Education is a lifelong process, _______process that starts long before _______ start of school, which should be a necessary part of one's entire life.

A. a; a 　　　 B. a; the.　　　 C. the; a　　　 D. the; the

 

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　　It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education. Nevertheless, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The difference between schooling and education implied by this remark is important.

　　Education is much more openended and allinclusive than schooling. Education knows not limits. It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of information learning. The agent (doer) of education can vary from respected grandparent to the people arguing about politics on the radio, from a child to a famous scientist. Whereas schooling has a certain predictability (可预料性), education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions (宗教). People receive education from infancy (婴幼儿) on. Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term. It is a lifelong process (过程), a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one's entire life.

　　Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at about the same time, take the assigned (指定的) seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The pieces of reality that are to learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have been limited by the subjects being taught, For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their sociery or what the newest filmmakers are experimenting with. There are clear and undoubtful conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling.

1．The passage is organized by ________.

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A．listing and discussing several educational problems

B．telling a story about excellent teachers

C．giving examples of different schools

D．telling the difference between the meanings of two related words

2．The passage supports which of the following statements?

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A．Going to school is only part of how people become educated.

B．Without formal education, people won't be able to read and write.

C．Education systems need to be changed as soon as possible.

D．Schooling is of no use because students do similar things every day.

3．The phrase “For example”, in paragraph 3, introduces a sentence ________.

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A．that shows the unknown workings of government

B．that brings about the bad results of schooling

C．that helps to find out some similar textbooks

D．that gives examples of the limits of classroom subjects

4．What does the writer mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” in paragraph 1?

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A．Education is totally ruined by schooling.

B．Learning takes place everywhere.

C．All of life is an education.

D．schooling prevents people from discovering new things

5．What is the main idea of this passage?

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A．The more years students go to school the better their education is.

B．Education and schooling are quite different experiences.

C．The best schools teach a variety of subjects.

D．Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework.

It has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school．The difference between schooling and education implied by this remark is important．

Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling．Education knows not limits．It can take place anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor．It includes both the formal learning that take place in schools and the whole universe of informal learning．The agent （doer） of education can vary from respected grandparent to the people arguing about politics on the radio, from a child to a famous scientist．A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions．People receive education from infancy on．Education, then, is a very broad, inclusive term．It is a lifelong process, a process that starts long before the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one's entire life．

Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process, whose general pattern varies little from one setting to the next．Throughout a country, children arrive at school at about the same time, take the assigned seats, are taught by an adult, use similar textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on．The pieces of reality that are to be learned, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have been limited by the subjects being taught．For example, high school students know that they are not likely to find out in their classes the truth about political problems in their society or what the newest film makers are experimenting with．There are clear and undoubted conditions surrounding the formalized process of schooling．

1．The passage is organized by        ．

A．giving examples of different schools

B．telling a story about excellent teachers

C．listening and discussing several education problems

D．telling the difference between the meanings of two related words

2．Which of the following statements does the passage support? 

A．Education systems need to be changed as soon as possible．

B．Without formal education, people won't be able to read and write．

C．Going to school is only part of how people become educated．

D．Schooling is of no use because students do similar things every day．

3．What does the writer mean by using the expression "children interrupt their education to go to school" ?  

A．All of life is an education．

B．Learning takes place everywhere．

C．Education is totally ruined by schooling．

   D．Schooling prevents people from discovering new things．

4．The underlined phrase "for example" introduces a sentence        ． 

A．that helps to find out some similar textbooks

B．that brings about the bad results of schooling

C．that shows the unknown workings of government

D．that gives examples of the limits of classroom subjects

5．The main idea of this passage is        ．

A．The best schools teach a variety of subjects

B．Education and schooling are quite different experiences

C．The more years students go to school the better their education is

D．Students benefit from schools, which require long hours and homework