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1、Unit 12 Education 阅读Unit 12 Education (阅读)Unit12EducationPre-reading.Lookaroundyourschoolandlistalltheequipment,peopleandplansthatareneededtorunaschool.Inordertorunaschool,weneedbuildingsasclassroomsandoffices,aplaygroundforthestudentstoexercise,desksandchairs,blackboardsandbrushes,teachersandworker

2、s,andalotofotherthings.ourgovernmenthastoprovidemoneytobuildbuildings,buyequipmentandpayfortheteachersandworkers.Thatwillneedalotofmoney.Insomeplaces,thegovernmentsaretoopoortorunenoughschoolsforallthechildrentogotoschool.2.whatarrangementsdoesthegovernmenthavetomaketoprovideeducationforchildreninch

3、ina?Discusstheproblemsordifficultiesitmayface?A:Ithinkthegovernmentshouldpassalawtomaketheparentssendtheirschool-agechildrentoschool.B:Thegovernmentshouldoffermoneyforeducation,forexampletomakesurethatallthegoodteachersarewellpaid.Thentheteacherswillworkwhole-heartedly.c:Thegovernmentshouldgetridoft

4、heexamsinordertoletthechildrenlearnmorethantheyareexamined.Lead-inwearedifferentfromeachotherinmanyways,sowhenlearningthesamesubjects,wearelikelytoadoptdifferentlearningmethodswhichsuitourselves.Then,whatarethebasiclearningstyles?Andwhatisthefeatureofeachstyle?Letusreadthisshortpassageandfindoutoutl

5、ineFastreadingmainideaofeachparagraph:Para.AcompulsoryeducationforallchinesechildrenPara.BEducationforAllaninternationaltargetPara.cEncouragingpeopleinruralareastoaccepteducationPara.DProblemsofnumberandlocationPara.EmeetingthecostPara.FSolvingtheproblemofteachingqualityinremoteareasPara.GEducationf

6、orallchildrenworldwidewillbedifficulttoachievemainideaofthetext:Thepassagemakesitclearthat“Educationforall”isessentialforthedevelopmentofacountry.Theparagraphsmostlydealwithmeasuresthatshouldbetakentoachievethetarget.carefulreading.Accordingtothetext,_ofschool-agechildrenattendedprimaryschoolby_.cA.

7、99%;XXB.86%;XXc.99%;XXD.86%;XX2.whatsuggeststhatmanycountriesrealizetheimportanceofeducation?cA.TheyrealizethatthefuturewelfareoftheircitizensiscloselylinkedtoeducationB.TheyattendedtheworldEducationForuminXXc.AttheworldEducationForuminXX,theymadeacommitmentcalled“Educationforall”D.Theyaretryingtoge

8、teverychildintoschool3._preventssomepeopleattachingimportancetoeducation.DA.TheimportanceofagricultureB.Heavyworkonthefarmc.TraditionalideasD.Alltheabove4.whatkindofclassescanoftenbeseeninwesternprovincesinchina?AA.mixedgradeclassesB.classesoflargesizesc.classesofsmallsizesD.classesbytwo-wayradioand

9、mail5.whatmeasuresdomanydevelopingcountriestaketoprovideschoolswithnecessaryequipment?A.TheycallontheircitizenstodonateitBB.Theydependonaidfromothercountriesandinternationalorganizationsorprogramsc.TheyborrowitfromtheirneighborcountriesD.Developedprovincesprovideaidforlessdevelopedprovinces6.Howmany

10、countriesarementionedinthetexttohaveadopteddistancelearningmethods?cA.1B.2c.3D.47.AccordingtoParagraphF,whichofthefollowingisoneoftheeducationproblemsexistinginAmerica?cA.ThequalityofteachingisnotgoodnationwideB.Therearetoomanyfamiliesnowbelowpovertylinec.onethirdofthestudentsliveinthecountrysideD.V

11、iolentcrimestakeplaceinschoolyards8.Thetexttalksmainlyabout_.AA.“Educationforall”-theinternationaltargetB.solvingtheproblemsofteachingqualityinremoteareasc.encouragingpeopleinruralareastoaccepteducationD.problemsofthenumberofpeopleinoneareaandlocation9.ItsdifficultforsomecountriesinAfricaandAsiatoac

12、hievethegoalof“Educationforall”,because_.DA.thepopulationistoolargeB.theyarefacingmanyotherproblems,suchaslackoffreshwaterandbasichealthcarec.theinternationalaidisfarfromenoughD.theeconomythereistheleastdeveloped0.whichofthestatementsistrue?DA.PeoplesattitudetowardseducationaffectseducationsystemB.T

13、henumberofpeopleinoneareaandpeoplesdistributioncanalsocauseeducationproblemsc.EducationsystemcanbeaffectedbyeconomyD.Alltheabovecomprehension.In_,thechinesegovernmentintroducedalawstatingthatbytheyear_everychinesechildwouldhave_yearsofcompulsoryeducation.2.Itisreportedthat_ofschool-agechildreninchin

14、aattendedprimaryschoolbyXX.3.whentheworldEducationForummetin_,itcalculatedthattherewere_millionchildrennotinschool.4.AttheForum,themembercountriesoftheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientificandculturalorganizationmadeacommitmenttoprovide“complete,freeandcompulsoryprimaryeducationforgoodqualityforallchil

15、drenby_”.5.IntheTurksandcaicosIslands,wheretherearelessthan_people,thenumberofstudentsinsomeschoolissolowthatstudentsofseveraldifferentgradesaretaughtinthesameclassroom.6.InnorthandcentralAustraliathepopulationissospreadoutthatchildreninsomeruralsettlementscanbeasfaras_kmawayfromthenearestschool.7._

16、studentsinUnitedStateslivesinthecountryside,andprovidingthemwithafullcurriculumisdifficult.8.chinahasalsoadopteddistancelearningmethodssuchastelevisionlessonsandin_,theministryofEducationintroducedcomputerizedteachingnetworksincentralandwesternchina.9.Now,whenachinesecouplehas_,theycanbeconfidenttha

17、ttheirchildwillbeabletoattendschool.0.ThismountainschoolinLesotho,Africahas_students1.TheAliceSpringsSchooloftheAirinAustraliahas_childrenwholiveinanareaofover_squarekilometers.2.Thereis_teacher,_classroom,nodoors,windows,desksorchairs.Accordingtothepassing,whichcountriesusethefollowingmethodstohelp

18、themprovideeducation?methodscountriesdistancelearningAustralia,china,theUSAmixed-gradeclassesTheTurksandcaicosIslands,partsoftheremotecentralandwesternregionsinchina,moneyfrominternationalorganizationschina,thedevelopingcountriesinAfricaandAsiamoneyfromlocalorganizationschina,thedevelopingcountriesw

19、hatarethewritingtechniquesofthispassage?)Numbersanddatesareusedtomakethepointofviewmoreacceptable.2)Inordertoletmorepeopletaketheadvice,examplesareprovided,youmayfindtheminParagraphD.DiscussionArethereanywaysinwhicheducationinyourtowncouldbeimproved?whichdoyouthinkisthemostimportantaspecttochange?It

20、hinkthegovernmentofourtownshouldorganizemoreactivitiestoimprovethestudentshealthandabilitiestosolvepracticalproblems.weshouldmakethebestofInternettostudy.morelibrariesshouldbebuiltinordertoencouragemorepeopletoreadandwrite.contestsandcompetitionsofdoingpracticalactivitiescanbeheldtopromotepeoplesabi

21、lities.Thepoorshouldnotbecharged,otherwisetheycannotgotoschool.Giveusmorefreetime,thatis,stopgivinglessonsonSaturdaysorSundays.SummaryThepassagemakesitknownthat“Educationforall”isessentialforthedevelopmentofacountry.Theparagraphsmostlydealwithmeasuresthatshouldbetakentoachievethetarget,suchascreatin

22、gapositiveattitudetoruralareas,havingmixed-gradeclasses,distancelearningandsoon.Theauthorofthepassageshowsusourcountrysachievements,inspiringusstudentstotreasurethenineyearsofcompulsoryeducationandmakethethebestofit.Studentsinpoorareasshouldbeencouragedtokeeponattendingschoolandimprovethemselvesthro

23、ughdistancelearningandothermethods.ontheotherhand,studentsindevelopedareasshouldbeinstructedtooffertheirhelptothepoor.Sentencestructure:.whenlearningsomethingnew,ifyouprefertoreadtheinformation,youareprobablyastudentwholearnsthroughseeing.2.studentswhofinditeasiesttolearnanewconceptbyhearing.3.learn

24、ingthroughdoingmeansbeingactiveinexploringtheenvironmentandfindingout4.Readingaloud,usingataperecorderarethebestby.Emitment:n.pledge,undertakinge.g.Hedoesntwanttogetmarriedbecausehedoesntwantanycommitments.2.sceptical:adj.unwillingtobelievesomething,doubtfule.g.werescepticaloftheteamschancesofwinnin

25、g.Imscepticalabouttheirprofessedsympathyforthepoor.3.tendency:n.leaninge.g.Thereisatendencyforunemploymenttorisethisyear.4.donate:vt.contribute,givetoacharitye.g.Howmuchmoneydidyoudonate?TheyusedtodonategenerouslytotheRedcrosseveryyear.5.attachimportanceto：重视e.g.Sheattachesgreatimportancetoregularex

26、ercises.6.dropout:leaveschool/universitywithoutfinishingonescoursese.g.Shegotascholarshiptocambridgebutdroppedoutlater.7.ratherthan:insteadof,inpreferencee.g.IthinkIllhaveacolddrinkratherthancoffee.8.spreadout:awayfromotherse.g.Thesearchpartyspreadoutoverthemoor.Dealwithlanguagepoints:.besimilarto与。

27、相似myteachingstyleissimilartothatofmostotherteachers.2.introduce介绍，正式提交，实施HeintroducedmetoaGreekgirlattheparty.Thefirstlectureintroducesstudentstothemaintopicsofthecourse.Thecompanyisintroducinganewrangeofproductsthisyear.Thenewlawwasintroducedin1991.3.highly与high区别;close与closely区别Doyouseethatbutterf

28、lyflyinghighabovethestreet?你是否看见那只蝴蝶在街道上方高高飞舞着？Thedistinguishedguestswerehighlypraised.贵宾们受到了高度赞扬。引申：Suddenlythedoorwas_andincamemr.wang.A.openwideB.widelyopenc.wideopenedD.openwidely（答案为c，由前面的suddenly可见，此句强调动作，故用被动语态，而不用形容词，wide与widely都有副词，但是意义不同，他们的区别好象deep/deeply，high/highly，close/closely）4.Itisr

29、eportedthat据报道。类似的句型还有：itissaid/believed/hoped/announcedthat5.makeacommitmenttodo承诺commitmentn.承诺；约定；约束责任；承担义务,献身，投入（常与tosb/sth连用）acommitmenttopay$50000toRedcross承诺向红十字会提供50000美元Ivetakenontoomanycommitments.我承担的义务太多了。Hedoesntwanttogetmarriedbecauseheisafraidofanycommitments.他不想结婚,因为他害怕承担任何责任。6.face用

30、法facetoface面对面地Irushedoutoftheofficeandfoundmyselfface-to-facewiththeboss.我冲出办公室,面对面地碰上了老板。Theburglarturnedthecornerandfoundhimselffacetofacewithapoliceman.那窃贼转过墙角，面对面碰上一个警察。inthefaceof不顾；面对，在前面Hesucceededinthefaceofgreatdifficulties.尽管有巨大的困难，但他成功了。Befacedwith面临IrealizedthatHamletwasfacedwithanentirelydifferentproblem.我意识到Hamlet面临着完全不同的问题。Thestateisnowfacedwiththeimmediatequestionofraisingnewtaxes.国家面临紧迫的问题，收新税。7.tobeginwith（插入语）首先类似词组有：tostartwith;totellthetruth;tobehonest;tobefrank;tomakethingsworseTo