Unit2
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）
Text 3
In examining the cultural backgrounds of some linguistically different children, we found that the theory of a "culture of poverty", which was rather commonly accepted in the early 1960s, has been questioned by scholars and leaders from a number of fields. While the adverse effects of harsh living conditions ought always to be recognized, the variability of human nature precludes treating even that understanding in stereotyped ways. We need teachers who warmly believe that the child can learn and who will be clever in developing teaching-learning strategies that capitalize on individual strengths and interests.
You should be aware of the linguistic differences in the group you are teaching, whether they are cultural, syntactical, or phonological. Don't underestimate the reading level of a student because of dialect pronunciations in oral reading.
Language-experience stories are ideal teaching-learing tools for the linguistically different student because they build on words that are within his meaning vocabulary. With those words, you can teach all of the methods of word recognition, such as beginning, ending, and medial (in the middle position) sounds, and phonogram (phonetic symbol) patterns. Through the transcription (copying) of his own sentences, the child sees the help of syntax (rules for sentence-building) in decoding (discovering the meaning of) print and begins to see what reading is all about. Transfer from the natural language to standard English can be made gradually.
Listening experience with literature may be of great help to children in learning a new dialect. Be sure to avoid literature which presents minorities in debasing (lowering in value, quality, etc.) circumstances or depicts them as having cultures that are always outside the mainstream of American life.
In addition to your teaching approaches, peers can also help the bilingual(using two languages) child feel part of a strange and frustrating environment. The school can work with the community in providing practice in mastery of the new language.
Bilingual, multi-cultural education seems to be a promising hope for improving opportunities for children who have trouble with English since it is a second language, as well as a means of broadening the lives of children who speak English.
Notes:
① capitalize on 利用
② syntactical 句法的
③ phonological 音系学的；（一种语音的）语音体系的
11. The importance of the problem discussed in the text lies in
［A］ the urgent renewal of the educational theory.
［B］ the multi-cultural features of U.S. education.
［C］ the assimilation of minorities to U.S. society.
［D］ the vital reform of language teaching in schools.
12. According to the text, the theory of a "culture of poverty"
［A］ was admitted in the early part of the 20th century.
［B］ was established in a generally questionable manner.
［C］ has been disproved by scholars from different areas.
［D］ has been reassessed by experts in various fields.
13. The author is most probably in favor of the opinion that
［A］ rough conditions have bad effects on linguistically different children.
［B］ we should realize the unfavorable impact of poverty on bilingual pupils.
［C］ our nature rules out the fixed realization of the negative effects of poverty.
［D］ our character prevents understanding the theory of a "culture of poverty".
14. Which of the following statements is UNTRUE according to the text?
［A］ Clever teachers are needed to develop teaching strategies to finance learners.
［B］ Teachers should be conscious of the language differences among their students.
［C］ Students may understand what reading is all about by copying what they write.
［D］ One of the best teaching approaches is to make stories based on familiar words.
15. According to the author, it would be safe to say that
［A］ American minorities living in humble conditions feel frustrated.
［B］ bilingual kids encircled by native English speakers may feel dismayed.
［C］ literary works about minority cultures may be acceptable to bilingual children.
［D］ multi-cultural education also raises the level of the U.S. native students.
