Question

India is a developing country. It has thousands of years of tradition and culture. Different types of people live in India. In the old days the educational institutions (教育機構) were called "ashramam" and teachers were "gurus". A guru was a respected person in society.

     Now we are living in the technological world. Big changes are occurring in people’s living. The influence of television, telephone, radio, computer, Internet and mobile phones is very strong in everyday life. But even today, teachers are role models for students. Teaching is still a respectable job. But there are great changes in the education system.

     One of the most obvious changes is that the influence of Western culture has increased. We are paying too much attention to doing business, just like the Western world. Teachers are likely to be influenced by this too, but it is not good. Teachers are nation builders. The development of any country depends upon its education system. All types of development are possible through education.

     Another change has happened in the curriculum. The curriculum connects the teacher and the student. While education is about learning, curriculum means the situations in which one learns. When we say that education deals with "what", then curriculum deals with "how" and "when". But at the moment, it is hard to say whether the curriculum is playing such a role.

1.In India, an ashramam was _________.

A．a teacher who was respected by people      B．a person who worked for the government C．a place where students were taught                    D．a place where tradition and culture developed

2.Which of the following is NOT a reason to change people’s lives in India?

A．TV.               B．Computer.         C．Mobile phones.     D．Tradition.

3.In modern society, teaching is considered as a job that __________.

A．is respected       B．brings good luck     C．is hopeless        D．connects with the fashion

4.What is the author’s attitude towards educational change in India?

A．He likes it.         B．He is annoyed at it.  C．He is indifferent (冷漠的)to it.    D．He is worried about it.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了在印度的教育方面所產生的巨大變化，表達了作者對于這種變化的擔心。

1.C 細節題。根據第一段2,3行In the old days the educational institutions (教育機構) were called "ashramam"說明"ashramam"是教育機構，是進行教學的場所。故C正確。

2.D 細節題。根據第二段2,3行The influence of television, telephone, radio, computer, Internet and mobile phones is very strong in everyday life.說明ＡＢＣ三項都是影響印度教育的因素，D項沒有提及。

3.A 細節題。根據第二段3,4行But even today, teachers are role models for students. Teaching is still a respectable job.說明在印度教師仍然得到人們的尊重。故A正確。

4.D 推理題。根據文章最后一段But at the moment, it is hard to say whether the curriculum is playing such a role. 說明作者對于教育方面的這些變化很擔心，故D正確。

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點評：本文講述了在印度的教育方面所產生的巨大變化。本文細節題居多，答題時在文章找到對應的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。