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Skills vs. Knowledge in Education
Education systems all over the world are based on the idea that students get and remember information from teachers and books. These systems test this knowledge with standardized tests which compare students to each other. They only test the kind of information which is possible to measure(测试，测量) in tests. The goal is gaining information, not developing skills by which to use and make information. Unlike the old style of education where people remembered things in order to pass tests and get higher scores than other students, the modern world calls for a new kind of education in which the focus(焦点) is deep understanding, creativity and information management skills.
Einstein said "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Use information in creative ways. Knowledge is what other people have created. Understanding is all about what you think about something. Everybody sees, hears, feels and thinks differently. No two people in the world have the same understanding of the same thing. It is impossible to give tests on a point of view. Because of this, tests are illogical. The only reason tests exist is to label(归类) students as "smart" or "stupid". There are many kinds of intelligence(智力，智能), however. One of the most famous researchers in the field of intelligence, Gardner, found at least seven different kinds of intelligence. Intelligence and understanding are related. Unfortunately, tests only measure one kind of intelligence.
In the modern world skills are more important than knowledge. If a person knows many facts, it is impressive, but not very useful. It is of much greater importance to be able to find information quickly, organize that information, analyze(分析) and understand the main ideas, put different pieces of information together, and create new information. Together these skills make what we call information management and innovation, the skills which are most desired(期望) in the business world.
Most people in the world believe that education is about remembering things to take tests which measure one's performance against other people who have studied the same information.
However, this idea no longer matches the reality of the modern world in which knowledge is less important than creativity and deep understanding. To be successful in the age of technology, education must focus on helping students gain information management and innovation skills.
1.The new kind of education in the modern world doesn't focus on ________.
A.creativity B.gaining information
C.deep understanding D.information management skills
2.According to the passage, which of the following is useless?
A.You do as what your teacher tells you in class.
B.You examine a text first carefully to understand what it means.
C.You organize your ideas so that people can understand and follow you.
D.You come up with a solution by asking the questions and understanding the problem.
3.What's the passage mainly about?
A.How people can live in the age of technology.
B.What knowledge tests measure in the age of technology.
C.How students develop themselves in the age of technology.
D.What education helps the students to gain in the age of technology.
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see. Imagine having to read this text, not with your _______but with your fingers. How do you feel, then?
With medical knowledge and skills today, two-thirds of the world’s 42 million _______people are seeing a bright future. Rich country have this knowledge._______, not all developing countries do.
ORBIS is an international charitable organization（慈善组织）. Its _______is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with a television room and a classroom. Doctors are_______the latest technology there. With it, they can help the blind get_______again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relationship among countries.
ORBIS helps those _______countries which are poor in medical knowledge by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35000 doctors and nurses . They continue to_______thousands of blind people every years .They have travelled around the_______ 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20, 000 blind people. They are also ________more people to join them in helping open the blind eyes to the world. Would you like to give them a helping hand?
1.A.teeth B.ears C.eyes D.noses
2.A.clever B.strong C.friendly D.blind
3.A.Unluckily B.Suddenly C.Especially D.surprisingly
4.A.opinion B.problem C.advantage D.goal
5.A.learnt B.taught C.sold D. promised
6.A.wealth B.sight C.weight D.voice
7.A.developing B.powerful C.beautiful D.ancient
8.A.lead B.interview C.compare D.treat
9.A.moon B.bench C.earth D.ocean
10.A.setting up B.turning down C.looking over D.calling on
九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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The Cornell system for taking notes, created by Professor Walter Pauk of Cornell University during the 1950s. It is mainly used to help students save time and make their note taking the most effective. The system consists of the following steps.
Divide your paper into two columns.
Use a large loose-leaf* notebook for your note taking. And only use one side of each leaf of paper in the notebook. Draw a vertical line two and a half inches* from the left side of your paper. This is the recall column of your notes and key words or phrases can be written in the recall column.
Take notes in the note-taking column.
All your lecture* notes will be taken to the right of this paper and try to use abbreviations. You don't need to write down the complete words or phrases, for example, just write the first letter of each word.
Think of your notes as an outline of the lecture and focus on getting just the main points down. The main points can help you to review your notes easily in the future.
Review your notes within 24 hours.
After each lecture, read through your notes and make them clearer if necessary. Now use the two-and-a-half-inch column to the left of your notes. Write down the main ideas of the lecture. You will have to reread the lecturer's ideas, think them over, and put them in your own words if you can. Cover up the right-hand part of your notes and recite* the general ideas and thoughts of the lecture from memory.
Using the Cornell system can help organize your notes, actively involve you in the creation of knowledge, improve your study skills, and lead to academic success.
1.Which part is the recall column?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.The underlined word "abbreviations" refers to
A.useful phrases B.correct questions C.short forms D.complete sentences
3.Which can be the right order to review the notes?
①.Recite your notes.
②.Read through your notes.
③.Write down the main ideas.
④.Put your notes in your own words.
A.③-①-④-② B.③④②① C.②-③-①-④ D.②③④-①
4.The writer wants to ________________ by writing this passage.
A.invite us to give a lecture and share ideas
B.introduce us a way to take notes effectively
C.teach us how to use the loose-leaf notebooks
D.show us the ways to improve our reading skills
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
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My favourite inventor is Wang Xuan. As we all know, Wang Xuan was 1. of the most famous computer scientists and inventors. He invented the technology for printing Chinese characters. As a result, he is known 2. “The Father of the Chinese Language Laser Typesetting”.
Since there is a big difference3. Chinese and English writing systems, laser typesetting of the Chinese language was a serious problem for scientists all over the world. For this reason, Wang Xuan decided 4. try to come up with a solution. In 1975, he began researching laser typesetting and electronic publishing systems. Finally, he achieved it. Now, Wang Xuan's amazing invention is used all over the world. And it 5. been especially helpful to the Chinese newspaper publishing industry. He made great contributions to our country.
Word Bank
laser typesetting激光照排
九年级英语单词填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Young children don’t have the skills or knowledge to stay safe in heavy traffic. The following tips will be helpful for you to keep your children safe in heavy traffic.
Children learn about road safety by watching others. As parents, make sure that you always set good examples. Your children will follow you and think it’s OK to do like you.
Teach your children to pay attention to traffic lights when you cross the road together with them. This helps them understand when it’s safe to cross. Make sure that you walk between your children and traffic, and hold their hands all the time.
When your children are a little older, you can start to tell them the importance of traffic knowledge. Let them start to understand the reasons why they need to be so careful. Talk with them about road signs and traffic rules.
Ask your children to play in a safe place. Never let them ride bikes on the road without an adult present at rush hours.
The most important thing you can do is to keep your children from getting hurt, so parents encourage them to follow traffic rules. After knowing about traffic rules, they’ll volunteer to obey them. In this way, they’ll be careful enough to keep themselves away from danger.
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题 。
1.How do children learn about road safety according to the passage?
2.Who should set good examples to young children?
3.Where should parents walk when they cross the street with their children?
4.What should parents start to tell their children when they are a little older?
5.Why should parents encourage their children to follow traffic rules?
九年级英语回答问题困难题查看答案及解析
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根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.This system is now ____________ (wide) used by IT companies all over the world.
2.As it says in the Bible, “Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in _______(true).”
3.The man is still an ____________ (know) writer, but I’m sure he will be famous.
4.Boys and girls, you have to believe in _____________ (you). That’s the secret of success.
九年级英语补充句子中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Li Ziqi won Person of the Year in the category of cultural influence(年度文化传播人物)in 2019. She is famous for her videos in which she does the work of a farmer. She owns a great number of fans on social media platforms(社交媒体平台)all over the world.
Li grew up with her grandparents in the countryside of Sichuan province. When she was 14, she went to the city in search of work, but she decided to return to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her grandmother. Four years later, she began to film her life there.
“When I worked in the city, it was about survival,” Li said. “Now when I work in the countryside, feel like I’m truly living.”
Li’s videos record her and her grandmother’s daily lives in their simple home. She is often seen preparing delicious meals for her grandmother using basic materials and traditional skills.
“I simply want people in the city to know where their food comes from,” Li explained. “I also want people to relax and experience something nice by watching my videos after a busy day.”
Li’s videos show her fans a wonderful world. Many of the skills she shows are based on real-world knowledge and those skills come from real wish for the pastoral ideal(田园式理想生活).
“My videos can be so popular among people because they love Chinese culture very much.” Li said.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题 (每个小题答案不超过6个单词)
1.Where did Li Ziqi grow up?
______________________________
2.In which year did she begin to film her life?
______________________________
3.Does Li Ziqi enjoy working in the countryside?
______________________________
4.What do Li’s videos record?
______________________________
5.In Li’s opinion, why do people like her videos?
______________________________
九年级英语回答问题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Where can you get beauty, knowledge and insight(深刻的见解) all in one? The answer is probably a museum.
There is a long list of benefits someone can get from going to a museum. However, the best part of museum is they encourage people to become lifelong learners.
Socrates once said, “Wisdom begins in wonder.” Each time you visit a museum, it could spark(激起) an interest in a field you might never have heard before. Every time we go through museum exhibits, we see something we didn’t know anything about. It encourages us to go home and look up more information.
To help students better understand what they have learned in schools, many schools use museums as a tool to add to their curriculum(课程). For example, you may have learned about static(静电) in physics classes. But in a science museum, you can have a more hands-on experience of how amazing static can be. When you touch a big ball full of static electricity, all your hair stands up straight like an angry lion!
In the US, there is the New York Museum Education Act. It says that New York’s museums and schools should become partners to help students prepare for the 21st century. In China, the government asks more schools to organise more museum trips. Earlier this year, the popular travel website Trip Adviser asked its users to rank(评级)theirs favourite museums. They picked the top 25 museums in the world. The first three are: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York, US. Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France and the Art Institute of Chicago, US. The Museum of Qin Terracotta Warrior and Horses in Xi’an, Shanxi is the only Chinese museum on the list, which was ranked 23rd.
So come to the museums and there are lots of things to see.
1.Can you get beauty, knowledge and insight in a museum?
2.What’s the best part of museum？
3.Why do many schools use museums as a tool to add to their curriculum？
4.In China, what does the government ask more schools to do?
5.What is the passage mainly about？
九年级英语其他题简单题查看答案及解析
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阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Where can you get beauty, knowledge and insight(深刻的见解) all in one? The answer is probably a museum．
There is a long list of benefits someone can get from going to a museum． However, the best part of museum is they encourage people to become lifelong learners．
Socrates once said, “Wisdom begins in wonder．” Each time you visit a museum, it could spark(激起) an interest in a field you might never have heard before． Every time we go through museum exhibits, we see something we didn’t know anything about． It encourages us to go home and look up more information．
To help students better understand what they have learned in schools, many schools use museums as a tool to add to their curriculum(课程)． For example, you may have learned about static(静电) in physics classes． But in a science museum, you can have a more hands-on experience of how amazing static can be． When you touch a big ball full of static electricity, all your hair stands up straight like an angry lion!
In the US, there is the New York Museum Education Act． It says that New York’s museums and schools should become partners to help students prepare for the 21st century． In China, the government asks more schools to organise more museum trips． Earlier this year, the popular travel website Trip Adviser asked its users to rank(评级)theirs favourite museums． They picked the top 25 museums in the world． The first three are: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York, US． Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France and the Art Institute of Chicago, US． The Museum of Qin Terracotta Warrior and Horses in Xi’an, Shanxi is the only Chinese museum on the list, which was ranked 23rd．
So come to the museums and there are lots of things to see．
1.Can you get beauty, knowledge and insight in a museum?
2.What’s the best part of museum?
3.Why do many schools use museums as a tool to add to their curriculum?
4.In China, what does the government ask more schools to do?
5.What is the passage mainly about?
九年级英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
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阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Where can you get beauty, knowledge and insight(深刻的见解) all in one? The answer is probably a museum.
There is a long list of benefits someone can get from going to a museum. However, the best part of museum is they encourage people to become lifelong learners.
Socrates once said, “Wisdom begins in wonder.” Each time you visit a museum, it could spark(激起) an interest in a field you might never have heard before. Every time we go through museum exhibits, we see something we didn’t know anything about. It encourages us to go home and look up more information.
To help students better understand what they have learned in schools, many schools use museums as a tool to add to their curriculum(课程). For example, you may have learned about static(静电) in physics classes. But in a science museum, you can have a more hands-on experience of how amazing static can be. When you touch a big ball full of static electricity, all your hair stands up straight like an angry lion!
In the US, there is the New York Museum Education Act. It says that New York’s museums and schools should become partners to help students prepare for the 21st century. In China, the government asks more schools to organise more museum trips. Earlier this year, the popular travel website Trip Adviser asked its users to rank(评级)theirs favourite museums. They picked the top 25 museums in the world. The first three are: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,New York, US. Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France and the Art Institute of Chicago, US. The Museum of Qin Terracotta Warrior and Horses in Xi’an, Shanxi is the only Chinese museum on the list, which was ranked 23rd.
So come to the museums and there are lots of things to see.
1.Can you get beauty, knowledge and insight in a museum?
2.What’s the best part of museum？
3.Why do many schools use museums as a tool to add to their curriculum？
4.In China, what does the government ask more schools to do?
5.What is the passage mainly about？
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析