1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

It was September 1966, and I was twenty years old, facing my first class of kids as a new teacher. My class in downtown Toronto was made up of thirty-eight angels, and one street kid named Mike. His parents passed away when he was a baby, and he lived with a weak and indifferent grandmother. As for a ten-year-old boy, he was little and rough.

Like most new, young teachers, I was full of enthusiasm and determined to make a difference. Being so young, I knew very little about parenting. However, I did recognize a child in need, and decided to see if I could make a difference. And so my special “foster father (养父)” relationship with Mike began.

Each day as I arrived at school, I’d take Mike out for breakfast. Each noon hour as I shared my lunch with him, I taught him some new skills — for a while we worked on the proper method of using a microscope. On another day we constructed a camera, then we classified rocks. Mike would then “help” me teach these skills to the rest of the class. We had a lot of fun, and a kind of unspoken trust began to build up between us.

Early in our special relationship, Mike told me of his dream — becoming a lawyer. I believed then, and after thirty-four years of teaching I still believe, that all children have a gift. Everyone has the same opportunity to be the best person they can be. I realized this boy was brilliant, and that with a little love, attention, understanding, guidance and encouragement, he could probably accomplish whatever he put his mind to. I figured if he wanted to be a lawyer, I would do all I could to help him become the very best lawyer he could be.

Every Saturday morning, I took Mike to the Osgoode Law Library, which was attached to the University of Toronto. I explained to him that reading up on law was the only way to be a good lawyer. His young mind was eager and interested.

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Paragraph 1: This was how we spent each Saturday morning for two years.

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Paragraph 2: One day, after we were out of touch for 30 years, there went my doorbell.

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2 . So few adults can remember the details of their own preschool or kindergarten years, it can be hard to appreciate just how much the early-education landscape has been transformed over the past two decades. The changes are not restricted to the physical environment of classrooms. Teaching methods and curricula have changed too. Much greater parts of the day are now spent on what’s called “seatwork”(a term that probably doesn’t need any explanation) and direct instruction, formerly used mainly in the older grades, in which a teacher carefully controls the content and pacing of what a child is supposed to learn.

One study, titled “Is Kindergarten the New First Grade?” compared kindergarten teachers’ attitudes nationwide in 1998 and 2010 and found that the percentage of teachers expecting children to know how to read by the end of the year had risen from 30 to 80 percent. The researchers also reported more time spent with workbooks and worksheets, and less time devoted to music and art. Kindergarten is indeed the new first grade, the authors concluded. In turn, children who would once have used the kindergarten year as a gentle transition into school are in some cases being held back before they’ve had a chance to start.

Until recently, school-readiness skills weren’t high on anyone’s agenda, nor was the idea that the youngest learners might be disqualified from moving on to the next stage. But now that kindergarten serves as a gatekeeper, not a welcome mat, to elementary school, concerns about school preparedness kick in earlier and earlier. A child who’s supposed to read by the end of kindergarten had better be getting ready in preschool. As a result, expectations that may arguably have been reasonable for 5- and 6-year-olds, such as being able to sit at a desk and complete a task using pencil and paper, are now directed at even younger children, who Jack the motor skills and attention span to be successful.

Preschool classrooms have become increasingly difficult spaces, with teachers asking pre-schoolers to finish their “work” before they can go play. And yet, even as pre-schoolers are learning more pre-academic skills at earlier ages, I’ve heard many teachers say that they seem somehow less curious and less engaged than the kids of earlier generations. More children today seem to lack the language skills needed to retell a simple story or to use basic connecting words and prepositions. They can’t make a conceptual analogy between, say, the veins(纹理) on a leaf and the veins in their own hands.

That’s right. The same educational policies that are publishing academic goals down to ever earlier levels seem to be contributing to the fact that young children are gaining fewer skills, not more.

1. What can be inferred from the sentence “Kindergarten is indeed the new first grade”?

A．Kindergarten is going to replace the first grade in the future.

B．Kindergarten kids are asked to learn what first-graders learn.

C．Today’s kindergarten kids are smarter than first graders in the past.

D．Some kids choose to skip kindergarten to go to the first grade directly.

2. By “kindergarten serves as a gatekeeper”, the writer implies that some kindergarten kids________.

A．might not be able to go to the kindergarten

B．are worried about their school-readiness skills

C．are not allowed to move on to elementary school

D．think of the kindergarten year as a gentle transition

3. What idea does the writer intend to convey in Paragraph 4?

A．Pre-schoolers need to be academically prepared.

B．Preschool teachers are not as kind as they used to be.

C．Today’s preschool education doesn’t prove successful.

D．Children pick up their first language later than before.

4. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．What Preschool Kids Should Be Taught

B．How the New Preschool Is Damaging Kids

C．Why We Should Take Preschoolers Seriously

D．Who Is to Blame for Preschoolers’ Lack of Skills

3 . In the live-streaming (直播) channel of Yang Weiyun, no singing or dancing is performed nor are products sold. Yang teaches pinyin, reading and writing, something that has been most familiar to her for the past 50 years. The difference is her students are mostly adults.

The 73-year-old comes from Huainan city of Anhui province and is an experienced educator. She had been a Chinese teacher in an elementary school for 50 years. In retirement, Yang also wanted to do something meaningful. The rise of short video platforms gave her the idea of continuing her education attempt through live-streaming online. The retiree opened her live-streaming account in May 2021 and offered free pinyin courses designed for kindergarten pupils about to attend primary schools. However, she gradually learned among her viewers there are a lot of illiterate (文盲) adults.

Yang said she found many illiterate adults develop a sense of lack of confidence. They are afraid to go to new places, worried that they couldn’t teach their children or read their boss’s instructions. So, she added targeted content to meet their needs. “Many illiterate adults didn’t have the chance to go to school when they were young. They are the ones in urgent need of becoming literate. I wanted to give them a new starting point,” Yang said.

According to the seventh national census (人口普查) carried out last year, there are 38 million illiterate adults in China. Yang’s live-streaming channel offers an easy and private way for those who want to overcome adult illiteracy.

Yang said students learning through her live-streaming channel each have their own demands. So she always prepares her classes carefully after concluding a live-streaming session. She has tried her best to figure out what ways the students can learn and remember better, and her biggest wish now is to see these students graduate from her classes.

1. What’s Yang’s original purpose when she attempted teaching online?

A．To teach retired adults Chinese.

B．To spread Chinese character culture.

C．To teach kids before primary school.

D．To sell products in her live-streaming channel.

2. Why does Yang’s live-streaming class become a hit among adults?

A．She was an experienced and respectable teacher.

B．Many people believe her classes are beneficial for their children.

C．Her class is vivid and lively with singing or dancing performance.

D．Many illiterate adults can learn Chinese in an easy and private way in her class.

3. Which of the following can best describe Yang?

A．Devoted and helpful.	B．Caring and brave.
C．Warm-hearted and strict.	D．Persistent and honest.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Illiterate adults need help in education.

B．A retired teacher teaches grown-ups pinyin online.

C．Short video platform offers new ways for education.

D．It’s never too late to teach.

4 . Marva Collins’ journey as a teacher began in the 1960s, when she was assigned to teach at a public school in Chicago. At the time, the school was plagued (困扰) by violence, low academic standards, and a ______ of resources, and many of its students were ______ as “unteachable” or “at-risk.”

Despite these ______ , Collins was determined to make a difference. She ______ to create a classroom environment that helped to develop a love of ______ , a sense of discipline, and a belief in oneself. Collins’ teaching methods proved ______ , and her students soon began to show remarkable progress. They ______ well above average on standardized tests, and many of them went on to ______ top universities.

Collins also ______ the importance of building relationships between teachers and students. She believed that strong relationships were the foundation of effective teaching, and she ______ teachers to get to know their students as individuals and to personalize their instruction ______ .

Collins’ impact on education was recognized by educators across the world, and she was ______ to speak at conferences across the world. Today, Collins’ legacy (遗产) lives on through the many students and educators inspired by her work. Her emphasis on ______ , hard work and relationships continues to be a model for effective teaching, and her ______ in the potential of every student ______ to inspire educators to make a difference in the lives of at-risk students.

1.

A．variety

B．lack

C．combination

D．network

2.

A．acknowledged

B．employed

C．recommended

D．labeled

3.

A．challenges

B．prejudices

C．differences

D．doubts

4.

A．stood up

B．ran away

C．set out

D．went on

5.

A．learning

B．joking

C．listening

D．singing

6.

A．unusual

B．mysterious

C．convenient

D．effective

7.

A．expressed

B．graduated

C．weighed

D．scored

8.

A．attend

B．apply

C．pursue

D．witness

9.

A．admitted

B．emphasized

C．assumed

D．indicated

10.

A．allowed

B．commanded

C．encouraged

D．warned

11.

A．accordingly

B．generously

C．literally

D．randomly

12.

A．advised

B．permitted

C．invited

D．persuaded

13.

A．honesty

B．discipline

C．motivation

D．success

14.

A．wisdom

B．training

C．delight

D．belief

15.

A．demands

B．struggles

C．continues

D．promises

5 . 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.

2. Why do some educators prefer the second education pattern?

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.

3. What message is conveyed in paragraph 3?

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.

4. What is the author’s understanding of a good education system?

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 . According to A Guide for Families by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, children, preteens, and teens can lie for varying reasons.    1     Their upsetting situations could include failing a class. and other struggles with things about themselves or fitting in with their peers.

    2    . This is not to say that lying is acceptable, but the less parents take it personally, the more they can calmly and constructively help their child. Children and teens who fall into anxiety easily will use lying as an unhealthy coping strategy.

What should a parent or caregiver do? Try to keep in mind that kids can be quite self-absorbed and they often don’t understand how hurtful lies can be. With this in mind, here are a few tips to help promote truthfulness in your child at any age.

    3     If you overreact, then you are just building a barrier between you and your child, Calmly discuss or lecture about honesty and dishonesty and why they chose to lie.     4    Your understanding may not be able to stop your teen from creating those everyday lies, but you can convey that there are other options available.

Keep in mind that addressing lying behaviours is a process not a quick fix.    5     But if you keep your own emotion positively, your child or teen is more likely to eventually open up.

While in the short term you may just get a shrug, keeping yourself calm to create a sense of emotional safety will help your voice of truth and reason be heard throughout their lives.

A．Get them to know that you understand them or their situations.

B．Try to seek some help from experts who understand them well.

C．Some kids may take a while before they feel safe to level with you.

D．When I coach parents, I help them learn not to take lies from their kids personally.

E．They try to avoid getting into trouble or lie because they are too upset to talk about painful experiences.

F．Lying is not only harmful to kids then selves, but also it hurts people around them.

G．The best you can do as a parent is to keep yourself from overreacting to your child’s lies.

8 . Every parent wants their children to develop well.     1    . However, for a child, play is the main way of interacting with the world, mastering new knowledge and skills. The game performs several functions.

    2    . Through the game, the child learns new skills and develops speech, thinking and logic, memory, attention and other mental functions. This applies not only to special educational games, but outdoor games which promote physical development and strengthen the health of the child. Also, any games develop creativity and imagination.

Way of communication. A game for a child is also a way to convey to an adult their experiences: joys, anxieties, fears, hopes, expectations. Often, through the game, the child tells parents something important about himself and learns something important about his parents. The game is a way to be closer, to feel the support, care and love of parents.     3    .

Development of social skill and familiarity with social roles.     4    . Through the game, children learn about the concepts of “good” and “bad”. In games, children learn different social roles: they learn to be parents, friends, teachers, doctors, kings and presidents. Many games develop independence and responsibility, teach the child to overcome difficulties, take care of others, give gifts and share.

Pleasure and joy. The game brings pleasure, joy and a lot of other positive emotions to the child and the significance of this cannot be underestimated (after all, even for adults, positive emotions are very important: they support us, help us develop and look at life positively).     5    . It is the key to the full development of the individual.

A．Knowledge of the world.

B．Education and development.

C．Therefore, it is very important that parents find time to play together with their child.

D．Joint games best teach adults to understand their children and find a common language with them.

E．Also, through the game, the child learns to be proud of his success, which supports his self-esteem.

F．In games, children learn to follow the rules, control their behavior, develop communication skills with peers and adults.

G．Sometimes it seems that a child’s game is empty entertainment and it would be better to replace it with something more useful.

9 . “The arrival of ChatGPT will push educators to focus more on teaching subjects that technology is not good at.” Andreas Schleicher said, who is director of education and skills for the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development. He welcomes this development and thinks it gives people the chance to concentrate less on tasks that technology can also do well.

The future is not about technology vs humans. The future is about integrating technology with humans. ChatGPT pushes us to think harder of what makes us human.

“The world no longer rewards you just for what you know. Baidu knows everything. The world rewards you for what you can do with what you know, and ChatGPT pushes us to work harder on this. If students are only as smart as a smartphone, it means educators are not doing enough. People should focus on developing human skills that actually are important, such as imagination and creativity.” Schleicher said in an interview with China Daily on the sidelines of the World Digital Education Conference.

The arrival of artificial intelligence (AI) really pushes people to think hard about what education is and the purpose it serves, as well as what knowledge, skills, attitudes and values humans have that complement (补充) artificial intelligence.

ChatGPT is not connected to the Internet, so it can’t replace search engines. Search engines such as Google or Baidu simply extract (提取) knowledge, while ChatGPT goes a step further and analyzes a search before providing a single answer.

As a device, ChatGPT is going to make learning much more interesting and powerful, but as a purpose and objective, humans need to work very hard to win that race with technology.

1. What may Schleicher agree with?

A．ChatGPT is fighting against humans.

B．Students are just as smart as a smartphone.

C．People who can do with their knowledge will be more successful.

D．ChatGPT pushes educators to concentrate more on subjects technology is good at.

2. What’s the advantage of ChatGPT over Google and Baidu according to the passage?

A．ChatGPT has connection to the Internet.

B．ChatGPT has the function of analysis.

C．ChatGPT is a more powerful search engine.

D．ChatGPT knows more than Google and Baidu.

3. What can be a suitable title of this passage?

A．ChatGPT to Influence Future Education

B．The Future Development of ChatGPT

C．The Development of Future Education

D．The Race between ChatGPT and Humans

4. In which section can you read the passage on a website?

A．Tourism.	B．Business.
C．Education.	D．Amusement.

10 . If you survey American parents about what they want for their kids, more than 90 percent say one of their top priorities is that their children be caring. This makes sense: Kindness and concern for others are held as _________ in nearly every society. But when you ask children what their parents _________ for them, 81 percent say their parents value achievement and happiness over caring.

Kids learn what’s important to adults not by listening to what we say, but by _________ what gets our attention. And in many developed societies, parents now pay more attention to individual achievement and happiness than anything else. However much we _________ kindness and caring, we’re not actually showing our kids that we value these traits (特点).

Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised, then, that kindness appears to be _________. An analysis of annual surveys of American college students showed a substantial drop from 1979 to 2009 in imagining the _________ of others.

It’s not just that people care less; they seem to be _________ less, too. In one experiment, a sociologist left behind thousands of what appeared to be lost letters in dozens of American cities in 2001, and again in 2011. From the first round to the second one, the proportion of letters that was _________ by helpful passersby and put in a mailbox declined by 10 percent. Psychologists find that kids born after 1995 are just as likely as their parents to _________ that other people experiencing difficulty should be helped — but they feel less personal responsibility to take action themselves. __________, they are less likely to donate to charity, or even to express an interest in doing so.

If we truly care less about one another, some of the blame lies with the values parents have __________. In our own lives, we’ve observed many fellow parents becoming so focused on achievement that they fail to cultivate kindness. They seem to regard their children’s successes as a personal badge (徽章) of honor and their children’s failures as a(n) __________ reflection on their own parenting.

Other parents unconsciously __________ kindness, seeing it as a source of weakness in a fiercely competitive world. But there’s no reason parents can’t teach their kids to care about others and themselves — to be both __________ and self-respecting. If you encourage children to consider the needs and feelings of others, sometimes they will and sometimes they won’t. But they’ll soon learn that if you don’t __________ others considerately, they may not be considerate toward you. And those around you will be less likely to be considerate of one another, too.

1.

A．miracles

B．aspects

C．virtues

D．schedules

2.

A．want

B．make

C．change

D．buy

3.

A．answering

B．wondering

C．challenging

D．noticing

4.

A．praise

B．research

C．forget

D．link

5.

A．of significance

B．out of order

C．on exhibit

D．in decline

6.

A．studies

B．perspectives

C．careers

D．backgrounds

7.

A．thinking

B．doing

C．helping

D．learning

8.

A．left off

B．taken over

C．set aside

D．picked up

9.

A．doubt

B．recall

C．object

D．believe

10.

A．In addition

B．By contrast

C．For example

D．To date

11.

A．criticized

B．elevated

C．assessed

D．impacted

12.

A．accurate

B．admiring

C．mental

D．negative

13.

A．promote

B．understand

C．distinguish

D．discourage

14.

A．creative

B．initiative

C．generous

D．idealistic

15.

A．consider

B．treat

C．hear

D．observe