四级阅读讲义 Reading for band 4 Unit 6 Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 3 passages in this unit. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center Passage One Question 1 to 5 are based on the following: If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyone on a mass basis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, our task would be fairly simple. The public school system, however, has no such choice, for the jobs must be carried on at the same time. Because we depend so heavily upon science and technology for our progress, we must produce specialists in many fields. Because we live in a democratic nation, whose citizens make the policies for the nation, large numbers of us must be educated to understand, to support, and when necessary, to judge the work of experts. The public school must educate both producers and users of scientific services In education, there should be a good balance among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment. Such balance is defeated by too much emphasis on any one field. The question of balance involves not only the relation of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the arts but also relative emphases among the natural sciences themselves Similarly, we must have a balance between current and classical knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new possibilities in scientific fields and the discovery of new knowledge; these should not be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound, established materials that from the basis of courses for beginners 1. According to the first paragraph, the task of education is fairly complicated because A)the current public school system is too complicated to be understood B)the public school system has no choice of what to teach C)it is difficult to decide whether elementary science should be taught in public schools D)the educators have to take care of both ordinary and gifted students 2. The word"defeated"(Line 3, Para. 2)most probably means A)broken B)beate C)destroyed 3. Which of the following points is NOT included in the passage? A)One of the major tasks of education is to discover the most promising students B)In order to teach effectively, educators are requested to lay emphasis on one particular field ave been over-emphasized in public school D)The progress of the society cannot merely rely on inventors 4. It can be inferred from the passage that四级阅读讲义 Reading For Band 4 Unit 6 Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 3 passages in this unit. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A ), B ), C )and D ). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Question 1 to 5 are based on the following: If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyone on a mass basis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, our task would be fairly simple. The public school system, however, has no such choice, for the jobs must be carried on at the same time. Because we depend so heavily upon science and technology for our progress, we must produce specialists in many fields. Because we live in a democratic nation, whose citizens make the policies for the nation, large numbers of us must be educated to understand, to support, and when necessary , to judge the work of experts. The public school must educate both producers and users of scientific services. In education, there should be a good balance among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment. Such balance is defeated by too much emphasis on any one field. The question of balance involves not only the relation of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the arts but also relative emphases among the natural sciences themselves. Similarly, we must have a balance between current and classical knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new possibilities in scientific fields and the discovery of new knowledge; these should not be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound, established materials that from the basis of courses for beginners. 1. According to the first paragraph, the task of education is fairly complicated because ____. A) the current public school system is too complicated to be understood B) the public school system has no choice of what to teach C) it is difficult to decide whether elementary science should be taught in public schools D) the educators have to take care of both ordinary and gifted students 2. The word "defeated" (Line 3, Para. 2) most probably means _____________. A) broken B) beaten C) destroyed D)damaged 3. Which of the following points is NOT included in the passage? A) One of the major tasks of education is to discover the most promising students. B) In order to teach effectively, educators are requested to lay emphasis on one particular field. C) Some subjects have been over-emphasized in public schools. D) The progress of the society cannot merely rely on inventors. 4. It can be inferred from the passage that ______________