D
Teachers are often considered to be engineers of the human soul(灵魂).
They are expected to spread knowledge,ideas and truth.There's one person
in China who is called the “ teacher of teachers ".He is Tao Xingzhi,a
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Chinese educator.
Born in Anhui Province,China,in 1891,Tao studied abroad for
educational philosophy.When Tao returned to China in 1917 and began his
own career as an educator,he did not blindly follow Western education methods or theories.In
fact,he changed the saying of “ Education is life itself " to “ Life is education ".Similarly,instead
of “ school as society ”,he saw it as “ society as school ".
For Tao,education is an active experience in real-life instead of telling and being told.He
supported “ unity(统一)of teaching,learning , and reflective(反思的)acting ”.
Besides developing education methods,Tao also tried his best to improve
mass education.
After doing surveys in Beijing,Tianjin and Shanghai in 1921,Tao was surprised to learn that in
China more than 70% of the people in the city didn't know how to read or write.
To solve the problem,Tao organized young workers and farmers to study while working.
To deal with the shortage of teachers and money,in 1927,Tao set up Xiaozhuang Normal
College in Nanjing to train teachers and educators,most of whom became teachers at schools in
the countryside.
In January 1934,he started the “ Little Teacher ” movement in which young students were
encouraged to serve as teachers to others,even to those older than themselves..It later included
28 provinces and cities as a key nationwide education movement.Even in the fight against the
Japanese army,Tao never forgot his dream.He founded a middle school in Chongqing and
offered free education to poor children.
Maybe Tao's motto is the best explanation for his life.“ Giving a whole heart,yet taking
nothing in return,not even a leaf of grass."
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C
)11.What is the correct order of Tao Xingzhi's life experiences?
a.He did surveys in different places in China.
b.He went to the West to study educational philosophy.
c.He began to build a college to train teachers and educators.
d.He called on young students to be teachers to others in need.
e.He returned to China and started his own career as an educator.
A.a-c-b-d-e B.a-d-ce-b
C.b-e-a-c-d D.b-c-e-a-d
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B
)12.The underlined phrase “ mass education ” in Paragraph 4 means “ education for ______"”
A.children B.common people
C.kids with great talents D.poor workers
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B
)13.According to the passage,which of the following ideas may Tao Xingzhi agree with?
A.School is the best place to learn knowledge and values.
B.Students should learn from the real life.
C.Education is telling and being told between teachers and students.
D.It is the most important to teach students life skills in school.
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A
)14.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?(①= Paragraph 1)
