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阅读下面短文,掌控其大意,然后从1-15各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
Learning is natural. It begins the minute we were born. Our 1 teachers are our families. 2 home we learn to speak and to 3 and feed ourselves. We learn these and other skills by 4 our parents.
Then we go to school. A teacher tells us 5 to learn. Many teachers teach us, and we pass many 6 .Then people say we are 7 .
Are we really educated? Let’s think about the real meaning of 8 . Knowing facts does not mean being able to solve problems. Solving problems 9 creativity, not just a good 10 . Some people who don’t know many facts are good at solving problems.
Henry Ford is a good 11 . He goes to school at the age of 15. Later, when his company could not build cars 12 , he solved the problem. He thought of the assembly line (装配线). Today the answer seems 13 . Yet think of the many university graduates who have 14 solved such a problem.
What does a good teacher do? Does he give students facts to 15 ? NO! A good teacher shows how to find answers. He shows us to the 16 of knowledge so we can learn to think for ourselves. When we are 17 , we know where to go.
True learning combines (结合) intake with output. We take information 18 our brains. Then we use it. Think of a computer. It stores a lot of 19 but it can’t think. It only 20 commands. A person who only remembers facts hasn’t really learned. Learning takes place only when a person can use what he knows.
1. A. first B. good C. normal D. second
2. A. On B. To C. At D. With
3. A. dress B. wear C. put on D. have on
4. A. asking B. exercising C. listening D. following
5. A. who B. that C. when D. what
6. A. stations B. exams C. people D. pencils
7. A. educated B. students C. suffered D. controlled
8. A. absorbing B. taking C. learning D. growing
9. A. is B. requires C. brings D. gets
10. A. memory B. word C. thing D. condition
11. A. teacher B. learner C. example D. driver
12. A. enough quickly B. fast enough
C. enough fast D. enough rapidly
13. A. simple B. ordinary C. good D. special
14. A. never B. seldom C. almost D. ever
15. A. need B. follow C. learn D. remember
16. A. plenty B. pile C. much D. stream
17. A. hungry B. thirsty C. cold D. sleeping
18. A. into B. for C. of D. about
19. A. words B. languages C. facts D. information
20. A. obeys B. gives C. passes D. gets
1A2C3A4D5D6B7A8C9B10A
11C12B13A14A15D16D17B18A19D20A