Read the following passage and choose the most likely answer to each of the following questions.
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability, teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently. An advanced pupil can do advanced work: it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
In the passage the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is（ ）
A、
critical
B、
questioning
C、
approving
D、
objective
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：
根据文中第一段第一句和第二句话可知，聪明孩子的发展并没有因为“mixed-ability teaching”而被阻碍，相反，聪明孩子的知识和经验都丰富起来了。第一段后半部分说明按能力分班会有很多的不利影响，从反面论证了作者对于“mixed-ability teaching”混合教学的态度是支持的。选C。