Basically, without the possibility of failure, there is little possibility of success. Education is in danger of becoming a branch of the entertainment industry. Although education should indeed be entertaining where possible, it cannot always be fun. Often, it needs the "hard yards".
Some educationalists feel that if something causes worry it should be avoided at all costs, I would disagree. Facing up to challenges helps develop children. Avoiding challenges can severely limit their potential. Tougher children are able to try and fail. The less tough may simply fail to try anything new.
I’m not advocating putting children under pressure. The real debate is perhaps what pressures are unavoidable. It's not about "throwing children into the deep end", but rather encouraging them to put their foot in the water and giving them the skills to float.
This latter approach is basically the work I and my team do at the University of Hull. We measure mental toughness and then provide interventions to improve this. These interventions include psychological skills such as goal setting, relaxation and thought control. So, for example, many children will say: "What happens if it goes wrong?" We work hard to change this so that the sentence reads: "What happens if it goes right?" One word difference, but a world away when thinking about challenges.
We try to help children deal more effectively with life using a three-step approach. Firstly, it is important to set realistic and achievable goals. Then it is a matter of finding out what factors (因素) are helping children to achieve these goals and what factors are working against this. The final step is to discover which of these factors can be controlled, or at least influenced, and what factors the child is in reality stuck with. Redirecting children's energies to movable obstacles (障碍) can produce huge life changes.
However, I think that for most of us we have become stress averse (反对的) and overreact to it. It has always been there, and it has always been the case that some people enjoy it, some need help to deal with it and some people's lives are ruined by it.
Showing our children that stress can be faced with and beaten offers them a way forward. The more a fear is avoided, the bigger it gets.
1.From the passage, we know the writer believes ____________.
A.education needs challenges
B.education should always be fun
C.children should avoid facing challenges
D.the more challenges, the better for the children
2.The writer disagreed with some educationalists because ________________.
A.some children are less tough
B.some pressures are avoidable
C.some challenges do good to children
D.some children are unaware of their potential
3.What do the writer and his team do at the University of Hull?
A.Record what the children do in stressful situations.
B.Make the children tougher mentally and physically.
C.Put the children under pressure by giving them challenges.
D.Give the children challenges and suggest suitable approaches.
4.What is the correct attitude towards stress according to the writer?
A.We should try our best to avoid stress.
B.We should love stress because stress is unavoidable.
C.We should put ourselves to the test in stressful situations.
D.We should experience stress and learn skills to deal with it.
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Basically, without the possibility of failure, there is little possibility of success. Education is in danger of becoming a branch of the entertainment industry. Although education should indeed be entertaining where possible, it cannot always be fun. Often, it needs the "hard yards".
Some educationalists feel that if something causes worry it should be avoided at all costs, I would disagree. Facing up to challenges helps develop children. Avoiding challenges can severely limit their potential. Tougher children are able to try and fail. The less tough may simply fail to try anything new.
I’m not advocating putting children under pressure. The real debate is perhaps what pressures are unavoidable. It's not about "throwing children into the deep end", but rather encouraging them to put their foot in the water and giving them the skills to float.
This latter approach is basically the work I and my team do at the University of Hull. We measure mental toughness and then provide interventions to improve this. These interventions include psychological skills such as goal setting, relaxation and thought control. So, for example, many children will say: "What happens if it goes wrong?" We work hard to change this so that the sentence reads: "What happens if it goes right?" One word difference, but a world away when thinking about challenges.
We try to help children deal more effectively with life using a three-step approach. Firstly, it is important to set realistic and achievable goals. Then it is a matter of finding out what factors (因素) are helping children to achieve these goals and what factors are working against this. The final step is to discover which of these factors can be controlled, or at least influenced, and what factors the child is in reality stuck with. Redirecting children's energies to movable obstacles (障碍) can produce huge life changes.
However, I think that for most of us we have become stress averse (反对的) and overreact to it. It has always been there, and it has always been the case that some people enjoy it, some need help to deal with it and some people's lives are ruined by it.
Showing our children that stress can be faced with and beaten offers them a way forward. The more a fear is avoided, the bigger it gets.
1.From the passage, we know the writer believes ____________.
A.education needs challenges
B.education should always be fun
C.children should avoid facing challenges
D.the more challenges, the better for the children
2.The writer disagreed with some educationalists because ________________.
A.some children are less tough
B.some pressures are avoidable
C.some challenges do good to children
D.some children are unaware of their potential
3.What do the writer and his team do at the University of Hull?
A.Record what the children do in stressful situations.
B.Make the children tougher mentally and physically.
C.Put the children under pressure by giving them challenges.
D.Give the children challenges and suggest suitable approaches.
4.What is the correct attitude towards stress according to the writer?
A.We should try our best to avoid stress.
B.We should love stress because stress is unavoidable.
C.We should put ourselves to the test in stressful situations.
D.We should experience stress and learn skills to deal with it.
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In human, there is a possibility of ____ such as fever and headaches if there is exposure to the virus.
A．symptoms B．circumstances C．consequences D．exhibitions
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----Is there any possibility of the film _____in Paris International Festival?
----Not in the least, because the audience generally think little of it.
A. being tried out B. tried out C. trying out D. to try out
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— Is there any possibility of the film ________ in Shanghai International Film Festival?
— Not in the least, because audience generally think little of it.
A. tried out B. trying out
C. to try out D. being tried out
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—Is there any possibility of Jack ________chairman at the conference?
—Not in the least because audience generally think little of him
A. to elect B. electing C. to be elected D. being elected
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Charities
These days there are thousands of charities around the world and it is possible to donate money to help people, animals and places.
Mencap is a charity which is intended to fight against prejudice against those people who suffer from any kind of learning disability. Most of Mencap's work is campaigning. People with learning disabilities are disadvantaged because of prejudice and lack of funding for community care. Mencap raised awareness by working at local, national and European levels to deal with those issues that affect people with learning disabilities. It also provides services of education, housing and employment as well as support and advice for families and carers of sufferers.
EveryChild is a relatively new charity which was created in 1983. Every Child identifies the needs of a particular community and then sets up projects to make sure that children in these communities have basic rights such as healthcare. education, social services and community development. Every Child sets up the projects so that they are self running. The organization then moves on to new projects, leaving things in the hands of locals.
The RSPCA( Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is the first organization meant for the well-being of animals anywhere in the world. The SPCA was set up in London in 1824 .At that time it was considered strange that people should care about cruelty to animals. In 1840 Queen Victoria gave the organization permission to be called a royal society The RSPCA. These days there are almost two hundred branches in the UK.
The TBG(Tidy Britain Group) is an independent national charity fighting to improve the quality of the local environment. They aim to get everyone involved in doing their bit to keep Britain clean. The work of the TBG is done mainly hrough campaigning. Volunteers work closely with governments and businesses to organize educational programs designed to raise awareness of the problems. The TBG's sister organization, Going for Green,concentrates on pollution issues. The two groups have the same chief executive.
1.What's the main purpose of Mencap?
A.To improve community care. B.To provide educational services.
C.To fight against any kind of prejudice. D.To help people with learning disabilities.
2.What was Queen Victoria's attitude towards the SPCA?
A.Approving. B.Doubtful.
C.Tolerant. D.Casual.
3.Going for Green shares a similar goal with__________.
A.Mencap. B.Every Child
C.the RSPCA D.the TBG
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--- Is there any possibility ________ we can get a ticket for The 2010 Shanghai World Expo? --- Of course, yes. You can either go to the Expo in person or buy ________ through the Internet.
A. which; it B. that; it C. that; one D. which; it
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--- Is there any possibility ________ we can get a ticket for The 2010 Shanghai World Expo? --- Of course, yes. You can either go to the Expo in person or buy ________ through the Internet.
| A．which; it | B．that; it | C．that; one | D．which; it |
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—Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit?
—To tell the truth, it’s very hard. But we ________ on this problem, trying to improve the situation .
A. worked B. had worked C. are working D. had been working
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---Is there any possibility of _______ the match?
---I’m not sure.
A. our team to win B. our team won C. our team will win D. our team winning
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