综合教程unit1~3
Unit 1
1. What were the author and his wife doing in Nanjing in the spring of 1987圆的成语
They were studying arts education in Chine kindergartens and elementary schools in Nanjing.
2. What was their son Benjamin fond of doing during their stay at the Jinling Hotel
Their 18-month-old son Benjamin was fond of trying to place the key into the slot of the key box during their stay at the Jinling Hotel.
3. How would Chine staff members of the hotel respond to Benjamin's attempt to place the key into the slot
They would come over to watch Benjami, and then try to teach him how to do it properly.
4. Why did the author decide to work the key-slot anecdote into his discussions with Chine educators
premitBecau he realized that this anecdote was directly relevant to their assigned tasks in China: to investigate early childhood education and to throw light on Chine attitudes toward creativity.
5. What did his Chine colleagues think of the key-slot incident血糖偏低
心肝小宝贝Most of them displayed the same attitude as the staff at the Jinling Hotel.
6. What did the author emphasize in prenting his views about the incident
He emphasized that the most important thing is to teach the child that one can solve a problem effectively by onelf.
7. What does the author mean by saying this incident was key in more than one n
He means that this incident pointed to important differences in
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educational and artistic practices between China and the USA.
朴烔植8. In what way does the author associate the key-slot incident with "teaching by holding his hand"
The manner in which the Chine staff saw the need to teach the child by guiding his hand is characteristic of a broader attitude to education, one that stands in contrast to the Western preference for leaving the child to explore and learn unaided.
9. What examples does the author give to illustrate childhood education in the arts in China
One example is of children at the age of 5 or 6 painting flowers, fish and animals skillfully and confidently; in a cond example, calligraphers 9 and t 0 years old are producing excellent works; and in a third, young artists work on perfecting their: craft for veral hours a day.
10. How do Americans and Chine differ in their attitudes to creativity
Americans think that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge, and skills can be picked up later. Chine think that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired, and there is no hurry to promote creativity.
11. What makes them take different positions on the question of creativity韩束怎么样
This is mainly due to the difference in their way of thinking.
12. What suggestion does the author make about eking a better approach to fostering skills and creativity
The author makes the suggestion that we should strike a better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills.
Unit2
1. What is the Salvation Army What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do
The Salvation Army is a religious charitable organization. A Salvation Army bell ringer is a
volunteer who helps it collect donations.
2. What did the boy ask the writer What do you think made him rai such a question
The boy asked him: Are you poor He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity. Obviously he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer.
3. How did the writer answer What does the writer's answer to the boy's question mean
He said, "I have more than some people, but not as much as others." This means that he was neither poor nor rich.
4. Why did the boy's mother scold him
The boy's mother scolded him becau the question was socially inappropriate, especially to a person who looked poor.
5. Is the writer poor or not in terms of material posssions Give facts to support your conclusion.
H's, economically he is poor. He lives in a small bament apartment. He doesn't even have a color TV. He falls into the lowest income category And so on.
6. Does the writer feel poor Why or why not
No, the writer does not feel poor. This is becau he has enjoyed good health and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goods.
峰字成语7. In what situation does the writer feel out of place
He feels out of place among people who ate primarily interested in material things.
8. What did the girl tell him before her visit to his bament apartment And what happened after
