10.Our education system was invented.There were no public systems of education before the 19th century.They all came into being to meet the needs of industrialism.So the most useful subjects for work are at the top and you were probably driven away from what you did as a kid at school--things you liked--because you would never get a job doing that.Is that right?Don't do music.You're not going to be a musician.Don't do art.You're not going to be an artist.In addition,the whole system of public education around the world is a process of university entrance.And the consequence is that many highly talented,brilliant,creative people think they're not because the thing they were good at wasn't valued at school.
I think we can't afford to go on that way.In the next 30years,more people worldwide will be graduating through education than since the beginning of the history.Suddenly,degrees aren't worth anything.When I was a student,if you had a degree,you had a job.But now you need a Master's degree where the previous job required a Bachelor,and now you need a Ph.D.for the other.It's a process of academic inflation (膨脹),and it indicates the whole structure of education needs changing.
All the great teachers I've ever met and worked with are people who can inspire interest and curiosity and light up people's imaginations with the interests they themselves have for a particular field of work.I mean,teaching is not only a process of giving people direct instructions and information they have to memorize,it is much more than that.
I believe our only hope for the future is to rethink the fundamental principles on which we are educating our children.And our task is to educate their whole being so they can face the future.By the way,we may not see this future,but they will.And our job is to help them make something of it.
25.Things little kids like to do are not taught at school because theyA.
A.a(chǎn)re not useful for making a living
B.a(chǎn)re not challenging enough for students
C.don't meet the expectation of parents
D.don't fit in classroom teaching
26.The author develops the second paragraph mainlyD.
A.by classification
B.by process
C.by example
D.by comparison
27.In the author's view,a good teacher shouldD.
A.be imaginative
B.be knowledgeable
C.create their own ways of teaching
D.encourage people to develop their interests.
分析 本文是一篇說明文,介紹了過去的教育體系和現(xiàn)在的不同,作者認(rèn)為一個(gè)好的老師應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生發(fā)展自己的興趣.
解答 25.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段中的"They all came into being to meet the needs of industrialism.…because you would never get a job doing that."可知,當(dāng)時(shí)的課程設(shè)置是為了滿足工業(yè)化的需要,讓孩子們學(xué)習(xí)謀生技能,而沒有設(shè)置像小孩子喜歡的音樂、藝術(shù)等課程是因?yàn)樗鼈儗χ\生沒有幫助,故A項(xiàng)正確.
26.D.文章結(jié)構(gòu)題.根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容特別是"When I was a student…and now you need a Ph.D.for the other."可知,作者是用過去和現(xiàn)在作比較來組織該段的,故D項(xiàng)正確.
27.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段中的"All the great teachers I've ever met and worked with are people who can inspire interest and curiosity and light up people's imaginations with the interests they themselves have for a particular field of work."可知,作者認(rèn)為好的老師應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生發(fā)展自己的興趣,故D項(xiàng)正確.
點(diǎn)評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.