正规大学学历-单恋一枝花歌词
Fifteen years
ago
the
typical
worker
with
a
college
degree
made
38
percent
more than
a
worker with a high school diploma.
Today that figure is 73 percent more.
Two years of college
means
a
20
percent
increase
annual
earnings.
People
who
finish
two
years
of
college
earn
a
quarter of a million dollars more tan
their high school counterparts over a
lifetime.
Unit
5
Task
1
【答案】
A.
1) People
’
s ideas on permanent education.
2) One
is an ordinary
“
man in the street
”
. The other is an educational psychologist.
3) The first
person thinks this idea of permanent education is
crazy. He can
’
t understand people
who want to spend all their lives in
school. The second person thinks the idea of
permanent
education is practical
because people are never really too old to go on
learning.
B.
1) was; hated; stand; got out
2) all their lives
3)
certain limits; age limits
【原文】
Two people are
interviewed about their ideas on education. One is
an ordinary
street
The man in the street:
When I was at school, I hated it. I couldn't stand it. I wasn't happy until I got out. I think this
idea of permanent education is crazy. I
know some people go back to school when they're
older,
go to language classes at the
local
spend all their lives in
school.
The educational psychologist:
The idea of permanent education is practical because we're never really too old to go on
learning. Of course,
there are certain limits, but they aren't age
limits. For example, let's say a
man
past sixty tries to learn how to play football.
It's foolish for him to do that, but only because
his body is too old, not his
mind!
Task
2
【答案】
A.
Age
Four
Five
Seven
Schooling
Nursery
School
The
Infants
’
School
The Junior School
B.
1) He stayed there
for a year.
2)
He
has
faint,
but
very
pleasant
memories
of
it.
He
had
fun
and
played
games---including
story-telling, drawing, singing and
dancing.
3) He began t have more
formal lessons and even worry about exams.
4) The exam was called the
“
Eleven Plus
”
. Students took the exam to see what kind of secondary
school they would get
into.
【原文】
John is talking to Martin about his
primary schooling.
Martin: Did
you go to a state primary school
John: Yes, I did. I went to a nursery school first, at the age of four, but this was purely voluntary.
There was
a good kindergarten in our neighbourhood so my
parents decided to send me
there for a
year.
Martin: Can you still
remember it
John: Yes, I have faint, but very pleasant memories of it. It was a delightful place, full of fun and
games.
As
in
most
nursery
schools,
work
—
if
you
can
call
it
that
—
consisted
of
storytelling, drawing, singing and
dancing.
Martin: You probably
don't remember but you must have missed it when
you left
—
you know,
when
you went to the Infants' School at the age of
five.
John: I suppose I must have, but you know, right up to the age of seven, school life was very
pleasant.
It was only later in the Junior School that we
began to have more formal lessons
and
even worry about exams.
Martin:
Really Did you have to do exams at that age
John: Yes, we used to then. We had to take an exam at the age of eleven called the
to see what kind of Secondary
school we would get into. But this exam has
disappeared
nowadays.
Task
3
【答案】
A.
1) compulsory; the
ages of 5 and 16; state-funded; independent
2) available; at a nursery school; in
the nursery class at a primary school
3) preparatory; primary; aged 5 to
13
4) enter the state education
system; at the age of 5; secondary school
5) 7, 11, 13 or 16; gain admission at
11 or 13; the Common Entrance Examination
6) one further year; Advanced
Supplementary Examinations; Advanced Level
Examinations
7) classroom;
laboratory; work independently; undertake research
for projects
8) vocational;
conventional
9) secondary
education; with A-levels; further; higher
B.
1) GCSE stand for
the General Certificate of Secondary Education. It
is normally take at the age of
sixteen.
2) Students
usually study form 8 to 12 subjects over two
years.
3)
Some
subjects
take
account
of
the
work
students
do
throughout
the
year,
while
others
are
assessed entirely by
examination.
【原文】
Education in the United Kingdom is
compulsory for everyone between the ages of five
and
sixteen,
and
is
provided
by
two
kinds
of
schools:
state-funded
schools
and
independent
(fee-charging) schools.
Children education
Pre-school
or
pre- preparatory
education:
pre-school
education
is
available
in
both
the
independent and the state systems. Many
children start their education at the age of three
or
four at a nursery school or in the
nursery class at a primary school.
Preparatory
education:
in
the
independent
system,
preparatory
(or
primary)
education
is
available
for children aged 5 to 13.
Primary education: most children in the
United Kingdom enter the state education system
when
they
go
to
primary
school
at
the
age
of
five
and generally
move
to
secondary
school
or
college at the
age of 11.
Secondary
education
(including
the
General
Certificate
of
Secondary
Education
and
equivalents)
Most
pupils
enter
independent
boarding
schools
at
the
age
of
7,
11,
13
or
16.
To
gain
admission at 11
or 13, some pupils sit an exam called the Common
Entrance Examination. At 16,
they enter
the school to study in its sixth form (for
A-levels and equivalent qualifications).
All UK secondary schools, both state and independent, teach pupils at least until the
age
of
sixteen
and
prepare them
for
the General Certificate
of
Secondary
Education
(GCSE)
or
equivalent
qualifications. Significant numbers of
international students
enter the UK secondary
education system when they
are either eleven or thirteen. Many attend
independent boarding
schools.
GCSEs in vocational subjects are
normally taken at the age of 16. Following these,
students
can do one further year of
academic study before taking Advanced
Supplementary examinations
(AS-levels).
Alternatively,
there
are
career-based
qualifications,
such
as
General
National
Vocational
Qualifications (GNVQs) or vocational
A-levels, which can be taken after one or two
years of study.
All these courses give
access to university or further study.
Students usually study from 8 to 12 GCSE subjects over two years. Most students study
a core of statutory subjects and choose
additional subjects from a list.
On any GCSE course, you receive formal tuition in the classroom and laboratory but
are also
encouraged to work independently and undertake
research for projects, often outside
school hours. Educational visits,
either on your own or as part of a small group,
are often part of
the timetable. Some
subjects take account of the work you do
throughout the year, while others
are
assessed entirely by examination. Examinations are
independently marked and graded. GCSE
grades range from A (the highest) to G.
New
GCSEs
in
vocational
subjects
are
a
career-based
version
of
the
GCSE.
Eight
subjects are available: Art and Design,
Business, Engineering, Health and Social Care,
Information
and
Communications
Technology
(ICT),
Leisure
and
Tourism,
Manufacturing,
and
Science.
One
vocational GCSE is equivalent to two
conventional GCSEs. As with other GCSEs, grades
range from
A (the highest) to G.
Sixth-formers usually finish
their secondary education at the age of eighteen
with A-levels
or equivalent
qualifications, then go on to study at either
further or higher education level.
Task
4
【答案】
A.
Topic of This Discussion: Corporal
Punishment
Interviewees
Position
Arguments/Reasons
on This Topic
For/Against
Kate
For
It
’
s difficult to teach children these days, when
many
of
them
know
they
won
’
t
get
jobs.
It
’
s
hard
to
control
the
class
if
you
can
’
t
punish
them. Some children need
discipline.
It always has been
difficult to be a teacher. But
you
don
’
t have to use violence. It
’
s impossible
to teach
students about nonviolence and being
good citizens when you are violent
yourself.
Its
’
impossible to teach the rest of the class of
you
have
one
student
who
constantly
misbehaves.
It
’
s bad for the others.
Rolf
Against
Jane
Raoul
Against
For
B.
1) F
2) F
【原文】
Kate: Yes, it's difficult to teach
children these days, when many of them know they
won't get jobs.
It's hard to control
the class if you can't punish them. I often hit
them with a ruler. Of
course, in my
part of Scotland we're allowed to hit them, and I
think it's necessary
—
some children need discipline.
Interviewer: What do you think, Rolf I
know you feel very strongly about corporal
punishment.
Rolf: I don't agree with Kate. I know it's difficult to be a teacher, but I think it always has
been.
But
you
don't
have
to
use
violence.
It's
impossible
to
teach
students
about
non-
violence and being good citizens when you are
violent yourself.
Interviewer:
What do the Welsh think, Jane Rolf thinks corporal
punishment is wrong.
Jane: Yes, I think so too.
Interviewer: And
Raoul
Raoul: Well, I think it's sometimes necessary. When one child constantly disobeys, you have
to beat him, or else send him away
—
maybe to a special school. It's impossible to
teach the rest of the
class if you have one student who constantly
misbehaves. It's
bad for the
others.
Interviewer: Did anyone
beat you when you were at school
Raoul: Well...
Task
5
【答案】
A.
1) Because
the television program by that name can now be
seen in many parts of the world.
2) This program is very popular among
children. Some educators object to certain
elements in the
program.
Parents
praise
it
highly.
Many
teachers
also
consider
it
a
great
help,
though
some
teachers find
that problems arise when first graders who have
learned from
“
Sesame Street
”
are in the same
class with children who have not watched the
program.
3) In order to increase
the number of children who can watch it
regularly.
4)
1.
The
reasons
may
include
the
educational
theories
of
its
creators,
the
support
by
both