One is never too old to learn. Life learning (sometimes called un-schooling or self-directed learning) is one of those concepts that are almost easier to explain by saying what it isn’t than what it is. And that’s probably because our own schooled backgrounds have convinced us that learning happens only in a fine building on certain days, between certain hours, and managed by a specially trained professional.
Within that schooling framestudy, no matter how hard teachers try and no matter how good their textbooks, many bright students get bored, many slower students struggle and give up or lose their self-respect, and most of them reach the end of the process unprepared to enter into society. They have memorized a certain body of knowledge long enough to rush back the information on tests, but they haven’t really learnt much, at least of the official curriculum.
Life learners, on the other hand, know that learning is not difficult, that people learn things quite easily if they’re not compelled and forced, if they see a need to learn something, and if they are trusted and respected enough to learn it on their own timetable, at their own speed, in their own way—no matter what age and no matter whether we’re at school or at home.
Life learning is independent of time, location or the presence of teacher. It does not require mom or dad to teach, or kids to work in workbooks at the table from 9 to noon. Life learning is learner-driven. It involves living and learning—in and from the real world. It is about exploring, questioning, experimenting, making messes, taking risks without fear of making mistakes, being laughed at and trying again.
Furthermore, life learning is about trusting kids to learn what they need to know and about helping them to learn and grow in their own ways. It is about providing positive experiences that enable children to understand the world and their culture and to interact with it.
【小題1】 It is implied in the text that it is hard to ___________.

A．find a specially trained teacher
B．carry life learning through
C．learn without going to school
D．tell the nature of life learning
【小題2】. According to the author, the schooling framestudy often ____________.
A．produces slow students with poor memories
B．fails to provide enough knowledge about life
C．ignores some parts of the official curriculum
D．gives little care to the quality of teaching materials
【小題3】 Life learners recognize that learning will not be difficult if they are ____________.
A．clear about why to learn
B．careful to make a time table
C．a(chǎn)ble to respect other people
D．cautious about any mistakes
【小題4】According to the author, life learning ___________.
A．could be a road full of trials and errors
B．teaches a kid how to avoid being laughed at
C．makes a kid independent of his parents
D．could prevent one from running risks
【小題5】 Through life learning, children ___________.
A．will grow without the assistance from parents
B．will be separated from the negative side of society
C．will be driven to learn necessary life knowledge
D．will learn to communicate with the real society

   
【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：文章大意：本文從四個(gè)方面：一是從學(xué)校教學(xué)的弊端分析，二是從自主學(xué)習(xí)者本身分析，三是分析自主學(xué)習(xí)的動(dòng)力，四是學(xué)生自己去感知這個(gè)世界，對(duì)自主學(xué)習(xí)進(jìn)行了分析。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句Life learning (sometimes called un-schooling or self-directed learning) is one of those concepts that are almost easier to explain by saying what it isn’t than what it is　可以判斷出：很難對(duì)終生學(xué)習(xí)作出解釋。選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句they have memorized a certain body of knowledge long enough to rush back the information on tests, but they haven’t really learnt much, at least of the official curriculum. 可知學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)有時(shí)忽略了一些官方的課程，得出C正確
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段得知如果他們不是被強(qiáng)迫學(xué)習(xí)，把學(xué)習(xí)看作是一種需要即自主學(xué)習(xí)也就是清楚為什么學(xué)習(xí)，學(xué)習(xí)就不難了所以A正確。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段 It is about exploring, questioning, experimenting, making messes, taking risks without fear of making mistakes, being laughed at and trying again得出作者對(duì)終生學(xué)習(xí)的認(rèn)識(shí)和理解，是通過(guò)不斷嘗試的，所以A正確。
【小題5】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段It is about providing positive experiences that enable children to understand the world and their culture and to interact with it.可知通過(guò)終身學(xué)習(xí)，孩子可以學(xué)會(huì)怎么和真實(shí)的世界交流。 得出D正確。
考點(diǎn)：教育類短文閱讀。

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