1 . Let children learn to judge(判断) their own work. A child doesn’t learn to talk by being corrected all the time. If he is corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the differences between the language he uses and the language others use. Little by little, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.
In the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught to walk, run, climb or ride a bicycle. They compare their performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them himself. We do it all for him. We thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him work out with the help of other children if he wants it.
If it is a matter in math or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such daily work? Our job should be to help the children when they tell us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must learn, how to measure(估量) their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in their ways. School teachers can offer help if they ask for it. Some parents and teachers are worried that the children might fail to learn something that they will need to get in the world. Don’t worry! If it is important, they will go out into the world and learn it.
1. According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by ________.A.being always corrected | B.doing as other people do |
C.following adults’ advice | D.being corrected by teachers. |
A.teach students how to get the answers directly |
B.encourage students to learn from each other |
C.tell students what is wrong as often as possible |
D.teach the students as much as possible. |
A.teachers should help students improve their learning ability |
B.teachers needn’t waste time teaching students in class |
C.teachers can’t correct students’ papers |
D.teachers should spend less time on students’ daily life. |
A.students can face any challenge easily |
B.students can grow up without others’ help |
C.students can learn a lot in the real life |
D.students can’t learn anything from their teachers. |
2 . Teenagers will grow up some day, leaving their parents and facing the challenges in life alone, so they should learn basic life skills and form good working habits.
The government has been trying to pay attention to the importance of hardworking spirit education (劳动教育). But this has been overlooked in recent years. Many teens do not value the importance of working hard. There is a teenage girl named Nancy. She never helps out around the house. Once her mother was on vacation for a week, leaving her alone at home. When her mother came home from vacation, she could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.
Schools play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard. Primary and middle schools should provide students with hardworking spirit courses every week. To our joy, some schools have provided each class with a piece of field to plant their favorite vegetables. For example, No. 38 Middle School in Hefei, set up a 500 square-meter farm on an open platform(露天平台)of their teaching building. Each class are asked to grow and pick vegetables there.
Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home. Teens should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms. The basic skills may help teens to solve the problems they will meet some day.
1. What does the underlined word “overlooked” mean in Chinese?A.强调 | B.忽视 | C.珍惜 | D.高估 |
A.Many teens do not value the importance of working hard. |
B.Nancy is too busy to help out around the house. |
C.Nancy’s parents don’t want her to help with chores at home. |
D.Nancy is too lazy. |
A.Schools should teach students the value of working hard. |
B.Parents should encourage their children to do chores at home. |
C.The government never pays attention to hardworking spirit education. |
D.Teens should master one or two life skills every year. |
A.Family education | B.School education |
C.Hardworking spirit education | D.Doing chores at home |
3 . Schools help protect kids’ mental(心理的) health in many ways. Some states in the US let kids take mental health days. Should schools offer mental health days? Here’s what some students have to say.
Bibi Tooren, 11
Schools should give kids days off for mental health, because mental health is an important part of health. If you don’t feel well, it will have a big impact (巨大影响) on your ability to focus(注意力). Kids get stressed with long school days. Plus, kids don’t have much experience dealing with mental health crises(危机).
Hailey Young, 12
The weekend was created to give us time off, and children need to learn to better manage our time. We hardly get our schoolwork done in the five schooldays we get. Plus, schools would need students to make up mental health days. They would probably do so during our real breaks: in summer vacation or winter vacation. Another thing is that, for some kids, school might be safe.
Johnny Gabel, 9
I don’t think schools should give students days off for their mental health. Having too many days off can have a bad influence on grades. And many students' parents have to go to work. If students get too many days off, they might get left home too much. This could make some students’ mental health problems worse.
1. According to Bibi Tooren, kids with mental health problems ________.A.can’t pay full attention to what they are learning in class |
B.are able to deal with their mental health crises |
C.shouldn’t make up work which adds stress to their life |
D.need to listen to soft music to make themselves feel good |
A.taking advantage of the weekend |
B.making up mental health days they have got |
C.finishing schoolwork in the five schooldays |
D.giving kids a safe place like their school |
A.Bibi Tooren. | B.Nugg Canales. | C.Hailey Young. | D.Johnny Gabel. |
A.several suggestions for improving kids mental health |
B.the importance of offering kids mental health days |
C.some opinions about whether kids should get mental health days off |
D.the discussions about kids’ mental health crises |
These days, Chinese children are sometimes
The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. They need to take part in all
Linda, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. She says that competition starts very young and
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s
5 . Liu Xiuxiang was born in a poor family. When he was 4, his father died. His mother developed mental(精神的) health problems. When he was 10, his elder brother and sisters left and never returned. To make a living, Liu collected rubbish, and in high school he worked 18 hours a day during summer vacations. However difficult it was, he never gave up his study.
In 2007, Liu failed the exam to university. He got confused. He wondered if he should continue studying. After working in a bathhouse for about 50 days, he decided to go back to school. In 2008, he finally passed the exam and went to university.
After graduation, he became a history teacher in his hometown. “I want to come back to tell the children, who are as poor and lost as I was, that education has changed my life.” Liu set a good example for them to take control of lives through education.
Now Liu gives speeches around the country. His story inspires(鼓舞) many students and encourages people to help those from poor families. Since 2012, he has helped more than 1,900 students and called on more teachers to work in poor areas to improve the quality(质量) of education.
Liu was titled “the most beautiful teacher” in 2020. His story moves us a lot.
1. How long did Liu Xiuxiang work during summer vacations in high school?A.4 hours a day. | B.12 hours a day. | C.10 hours a day. | D.18 hours a day. |
A.丢失的 | B.困惑的 | C.迷路的 | D.错过的 |
A.Liu Xiuxiang decided to go back to school after working in a bathhouse. |
B.Liu’s story inspires all the students and encourages people to help those from poor families. |
C.Liu Xiuxiang became a history teacher after graduation and set a good example. |
D.Liu Xiuxiang called on more teachers to work in poor areas to improve the quality of education. |
A.space | B.opinions | C.persons | D.time |
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As I entered an international high school, all my friends felt
I had a very traditional education background. I went to public schools, received normal education and was
However, in the new school my high hopes were not met. For a while, I found myself in a surprising situation as I faced before. It was simply the
As time
Until recently, Ajayi had never gone to school. Now fifty, she attends a school in Ilorin, Nigeria, wearing the same pink dress as two hundred other girls at the school. She studies with the students
Ajayi runs her
In class, she answers questions actively. She plays, talks and
She is good at cooking. Children all like the food she makes.They enjoy themselves at school.
Ajayi’s daughter used to feel embarrassed(尴尬的)about their mother’s attending school with children. But now,they choose to support her efforts(努力).
She makes a
8 . Schools in China are studying how they can put VR (=virtual reality虚拟现实) lessons into their classroom experience. One such lesson uses VR to teach children fire safety. Instead of pens and paper, students wear VR headsets in the classroom. They are put into a virtual environment where a fire has broken out. They must find their way out and escape carefully.
At the VR medical school under Sichuan University, a virtual system allows medical students to examine human body in different ways. They can even separate the body for closer examination. Students can practice their operation skills without a real body.
Simon Leung, vice-chairman of a VR company, said the company has developed VR classrooms and computers that send students to a 360 degree digital world. Moreover, the VR headsets can tell whether children are focused on the task at hand, Leung said.
Chinese parents, however, have a different opinion on VR lessons. They are suspicious of VR because they are unsure if the technology will have any bad effects. They are worried about their children’s eye sight, too.
Besides, VR equipment comes at a high price. A top VR headset and computer could cost up to 10,000 yuan(1,475 U. S. dollars). “We need to do more to lower the cost and improve the user’s experience,” said Huang Ronghuai, professor at the Smart Learning Institute under Beijing Normal University, “But we are sure that we will change the model of education in the future.”
1. In VR lessons, students need to use ________.A.pens and paper | B.VR headsets | C.a computer | D.a real knife |
A.learn fire safety quickly | B.play games in a virtual environment |
C.study harder than before | D.practice skills without a real body |
A.怀疑的 | B.高兴的 | C.自信 | D.赞同的 |
A.To tell people how to build VR schools. |
B.To teach people how to use VR headsets. |
C.To encourage more and more people to buy VR Headsets. |
D.To show the development of VR technology in education. |
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Many people go to school for education. They learn languages, history, math and some other subjects. Others go to school to learn skills to
It is always more important to know how to study by students themselves than to remember some formulas (公式). It is very easy to learn a formula in math, but it is hard to use a formula in
They were successful because they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days