A、 It's now taught with the aid of computers.
B、 It isn' t considered as important today as it was in the past.
C、 Children today learn it earlier than children did in the past.
D、 A lot of times is spent teaching it.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：主旨题。教授提到But when we move ahead a few decades into the 1980’s，we see teachers and admin—istrators and even parents telling us that teaching penmanship is a waste of time．即“但当我们前进几十年到二十世纪八十年代，我们发现教师、管理者甚至家长都在告诉我们教授书法是在浪费时间”。因此，正确答案为B。

A、 To indicate the emphasis teachers once placed on penmanship.
B、 To criticize a technique used to motivate children.
C、 To illustrate the benefits of competition.
D、 To suggest that teachers be recognized fortheir efforts.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：细节题。教授提到It was considered so important that sometimes prizes wore even awarded for the besthandwriting．即“大家非常重视书法，有时候还会奖励书法好的人”。因此，正确答案为A。

A、 How educators create a curriculum.
B、 Why some parents object to the teaching ofpenmanship.
C、 The standards for penmanship in state curricula.
D、 The effects of rewarding good penmanship.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：细节题，教授提到Your assignment is to look at what the curricular standards say for all fifty states sayabout penmanship．即“你的任务是去看一下五十个州关于书法的课程标准”。因此，正确答案为C。

A、 The number of hours per week that mustbe spent teaching penmanship.
B、 The level ofpenmanship a child isexpected to have.
C、 The recommended method for teachingpenmanship.
D、 The reason computers should be used tohelp in the teaching ofpenmanship.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：细节题，教授提到In California,for example，the curriculum calls for fourth—grade students to…and I quote，“write fluently and legibly in cursive or joined Italics，essentially a level appropriate for fourth-graders．即“例如在加利福尼亚州，课程要求四年级的学生流利的写草书或加入斜体字，本质上这个要求符合四年级学生”。因此，正确答案为B。