The law says women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them. The reality is very different. Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men. They lose because they do lower－paid jobs which men just won’t consider. And they lose because they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children. All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government’s women’s unit. The biggest problem isn’t equal pay in workplaces such as factories. It is the sort of work women do.

Make a list of low－paid－jobs,  then consider who does them. Try nurses, secretaries, cleaners, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies and child－care helpers. Not a lot of men among that group, are there? Yet some of those jobs are really important. Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start. So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer—because they are women. This is not going to be put right overnight. But the government, which employs a lot of them, and other bosses have to make a start.

It is disgraceful（可耻的） that we have gone into the 21st century still treating women like second－class citizens. 

1.

Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and getting the same pay as men_________.

A．after 25 years                                            

 B．according to the law

C．as a result of those important jobs               

 D．because women are as strong as men

2.

．We can learn from the text that what really matters in this problem is_________.

A．that women interrupt a career to have children    

B．what sort of work women do

C．because they are women                                  

 D．what unfair pay women get in workplaces

3.

．Which of the following best describe the writer’s idea?

A．Women and men should get equal pay for equal work.

B．Women should strengthen themselves.

C．The government ought to protect women against getting paid less than men.

D．Some of the jobs that women do are of great importance.

4.

Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A．Work to give women a fair pay deal     B．The equal pay act

C．The sort of work women do            D．The biggest problem about women

The law says women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them. The reality is very different.Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men. They lose because they do lower－paid jobs which men just won’t consider.And they lose because they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children. All this is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government’s women’s unit. The biggest problem isn’t equal pay in workplaces such as factories.It is the sort of work women do.
Make a list of low－paid－jobs,  then consider who does them. Try nurses, secretaries, cleaners, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies and child－care helpers.Not a lot of men among that group, are there? Yet some of those jobs are really important.Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start. So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer—because they are women. This is not going to be put right overnight.But the government, which employs a lot of them, and other bosses have to make a start.
It is disgraceful（可耻的） that we have gone into the 21st century still treating women like second－class citizens. 
1. Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and getting the same pay as men_________.
A．after 25 years                                            
B．according to the law
C．as a result of those important jobs               
D．because women are as strong as men
2．We can learn from the text that what really matters in this problem is_________.
A．that women interrupt a career to have children 
B．what sort of work women do
C．because they are women                             
D．what unfair pay women get in workplaces
3．Which of the following best describe the writer’s idea?
A．Women and men should get equal pay for equal work.
B．Women should strengthen themselves.
C．The government ought to protect women against getting paid less than men.
D．Some of the jobs that women do are of great importance.
4．When the writer says “This is not going to be put right overnight”, he means_________.
A．we must solve the problem very quickly
B．there is nothing completely fair all over the world
C．we need a long time to change the unfair reality
D．the problem that women lose will be solved soon
5．Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A．Work to give women a fair pay deal
B．The equal pay act
C．The sort of work women do
D．The biggest problem about women

Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning 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. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.
In the same way, children are learning to do all the other things: they learn to do without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, 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 and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as 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 answer, 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 on such routine(常规) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to judge their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know

1. 1.

   The first paragraph is written mainly to _________

   1. A.
      give advice on children’s language learning
   2. B.
      tell us the fewer mistakes we correct, the better children will learn a language
   3. C.
      suggest children are often too stubborn to accept advice
   4. D.
      lead to the topic of the passage
2. 2.

   Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?

   1. A.
      Give children correct answers
   2. B.
      Allow children to make mistakes
   3. C.
      Point out children’s mistakes to them
   4. D.
      Let children mark their own work
3. 3.

   According to the writer, teachers in school should ________

   1. A.
      allow children to learn from each other
   2. B.
      point out children’s mistakes whenever found
   3. C.
      give children more book knowledge
   4. D.
      correct children’s mistakes as soon as possible
4. 4.

   According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by _______

   1. A.
      listening to skilled people’s advice
   2. B.
      asking older people many questions
   3. C.
      making mistakes and having them corrected
   4. D.
      doing what other people do

Let children learn to judge their own work. 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 differences between the language he uses and the language those around him. 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, whistle, ride a bicycle-compare their 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 and correct them himself. We do it all for his act as 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 on such routine(daily) work? Our job should be to help the children when they tell us that they can’t find the way to get to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
【小题1】 According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by ______.

Let children learn to judge their own work. 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 differences between the language he uses and the language those around him. 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, whistle, ride a bicycle-compare their 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 and correct them himself. We do it all for his act as 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 on such routine(daily) work? Our job should be to help the children when they tell us that they can’t find the way to get to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know

1. 1.

   According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by ______

   1. A.
      listening to the advice of grown-ups
   2. B.
      asking adults many questions
   3. C.
      making mistakes and having them corrected
   4. D.
      doing as other people do by themselves
2. 2.

   Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?

   1. A.
      Give children correct answers
   2. B.
      Allow children to make mistakes
   3. C.
      Tell the children what is wrong with their work as often as possible
   4. D.
      Let children judge their own work
3. 3.

   According to the writer, teachers in school should ______

   1. A.
      encourage children to learn from each other
   2. B.
      point out children’s mistakes whenever they are found
   3. C.
      correct children’s mistakes as much as possible
   4. D.
      teach children more knowledge from book
4. 4.

   The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ______

   1. A.
      different from learning other skills
   2. B.
      the same as learning other skills
   3. C.
      more important than other skills
   4. D.
      unnecessary skills
5. 5.

   Which of the following may serve as the best title of this passage?

   1. A.
      Let Us Teachers Stop Working
   2. B.
      Let Children Alone
   3. C.
      Let Children Correct Their Exercises
   4. D.
      Let Children Learn by Themselves