that .

　　A．too much time is spent in teaching about reading

　　B．reading tasks are given with little guidance

　　C．it is one of the most difficult school courses

　　D．students spend limited hours in reading

　　A　[推理判断题。根据文章第一段倒数第二句：在阅读活动方面并不是时间无休止的投入，也就是说：在阅读上花费的时间太多了。由此可推知此题答案为A。]

　　2．The teaching of reading will be successful if .

　　A．teachers can make their teaching activities observable

　　B．teachers can teach their students how to read

　　C．teachers can improve conditions at school for the students

　　D．teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading

　　D　[细节理解题。通读第二段"The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to plan cleverly the most efficient(有效的) system for teaching themselves to read."据此可推知答案为D。]

　　3．The underlined word "scrutiny"(Paragraph 3) most probably means " "．

　　A．unbelief B．control

　　C．inquiry D．observation

　　D　[词义猜测题。根据上文private 及单词所在的语句not open to public scrutiny可知：它们同义，由此可推知此题答案为D。]

　　4．The main idea of the passage is that .

　　A．reading is more complicated than believable

　　B．reading ability is something gained rather than taught

C．teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible