Here’s something to think about the next time you ask your teacher for help:trying hard to do the schoolwork on your own can help you learn.According to a recent study,the more you try while you are learning new information,the better you can remember it later.
This might surprise you.When teachers are presenting new information,they often give students lots of help.But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning.“Don’t be too quick to get help when learning something new,”educational expert Manu Kapur said.“Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying different ways.”
Kapur came up with the idea that trying hard can lead to better learning.Then he tested it out on students in Singapore.He separated students into two groups.In the first group,students were asked to solve maths problems with the teacher’s help.In the second group,students were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another,instead of getting help from the teacher.
With the teacher’s help,students in the first group were able to find the correct answers.Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly.But they did come up with a lot of good ideas.
The students were then tested on what they had learned.The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help.Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand the process(过程),not just the solution.
Kapur’s advice for kids is to put a lot of effort(努力)into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help.“Simply doing a little work or nothing at all won’t work,”says Kapur.“Try to solve a problem in as many ways as possible.”
21.What is the best title for the text?
A.Work Your Mind
B.Practice Makes Perfect
C.The Best Way to Teach
D.Teachers’ Role in Schoolwork
答案:A
解析:主旨大意题。文章首先提出,自己越努力解决问题,越能牢固记忆新知识。接着通过实验结果证明了这一点:没有老师帮助的学生在做数学题时,虽然没有做对,但想出了不少好主意,且在考试中获得较高的分数。最后作者再次通过研究者的话表明:要尝试多种方法解决问题,多动脑。
22.Manu Kapur holds that .
A.it’s necessary for students to ask for teachers’ help
B.students should try to solve problems by themselves
C.students with teachers’ help have more good ideas
D.students in the first group are cleverer than those in the second group
答案:B
解析:推理判断题。根据第二段ManuKapur说的话可知,他鼓励学生们自己解决问题。
23.The author develops the text mainly by .
A.presenting research findings
B.comparing different opinions
C.showing scientific information
D.setting down general rules
答案:A
解析:推理判断题。作者在第一段提出结论,在第二至第五段引用实验来说明这一结论,在最后一段建议学生该怎么做。由此可知,作者通过实验结果来证实文章观点。
