read novels and newspaper. So, recitation of the texts will help you improve your language ability.說明背書可以提高我們運(yùn)用語言的能力。故A正確。
點(diǎn)評：本文講述的是背書的巨大的作用。本文所設(shè)試題主要考察細(xì)節(jié)查找，對于文章中的細(xì)節(jié)題，要注意文本內(nèi)容的理解。關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認(rèn)真核查題支和原文的異同，常犯錯(cuò)誤有：絕對化語言，范圍擴(kuò)大或縮小，以偏概全，張冠李戴等。帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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