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_________________.
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A．grow as the educated |
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B．be responsible for their life |
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C．discover subjects outside class |
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D．develop their own interests |
2.Open education may be a good idea for the students who __________.
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A．worry about grades and rules |
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B．aren’t used to making choices |
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C．do well in a traditional classroom |
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D．enjoy having some rules in class |
3.Some students will do little in an open classroom because___________.
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A．there are too many rules |
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B．they don’t like activities |
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C．there are too few rules |
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D．they worry about the rules |
4.Which of the following best summarizes the passage?
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A．Open education is a really complex idea. |
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B．Open education is better than traditional education. |
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C．Traditional teachers don’t believe in open education. |
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D．The writer thinks open education is practical. |
When I wandered along a path through woods in the countryside, a small water pool came into my sight ahead. I changed my direction and took the part of the path that wasn’t covered by water or mud to go around it. When I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked by something several times! It was from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt. The attacker stopped attacking me when I backed up a foot. I couldn’t help laughing when I looked down and found I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Curiously, I took a step forward to see clearly. My attacker dashed towards me again. He rushed towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but failed. For a second time, I took a stop backwards when the attacker paused. I didn’t know what to do. After all, it’s just uncommon that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That’s when I discovered why the attacker was kept charging me. He had a mate and she was dying.
Sitting tenderly close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could do nothing but admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had attacked me for his mate’s sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was much larger than he. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life. I shouldn’t have been careless enough to step on her. His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mates’ safety seemed admirable. I was moved and rewarded him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool, leaving them undisturbed. He had truly earned those moments to be with his dear mate.
Since then, I’ve always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.
1.Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?
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A．To get close to a butterfly. |
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B．To avoid getting his shoes dirty. |
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C．To escape a sudden attack. |
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D．To look over the bad situation. |
2.What made the man feel funny?
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A．Making the attacker pause. |
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B．Being stepped on by his mate. |
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C．Being attacked by a butterfly. |
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D．Discovering the energetic butterfly. |
3.From this experience the man learned _____.
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A．people should protect butterflies |
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B．how he should deal with attacks |
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C．people should show sympathy to the weak |
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D．what he should do when faced with trouble |
4.Which of the following word can best describe the butterfly?
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A．Brave |
B．Amusing. |
C．Careless. |
D．Strong. |
It is you rather than Lucy who ____ for the accident.
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A．is to blame |
B．is to be blamed |
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C．are to blame |
D．are to be blamed |
With so many problems ____, the new government is in rather a difficult situation.
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A．remaining to be solved |
B．remained to be solved. |
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C．remaining to solve |
D．remain to solve |
While the computer becomes more and more powerful, I don’t think it will completely ___________ teachers in class.
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A．slow down |
B．break away from |
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C．take place |
D．take the place of |
Karan rented a _________ flat and had it _______ pink for the coming Christmas.
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A．furnishing; painted |
B．furnishing; painting |
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C．furnished; painting |
D．furnished; painted |
