题目内容
Roughly speaking, teachers in traditional education may feel that students are too young to know much about the world, and have to be told what to do most of the time. By contrast, open education offers teachers quite different feelings. Students are expected to be responsible for their own education—to discover subjects by themselves instead of being made to study them. This way of teaching allows the students to grow independently and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Some students who do badly in a traditional classroom will be happier in an open classroom and enjoy learning. They will not have to worry about grades or rules at all.
However, many students won’t do well in an open classroom. For these students, they will do little in school if there are too few rules. They will not make good use of open education, which is so different from traditional class, because they may have a problem getting used to making so many choices on their own. For them it is important to have some rules to direct them. They may worry about the rules even when there are no rules. In addition to that, some traditional teachers do not believe in open education and do not like it either.
Since both of some good points and bad points of the open education have been explained clearly, you may have your own opinion on the issue. Personally, I think that the concept of open education is good only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. I believe, most students, but of course not all students, need some structure in their classes. They may want and need to have rules.
In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.
1.Open education allows the students to_________________.
A.grow as the educated |
B.be responsible for their life |
C.discover subjects outside class |
D.develop their own interests |
2.Open education may be a good idea for the students who __________.
A.worry about grades and rules |
B.aren’t used to making choices |
C.do well in a traditional classroom |
D.enjoy having some rules in class |
3.Some students will do little in an open classroom because___________.
A.there are too many rules |
B.they don’t like activities |
C.there are too few rules |
D.they worry about the rules |
4.Which of the following best summarizes the passage?
A.Open education is a really complex idea. |
B.Open education is better than traditional education. |
C.Traditional teachers don’t believe in open education. |
D.The writer thinks open education is practical. |
1.D
2.A
3.C
4.A
【解析】文章介绍了开放教育这一新型的教育形式。
1.D 细节题。根据第一段第6行develop their own interests in many subjects.可知开放教育可以让孩子发展自己的兴趣,故D正确。
2.A 细节题。根据第一段最后两行Some students who do badly in a traditional classroom will be happier in an open classroom and enjoy learning. They will not have to worry about grades or rules at all. 可知对于女性担心成绩和学习规矩的学生来说,开放教育是很棒的主意,故A正确。
3.C 细节题。根据第二段4,5行For them it is important to have some rules to direct them. They may worry about the rules even when there are no rules.可知一些学生在开放教育下表现很差,主要就是因为缺少规则的约束,故C正确。
4.A 归纳总结题。根据第3段1,2行Since both of some good points and bad points of the open education have been explained clearly, you may have your own opinion on the issue.可知开放教育既有好处也有坏处,是一个复杂的系统,故A正确。
Most Americans get what money they have from their work; that is, they earn an income from wages or salaries. The richest Americans, however, get most of their money from what they own — their stocks, bonds, real estate, and other forms of property, or wealth. Although there are few accurate statistics to go by, wealth in American society appears to be concentrated in very few hands. More than 20 percent of everything that can be privately owned is held by less than one percent of the adult population and more than 75 percent of all wealth is owned by 20 percent of American adults. The plain fact is that most Americans have no wealth at all aside from their homes, automobiles, and a small amount of savings.
Income in the United States is not as highly concentrated as wealth. In 1917 the richest 10 percent of American families received 26.1 percent of all income, while the poorest 10 percent received 17 percent, mainly from Social Security and other government payments. The most striking aspect of income distribution is that it has not changed significantly since the end of World War II. Although economic growth has roughly doubled real disposable (可自由使用的) family income (the money left after taxes and adjusted for inflation) over the last generation, the size of the shares given to the rich and the poor is about the same. By any measure economic inequality is great in the United States.
The reality behind these statistics is that a large number of Americans are poor. In 1918, 14 percent of the population was living below the federal government’s poverty line, which at that time was an annual income of $ 9 287 for a nonfarm family of two adults and two children. In other words, about one out of seven Americans over 31 million people was officially considered unable to buy the basic necessities of food, clothes, and shelter. The suggested poverty line in 1981 would have been an income of about $11, 200 for a family of four. By this relative definition, about 20 percent of the population or more than 45 million Americans are poor.
【小题1】What does the majority of the Americans have in terms of wealth?
A.Their income and savings. |
B.Their house, cars and small amounts of savings. |
C.Everything they own in their homes. |
D.Actually, they have no wealth at all. |
A.Less than 25%. | B.More than 25%. |
C.More than 75%. | D.Less than 20%. |
A.Because the economic growth has widened the gap of the family income between the rich and the poor. |
B.Because income in the US is still concentrated in the hands of the richest 10% of American families. |
C.Because the proportion of income received by the rich and the poor remains almost the same as in 1917. |
D.Because some Americans made great fortunes during the Second World War. |
A.The poverty line of 1918 is more favorable to the poor than that of 1981. |
B.The 1981 line didn’t leave much to the poor. |
C.There were more Americans who were officially poor by the 1918 line. |
D.There were more Americans who were officially poor by the 1981 line. |
A.was of no good for the poor | B.was officially approved |
C.was not helpful to the poor | D.was not put into operation then |