.

For generations of pupils, learning key historical dates, places, and names off by heart has been the base of academic success. But for today’s youngsters, dull rote learning(死記硬背) is meaningless because such basic facts are only a mouse click via Google, Wikipedia and online libraries, according to writer Don Tapscott.

Tapscott, author of the best-selling book Wikinomics and a supporter of the “net generation”, suggests a better approach would be to teach children to think creatively so they could learn to understand and use the knowledge available online.

He said, “Teachers are no longer the fountain(源泉) of knowledge ; the Internet is. Kids should learn about history to understand the world and why things are the way they are. But they don’t need to know all the dates.”

Tapscott dismissed(摒棄) the idea that his approach is anti-learning. Instead, he argued that the ability to learn new things is more important than ever in a world where you have to process new information at lighting speed. And he believes that the old-fashioned model of education still common in today’s schools, involving having facts off pat, was designed for the industrial age. He said, “This might have been good for the mass production economy, but it isn’t suitable for the digital economy, or for the ‘net generation’ mind. Children are going to have to reinvent their knowledge base many times. So for them memorizing facts and figures is a waste of time.”

Tapscott added the brains of today’s youngsters work differently to their parents’, and that multi tasking with digital equipment, such as using the Internet while listening to their MP3 players, can help them to develop critical thinking skills.

Schools are increasingly introducing more independent study and activities, with pupils learning at their own pace and focusing on what interests them most.

68. What is important for the “net generation” in Tapscott’s opinion?

A. Using online knowledge creatively.

B. Memorizing facts and figures.

C. Learning to respect teachers.

D. Teaching their parents to think creatively.

69. The underlined part “having facts off pat” in Para. 4 probably means _______.

A. understanding online information

B. remembering facts clearly

C. mastering digital equipment

D. keeping mistakes in mind

70. According to Tapscott, _______.

A. learning history is of no use to kids

B. Teachers should learn more things from online libraries

C. Kids should not listen to MP3 players while using the Internet

D. to obtain new information is important for kids

 

【答案】

68-70 ABD

【解析】略

 

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  A. To increase the mortality rate.

  B. To increase the number of the crested ibis.

  C. To get more physical defects for hatched chicks

  D. To have the lowest diversity of the endangered bird.

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  C. over hunting                D. sandstorm

5.. What can we learn from the passage?

  A. Due to our great efforts, the crested ibis lives in the wild well.

  B. Scientists will choose a better habitat for the crested ibis.

  C. The problems of the crested ibis have not been solved now.

  D. The government has established a genetic database of the crested ibis.

 

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