Question

Let children learn to judge their own. A child who learns to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Little by little, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s, in the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught—to walk, run, climb, ride a bicycle—compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time in doing such work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.   

1.According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is ___  

A．to listen to skilled people’s advice

B．to ask older people many questions

C．to make mistakes and have them corrected

D．to do what other people do

2.According to the writer, teachers in school should ___

A．allow children to learn from each other

B．point out children’s mistakes whenever they are found

C．correct children’s mistakes as possible as they can

D．give children more book knowledge

3.Which of the following does the writer think teachers should not do?

A．Give children correct answers

B．allow children to make mistakes

C．Point out children’s mistakes

D．Let children judge their own work

4.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ___.

A．different from learning other skills

B．the same as learning other skills

C．more important than other skills

D．not really important skills

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】文章讨论的是如何教育孩子学习以及其他技能的方法。

1.推理题。根据2,3,4,行He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Little by little, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s可知他们是模仿别人做做，并做出改变，通过这样做可以学习的到技能。

2.推理题。根据Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it可知A正确，是让孩子们相互学习。

3.推理题。根据But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to.可知老师经常不给学生机会自己发现错误，而经常是老师指出错误。所以C符合要求。

4.推理题。根据文章倒数4,5行If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book.可知学习说话和学习骑车和学习其他技能是一样的。