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Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime:ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Henoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencesbetweenthelanguageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimuse.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesameway,childrenlearningtodoalltheotherthingstheylearntodowithoutbeingtaught_towalk,run,climb,whistle,rideabicycle__comparetheirownperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeople,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesforhimself,letalonecorrectthem.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim,orcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Soonhebecomesdependentontheteacher.Lethimdoithimself.Lethimworkout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whattheanswertothatproblemis,whetherornotthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.

Ifitisamatterofrightanswers,asitmaybeinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchroutinework?Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan’tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.Let’sendallthisnonsenseofgrades,exams,andmarks.Letusthrowthemallout,letthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearnandhowtomeasuretheirownunderstanding,andhowtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.Letthemgetonwiththisjobinthewaythatseemsmostsensibletothem,withourhelpasschoolteachersiftheyaskforit.Theideathatthereisabodyofknowledgetobelearnedatschoolandusedfortherestofone’slifeisnonsenseinaworldascomplicatedandrapidlychangingasours.Anxiousparentsandteacherssay,“Butsupposetheyfailtolearnsomethingessential,somethingtheywillneedtogetonintheworld?”Don’tworry!Ifitisessential,theywillgooutintotheworldandlearnit.

21.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthebestwayforchildrentolearnthings?

A.Bycopyingwhatotherpeopledo.

B.Bymakingmistakesandhavingthemcorrected.

C.Bylisteningtoexplanationsfromskilledpeople.

D.Byaskingagreatmanyquestions.

22.Whatdoestheauthorthinkteachersdowhichtheyshouldnotdo?

E.Theygivechildrencorrectanswers.

F.Theypointoutchildren’smistakestothem.

G.Theyallowntomarktheirownwork.

H.Theyencouragechildrentocopyfromoneanother.

23.Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtorideabicycleare____.

I.notreallyimportantskills

J.moreimportantthanotherskills

K.basicallydifferentfromlearningadultsskills

L.basicallythesameaslearningotherskills

24.Exams,gradesandmarksshouldbeabolishedbecausechildren’sprogressshouldbe

estimatedonlyby___.

A.educatedperson

B.thechildrenthemselves

C.teachers

D.parents

25.Theauthorfearsthatchildrenwillgrowupintoadultswhoare____.

A.tooindependentofothers

B.toocriticalofthemselves

C.unabletothinkforthemselves

D.unabletousebasicskills

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AccordingtofiguresfromtheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics,theaverageweeklyincomeforawomanin1983was$260.Forthesameyear,menhadaverageweeklyearningof$393.Forsomepeople,thesefiguresareclearevidencethatthereisstillsexdiscriminationintheareaofpayinthesituation,wefindthatcertainoccupationsseemtobeprimarilyfemalewhileothersseemtobeprimarilymaleoccupations.Inthemedicalandlegalprofessions,forexample,statisticsshowthat85%ofalldoctorsandlawyersaremen(althoughthissituationischanging).Morethan90%ofallengineersaremen.Women,however,havebeenthemajorityforalongtimeinotheroccupations.Forexample,99outofevery100secretariesarewomen,and95%ofallnursesarefemale.Fromthesestatics,itisclearthatwomentendtoentercertainoccupationsandnotothers,Theoccupationswhichtheyenterareofteninserviceindustriesandoftenhaveonecommonfeature::Theydonotpaywell.Itcanbearguedthatthisistheprincipalreasonforthedifferenceinearningsbetweenmenandwomen.Inaddition,wecanexpectthepaysituationtochangeinthefuture,becausemorequalifiedwomenarebeginningcareersinmedicine,law,business,scientificresearch,andengineering.

26.Whatjobshavetypicallybeenheldbywomen?

A.Jobsasdoctorsandlawyers.

B.Jobsinserviceindustries.

C.Jobsinareaswithoutsexdiscrimination.

D.Jobsinareaswherewomenarerespected.

27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Themajorityofpeopleworkinginmedicalprofessionsaremale.

B.Thereisstilladifferencebetweentheearningsofmenandwomen.

C.Thedifferencebetweenmen’spayandwomen’spaywillbecomelargerandlarger.

D.Womenandmenwillexchangetheirjobsinmostareas.

28.Intheopinionofthewriter,whydowomenstillearnlessmoneythanmen?

A.Someprofessionsarenotsuitableforwomen.

B.Theprincipleof“equalpayforequalwork”isn’tobserved.

C.Itisverydifficulttochangepeople’sattitudetowardstherolesofwomen.

D.Womenareofteninthemajorityinlow-payingjobs.

29.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweexpectinthelegalprofessioninthefuture?

A.Therewillbemoremalelawyers.

B.Thenumberoffemalelawyerswillincrease.

C.Thesalariesoffemalelawyerswillincrease.

D.Maleandfemalelawyerswillgetequalpay.

30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheU.S.bureauofLaborStatistics?

A.Critical

B.Supportive.

C.Negative.

D.Encouraging

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Inmostpeopletheleftsideofthebraindealswithsuchthingsaslogic,language,reasoning,

numbers,andanalysis,theso-called”academic”activities.Whiletheleftsideisengagedintheseactivities,therightsideisinthe“alphawave”orrestingstate.Therightsideifthebraindealswithrhythm,music,visualimaginesandimagination,color,parallelprocessing,day-dreaming,facerecognition,andpatternormaprecognition.

Researchshowedthatwhenpeoplewereencouragedtodevelopamentalareatheyhadpreviouslyconsideredweak,thisdevelopment,ratherthandetractingfromotherareas,seemedtoproduceaneffectinwhichallareasofmentalperformanceimproved.

Atfirstglancehistoryseemedtodenythisfinding,formostofthe“greatbrains”appearedveryirregularinmentalterms:Einsteinandotherscientistsseemedtobemostly”left-brains”dominant,whilePicassoandotherartistsandmusiciansappearedtobe“right_brain”dominant.

Amorethoroughinvestigation,however,discoveredsomefascinatingfacts:Einsteinfailedmathematicsatelementaryschool,butnumbered,amonghisotheractivities,violinplaying,art,sailing,andimaginationgames.

Einsteingavecredittohisimaginationgamesformanyofhismoresignificantscientificinsights.Whileday-dreamingonahillonasummerday,heimaginedridingsunbeamstoouterspace,anduponfindinghimselfreturned,“illogically”,tothesurfaceofthesun,herealizedthattheuniversemustindeedbecurved,andthathisprevious”logical“trainingwasincomplete.Thenumbers,formulas(公式)andwordshewrappedaroundthisnewimagegaveusthetheoryofrelativity__aleftandrightbraincombination.

Similarlythegreatartiststurnedouttobe“both-brained”.Ratherthannotebooksfilledwithstoriesofdrunkenparties,andpaintsplashedonrandomlytoproducemasterpieces,agoodexampleofjusthowanartistworkswasfoundasfollows:

Upat6a.m.Spentseventeenthdayonpaintingsixofthelatestseries.MixedfourpartsorangewithtwopartsyellowtoproducecolorcombinationwhichIplacedinupperleft-handcornerofcanvas,toactinvisualoppositiontospiralstructuresinlowerright-handcorner,producingdesiredbalanceineyeoftheperceiver.

31.Therightsideofthebraindealswith_____

A.analysis

B.language

C.reasoning

D.day-dreaming

32.TherightbrainactivitythatEinsteinwasgoodatwas______

A.mathematics

B.violinplaying

C.logic

D.analysis

33.Einsteingavecreditformanyofhissignificantscientificinsightsto_____

A.maprecognition

B.music

C.imaginationgames

D.rhythm

34.OneoftheimaginationgamesthathelpedEinsteindevelopthetheoryofrelativity,

was_____.

A.kiteflying

B.atriptoouterspaceandback

C.sailingaboat

D.mathematics

35.Theartist’snotebookshowshisworktoinclude_____

A.onlyleftbrainactivity

B.Onlyrightbrainactivity

C.bothleftandrightbrainactivity

D.abalanceofartandlogic

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.B10.A11D12.B13.C14.B15.C

WhenIwasstudyingatYale,somephenomenapuzzledmegreatly.IfoundthatChinesestudents

orAsianstudentswereverypoliteinclasswhileAmericanstudentsofteninterruptedtheprofessor,askingquestionsanddominatingthediscussion.TheChinesestudentswerenotasaggressiveasAmericanstudents.

Iwasimpressedbytheroleoftheprofessorintheseminar(研究会).Theprofessordidn’tactasanauthority,givingfinalconclusions,butasaresearcherlookingforanswerstoquestionstogetherwiththestudents.Onelinguistic(语言的)featureofhisinteractingwithhisstudentswasthatheusedmanymodal(情态的)verbs—farmorethanIdidinBeiwai.Whenansweringquestions,heusuallysaid,“Thisismypersonalopinionanditcouldbewrong.”or“Youcouldberight,butyoumightfindthispointofviewalsointeresting.”

InChina,authoritiesarealwayssupposedtogivewisedecisionsandcorrectreactions.Therefore,studentsalwaysexpecttheprofessortogiveananswertothequestion.Istillrememberhowfrustratedtheywerewhenforeignteachersdidnotprovidesuchananswer.TheirexpectationsfromauthoritiesaremuchhigherthanthatofAmericanstudents.OncetheChinesestudentsgottheanswer,theyweresureaboutit.

EducationinChinaisvaluedforunitedthinking.IrememberAmericanteacherswhotaughtinouruniversitycomplainingaboutthefactthatChinesestudentsuniformlyexpressedthesameideaintheirEnglishcomposition.TheexaminationsinAmericausuallydonottestastudent’sabilitytomemorizethematerialbuthisabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems.EducationinAmericaisvaluednotonlyasameanstoobtainemploymentbutasaprocessofenhancingcriticalthinking.

36.IntheUSA,whenthestudentsareinclass,____.DACDC

A.aChinesestudenttendstobeveryactive

B.anAmericanstudentlikestomaketrouble

C.aChinesestudentlikestopuzzletheteacher

D.anAmericanstudenttendstobevigorous

37.AteacherintheUSAprefersto____whenheanswersquestions.

A.beverysincere

B.beverydirect

C.beveryself-confident

D.beveryindifferent

38.WhatistheopinionoftheauthorconcerningthedifferenceofteachingmethodsbetweenChinaandtheUSA?

A.HethinksthatChineseteachingmethodscanmakestudentslearnmore.

B.HeholdsthatthemajorpurposeofChineseteachingmethodsistoimprovestudents’remembrance.

C.HethinksthatAmericanteachingisability-oriented.

D.HeholdsthatAmericanteachershatetogiveatest.

39.Theauthorthinksthattherelationshipbetweenthestudentandtheteacheris____.

A.moreintimateinChina

B.closerinChina

C.looserinUSA

D.moreharmoniousinUSA

40.TheeducationinUSAmayproducesome____graduates.

A.talkative

B.conventional

C.creative

D.imaginative

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(15%)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD..Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

41.Whichappropriatetraining,youwillbewell___todealwithmostemergencieswhenthey

arise.

A.capable

B.ready

C.equal

D.equipped

42.Theydidanothertestwhichmeasuredwomen’s__toastresswhilecarryingoutcertaintasksbefore,duringandafteraperiod.

A.feelings

B.outlook

C.conduct

D.reactions

43.Doveryyoungchildrenreally_____foreigntravel?

A.appreciate

B.delight

C.benefit

D.evaluate

44.Whenheheardhowwellthenewcompanywasdoing,hetookacalculated___andinvestedallhismoneyinit.

A.venture

B.chance

C.opportunity

D.risk

45.Towhat___washepreparedtosupplymoneyfortheplan?

A.rangeB.amountC.extentD.quantity

46.Thechairmanaskedmemberstocasttheirvotesfororagainstthe______.

A.concept

B.conclusion

C.proposalD.prediction

47.Hewasverytakenabackbyher___attitude.

A.abrupt

B.aggressive

C.advisableD.amiable

48.Theroadworksmade___tothehotelfromthemainroaddifficult

A.advance

B.access

C.bypass

D.ways

49.Whenparting,we___eachothertoworkhardandbeworthyofthetitleofLeaguemember.

A.convinced

B.persuaded

C.impressed

D.urged

50.Manyaccidentsinthehomecouldbe___ifhouseholdersgavemorethoughttosafetyintheirhouses.

A.avoided

B.protected

C.excluded

D.preserved

51.Arelief___hasbeensetuptohelpearthquakevictims.

A.fund

B.treasury

C.donation

D.collection

52.TheDirector’spersonalitywasundoubtedlya___inthecompany’ssuccess.

A.feature

B.characteristic

C.factor

D.cause

53.Theexplorerswalkedallthewayalongtheriverformitsmouthtoits____.

A.feature

B.characteristic

C.factor

D.cause

54.Scientistshavediscoveredaclose___betweensmokingandseveralseriousdiseases.

A.cause

B.source

C.well

D.outlet

55.TheworkIwasinvolvedwithwasprimarily___withtheissuingofEurobonds.

A)concernedB.consultedC.regardedD.bothered

56.Thismissileisdesignedsothatonce___nothingcanbedonetoretrieveit.

A.fired

B.theyfired

C.havingfired

D.firing

57.I’dratheryou____doanythingaboutthegardenuntiltheweatherimproves.

A.wouldn’t

B.don’tdo

C.didn’t

D.haven’t

58.___afire,hotelguestsareaskedtoremaincalm.

A.Asaresultof

B.Byreasonof

C.Intheeventof

D.Inthetimeof

59.Fewpleasurescanequal__ofacooldrinkonahotday.

A.it

B.such

C.that

D.this

60.___hadthevanturnedthecornerthanthewheelcameoff

A.Scarcely

B.Hardly

C.Nolonger

D.Nosooner

61.Ifonlyhe___toldusthetruthinthefirstplace,thingswouldn’thavegones