12.Basically,without the possibility of failure,there is little possibility of success.Education is in danger of becoming a branch of the entertainment industry.Although education should indeed be entertaining where possible,it cannot always be fun.Often,it needs the"hard yards".
Some educationalists feel that if something causes worry it should be avoided at all costs.I would disagree.Facing up to challenges helps develop children.Avoiding challenges can severely limit their potential.Tougher children are able to try and fail.The less tough may simply fail to try anything new.
I'm not advocating putting children under pressure.The real debate is perhaps what pressures are unavoidable.It's not about"throwing children into the deep end",but rather encouraging them to put their foot in the water and giving them the skills to float.
This latter approach is basically the work I and my team do at the University of Hull.We measure mental toughness and then provide interventions to improve this.These interventions include psychological skills such as goal setting,relaxation and thought control.So,for example,many children will say:"What happens if it goes wrong?"We work hard to change this so that the sentence reads:"What happens if it goes right?"One word difference,but a world away when thinking about challenges.
We try to help children deal more effectively with life using a three-step approach.Firstly,it is important to set realistic and achievable goals.Then it is a matter of finding out what factors (因素) are helping children to achieve these goals and what factors are working against this.The final step is to discover which of these factors can be controlled,or at least influenced,and what factors the child is in reality stuck with.Redirecting children's energies to movable obstacles (障碍) can produce huge life changes.
However,I think that for most of us we have become stress averse (反对的) and overreact to it.It has always been there,and it has always been the case that some people enjoy it,some need help to deal with it and some people's lives are ruined by it.
Showing our children that stress can be faced with and beaten offers them a way forward.The more a fear is avoided,the bigger it gets.
67.From the passage,we know the writer believesA.
A.education needs challenges
B.education should always be fun
C.children should avoid facing challenges
D.the more challenges,the better for the children
68.The writer disagreed with some educationalists becauseC.
A.some children are less tough
B.some pressures are avoidable
C.some challenges do good to children
D.some children are unaware of their potential
69.What do the writer and his team do at the University of Hull?D
A.Record what the children do in stressful situations.
B.Make the children tougher mentally and physically.
C.Put the children under pressure by giving them challenges.
D.Give the children challenges and suggest suitable approaches.
70.What is the correct attitude towards stress according to the writer?D
A.We should try our best to avoid stress.
B.We should love stress because stress is unavoidable.
C.We should put ourselves to the test in stressful situations.
D.We should experience stress and learn skills to deal with it.
分析 本文主要讲述教育现在面临很多的挑战,这些挑战既有好处又有不利因素.
解答 ACDD
67 A 判断推理题.根据第一段中的"Although education should indeed be entertaining where possible,it cannot always be fun.Often,it needs the‘hard yards'."可知,作者认为需要挫折教育,故选A.
68 C 细节理解题.根据第二段中的"Some educationalists feel that if something causes worry it should be avoided at all costs.I would disagree.Facing up to challenges helps develop children."可知,作者不同意一些教育专家的意见因为他认为面对挑战对孩子们的发展有好处,故选C.
69 D 判断推理题.根据第三段中的"…but rather encouraging them to put their foot in the water and giving them the skills to float."可知,作者认为应该鼓励孩子们踏入水中,然后教给他们漂浮的技巧,即让他们去面临挑战,教他们合适的方法,故选D.
70 D 判断推理题.根据第三段中的"…but rather encouraging them to put their foot in the water and giving them the skills to float."可知,作者认为应该去经历压力然后学会解决方法,故选D.
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.