1 . Tonight, our family was going out to play under the full moon.
My husband Todd and I first started going on full moon walks for ourselves, as we needed these little doses of moonlight to stay happy, though sometimes we had to hike through the forest to find a perfect spot. But after we became parents, we did this for our children. We wanted to show Sierra and Bryce that it was not necessary to travel far from home to have an adventure and learn something new, and that there was much magic in the natural world, available to all.
Once we arrived at our location, Sierra and I stood holding hands, waiting to cheer the full moon in its rising — a thin sliver of the moon emerged above the ridge of the mountain afar. Soon, more of the moon came out until it turned into a brilliant orange sphere (球体). Todd explained to Sierra and Bryce that the moon generates no light, but simply acts like a mirror, reflecting the sunlight back to us. “Does the moon’s face change?” Bryce asked. I told him that the moon moves around the earth, but does not spin (旋转) by itself, so the same side of the moon is always facing the earth. Sierra remarked that the moon looked larger when it was rising. I explained that it is a visual illusion (错觉) because it is so close to the horizon that the moon magically tricks our eyes into comparing it with nearby objects.
Much of the knowledge that I shared with the kids was learned from my parents. During my childhood, they would take me on educational adventures out in the woods, and as I later found, so did their parents. So every time I go for a full moon walk with my beloved family, I thank those wise educators who came before me.
To educate, sometimes all it takes is going outdoors and gazing up at the heavens.
1. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Traveling far from home. |
| B．Learning something new. |
| C．Hiking through the forest. |
| D．Going on full moon walks. |
| A．The children were unwilling to participate. |
| B．Todd mentioned a mirror to explain the sunlight. |
| C．The children showed great curiosity about the moon. |
| D．The author used a magic trick to explain the larger moon. |
| A．Proud and stubborn. |
| B．Learned and inspiring. |
| C．Confident and determined. |
| D．Adventurous and ambitious. |
| A．Nature is the best classroom. |
| B．It takes a village to raise a child. |
| C．It is good to learn at another man's cost. |
| D．All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. |
2 . I often hear kids say, “I’m not a math person” or “I’m just not good at math.” These statements reflect what’s called a “fixed mindset”, which is often associated with a sense of discouragement, powerlessness and inability to improve one’s situation. A fixed mindset is extremely common in math classrooms, but with the help of teachers, students can adopt a “growth mindset”.
This means believing in their potential to acquire the skills and knowledge. In strong, productive teacher-student relationships, teachers nurture (培养) growth mindsets. And there are some key steps in building these relationships, starting with giving instruction that meets the skill levels of individual students. Besides, it’s important to give students social and emotional support, so they could develop social awareness self-management, decision-making and relationship skills.
How could teachers do these among class prep and grading duties? I believe in applying educational technologies. With the right tools, teachers can skillfully manage to individualize instruction and meet social-emotional needs.
Razzaq, a math teacher at Doherty High School, has students from different socioeconomic backgrounds, and some were still learning English alongside math. The school once placed a student in her class, who hadn’t been in formal school since third grade. Students have different levels and social-emotional needs that demand attention from teachers. Sometimes they’re not aware or communicative of the areas in which they need help. Razzaq gives tests with the help of some educational platforms, which generate reports that summarize individual weak points. Then Razzaq could give instructions suiting their academic situations, making productive use of class time. She also uses technologies that provide insights into social-emotional experiences such as attentiveness and time management. The data enables her to initiate conversations that make a difference in students’ education.
More importantly, we need to examine our approach to education. Are we creating an environment where children can develop healthily? How are we satisfying the needs of our future generations? Only by knowing our vision can we decide the technology to complete the picture.
1. Which of the following problems do students often have about learning math according to the text?| A．Personal interest. | B．Low confidence. |
| C．Poor self-control. | D．Poor learning ability. |
| A．By giving an example. | B．By conducting research. |
| C．By analyzing statistical data. | D．By making some comparisons. |
| A．They encourage students to communicate. |
| B．They provide suggestions on math teaching. |
| C．They correct the mistakes students make in tests. |
| D．They give information about students’ learning situation . |
| A．A technician. | B．A psychologist. |
| C．An educationist. | D．A mathematician. |
3 . Schools need to give students all the tools they need when they graduate. Besides teaching the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, teaching about mindfulness, and mental health are important life skills for young people to have. The state of Florida agrees.
Now, public schools in Florida have been required to teach five or more hours about mental health for students in grades 6-12. This new idea was welcomed by the Florida Board of Education in July and is being carried out as a potential lifesaver.
The new curriculum (课程) requires students to learn about the symptoms (症状) of mental illness and where to find help if they are feeling sad or have other problems and even teaches the teenagers how to help their friends and classmates if they see them struggling.
“We know that 50 percent of all mental illness cases begin by age 14, so we are being active in our promise to provide our kids with the necessary tools to see them through their successes and challenges. Providing mental health instruction is another important step forward in supporting our families,” Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said.
Florida is the third state, following New York and Virginia in 2020, to pass laws that require mental health education in schools. According to CNN, the New York law updated the health curriculum to include mental health for elementary, middle and high school students. The Virginia law required that mental health education be provided for 9th and 10th graders.
These three states in the US are taking bold steps to help youth deal with the intricacy (错综复杂) of life as they grow from teenagers into adults. It is a confusing world they face and giving them the tools they need is essential. Mental health is something that should be taught in schools in all the US and across the globe.
1. What can the new curriculum bring students?| A．Basic professional skills. | B．The ability to use language. |
| C．Skills that cure physical diseases. | D．skills to deal with emotional problems . |
| A．The steps of mental health instruction. |
| B．The consequences of mental illness cases. |
| C．The importance of mental health education. |
| D．The content of the mental health curriculum. |
| A．pioneering | B．surprising | C．confusing | D．suffering |
| A．A technology report. | B．An educational website. |
| C．A government document. | D．A natural science magazine. |
4 . “We are living in an age for learning, when there’s so much knowledge available that one would think that this is good news for higher education, yet we’ve seen enrollment (入学) in higher education drop for six years.” said Bryan Alexander, who often writes about the future of higher education.
Alexander believes that for some colleges and universities to survive, they need to shift from their historical mission of serving one type of student (usually a teenager fresh out of high school) for a specific period of time. “We’re going to see many different ways through higher education in the future,” Alexander said, “from closer ties between secondary and postsecondary schools to new options for adults.”“The fact is that to maintain affordability, accessibility and excellence, something needs to change,” said Rafael Bras, Georgia Tech’s president. Among many impressive ideas about that, three point to the possibility of a very different future for colleges and universities.
1) College for life, rather than just four years. The college should turn itself into a place for lifelong learning that allows students to “associate rather than enroll”. The system that receives students once in their lives and turns them out with approval to become alums (校友) and come back on occasion and give money is not the right model for the future.
2) A network of advisers and coaches for a career. If education never ends, neither should the critical advising function that colleges provide to students. It’s promising that artificial intelligence and virtual tutors will help advise students about selecting courses and finding the best career options.
3) A distributed presence around the world. Colleges and universities operate campuses and require students to come to them. In the past couple of decades, online education has grown greatly, but for the most part, higher education is still about face-to-face interactions. Why not blend the two worlds?
Whether the ideas will become real is, of course, unclear, but what is clear is that colleges and universities are about to undergo a period of deep change — whether they want to or not — as the needs of students and the economy shift.
1. The underlined word “blend” can be best replaced with ________.| A．distribute | B．split | C．connect | D．combine |
| A．Enrollment in higher education drops because there’s too much knowledge available. |
| B．The colleges and universities serving one type of student for 4 years will disappear soon. |
| C．Probably people won’t have to go to college and university campuses for higher education. |
| D．Higher education has the obligation to maintain affordability, accessibility and excellence. |
| A．the driving factor of the change in higher education is the change in the needs of students and the economy |
| B．people will probably be at college all their life rather than just four years to associate with their alums |
| C．artificial intelligence and virtual tutors will work together to help students select courses and find best careers |
| D．colleges and universities are scheduled to undergo changes for a different future whether they want to or not |
| A．No More Traditional Higher Education | B．Colleges and Universities: Change or Die |
| C．The Struggle of Higher Education | D．How to Survive in Colleges and Universities |
5 . For many years we have talked about education in a changing society but have done little to educate for uncertainty. Perhaps the best insurance we can offer for this uncertainty is the presence of a good mind. To develop a good mind the student must learn how to learn and develop a taste for learning. The world of tomorrow needs flexible individuals, intelligently mobile individuals, individuals who can land on their feet when their jobs become technologically outdated, and individuals who can deal with the unexpected.
To educate for flexibility we must distinguish between training and education. To train is to emphasize immediate goals to neglect (忽视) the long-term growth. To educate, however, is to foster (培养) limitless growth to develop the good mind.
An inevitable element in education for flexibility is an attitude favorable to change. This is hard to develop. It requires faith in oneself and in the future. Then, what can the school and college do to build an attitude more favorable to change? Certainly they can and must develop the self-confidence of students, and build them up with repeated success instead of constant failure. Schools and colleges can help students admire what is admirable and provide continuing guidance in how to become a real person having faith in the future and having a good mind of his own.
To meet the striking social changes of the future, continuing education is a necessity. As Native Americans noted, you should keep on learning as long as you're ignorant. The flexibly educated person knows that today's fact may be tomorrow's misconception. So we should raise awareness of lifelong learning.
The test of a modern society capable of meeting change with accelerated (加速的) evolution instead of revolution does not lie in asking, “Is everybody learning?” To be learning is not only a condition for survival; it is also the basis for being richly alive.
1. What does the underlined words “land on their feet” mean in Paragraph 1? ________| A．Rise to their feet. | B．Keep the feet on the ground. |
| C．Stick to convention. | D．Get out of a difficult situation. |
| A．They can offer short-term training to students. |
| B．They can help students develop a good attitude to life. |
| C．They can build up students’ confidence with constant success. |
| D．They can stimulate the sense of pride of students and teachers. |
| A．Real education is aimed at long-term growth. |
| B．A flexible mind could turn misconception into truth. |
| C．Evolution speeds up the changes of the modern society. |
| D．Lifelong learning is the only guarantee of a bright future. |
| A．reference book | B．journal of education |
| C．traveling magazine | D．art book |
6 . Between 1945 and 2000, educators employed a fairly uniform approach. The teacher was the sun in the classroom, and all lessons and activities centered around him or her. Educators stressed the importance of discipline and obedience(服从) within the classroom, and students were expected to follow very rigid standards for behavior and academic performance. The stated goal of this model was to ensure fairness by applying the same expectations; however, the result was that only a few students succeeded while many others were left behind.
When computers and Internet technology entered the classroom a few decades ago, another pattern appeared and progressive educators immediately saw the opportunity to change the way school worked. Instead of needing to focus on the teachers for the vast majority of the day, students could use computers, websites, and even games to learn new materials and improve their skills and knowledge. Not all educators welcomed this shift, however, as some believed it took power and responsibility away from the teachers and cheapened the educational experience for learners.
Over the last decade, two distinct camps of educators have emerged. Tech advocates stress that computers and Internet technology allow students to learn at their own pace in an environment that makes them feel comfortable, while the traditional classroom sets a pace that many learners can’t keep up with and often makes students feel uncomfortable. Traditionalists, on the other hand, believe that over-reliance on tech limits students’ ability to develop their own knowledge and skills and does little to prepare them for the realities of being adults in the real world.
Regrettably, the inability of these two parties to find an agreement has prevented the growth of our education system. We must learn from what worked in the past while adopting the best of our new technologies to create an education system that reflects our modern world. If we can’t get all our teachers on the same page, then we will be at risk of failing future generations.
1. Who can probably learn better under the 1945 -2000 model of education?| A．Lisa who tends to read by herself. | B．Michael who disciplines himself. |
| C．Kate who can focus on listening for long. | D．Tom who prefers hands-on learning. |
| A．It allows for different learning styles. | B．It has the same hope for students. |
| C．It fires students’ enthusiasm for learning. | D．It reduces teachers’ level of stress. |
| A．Two of a trade never agree. | B．Everyone thinks in his way. |
| C．Every potter praises his pot. | D．One’s words reflect one’s thinking. |
| A．It’s full of well-trained subject teachers. | B．It’s an accurate mirror of the real world. |
| C．It’s inclusive and accessible to all students. | D．It’s an integration of tradition and modernity. |
7 . Children at boarding school get the best night’s sleep because of strict lights out time, according to a recent study, which was presented at Sleep Down Under, the 33rd yearly scientific meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association. Professor Kurt Lushington, a psychologist who led the study; said, “It is a naturalistic experiment showing the key to good sleep in teenagers is quite simple: a good timetable and no mobile devices(设备) at night.”
Over the past 20 years, the time children spend sleeping has fallen and only half regularly get more than seven hours. The recommended amount is eight to ten. The biggest problems are smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) whose blue light wakes the brain, making it harder to drop off.
An Australian team compared sleep patterns of 15 to 18-year-olds at a school in Adelaide. The 59 boarders had to leave their phones in a kitchen area or on their desk before bed and turn their lights out by a set time. They slept for an average 8 hour 26 minutes a night compared with 7 hours 46 minutes for day pupils.
Lack of sleep affects mental health and school performance and causes behavioral problems. It has also been connected with the child obesity epidemic and other diseases. This year an American study found that teenagers who didn’t get enough sleep took in extra sugar during a school year. They ate sweets, cakes, chocolate and biscuits and drank fizzy drinks to promote their energy levels.
Lushington recommends that parents reach agreement on not using a phone. This is most likely to work if they do likewise and offer other enjoyments, such as books. “I think if you put these rules in place, kids will go along with them,” he told New Scientist.
1. What is the secret to teenagers’ good sleep according to Paragraph 1?| A．Strict lights out time. | B．More physical exercise at school. |
| C．Good bedtime plan and more playtime. | D．Regular schedule and no mobile devices. |
| A．Fall asleep. | B．Fall behind. | C．Give up. | D．Calm down. |
| A．Bad examples of school performance. |
| B．Bad effects connected with lack of sleep. |
| C．Behavioral problems caused by bad eating habits. |
| D．The relationship between school performance and sleep. |
| A．Teachers leaving less homework. |
| B．Students choosing proper sleep patterns |
| C．Parents as well as children not using phones. |
| D．Parents sending their children to boarding schools. |
8 . On June 6th Columbia University announced that it will no longer cooperate with US News World Report’s undergraduate rankings. It is the first top institution to do so. Might its departure be the start of a mass departure?
Columbia’s decision follows a ranking scandal (丑闻) last year. In February 2022, one of Columbia’s own maths professors accused the college of having used “outdated and/or incorrect data” in several areas.
In the 1980s, potential students started to expand their college search beyond their local area, and it was hard to learn about universities and compare them. Hence, US News began ranking America’s top universities in 1983, and has released its findings annually since 1988.
Universities have put in significant effort to move up in the ratings. Richard Freeland, Northeastern University’s former president, capped class sizes to enhance student engagement and guarantee class quality. Consequently, it moved from 127th in 2003 to 44th this year.
The ranking system used to seem unstoppable. Universities have tried to get rid of it before, only to find that doing so can backfire badly. US News still ranks non-participating universities, using publicly available information, and the data often do not go in their favour. Columbia did not submit data for this year’s analysis, and its ranking fell from second in 2021-22 to 18th in 2022-23.
Recently the mood has begun to change, however, especially among graduate schools. In 2022, of the 15 highest-ranked law schools, only the University of Chicago submitted data.
In May US News announced changes to its ranking methodology. It is moving away from metrics (度量标准) that rely on reputation and towards student outcomes. One way or another, the rankings-and universities more broadly-are in a state of constant change.
1. What is true about the US News undergraduate rankings?| A．It faked the information for the ratings. |
| B．It filled an information gap in the past. |
| C．It promoted the quality of higher education. |
| D．It’s been released every year for 40 years. |
| A．Limited. | B．Maintained. | C．Increased. | D．Doubled. |
| A．Its information will be removed. |
| B．It will be excluded from the list forever. |
| C．Its ranking will probably suffer consequently. |
| D．It will certainly be charged with using incorrect data. |
| A．the changing mood of universities |
| B．the instant fame of universities |
| C．achievements of university graduates |
| D．scores given by former students |
9 . Parents often think that their kids should be good at studies and do well in sports. That’s usually the case because parents feel that could get their children admission to top colleges. However, Melissa and Mark Wimmer think differently.
Their 14-year-old son, Mike, is a prodigy. He is a member of Mensa, which is the world’s top IQ club. He completed his high school, associate’s and bachelor’s degrees all in three years. That’s not all. He also ran two tech companies, founded a third one that works towards controlling the population of lionfish, an invasive (入侵的) species.
But the parents are proud that they were able to help Mike with his social skills along with his intellectual skills. Melissa told CNBC that people expected “Young Sheldon” before they met her son. Young Sheldon is a television show about a child talent who is an indoor man and lacks social skills. “But once they talk to Mike, they understand that he’s just a normal 14-year-old that happens to be able to do amazing things,” said Melissa.
Mark and Melissa got to know about their child’s intelligence when he entered preschool. A child psychologist told them that their son would need a different course to support his fast-track development. Many parents aren’t comfortable with putting their children with 18-year-olds, but Mike’s parents saw the value in letting their child go through it. “I wanted him to be social and be able to deal with all the different personalities in the classrooms with older children,” said Melissa.
The parents shared that they were able to do this by letting Mike find his own voice and put it to use. “We let him order food when he’s 3 or 4 from the waiter or waitress and introduce himself to people. Those kinds of things are done to encourage him to engage with everyone else and be more comfortable talking to others outside of our environment,” said Melissa.
Thanks to his parents, Mike has learned to get along with young and old alike.
1. What do the underlined words “a prodigy” in paragraph 2 refer to?| A．A gifted person. | B．A famous student. |
| C．A brilliant biologist. | D．A successful businessman. |
| A．He likes to make friends. | B．He is a well-rounded man. |
| C．He is a popular child actor. | D．He is poor at dealing with people. |
| A．Through a recommendation from a child psychologist. |
| B．Through observing Mike’s behavior in preschool. |
| C．Through participating in a special educational program. |
| D．Through the information provided by Mike’s school teachers. |
| A．Teach him some communication rules. | B．Encourage him to speak in class. |
| C．Place him in social situations. | D．Let him go to school alone. |
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