I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: "This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes." It may have been a sharp criticism(批评) of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had failed to read the composition（作文）, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the mistakes, but if his priority had centered on the child's ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more hope to seek improvement.

12.The expression "play safe" probably means _______.

A. to write carefully B. to do as teachers say

C. to use dictionaries frequently D. to avoid using words one is not sure of

13.Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that ________.

A. students will be able to express their ideas more freely

B. teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

C. students will have more trust in writing

D. students will learn to spell words correctly

14.The writer seems to think that the teacher's judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is _______.

A. reasonable B. unfair C. foolish D. careless

15.The major point discussed in the passage is _______.

A. the importance of developing writing skills

B. the importance of spelling

C. the correct way of marking composition

D. the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）请注意：该题必须将答案转涂到二卷答题卡上，否则该题不得分。

　　Once a large stone covered Snake and she couldn't rise. 16 , but when he had done so, she wanted to bite him. The White Man said, "Let's first go to someone wise." They went to Hyena, the White Man asked, "Is it right that Snake want to bite me, even though I helped her so much?"

Hyena who was looking for his own share of the White Man's body said, "If you were bitten, what would it matter?" So Snake thought that it was settled, but the White Man said again, " 17 ." They met Jackal, and the White Man speak out the same question to him.

Jackal replied, "I don't believe that snake could ever be covered by a stone. 18 , I couldn't believe it. Take me to the place where it happened, so I can see whether it can possibly be true."

19 . Jackal said, "Snack, lie down." Snake did so, and the White Man covered her with the stones; although she tried with all her strength Snake couldn't get up. The White Man wanted to free Snake again, but Jackal stopped him, saying, " 20 . She wanted to bite you. Therefore, let her lift it by herself." Then both they went away and left Snake there, just as before.

A. Don't lift the stone

B. A White Man found her and talked with her

C. They went together to that place

D. If I saw it in the flesh

A White Man came upon her and lifted the stone