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1、II. Answer the following questions.1. What contrasts most between the situation in classrooms over the last century and the experience of todays students outside the school walls? Relatively unchanging teaching styles versus childrens access to a range of media.2. How will the computer reshape educa
2、tion in the future? Education will be organized largely around the computer. Computers will permit a degree of individual instruction. All students may receive a curriculum tailored to their needs, learning style, pace and record of success with earlier materials and lessons.3. According to the text
3、, why is computer technology both a blessing and a curse? It is a blessing because it makes delivery of information instantaneous; it is a curse on the other hand, because there are no reliable ways to distinguish sense from the distorted facts and downright nonsense common on the Net. 4. How is tec
4、hnology changing the nature of education? New technology enables education to be more individualized. Also, the pace of technological change means that the old vocational education model of preparing people for a single lifetime job is no longer adequate. 5. Why may the acquisition of a diploma from
5、 a certified institution become less important? Because individuals will be able to educate themselves and exhibit their competence in a simulated setting. 6. In addition to computer technology, what other innovations will have impacts on education? Medical technologies, biological technologies amon
6、g others. 7. How will medical technologies influence education? They will permit study of students brain activity and blood flow as they engage in various kinds of problem-solving or creative activities. 8. Why does the author say that recent breakthroughs in biology and medicine may change educatio
7、n in the most radical ways? Because they may change our definitions of what it means to be a human being, and to be a part of human society.9. What are the authorities attitudes towards the application of genetic findings to education? Their opinions vary. Some authorities will insist that these fin
8、dings be applied in specific cases, while others will vigorously object to any decisions made on the basis of genetic information. 10. What is the authors attitude towards conservatism in education?He believes that the explosion of knowledge calls for a revolution in education, but conservatism is n
9、ot necessarily evil. With respect to the transmission of values and the teaching of certain subjects, a conservative approach may well be called for.III. Complete the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. 1. They felt that the aggressive behavior and attention-seeking w
10、hich are more prevalent among males should not be reinforced by teacher responses. 2. The ideology of enterprise culture has finally permeated the remaining institutions of British cultural life.3. He warned that authorities would not hesitate to take decisive action against any groups or individual
11、s that contemplated a disturbance of the peace. 4. Truly, there is no such thing as a “free lunch”; every decision has its own inherentproblems.5. It was in the middle of the busiest city in Europe, with noise, exhaust fumes and literally thousands of bodies all within yards. 6. Having children so e
12、arly in their marriage was a mixed blessing.7. Politically they tend to be unstable, with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy. 8. Two contrasting colors such as blue and yellow can look effective when freely mingled , each intensifying the impact of the other.9.
13、The period of the flood and directly afterwards had become completely distorted in her mind. 10. Colleagues and pupils thought of him as formidable; a few found him frightening; a few found him affable. 11. The scheme is being widely debated on television because it sets a precedent for other compan
14、ies. 12. From July, all organically produced food must be certified under EC regulations.IV. Replace the underlined words or expressions in the following sentences with words or expressions from the text that best keep the original meaning. 1. The police are trying their very best to search for the
15、escaped convict. hunt down2. These immigrants have already been assimilated into the social mainstream. absorbed into3. Only a limited number of people have the right to enter the restricted area. have access to4. Almost all the buildings were damaged in the severe storm, excluding a few stone castl
16、es. with the exception of5. So far as that is concerned, your argument doesnt hold water. For that matter6. Lacking in a good team leader, the team works inefficiently and the project progresses very slowly. In the absence of7. The company makes the best possible use of its staff, and it is very strict in terms of work ethics.with respect to8. The car is altered for the special needs of the handicapped. is tailored to9. The chairman has made it clear at the beginning that t
