Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the languages he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people.     

In the same way, when children learn to do all the other things, they learn to do without being taught-to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle-compare those performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his own mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if 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 do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.

If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let’s end this nonsense of grades, exams, marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.

1.What does the author think is the best way for children to learn things?

A. by copying what other people do

B. by making mistakes and having them corrected

C. by listening to explanations from skilled people

D. by asking a great many questions

2.According to the writer, teachers in school should _____

A. allow children to learn from each other

B. point out children’s mistakes whenever found

C. correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible

D. give children more book knowledge

3.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are___.

A. not really important skills B. more important than other skills

C. basically different from learning adult skills D. basically the same as learning other skills

4.Exams, grades, and marks should be abolished because children’s progress should only be estimated by___.

A. educated persons B. the children themselves C. teachers D. parents

A bird went to look for its happiness in the distance.

It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a little wilting flower, whose face was full of smile. Not knowing why, the bird asked the little flower, "You are going to die. Why are you still so happy?"

"Because my dream will come true," said the little flower.

"What kind of dream do you have?"

"To bear(结出 ) sweet, delicious fruit."

Then the little bird saw it: happiness is a hope in the heart.

The little bird kept flying; it flew and flew when it suddenly saw a lame duck, which was singing a song. Not knowing why, it asked the duck, "The fate treats you so unfairly. Why are you still so happy with yourself?"

"Because I saw a little duck fall," said the duck.

"So are you happy because you saw it trip over itself?"

"No, I'm happy because I helped it stand up again."

Then the little bird saw it. happiness is a love in the heart.

The bird kept flying; it flew and flew when it suddenly saw a spider climbing up a slippery(湿滑的 ) wall. The spider fell off the wall midway, but it kept climbing again and fell off again. This didn't discourage(使......泄气) the spider; it kept climbing over and over again. Not knowing why, the little bird asked the spider, "You failed again and again. Why don't you have pain but happiness on your face?"

"As long as I keep making my efforts, there is still hope to climb up it. Because of this, I' m so delighted," said the spider.

Then the little bird saw it. happiness is a faith in the heart.

So the little bird pursued happiness no longer because it had seen the truth: happiness is not in the distance but in your heart.

1.What does the word "wilting" in the second paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 盛开的 B. 含苞待放的

C. 快要枯萎的 D. 已经凋零的

2.What did the bird meet first on its way to the distance?

A. A butterfly. B. A flower.

C. A spider. D. A duck.

3.Why was the duck so happy?

A. Because the fate treated it fairly.

B. Because it saw another duck trip over itself.

C. Because it saw a spider fell off a slippery wall.

D. Because it helped another duck stand up.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Happiness is a feeling of hope, love, bravery and other beautiful things.

B. Happiness is so rare that you can only find it in the distance.

C. Only when you get help from others will you feel happy.

D. The spider felt happy because it's great fun to climb up the wall.

5.Which of the following can be the proper title for this article?

A. A lovely bird and its journey B. How can a bird be happy

C. Happiness is in your heart D. Try to be as happy as you can

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