176. We can learn________from Paragraph 1. A. teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching job
B. most teachers prefer to teach handwriting
C. teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting
D. a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely
【答案】A。推理判断题。根据第一段中"90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting可知书法教学是基本的教学要求,A项为正确推论。根据“One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting”可知,很多老师不愿意教书法课,B项错误;根据第一段末句可知C项错误;根据全段判断,只是说键盘普及使一些人认为书法渐渐过时了,D项错误。
177. Which of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA?
A. The students are taught by practicing a long perioD.
B. The letters are repeated many times.
C. Handwriting includes two skills.
D. To write in cursive is taught first.
【答案】D。细节认定题。根据第二段可知,传统的书法教学重复很多遍并且持续时间长,因此A、B两项内容正确。根据第三段第一句可知C项内容正确;根据最后一段第二句可知D项内容错误。
178. The underlined word "legibility" in Paragraph 3 means________.
A. easy to read
B. complex
C. unexpected
D. unreadable
【答案】A。推测词义题。根据下文“which means forming the letters so they can be read”可推测画线词的意思是“清楚,易读”。
179. The best title for the passage is________.
A. How to improve handwriting in school
B. Right or wrong: the death of handwriting
C. Handwriting involves two skills
D. Handwriting lessons are on the way out
【答案】B。标题归纳题。作者对美国书法教学的现状作了叙述,没有自己的主观评论,故选择B。A项没有涉及,C项只是其中一部分内容,D项只是一部分人的观点。