第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力(略)
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling.No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill.There are，however，vastly different ideas about how to teach it，or how much priority it must be given over in general language development and writing ability.The problem is，how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?
