We’re so well educated—but we?re useless students who have lost the ability to do anything practical.The only thing we?ve mastered is consumption.
Large numbers of students have entered higher education in the past 10 years,but despite being the most educated generation in history,it seems that we?ve grown increasingly ignorant when it comes to basic life skills.
Looking back on my first couple of weeks of living in student halls,I consider myself lucky to still be alive.Unfamiliar to fresher?s,there are many hidden dangers in the dirty corners of students accommodation.
I have survived a couple of serious boiling egg incidents and lots of cases of food-poisoning,probably from dirty kitchen counters.Although some of my clothes have fallen victim to ironing experimentation,I think I have now finally acquired all the domestic (居家的) skills I missed out in my modern education.
In 2006 and 2010,the charming educationist Sir Ken Robinson gave two very amusing talks in which he discussed the importance of creativity in education.Robinson’s main viewpoint is that our current education system dislocates people from their natural talents.I would like to go a step further and propose that besides our talents,the system takes away what used to be passed from generation to generation—a working knowledge of basic life skills.
Today?s graduates may have earned themselves honor in history,law or economics,but when it comes to simple things like putting up a shelf to hold all their academic books,or fixing a hole in their on-trend clothes,they have to call for help from a professional handyman or tailor.
Since the invention of the Internet,it has never been easier for people to access information,but our highly specialized education has made us more one-sided than ever.
I suggest that we start with the immediate reintroduction of some of the most vital aspects of “domestic science” education,before the current lack leads to serious accidents in student halls.
1.People call us useless students for the reason that .
A.what we’ve learned is beyond consumption
B.we are educated generation
C.we’ve entered higher education
D.our living skills are so poor
2.Which is NOT the incidents the writer had during the first few weeks in student halls?
A.He was seriously burnt by boiled eggs.
B.He was accidentally poisoned by food.
C.He damaged his clothes while ironing.
D.He was severely beaten by freshers.
3.According to Robinson’s opinion,our current education .
A.focuses on the importance of creativity
B.dislocates people from their natural talents
C.has equipped students with basic life skills
D.has followed the tradition properly
4.Why are the graduates poor at basic life skills?
A.Because they are not interested in them.
B.Because they have little relevant practice.
C.Because they are affected by the Internet.
D.Because they are easy to be one-sided.
5.The main purpose of writing the passage is that .
A.there is no need to introduce “domestic science”
B.it’s time we did something to current education
C.more attention should be paid to natural science
D.accidents should be prevented in student halls
四、短文改错
Dear fellow students,
With the popularity of cellphones and the Internet,some of us students spend too much time play with cellphones or computer games,which are bad for our studies.Worse still,we had little time communicate with our parents and friends. So do we have time for physical exercise.
What shall we do it to improve the situation? All of us shouldn’t realize the adverse effects of modern media.Let’s limit your time of playing with cellphones or computer games.Instead we should spend less time playing sports or talking with our friends,who helps us relax and communicate.
That’s all.Thank you!
