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Is teaching important Well, of course it is. There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex (复杂) and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society. As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our country, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past hundred years. Today, we have strict roles for teachers. We hope all children can attend schools. Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an "important" job.
In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be "responsible". This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young. Teachers’ salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in years past. Th
A. family members had been responsible for the ’education of the young
B. specialists had been in charge of teaching young people
C. young people had had to be self-educated
D. the society had played an important role in educating young people

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Is teaching important Well, of course it is. There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society. As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our country, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past hundred years. Today, we have strict rules for teachers. We hope all children can attend schools. Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an "important" job.
In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be "responsible". This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young. Teachers’ salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in y
A. family members had been responsible for the education of the young
B. specialists had been in charge of teaching young people
C. young people had had to be self-educated
D. the society had played an important role in educating young people

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Is teaching important Well, of course it is. There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex (复杂) and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society. As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our country, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past hundred years. Today, we have strict roles for teachers. We hope all children can attend schools. Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an "important" job.
In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be "responsible". This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young. Teachers’ salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in years past. Th
A. the development of the society
B. the explosion of information
C. the need for specialists
D. the civilization of human beings

[单项选择]In the modern world．it is important to be well-informed．Success in many fields depends on getting the latest information．
A. 现代世界，信息畅通非常重要。能否在许多领域获得成功都取决于能否得到最新信息。
B. 现代世界，消息畅通非常重要。能否取得最新消息是许多领域能否成功的关键。
C. 现代世界，信息畅通非常重要。在许多领域获得成功最终依赖于信息。
D. 当今社会，保持消息灵通非常重要。能否在许多领域里成功获得消息至为关键。

[单项选择]In the modem world, it is important to be well-informed. Success in many fields depends on getting the latest information.
A. 在当今社会，保持信息畅通非常重要，能否在许多领域里获取成功最终依赖于信息。
B. 在现代世界，信息灵通是非常重要的。许多领域的成功都取决于能否得到最新信息。
C. 在现代世界，使自己消息灵活非常重要。能否取得最新消息是许多领域能否成功的关键。
D. 在现代社会，消息灵通是非常重要的。在许多领域里的成功关键取决于能否得到最新消息。

[填空题]The methods of teaching children to read well from the start criticized by the author include relying on educators, ineffective instructional methods and ______.

[单项选择] Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the "look-say" or "whole-word" method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant (臭名远扬的) example of this failure to instruct effectively. The whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the self-directed, "learning how to learn" activities recommended by advocates (倡导者) of "open" classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these "Run-Spot-Run" readers. However, in
A. Phonics approach regards whole-word method as unimportant.
B. The whole-word approach emphasizes decoding.
C. In phonics approach, it is necessary and logical to employ decoding.
D. Phonics is superior because it stresses the meaning of words thus the vast majority of most common words can be learned.