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
dedicated building on certain days, between certain hours, and managed by a
specially trained professional． Within that schooling framework,
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 learned 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．They know that learning cannot be produced in
us and that we cannot produce it in others—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 a teacher．It does not require mom or dad to
teach, or kids to work in workbooks at the kitchen table from 9 to noon from
September to June．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．
单选题
It is implied in the text it is hard to______．
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由文章第一句“Life learning…is one of those concepts that are almost easier to explain by saying what it isn't, than what it is．”可知，很 难给终生学习下定义，因此[B] 符合题意。
单选题
According to the author, the schooling framework often______．
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。本题提问的是学校教育。根据文章第二段中“most of them reach the end of the process unprepared to enter into society”和最后一句 “They have memorized a certain body of knowledge long enough to rush back the information on tests, but they haven't really learned much, at least of the official curriculum．”可推断出，学校模式下教育的学生没有做好踏入 社会的准备，也没有真正学到规定的课程，因此应选择[B] 。[C] “学校没有 提供足够的知识”干扰性较强。很显然这种说法是错误的，因为文章并不是 论述没有足够的知识，而是陈述这种模式导致的问题。
单选题
Life learners recognize that learning will not be difficult if they are______．
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。由文章第三段中“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”可知，终生学习者认为学习并不难，如果人们不被 强迫学习，如果人们意识到学习的必要性，如果人们根据自己的时间表、 按照自己的学习速度、运用自己的学习方法并得到他人的尊重…，因此应 选择[A] 。[B] “认真制订学习汁划”，[C] “尊重他人”和[D] “留意错误”与文章 均不符。
单选题
According to the author, life learning______．
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 主旨题。由文章第四段中“It is about exploring, questioning, experimenting, making messes, taking risks without fear of making mistakes, being laughed at and trying again.”可知，终生学习是一个不断探索、求知、 实践且不断犯错的过程。[B] “充满了尝试和错误”表达正是这一含义，因此 应选择[B] 。
单选题
Through life learning, children______．
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 推理题。文章的最后一句是解题的关键。由“It is about providing positive experiences that enable children to understand the world and their culture and to interact with it．”可知，终生学习使学习者理解世界及其文 化，并与之进行交流，因此应选择[B] 。
语言点：
1．un-schooling or self-directed learning非学校的或自我指导的学习
2．Within that schooling framework, 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．在这种学校学 习的模式之下，无论老师多么努力，无论教材多么好，很多聪明的学生对 学习感到厌倦，而许多稍微差点的学生艰难地挣扎着，放弃学习或者丧失 了自尊。
1)self-respect自尊
2)句子分析：no matter how引导了两个并列的让步状语从句。
3．enter into society踏入社会
4．They know that learning cannot be produced in us and that we cannot produce it in others—no matter what age and no matter whether we're at school or at home．他们知道我们不能被动地开展学习，我们也不能强迫他 人学习一不论年龄大小，不论在学校或在家里。
句子分析：that…and that…为两个并列的宾语从句。
5．Life learning is independent of time, location or the presence of a teacher．终 身学习不依赖于时间、地点和老师是否在场。
6．learner-driven学习者驱动的
7．involve in涉及
8．make messes弄得一团糟
9．Furthermore, life learning is about trusting kids to learn what thev need to know and about helping them to learn and grow in their own ways．而且，终 生学习是相信孩子可以自己学到他们所需要的知识，并以孩子的方式帮助 他们学习和成长。
10．It is about providing positive experiences that enable children to understand the world and their culture and to interact with it．终生学习为孩子们提供积 极的经验，使之理解世界，了解文化并与之进行交流。