It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The distinction between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.
Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education knows no bounds. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning. The agents of education can range from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics on the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist. Whereas schooling has certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from infancy on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be an integral part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught. For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are definite conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
2. What does the author probably mean by using the expression “Children interrupt their education to go to school” (Sent. 2, Para. 1)?
3. The phrase “For example,” (Sent. 4, Para. 3), introduces a sentence that gives examples of ______.
4. The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
5. The passage is organized by ______.
问题1选项
A.The best schools teach a wide variety of subjects.
B.Education and schooling are quite different experiences.
C.Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework.
D.The more years students go to school the better their education is.
问题2选项
A.Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial.
B.School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year.
C.Summer school makes the school year too long.
D.All of life is an education.
问题3选项
A.similar textbooks
B.the results of schooling
C.the workings of a government
D.the boundaries of classroom subject
问题4选项
A.Without formal education, people would remain ignorant.
B.Education systems need to be radically reformed.
C.Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
D.Education involves many years of professional training.
问题5选项
A.listing and discussing several educational problems
B.contrasting the meanings of two related words
C.narrating a story about excellent teachers
D.giving examples of different kinds of schools
第1题:B
第2题:D
第3题:D
第4题:C
第5题:B
第1题:
【选项释义】
What is the main idea of the passage? 这篇文章的主旨是什么？
A. The best schools teach a wide variety of subjects. A. 最好的学校教授各种各样的科目。
B. Education and schooling are quite different experiences. B. 教育和学校教育是完全不同的经历。
C. Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework. C. 学生受益于学校，因为学校要求长时间的学习和家庭作业。
D. The more years students go to school, the better their education is. D. 学生上学的时间越长，他们的教育就越好。
【考查点】主旨大意题。
【解题思路】文章通过对比“教育”和“学校教育”两个概念来展开讨论。首先，作者指出人们通常认为学校是获取教育的场所，但随后提出，当前的实际情况可能更像是孩子们为了接受学校教育而中断了他们的教育过程。接着第二、三段分别介绍了两者不同的特点，“教育”被描绘为一个更为广泛和包容性的过程，它可以发生在任何地方，涉及正式和非正式的学习。相对地，“学校教育”则被描述为一个特定且形式化的流程，有着固定模式和边界。综合全文和选项来看，B选项“教育和学校教育是完全不同的经历。”最能概括文章主旨，因此B选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“最好的学校教授各种各样的科目。”、C选项“学生受益于学校，因为学校要求长时间的学习和家庭作业。”和D选项“学生上学的时间越长，他们的教育就越好。”在文中均没有提及，属于无中生有。
第2题:
【选项释义】
What does the author probably mean by using the expression “Children interrupt their education to go to school” (Sent. 2, Para. 1)? 作者使用“孩子们为了上学而中断了他们的教育”（第1段第2句）这个表达可能是什么意思？
A. Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial. A. 上几所不同的学校在教育上是有益的。
B. School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year. B. 学校放假打断了学年的连续性。
C. Summer school makes the school year too long. C. 暑期学校使学年太长了。
D. All of life is an education. D. 整个人生都是一种教育。
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干可以定位到文章第一段第二句“Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school.（然而，有人说如今孩子们上学打断了他们受教育的过程。）”，这句话在字面上看似乎有些矛盾，因为通常人们认为去学校就是为了接受教育，但作者实际上是在强调一个观点，即学校教育并不是教育的唯一或全部。孩子们的生活本身就是一种教育，而学校教育只是这种教育过程中的一个部分。他们去学校并不是“打断”了他们的教育，而是去学校接受一种特定形式的教育。这与作者在后面第二段中提到的“Education knows no bounds（教育没有界限）”和“It（Education）is a lifelong process（教育是一个终身的过程）”相呼应。因此D选项“整个人生都是一种教育。”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“上几所不同的学校在教育上是有益的。”、B选项“学校放假打断了学年的连续性。”和C选项“暑期学校使学年太长了。”均不是题干中的话所表达的意思，属于曲解原文。
第3题:
【选项释义】
The phrase “For example,” (Sent. 4, Para. 3), introduces a sentence that gives examples of ______. 短语“例如”（第3段第4句）引入了一个句子，该句子给出了______的例子。
A. similar textbooks A. 类似的教科书
B. the results of schooling B. 学校教育的结果
C. the workings of a government C. 政府的工作方式
D. the boundaries of classroom subject D. 课堂学科的界限
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】根据题干可以定位到文章第三段第四句“For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their communities or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with.（例如，高中生们知道，他们不太可能在课堂上了解社区政治问题的真相，也不太可能了解最新的电影制作人在尝试什么。）”，结合前文可知，该句For example之后列举的例子是为了解释说明前文的“have usually been limited by the boundaries of the subject being taught（往往受到了学科范围的限制）”，因此D选项“课堂学科的界限”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“类似的教科书”、B选项“学校教育的结果”和C选项“政府的工作方式”均不是该句所解释说明的内容，属于曲解原文。
第4题:
【选项释义】
The passage supports which of the following conclusions? 文章支持下列哪个结论？
A. Without formal education, people would remain ignorant. A. 没有正规的教育，人们就会保持无知。
B. Education systems need to be radically reformed. B. 教育系统需要彻底改革。
C. Going to school is only part of how people become educated. C. 上学只是人们受教育的一部分。
D. Education involves many years of professional training. D. 教育包括多年的专业训练。
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】通读全文可知，文章通过对比“教育”和“学校教育”两个概念来展开讨论。根据文章第二段第四句“It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning.（它（教育）既包括在学校里进行的正式学习，也包括整个非正式学习领域。）”，由此可知，“学校教育”只是“教育”的一部分，除此之外人们还有许多其他接受教育的形式。因此C选项“上学只是人们受教育的一部分。”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“没有正规的教育，人们就会保持无知。”、B选项“教育系统需要彻底改革。”和D选项“教育包括多年的专业训练。”在文中均没有提及，属于无中生有。
第5题:
【选项释义】
The passage is organized by ______. 这篇文章是通过______组织的。
A. listing and discussing several educational problems A. 列举并讨论了几个教育问题
B. contrasting the meanings of two related words B. 对比两个相关词的意思
C. narrating a story about excellent teachers C. 讲述一个关于优秀教师的故事
D. giving examples of different kinds of schools D. 举例说明不同类型的学校
【考查点】推理判断题。
【解题思路】通读全文可知，作者首先提出“教育”和“学校教育”两个概念，接着分别介绍了它们的特点和区别，所以本文的行文线索是对比“教育”和“学校教育”这两个相关词汇的概念。因此B选项“对比两个相关词的意思”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“列举并讨论了几个教育问题”、C选项“讲述一个关于优秀教师的故事”和D选项“举例说明不同类型的学校”在文中均没有提及，属于无中生有。
