It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. 21 , it has been said that today children 22 their education to go to school. The 23 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.
Education is 24 , compared with schooling. Education has no 25 . It can take place 26 , whether in the shower or on the bus, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 27 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class.
28 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces 29 . A chance talk with a 30 may lead to a person to discover how 31 he knows of another country. People obtain education from 32 on. Education, 33 ,is a very 34 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long 35 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a 36 experience, whose style changes 37 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 38 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework ,and 39 ,and so on. Schooling has usually been 40 by the edges of the subjects being taught.
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A．Then B．However C．Thus D．Therefore
A．understand B．need C．enjoy D．interrupt
A．difference B．importance C．use D．problem
A．unexpected B．endless C．countless D．simple
A．answers B．ways C．edges D．meanings
A．anywhere B．anywhere else C．some where D．somewhere else
A．part-time B．public C．standard D．strict
A．If B．Because C．So D．Though
A．pride B．surprises C．knowledge D．progress
A．neighbor B．friend C．foreigner D．teacher
A．wonderfully B．well C．greatly D．little
A．babies B．grown-ups C．women D．men
A．still B．next C．then D．yet
A．long B．broad C．narrow D．short
A．that B．when C．after D．before
A．basic B．strict C．final D．irregular
A．unusually B．differently C．little D．frequently
A．large B．new C．fixed D．small
A．take exams B．hold exams C．mark papers D．read papers
A．changed B．limited C．chosen D．controlled
Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the 36 is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a 37 country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 38 for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 39 one long hot summer when most Germans were 40 on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 41a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t42 . “What these people also need is warmth and 43 ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t 44 to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita45 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always46 to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon47 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 48 donations. Today, over thirty companies49 donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to 50 them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 51 new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no 52 for their hard work. “ We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t53 money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 54 . She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 55in the world.
A．result B．truth C．reason D．idea
A．traditional B．developing C．typical D．wealthy
A．preparations B．houses C．meals D．suggestions
A．began B．met C．called D．left
A．asleep B．alone C．across D．away
A．brought up B．set up C．put aside D．gave away
A．enough B．necessary C．helpful D．expensive
A．fame B．freedom C．courage D．caring
A．hesitate B．agree C．pretend D．intend
A．make sense B．found out C．make sure D．worked out
A．open B．crowded C．noisy D．near
A．costing B．wasting C．taking D．spending
A．pay for B．ask for C．look into D．carry out
A．completely B．calmly C．regularly D．roughly
A．advertise B．sell C．deliver D．lend
A．donates B．produces C．designs D．collects
A．permission B．payment C．direction D．support
A．borrow B．raise C．save D．expect
A．surprised B．excited C．tired D．amused
A．profit B．difference C．decision D．rule
In 1982, I was a young marketing person in a company in Mumbai. I had a very senior colleague named Paul, who taught me how to36 marketing effectively and how to deal with life37 .
It was one of those38 days…management, sales calls, planning my travel schedule, booking hotels, arranging appointments and the 39 was endless. By the end of the day, I was not only exhausted but was getting40 . It was at this time that Paul invited me to his house to have a rest.
We made our way to Paul’s house. Although41 after a day’s hard work, I was excited to chat with Paul and42 his rich experience in marketing. As we entered his house43 the main door, Paul started singing his favourite song, I have a dream. I was in no44 to listen to his song. I only wanted to hear about how he handled45 sales calls.
As I leaned over Paul’s shoulder to tell him that, two young girls walked up to Paul and hugged him. They couldn’t walk steadily, and neither could they talk 46 , but their faces were full of47 and they also sang a song: No mummy’s kisses only daddy’s smiles; nobody wants us, and daddy hugs us tonight.
I was watching what was going on, totally48 in the beautiful singing, when Paul tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to sit down.49 to know, I asked Paul who these girls were. To my50 , Paul told me they were his daughters and they were born as “ 51 children” (mentally disabled). His wife died and he was both Mother and Father to them.
I was moved to tears. In the office, no one knew what Paul was 52in his personal life. He never looked for 53 from his friends and colleagues. On the contrary, he always helped us at the office. And being head of the Department, he always54 us to move forward in life.
Paul’s life has been a great55 to me. If a man can smile through these troubles, nothing can prevent him from achieving success in work or life.
A．do B．reduce C．learn D．handle
A．calmly B．cheerfully C．hurriedly D．quickly
A．busy B．happy C．pleasant D．worrying
A．call B．event C．list D．order
A．disappointed B．excited C．refreshed D．annoyed
A．worried B．tired C．discouraged D．ashamed
A．share B．celebrate C．collect D．improve
A．for B．into C．through D．with
A．condition B．mood C．patience D．situation
A．grateful B．expensive C．unlucky D．troublesome
A．properly B．freely C．actively D．slowly
A．fear B．scars C．smiles D．tears
A．caught B．lost C．stuck D．trapped
A．Curious B．Keen C．Strange D．Stubborn
A．disappointed B．joy C．relief D．surprise
A．talented B．naughty C．special D．homeless
A．coming across B．going through C．dealing with D．putting on
A．sympathy B．opinions C．requirement D．friendship
A．allowed B．trained C．forced D．encouraged
A．confusion B．challenge C．inspiration D．impression
I once had a teacher whose husband died of heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her __36___ understanding with students. __37___ the late afternoon sunlight came shinning in and the class was nearly __38___, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her __39___and sat down there.
With a gentle look of reflection(反思) on her face, she paused and said, “Class is over. I would like to 40 with all of you, a thought that is __41___to class, but which I feel is very __42___.”
“Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love and give of ourselves. __43___of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be __44___at any moment. Perhaps this is the Power’s way of telling us that we must make the __45___of every single day.”
Her eyes were __46___ to water, but she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a __47___.From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to __48___. It could be the __49___of the breeze (微风)slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it __50___gently to the ground.
“Please look for these things, and ___51__them. It is the __52___things that we are put here on earth to enjoy. We must make it important to notice them, for at __53___it can all be taken away.” The class was completely __54___. We all picked up our books and walked out of the room silently. That __55___, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester.
Remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
A．close B．deep C．sad D．limited
A．With B．For C．As D．Once
A．over B．out C．off D．away
A．classroom B．desk C．computer D．sofa
A．share B．doubt C．wonder D．talk
A．unlikely B．unfair C．unnoticed D．unrelated
A．funny B．modern C．important D．embarrassing
A．None B．All C．Each D．Neither
A．put away B．thrown away C．taken away D．given away
A．most B．worst C．lowest D．least
A．stopping B．beginning C．continuing D．ending
A．promise B．prediction C．principle D．rule
A．play B．notice C．spread D．smell
A．voice B．noise C．sound D．scream
A．knocks B．pours C．reaches D．falls
A．provide B．appreciate C．hide D．follow
A．generous B．great C．little D．formal
A．any time B．a time C．no time D．some time
A．crowded B．worried C．quiet D．excited
A．morning B．night C．noon D．Afternoon
Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight（天窗）.Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder ____21___ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly _____22____ his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to 23 ; he opened the door to the basement（地下室）, and flames 24 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt 25 because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.
But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was 26 by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）.
Sibson’s house was three kilometers 27 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be 28 .
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm 29 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his 30 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 31 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to 32 the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 33 and die in that fire.”
“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony（阳台）. He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his 34 .
After one more 35 inside the house, Huggons gave up and 36 around back.
The wind parted the smoke just 37 for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He 38 the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and 39 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still 40 when he tells the story. “ I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”
A．before B．while C．since D．until
A．on B．in C．through D．over
A．hide B．wait C．check D．escape
A．moved B．gave C．went D．exploded
A．safe B．worried C．glad D．tired
A．burned B．stopped C．shocked D．covered
A．beside B．off C．across D．along
A．limited B．false C．fruitless D．regretful
A．struck B．missed C．touched D．passed
A．coat B．key C．basin D．phone
A．noise B．road C．smoke D．danger
A．search B．enter C．leave D．damage
A．call B．roll C．scream D．sigh
A．breath B．attention C．ladder D．flashlight
A．stay B．chance C．thought D．attempt
A．climbed B．circled C．looked D．jumped
A．clear B．open C．enough D．fit
A．led B．put C．drove D．shone
A．persuaded B．kicked C．pulled D．forced
A．nervous B．surprised C．proud D．thankful
The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be____36___. Solitude can be hard to discover ___37____it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have ___38____our culture.
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) ___39____as we’ve known it. People have become so ___40____in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted ____41___they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog (写博客), not only from our ___42____, but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become ___43____on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not ___44____it would make them an outsider. ___45____, many jobs and careers require people to be ___46____. From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a ___47____to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who ___48____wants it. Computers can be shut ___49____and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected”and “ on”has many ___50____, as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up ___51____on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel ___52____and forced to answer unwanted calls or___53____to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society ___54____ across generations. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like ___55____daily advancements in technology.
A．updated B．received C．shared D．collected
A．though B．until C．once D．before
A．respected B．shaped C．ignored D．preserved
A．edge B．stage C．end D．balance
A．sensitive B．intelligent C．considerate D．reachable
A．even if B．only if C．as if D．if only
A．media B．computers C．databases D．monitors
A．bent B．hard C．keen D．dependent
A．finding B．using C．protecting D．changing
A．Also B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Somehow
A．connected B．trained C．recommended D．interested
A．pleasure B．benefit C．burden D．disappointment
A．slightly B．hardly C．merely D．really
A．out B．down C．up D．in
A．aspects B．weaknesses C．advantages D．exceptions
A．hidden B．lost C．relaxed D．deserted
A．trapped B．excited C．confused D．amused
A．turn B．submit C．object D．reply
A．vary B．arise C．spread D．exist
A．beyond B．within C．despite D．without