10．Our education system was invented．There were no public systems of education before the 19th century．They all came into being to meet the needs of industrialism．So the most useful subjects for work are at the top and you were probably driven away from what you did as a kid at school--things you liked--because you would never get a job doing that．Is that right？Don't do music．You're not going to be a musician．Don't do art．You're not going to be an artist．In addition，the whole system of public education around the world is a process of university entrance．And the consequence is that many highly talented，brilliant，creative people think they're not because the thing they were good at wasn't valued at school．
I think we can't afford to go on that way．In the next 30years，more people worldwide will be graduating through education than since the beginning of the history．Suddenly，degrees aren't worth anything．When I was a student，if you had a degree，you had a job．But now you need a Master's degree where the previous job required a Bachelor，and now you need a Ph．D．for the other．It's a process of academic inflation （膨胀），and it indicates the whole structure of education needs changing．
All the great teachers I've ever met and worked with are people who can inspire interest and curiosity and light up people's imaginations with the interests they themselves have for a particular field of work．I mean，teaching is not only a process of giving people direct instructions and information they have to memorize，it is much more than that．
I believe our only hope for the future is to rethink the fundamental principles on which we are educating our children．And our task is to educate their whole being so they can face the future．By the way，we may not see this future，but they will．And our job is to help them make something of it．
25．Things little kids like to do are not taught at school because theyA．
A．are not useful for making a living
B．are not challenging enough for students
C．don't meet the expectation of parents
D．don't fit in classroom teaching
26．The author develops the second paragraph mainlyD．
A．by classification
B．by process
C．by example
D．by comparison
27．In the author's view，a good teacher shouldD．
A．be imaginative
B．be knowledgeable
C．create their own ways of teaching
D．encourage people to develop their interests．
分析 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了过去的教育体系和现在的不同，作者认为一个好的老师应该鼓励学生发展自己的兴趣．
解答 25．A．细节理解题．根据第一段中的"They all came into being to meet the needs of industrialism．…because you would never get a job doing that．"可知，当时的课程设置是为了满足工业化的需要，让孩子们学习谋生技能，而没有设置像小孩子喜欢的音乐、艺术等课程是因为它们对谋生没有帮助，故A项正确．
26．D．文章结构题．根据第二段内容特别是"When I was a student…and now you need a Ph．D．for the other．"可知，作者是用过去和现在作比较来组织该段的，故D项正确．
27．D．细节理解题．根据第三段中的"All the great teachers I've ever met and worked with are people who can inspire interest and curiosity and light up people's imaginations with the interests they themselves have for a particular field of work．"可知，作者认为好的老师应该鼓励学生发展自己的兴趣，故D项正确．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
