5. The writer is afraid that when children grow up, _______.

　 A. they will be independent　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. they’ll be skilled

　 C. they’ll be unable to use basic skills　　　　　 D. they’ll be unable to think for themselves(BBDBC)

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LEEDS, England-A Leeds University psychology(心理学) professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.

　 “The hatred(痛恨) we hold within us is a cancer,” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

　 More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London ---a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.

　 “These are people who are sick and tired of living with the memory. They realize their bitterness(痛楚) is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, ” said Canadian-born Hart.

　 The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with a visit to an adviser every fortnight.

　 The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hate in these people.

　 “People have lots of negative(否定) attitudes(态度) towards forgiveness,” he said. “People confuse(使混乱) forgiveness with forgetting.”

　 Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.

　 “The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitude toward the person you are angry with,” said Norman Claring-bull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.

　 Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people “want to get free from the past”.

4. Children’s progress should be only measured by _______.

A. educated person　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. the children themselves

C. teachers　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. parents

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

2. Teachers should not ________.

　 A. give children correct answers

　 B. always point out children’s mistakes to them

　 C. allow children to judge their own work

　 D. encourage children to work out with the help of others

1. What does the writer 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 themselves.

　 C. By listening to explanations from skilled people.

　 D. By asking a great many questions.

5. Harry had to get off his car and push it because __________.

　 A. something was seriously wrong with it　　 B. he had drunk too much again

　 C. he was afraid to hit someone　　　　　　　　　 D. he was afraid to break the rules(CDCAD)

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Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If being corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to work, run, whistle, ride a bicycle without being taught. They compare their own 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 mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do it all of 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.

　 If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in maths or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. why should we teacher waste time on such work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us he can’t find the way to get the right answer and let the children learn how to measure their own understanding.

　 The idea that there is a lot of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is out of date in a world as complicated and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose they fail to learn something necessary, they will fail to get on in the world.” Don’t worry, they will go out into the world and learn it.

4. Harry thought that _______, so he kept the laws and rules.

　 A. Charlie was right　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it was bad to be fined

　 C. he was poor to pay the fines　　　　　　　　　 D. drinking was bad for his health

3. Charlie was angry with Harry because ________.

　 A. his friend was fined 50 pounds　　　　　　　 B. his friend hit an old woman

　 C. his friend broke his promise　　　　　　　　　 D. his friend drove carelessly

2. Charlie tried to stop his friend drinking because __________.

　 A. Harry spent much money on it　　　　　　　 B. Harry would soon be sent away

　 C. it hurt Harry’s heart badly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Harry often had accidents

1. Charlie and Harry were both ______ before.

A. policemen　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. drivers　　　 　　 C. soldiers　　 　 D. players