One is never too old to learn. Life learning (sometimes called un-schooling or self-direct

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.
【小题1】 It is implied in the text that it is hard to . A．find a specially trained teacherB．carry life learning throughC．learn without going to schoolD．tell the nature of life learning【小题2】. According to the author, the schooling framestudy often . A．produces slow students with poor memoriesB．fails to provide enough knowledge about lifeC．ignores some parts of the official curriculumD．gives little care to the quality of teaching materials【小题3】 Life learners recognize that learning will not be difficult if they are . A．clear about why to learnB．careful to make a time tableC．able to respect other peopleD．cautious about any mistakes【小题4】According to the author, life learning . A．could be a road full of trials and errorsB．teaches a kid how to avoid being laughed atC．makes a kid independent of his parentsD．could prevent one from running risks【小题5】 Through life learning, children .A．will grow without the assistance from parentsB．will be separated from the negative side of societyC．will be driven to learn necessary life knowledgeD．will learn to communicate with the real societyD

(答案→)D 解析：文章大意：本文从四个方面：一是从学校教学的弊端分析，二是从自主学习者本身分析，三是分析自主学习的动力，四是学生自己去感知这个世界，对自主学习进行了分析。【小题1】细节理解题。根据第一段第二句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　可以判断出：很难对终生学习作出解释。选D。【小题2】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句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. 可知学校的学习有时忽略了一些官方的课程，得出C正确【小题3】细节理解题。根据第三段得知如果他们不是被强迫学习，把学习看作是一种需要即自主学习也就是清楚为什么学习，学习就不难了所以A正确。【小题4】细节理解题。根据最后一段 It is about exploring, questioning, experimenting, making messes, taking risks without fear of making mistakes, being laughed at and trying again得出作者对终生学习的认识和理解，是通过不断尝试的，所以A正确。【小题5】D 细节理解题。根据最后一段It is about providing positive experiences that enable children to understand the world and their culture and to interact with it.可知通过终身学习，孩子可以学会怎么和真实的世界交流。 得出D正确。

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