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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 deciding 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.
64. 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.
65. 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
66. 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
67. The word "it" underlined in the last paragraph refers to "_____".
A. re-think B. activity C. motivation D. timetable
D
A 33-year-old physicist in California recently quit his job to devote himself to an unpaid job teaching math on the Internet, and his lessons are reaching almost 100,000 people a month. Salman Khan’s voice is heard every day on the net --- by tens of thousands of students around the world who are hungry for help learning math. He has posted 1,200 lessons on YouTube—lessons that appear on an electronic(电子的) blackboard, which range from(涵括) basic addition to advanced mathematics for science and finance. And they are free.
Khan lives in Silicon Valley, with his wife, a doctor, and their new baby. He got the idea for his “Khan Academy” 12 years ago, when he taught a young cousin how to convert（转换） kilograms to grams. With Khan’s help, the cousin got good at math, and Khan began a new career.
Now, Khan records his lessons himself, but he never goes on camera. “It feels like my voice in their head. You’re looking at it and it feels like someone’s over your shoulder talking in your ear, as opposed to （与…相反）someone at the blackboard, which is distant from you,” he said.
When Springfield High School in Palo Alto, California invited Khan to speak in person --- he immediately connected to the students there.
The idea of short lessons that can be played over and over again attracted high school senior Bridget Meaney. She says she had trouble with math in the seventh grade. “I think the teachers are good, but they can’t teach at a speed that’s perfect for everyone,” she said. “I like the idea of learning something in class but then going back and pressing pause or rewind and actually getting a deeper understanding of it.”
Originally, Khan kept his lessons short because of YouTube restrictions（限制）. Now, he thinks short is better. “Education researchers now tell me that 10 minutes is how long someone can have a high level of attention. And anything beyond that and your brain switches off,” he said.
For Khan, teaching math, science, and finance is just the beginning. He says he’s ready to expand(拓展) his YouTube site to include other subjects as well.
68. What gave Khan the idea of teaching math online?
A. His success in helping his cousin learn math. B. His discovery that many students found learning math difficult.
C. A suggestion made to him at a local high school. D. His interest in Internet teaching.
69. Why does Khan never go on camera?
A. He’s too shy to show his face on camera. B. It’s restricted by YouTube for education videos.
C. He wants to keep distance from the viewers. D. He wants to create a more relaxed learning atmosphere.
70. From the passage, we know that ________.
A. Khan travels to many schools to promote his lessons B. Khan plans to include more subjects in the future
C. Khan gives live math lessons every day for free D. Khan set up the Khan Academy with his wife
71. What does Khan mean by “short is better” in the 6th paragraph?
A. Keeping the lessons short can ensure better attention. B. YouTube suggests short lessons for its site.
C. Short lessons encourage students to return to the website. D. Students enjoy short mathematics lessons more.
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