题目内容
By the age of 40, he ________ more than ten novels and now some of them even have been translated into other languages.
- A.has written
- B.had written
- C.having written
- D.has been written
Pushy parents and teachers who “hothouse” the under-5s risk causing damage to the children’s long term development, a leading education expert said.
Lilian Katz, Professor of Education at the University of Illinois, said that four-year-olds engaged in reading and writing went on to perform worse academically than those engaged in imaginative learning. They scored higher in tests at the age of 5, but children whose first year at school was stimulating outstripped them four years later.
The findings suggest that the government's structured approach to early years' learning could be storing up problems for children. They also raise serious questions about the plan for all children to be able to read by the age of 6.
In many countries formal teaching does not start until children are 6 or 7 and have improved their social and manual skills. Children start learning to read and write at 6 in the United States, France and Germany, and at 7 in Finland and Sweden.
Professor Katz said that in many schools the courses were "boring children to tears". Much academic teaching required children to learn by memorizing pieces of information out of context, she said. Teaching in reception class should instead allow children to develop their intellect by exploring their environments and asking questions.
"Research suggests the benefits of formal academic instruction for four- and five-year-olds seem to be promising when they are tested early, but considerably less so in the long term. When these children are followed over a period of three or more years, those who had early experience in more intellectually engaging curricula were more likely to do well in school than their peers, who had received early academic instruction." She advocates teaching children through first-hand experience and play, in mixed-aged classes. This can include puppet shows, drawing or running a pretend shop in the classroom.
【小题1】According to the passage, those who “hothouse” the under-5s would probably _________.
A.prefer a lot of interaction and stimulation while teaching |
B.teach in a lively way to motivate kids’ interest |
C.push the kids to memorize pieces of information |
D.care about the kids’ physical development |
A.did better than | B.looked down upon |
C.caught up with | D.performed worse than |
A.is necessary for improving children’s reading and writing ability |
B.needs to be improved to develop children’s academic ability |
C.will cause problems to children in their future learning |
D.has more advantages than disadvantages |
A.can start at different times in different countries. | B.should not be started too early |
C.is best carried out in Finland and Sweden | |
D.should include teaching children social and manual skills |
A.Children should be taught through first-hand experience. |
B.Learning in a mixed-age class is good for children. |
C.Running a shop can help children get good marks. |
D.Puppet shows and drawing are useful in teaching children. |
When he was a boy, Tim was much influenced(影响) by the books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result, Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic (诊所) of a local doctor where he was supposed to help to wrap up medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the conversations(会议) taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.
During the war Tim served in the Navy (海军) as a surgeon (外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it.” In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus, while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was saving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside, working under an old doctor who was popular in the area, but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the young man many opportunities(机会) to go on working as a life-saver.
1.Tim decided to be a doctor when he was________.
A.fourteen |
B.fifteen |
C.serving in the Navy |
D.working in clinic |
2.Tim decided to become a doctor mainly because________
A.his father wanted him to be so. |
B.his father was a surgeon. |
C.he had read many books about medicine. |
D.he had chances to know many doctors and know about what doctors did. |
3.Which of the following is not true?
A.during the war, Tim was a surgeon in the Navy. |
B.he taught the country people simple facts about medicine in California. |
C.after the war, he married the old doctors’ daughter. |
D.Tim worked as a life-saver after war. |
4.From the passage we can infer(推出) that Tim_________.
A.was sent to Europe during the war. |
B.was not afraid of blood. |
C.decided to give up his doctor career. |
D.regarded himself as a life-saver. |