Testinghasreplacedteachinginmostpublicschools.Pretestsdrillstestsandretestsfillmyownchildren’sschoolweek.Theyknowthatthebestwaytoreadatextbookistolookatthequestionsattheendofthechapterandthenski

　　Testinghasreplacedteachinginmostpublicschools.Pretestsdrillstestsandretestsfillmyownchildren’sschoolweek.Theyknowthatthebestwaytoreadatextbookistolookatthequestionsattheendofthechapterandthenskimthetextfortheanswers.IbelievethatmydaughterEricawhogetsexcellentmarkshasneverreadachapterofanyofherschooltextbooksallthewaythrough.Andteachersareoftenheardtostateproudlyandopenlythattheyteachtothemandatedstatetest.

　　Teachingtothetestisacuriousphenomenon.Insteadofdecidingwhatskillsstudentsoughttolearnhelpingstudentslearnthemandthenusingsomesensiblemethodsofassessment(评价)todiscoverwhetherstudentshavemasteredtheskillsteachersareencouragedtoreversetheprocess.Firstonelooksatatestwhichisintendedformoney.Thenonechoosestheskillsneedednottomasterreadingbuttodowellinthetest.Finallythetestskillsaretaught.

　　Theabilitytoreadorwriteorcalculatemightimplytheabilitytodoreasonablywellonstandardizedtests.Howeverneitherreadingnorwritingdevelopssimplythroughbeingtaughttotaketests.Wemustbecarefultoavoidmistakingpreparationforatestofaskillwiththeacquisition(习得)ofthatskill.Toomanydiscussionsofbasicskillmakethismisunderstandingbecausepeopleareonlyinterestedinthetestratherthanconcernedwiththenatureandqualityofwhatistaught.

　　Recentlymanyschoolshavefacedwhatcouldbecalledthecrisisofcomprehensionorinsimpletermsthephenomenonofstudentswithgrammarskillsstillbeingunabletounderstandwhattheyread.Thesestudentsarequitegoodattesttakingandfillinginworkbooks.Howevertheyhavelittleornoexperiencereadingorthinkingandtalkingaboutwhattheyread.Theyknowthedetailsbutcan’tseeorunderstandthewhole.Theyaretaughttobesoconcernedwithgradethattheyhavenotimeoreaseofmindtothinkaboutmeaningandrereadthingsifnecessary.

　　1.TheauthorgivesanaccountofErica’sperformanceinherstudyinordertoshow .

　　A.herclevernessintest-taking B.theincompetenceofteachers

　　C.thereissomethingwrongwiththecurrentpracticeinteaching D.thebestwaytoreadtextbooks

　　2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordi