1 . 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intelligently mobile individuals, individuals who can land on their feet when their jobs become technologically outdated, and individuals who can deal with the unexpected.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 |
2 . Attachment Parenting is not Indulgent (纵容) Parenting. Attachment parents do not “spoil” their children. Spoiling is done when a child is given everything that they want regardless of what they need and what is practical. Indulgent parents give toys for tantrums (发脾气), ice cream for breakfast. Attachment parents don’t give their children everything they want, they give their children everything that they need. Attachment parents believe that love and comfort are free and necessary. Not sweets or toys.
Attachment Parenting is not “afraid of tears” parenting. Our kids cry and have tantrums sometimes, of course. But they do this because their emotions are so strong that they need to get them out. They simply expect us to listen to them. We pick up our babies when they cry, and we respond to the tears of our older children because we believe firmly that comfort is free, love is free, and that when a child is in need of comfort and love, it is our job to provide these things.
Attachment Parenting is not Clingy Parenting. I do not cling (抓紧) to my children. In fact, I’m pretty free-range. As soon as they can move, they usually move away from me. Sure, I carry them and hug them and chase them and kiss them and rock them and sleep with them. But this is not me following them everywhere and pulling them back to me. This is me being a home base.
Attachment Parenting is not Helicopter Parenting. I don’t hover. I supervise (监督). I follow, I teach, I demonstrate, I explain. I don’t slap (拍,打) curious hands away. I show how to do things safely. I let my child do what he wishes to do, first with help and then with supervision and finally with trust. I don’t insist that my 23-month-old hold my hand when we walk on the sidewalk because I know that I can recall him with my voice because he trusts me to allow him to explore and he trusts me to explain when something is dangerous and to help him satisfy his curiosities safely.
Most of the negative things that I hear about “Attachment Parents” are completely off-base and describe something that is entirely unlike Attachment-Parenting. Attachment Parenting is child-centered and focuses on the needs of the child. Attachment Parents simply believe that children are taught, not trained.
1. According to the author, what should parents do when their kids cry?A.Reward them with toys. | B.Try to stop them crying. |
C.Provide comfort and love to them. | D.Hold them tight in their arms. |
A.The author’s providing of a home base. |
B.The author’s readiness to play games with their kids. |
C.The author’s being curious about watching the games they play. |
D.The author’s willingness to give their kids freedom of movement. |
A.Encouraging your child’s curiosity. | B.Always standing by to protect your child. |
C.Helping your child to do the right thing. | D.Showing your child how things are done. |
A.A certain type of parenting | B.Parent-child relationships. |
C.How to bring out love in children. | D.How to build children’s self-confidence. |
A place where young people can shine
Kindergarten Without Walls is a unique concept different from the traditional model of education.
The kindergarten is funded by its founder Tang Haoduo,who aims to create a supportive and caring community for children in the neighborhood. And the volunteers come from different walks of life.
Zhu, an art practice researcher, notes that the starting point of this Kindergarten is humble and down-to-earth. “Tang is an ordinary person
4 . The term home schooling means educating children at home or in places other than a normal setting such as a public or private school. These days, homeschooling in America is
Teaching methods at homeschooling
Why do parents choose homeschooling? Some believe that children in public schools experience too much “peer pressure”, or social pressure from friends. They say it may have a
What then is the future of education? Although children often learn well at home, weak regulations in most states mean that officials rarely challenge or
A.disappearing | B.reducing | C.contributing | D.rising |
A.vary | B.last | C.exist | D.work |
A.imitate | B.alter | C.promote | D.neglect |
A.instructions | B.path | C.technique | D.standard |
A.positive | B.practical | C.negative | D.remarkable |
A.economically | B.religiously | C.psychologically | D.physically |
A.effects | B.suggestions | C.reasons | D.pressures |
A.As a result | B.On the whole | C.By the way | D.In addition |
A.encourage | B.interrupt | C.contact | D.monitor |
A.appreciation | B.opposition | C.expectation | D.debate |
A.assessed | B.chosen | C.compared | D.classified |
A.satisfied with | B.involved in | C.skilled at | D.ashamed of |
A.worried about | B.isolated from | C.connected with | D.ignorant of |
A.creating | B.grasping | C.awaiting | D.losing |
A.acceptable | B.informative | C.one-sided | D.practical |
5 . One thing that’s never in short supply at the beginning of each new year?
Another common mistake people make when setting goals is becoming overly concerned about the amount of time it will take to form a new habit. There’s no one right answer when it comes to how long new habits should take to form.
So the yearly ritual of resolution setting doesn’t have to be an annual disappointment. Sometimes, the difference between success and failure is simply choosing the right habits and the process you use to go about achieving it. Most importantly, remember to be kind and flexible with yourself and to celebrate any and all progress along the way.
A.Good intentions. |
B.Congratulations and best wishes. |
C.In other words, you must also readjust your diet. |
D.It’s essential to choose a habit you think enjoyable. |
E.A common error many people make is not choosing right habits. |
F.It depends on what habit you’re trying to develop and who you are. |
G.It’s not just the end goal that matters—it’s the journey along the way. |
6 . These days, there’s barely a world leader who doesn’t talk up science. For example, the India’s Prime Minister was the main performer at the annual Indian Science Congress, held in Nagpur, where he encouraged the nation’s researchers to do the science needed to make India self-reliant.
The message to researchers is crystal clear: leaders see science as essential to national prosperity, well-being and, of course, competitiveness. So, is research fit for the challenge of advancing, refining or critiquing these goals? Not exactly. And it won’t be until there is fundamental reform to the gateway to a research career: PhD training.
As Nature and other publications have frequently reported, PhD training worldwide has been in trouble for some time. Students’ stipends (生活津贴) are not enough in most countries, creating a cost-of-living crisis. Early-career researchers constantly report concerns about a constant lack of support and poor-quality supervision, with senior researchers rarely trained in mentorship (指导).
Furthermore, PhD candidates are inadequately prepared for the cross-disciplinary working and large teams that characterize cutting-edge science today. This is especially true for careers outside academic research, where the overwhelming majority of PhD candidates will be heading.
It is not all bad. Universities in a small number of high-income countries have reformed, or are reforming, PhD assessment. But in most places, and especially in low- and middle-income countries, a candidate’s work is still evaluated using a single-authored paper. In many countries, candidates must publish in a journal before they get a PhD, something that critics say could fuel profitable publishing.
The system’s strains have become more obvious because the number of people doing PhD training has been rising sharply. According to the 2022 book Towards a Global Core Value System in Doctoral Education, the number of PhDs awarded in India increased from 17,850 in 2004 to 25,095 in 2016; US figures climbed from 48,500 to 69,525 over the same period. If researchers are to meet society’s expectations, their training and mentoring must escape the nineteenth century.
1. Why is the India’s Prime Minister mentioned in the first paragraph?A.To indicate India’s serious scientific landscape. |
B.To imply more researchers are in great demand in India. |
C.To show leaders’ emphasis on scientific research. |
D.To demonstrate more and more people take an interest in science. |
A.The reforms in science. | B.The significance of mentorship. |
C.The creation of academic culture. | D.The issues early-career researchers face. |
A.Disappointed. | B.Satisfied. | C.Indifferent. | D.Enthusiastic. |
A.PhD education is developing gradually. |
B.The reforms in PhD training admit of no delay. |
C.The number of PhDs awarded has increased in India and the US. |
D.The demand for researchers’ meeting society’s expectations is pressing. |
7 . HABITS FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
As teenagers grow up, they become more independent and start making their own decisions. However, during this period, it can be easy for some of them to form bad habits. These bad habits, if left unchecked, could lead to more serious ones when they become adults. For example, some of them may become involved in tobacco or alcohol-abuse, which can lead to physical and mental health problems. To prevent harmful habits like these from dominating a teenager’s life is essential. They must learn to recognise bad habits early and make appropriate changes.
To change bad habits is never easy, even with many attempts. There is a famous saying based on the philosophy of Aristotle: “We are what we repeatedly do.” In many ways, our lifestyle is the sum of choices we have made. We make a choice to do something, and then we repeat it over and over again. Soon that choice becomes automatic and forms a habit that is much harder to change. The good news is that we can change, if we understand how habits work.
According to modern psychology, we must first learn about the “habit cycle”, which works like this:
*Firstly, there is a “cue”, an action, event, or situation that acts as a signal to do something.
*Secondly, there is a “routine” , the regular action you take in response to the cue.
*Thirdly, there is the “reward”, the good thing or feeling we get from the routine.
For example, when we feel unhappy (cue), we eat lots of unhealthy snacks (routine), which makes us feel happy (reward). The reward makes us much more likely to continue the cycle, and the bad habit of relying on unhealthy snacks is formed.
To facilitate a positive change in our bad habits, we must first examine our bad habit cycles and then try to adapt them. We can do this by combining the information from our habit cycles with our own positive ideas. For example, we could try to replace a negative routine with something more positive. So, when we feel unhappy again(cue), rather than eat snacks, we could listen to some of our favourite music instead(routine), which will make us feel relaxed (reward). Aside from changing bad habits, we can also use the habit cycle to create good habits. For example, when we come to an escalator(cue), our normal routine is to ride it, but we could change this routine into something more positive by taking the stairs instead.
Many of us try to change bad habits quickly, and if we are not successful straight away, we often become pessimistic and give up. In fact, the most successful way to change is not suddenly, but over a period of time. As the Chinese philosopher Lao Zi wrote, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” One step seems small, but it is essential. To reach the goal of change, a person must show some discipline and repeatedly take many small steps. After all, it is not easy to break bad habits.
For young people, there is plenty of time to change bad habits. However, there is no “magic pill” or delete button that will help you; you have to think about your bad habits and decide on some changes. You have the power to build a happy and healthy life full of good habits!
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9 . Comparing college entrance exams, there are different needs for admission. The national college entrance examination, or gaokao, is known as the most competitive test for Chinese students. Do students in other countries also need to take a standardized test to get into university?
South Korea holds the College Scholastic Ability Test(CSAT) in November each year. The CSAT plays an important role in the country’s education. On test day, bus and subway frequency increases to make sure that students can get to the test sites in time.
Japan is trying to reform its standardized national college entrance exam. In January 2022, Common Test for University Admissions took the place of the National Center Test for University Admissions, which had been adopted since 1990. The new exam aims to put emphasis on the ability of students to discover and solve problems by themselves.
The American College Test(ACT) and Scholastic Assessment Test(SAT) are the two main college entrance exams taken by students in the US. While SAT tests a student’s ability to learn, the ACT tests a student’s educational development. Both tests normally take place seven times throughout the year. Students can retake the exams for a better score.
In the UK, there’s no standardized test for college admission. Instead, each college has their own admission criteria. These criteria often only include submission of transcripts(成绩单) and participation in an interview. Yet, there are subject-specific exams used by some colleges.
1. What is the purpose of the new test in Japan?A.To improve students’ learning environments. |
B.To assess students’ educational backgrounds. |
C.To assist more students in getting high scores. |
D.To test students’ thinking and practical abilities. |
A.Take entrance exams repeatedly. |
B.Have only one chance to be tested. |
C.Sit a lot of subject-specific exams. |
D.Meet each college’s admission criteria. |
A.South Korea. | B.Japan. | C.America. | D.The UK. |
American Education
Things about American high school students | American high school students are very different from Chinese high school students. American students care more about their |
American students are very | |
They are often | |
They must learn how to schedule their time between work, school, friends sports and, of course, fun! This type of responsibility is |