Question

    Anyone who cares about what schools and colleges teach and how their students learn will be interested in the memoir (回忆录) of Ralph W. Tyler, who is one of the most famous men in American education.

Born in Chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in Nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate Ralph Tyler became hooked on teaching while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education.

Graduate work at the University of Chicago found him connected with honorable educators Charles Judd and W. W. Charters, whose ideas of teaching and testing had an effect on his later work. In 1927, he became a teacher of Ohio State University where he further developed a new method of testing.

Tyler became well-known nationally in 1938, when he carried his work with the Eight-Year Study from Ohio State University to the University of Chicago at the invitation of Robed Hutchins.

Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years. There, he firmly believed that researchers should be free to seek an independent spirit in their work.

Although Tyler officially retired (退休) in 1967, he never actually retired. He served on a long list of educational organizations in the United States and abroad. Even in his 80s he traveled across the country to advise teachers and management people on how to set objectives (目标) that develop the best teaching and learning within their schools.

1.Who are most probably interested in Ralph W. Tyler’s memoir?

A. Top managers.

B. Language learners.

C. Serious educators.

D. Science researchers.

2.The words “hooked on teaching” underlined in Paragraph 2 probably mean ______.

A. attracted to teaching

B. tired of teaching

C. satisfied with teaching

D. unhappy about teaching

3.Where did Tyler work as the leader of a research center for over 10 years?

A. The University of Chicago.

B. Stanford University.

C. Ohio State University.

D. Nebraska University.

4.Tyler is said to have never actually retired because _________.

A. he developed a new method of testing

B. he called for free spirit in research

C. he was still active in giving advice

D. he still led the Eight-Year Study

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

本文是人物故事类短文。讲述了美国教育家Ralph W. Tyler一生从事教育教学研究工作，直至晚年仍不断为教育事业奔走服务，贡献力量。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一句话不难看出最有可能对Ralph W. Tyler的回忆录产生兴趣的是教育工作者。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据while teaching as a science teacher in South Dakota and changed his major from medicine to education可知，既然能弃医从教，说明对教育很痴迷。be hooked on意为“着迷于……的”。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Tyler was the first director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, a position he held for fourteen years. 泰勒是斯坦福大学行为科学高级研究中心(Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences)的首任主任，他担任该职位长达14年。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据作者在文章的最后一段提到尽管Tyler在1967年退休，但他并未停止在美国国内及世界各地从事与教育有关的活动，他对教学及管理方面的建议至今仍有现实意义。故选C。