When you finish high school or university, is learning done? The answer is “no”. In many countries, people continue learning all their lives. Why is lifelong learning important? How can it help you? Let’s look at one example of lifelong learning in Japan.
Why is lifelong learning important?
You go to school and learn. You take tests. But learning doesn’t only happen in school. And learning doesn’t stop when you graduate from high school or college. You are learning all the time. For example, learning can happen when you go to a museum. It can also happen when you get a job. You learn when you play a sport or when you take a trip. Learning is life! We never stop learning. Every day, you can improve yourself by learning something new.
Lifelong learning in Japan
In Japan, life learning is very important. People in Japan like to try new learning activities. Music calligraphy, flower arranging, and foreign languages are some of their favorite classes. The Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things.
Conclusion
When we graduate from school, we can continue to learn. Make lifelong learning one of your goals!
小題1:Why is lifelong learning important?
A．It helps you improve yourself.B．It’s the best way to learn.
C．It’s fun and easy.D．It’s an important goal.
小題2: Some people in Japan take foreign language classes to       .
A．get a jobB．learn new things
C．get good gradesD．finish college
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Learning only happens in school.
B．When we graduate from school, learning is done.
C．You can’t learn anything when you play a sport.
D．Music, calligraphy, flower arranging and foreign languages are popular classes in Japan.
小題4:What is the main idea of the reading?
A．Learning can be fun.B．We are always learning in school.
C．Finishing high school is important.D．People can learn all their lives.

小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:D

文章講的是終身學(xué)習(xí)的重要性及一些國家終身學(xué)習(xí)的事情。
1. A 根據(jù)We never stop learning. Every day, you can improve yourself by learning something new可以知道終身學(xué)習(xí)的目的在于提高你自己，故選A。
2. B 細(xì)節(jié)題。定位到Lifelong learning in Japan，根據(jù)The Japanese take classes to improve their skills and learn new things可知他們想提高他們自己的技能并學(xué)習(xí)新的東西，故選B。
3. D 細(xì)節(jié)題。通過排除法來做，從But learning doesn’t only happen in school知A錯(cuò)，并不只是在學(xué)校就學(xué)習(xí)；從And learning doesn’t stop when you graduate from high school or college知B錯(cuò)；從You learn when you play a sport知C錯(cuò)；根據(jù)Music calligraphy, flower arranging, and foreign languages are some of their favorite classes可知D正確，故選D。
4. D 主旨題的考查，文章主要講的是終身學(xué)習(xí)和重要性，里面特別講到了日本。A,B,C都不全面的，D能準(zhǔn)確概況全文的意思，選D。
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