8．Dear Ms．Wang，
I am writing to inform you of some arrangements about my composition course and Latin course next year．
I've decided to re-establish the 5-paragraph essay as the goal for the composition course．I interviewed some of my former students and they all agreed that being able to write critically and continuously was important to them．
So next academic year，Term 1will be like always：sentences to paragraphing．And Term 2will work toward the 5-paragraph essay．The final 3weeks of Term 2will be reserved tointroduce writing for TOEFL and CEE．By that time，if the students have done their job correctly，then they should be able to write quite well．
As for the Latin course，I will post notices around campus next week so that the students will understand what's on offer before I actually introduce the course．A number of students already emailed me about the course．
I am sure you don't understand what a big deal our opening this program at our school is．People around the world are interested in what we plan to do．There are many rewards available to the students who succeed in the course．Please share what I have said with the administration．I want them to understand the importance of this course．The reason I have contacted these colleagues （actually Oxford contacted me） is that I have confidence in our students and in myself．I know that when those professors meet our students and hear them speaking and reading Latin，they are going to be amazed．It will open all sorts of doors for students that they never even thought of knocking on．
Well，that's it for now．I'll see you soon．
Yours，
Edward Johnson
56．According to the letter，what will Edward teach about writing in Term 1？C
A．Critical thinking．
B.5-paragraph essay．
C．Sentences to paragraphing．
D．Writing for TOEFL and CEE．
57．We can learn from the letter that Edward's Latin courseA．
A．has aroused students'interest
B．enjoys a nationwide reputation
C．has won a number of awards
D．benefitsanyone who takes it
58．Why does Edward write this letter？B
A．To seek assistance from the administration．
B．To inform the school of his course plans．
C．To show his achievements in Latin．
D．To apply for the teaching position．
分析 本文屬于信件類閱讀，作者寫信給王女士告訴她一些關于自己明年的作文課程和拉丁課程的安排，使學生們能了解自己的新學期課程．
解答 56．C 細節理解題，根據第三段So next academic year，Term 1will be like always：sentences to paragraphing．可知愛德華在學期一中會教句子段落，故選C．
57．A 推理判斷題，根據第四段As for the Latin course，I will post notices around campus next week so that the students will understand what's on offer before I actually introduce the course．可知愛德華的拉丁課程會引起學生的學習興趣，故選A．
58．B 主旨大意題，根據第一段I am writing to inform you of some arrangements about my composition course and Latin course next year．可知作者寫這封信是為了通知學校他的新學期課程計劃，故選B．
點評 考查學生的細節理解和推理判斷能力．做細節理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
