There is more to school education than instruction and passing knowledge. To live up to hi

Many gifted people attributed their success______.

A．mainly to parental help and their education at home.

B．both to school instruction and to their rparents' coaching.

C．more to their parents' encouragement than to school training.

D．less to their systematic education than to their talent.

Many gifted people attributed their success ________.

A．less to their systematic education than to their talent

B．mainly to parental help and their education at home

C．both to school instruction and to their parents’ coaching

D．more to their parents’ encouragement than to school training

What does Tony Little say about the British education system？

A．It fails more boys than girls academically.

B．It focuses more on mixed school education.

C．It fails to give boys the attention they need.

D．It places more pressure on boys than on girls.

We can learn from the passage that ______.

A．college education is not important

B．adult education is very popular

C．other kinds of learning are more important than school learning

D．continuing education classes teach the same courses that are taught in colleges.

We can infer from the passage that______.

A．college education is not important

B．adult education is very popular

C．other kinds of learning are more important than school learning

D．continuing education classes teach the same courses that are taught in colleges

schools offer extended learning by adding extra time to the school day or increasing the length of the school year. Some states are moving to this type of schedule in an attempt to increase student achievement. Is it worthwhile？ Longer days allow for more instruction in core classes, individualized attention and additional tutoring time for struggling students. Schools that switched to longer days reported significant gains in language arts, math and science. The most notable change was a gain of about 20 percent more proficiency in math from 2006 to 2010. However, the additional time must be accompanied by quality instruction to have an impact. Longer school days also have positive implications for teachers, allowing for more collaboration with colleagues, planning time and opportunities for on-campus professional development. Some districts that use extended time have raised salaries and increased benefits to compensate teachers for the extra hours. Longer days can also help close the achievement gap between socioeconomic groups. Families who can afford it often supplement their childrens education with additional classes and tutoring. With longer days, children from less-wealthy families would have these same opportunities. Students in schools with extended days average seven hours of instruction in art, music and physical education, which is double the national average. Advocates of longer days argue that American students spend less time in school than their counterparts in other nations and are consequently lagging behind. In fact, American students attend school for 900 to 1,000 hours per year. Finland, which consistently performs well on standardized tests, averages 608 hours of instruction at the elementary level per year. By middle school, many American students have received many more instructional hours than students in Japan, Korea and Finland, yet these three countries continue to post high scores. Additional time in school means more energy costs, higher salaries and more resources. While adding time appears to have positive effects, it comes at a cost that some schools cannot afford. Adding time to the school day increases school budgets an additional 6 to 20 percent more per year. Cash-strapped schools may not be able to cover this additional cost without revising their budgets. The question that schools must answer is whether the additional instruction and enrichment time is worth the additional costs.

Some schools in the U.S. add extra time to the school day or school year to______.

A．demand larger school budgets

B．make more money out of the students

C．help take care of young students

D．improve students academically

听力原文： Career education is instruction intended to help young people identify, choose, and prepare for a career. Such instruction may focus on a person's role in work, leisure, or family life. Career education differs from vocational education, which is designed to teach specific occupational skills.

Career education includes the formal and informal learning that occurs in the family, in the community, and in schools. In school, career education consists of instructive activities included in many courses. These activities are designed to improve the attitudes, knowledge, and skills important for work roles. Career education helps students develop self-understanding and use it to plan their education and working life.

A complete career education program in school begins in kindergarten and continues at least through high school. Many colleges and universities also offer career education through their counseling programs. In kindergarten and elementary school, youngsters learn about different types of work. In middle school or junior high school, children begin to explore the occupations and leisure activities that interest them most. In high school, students get more specific information about occupations and life styles. They may be in classrooms, small groups, or individual sessions where whey learn how to make career decisions. They also should obtain the skills they need for further study or for a job after graduation. Counselors provide information on such matters as how to locate and apply for jobs and how to be successful in interviews. Teachers and counselors use a variety of methods to provide career education, including films about occupations or industries. Children may invite parents or other adults to come to school and describe their jobs. A student may accompany a worker on the job. Cooperative education combines classroom study with practical work experience.

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A．Career education is carried out in primary school.

B．Career education is carried out in middle school.

C．Career education is carried out in college.

D．Career education is carried out in the whole process of children's education.

on of the United States was greater in 1995 than in 1991 EXCEPT

A．In 1991, adults whose highest degree was at least a bachelor's degree were more than twice as likely to participate in adult educa-tion than those whose highest educational attainment was a high school diploma or GED (high school equivalency diploma).

B．On a percentage basis, from 1991 to 1995, the greatest increase in the adult education par-ticipation rate was among those adults whose highest educational attainment was grades 9-12, without earning a high school diploma.

C．In 1995, more people participated in adult edu-cation programs than in 1991.

D．From 1991 to !995 the rate of participation in adult education among the groups represented in the graphs increased the least for those who had attained at least a bachelor's degree.

E．In 1995, more adults with at least a bachelor's degree participated in adult education than did adults who attended some college but did not earn a college degree.

The example of Ithaca high school is used to show ______.

A．how important the school website is for parents to be involved in education

B．that the school online can reassure the parents about what their children do

C．how the parents of the students got to be part of a class trip to Europe

D．it is more likely for parents to send teachers E-mails than to phone them