51.Imagine a boy from a small village in East Africa.He has been looking after cows from a very early age.At twelve,he knows more about cows than most of us.(116)
Has this boy ever had any education? Education is discovering about ourselves and about the people and things around us.All the people who care about us-our parents,brothers,sisters,friends一are our teachers.(117)
We start leaning on the day we are born,not on the first day we go to school.Every day we have new experiences,like finding a bird's nest (巢),discovering a new street in our neighborhood and making friends with someone we didn't like before.(118)
. Encouragement from the people around us makes it possible for us to discover things as much as possible.As we grow up,we begin to find out what we are able to do.We may be good at cooking,or singing or playing football(119)
Just thinking about cooking doesn't tell us if we are good at it. We learn so much just in our daily life.(120)
Of course we can learn some things better at home than at school,like how to do the shopping.a(chǎn)nd how to help old or disabled people who can't do everything for themselves.At school,teachers help us to read and write.With their help,we begin to see things in different ways.
A.To share new experiences with other people is even more fun. B.In fact,we learn something from everyone we meet. C.We find this out by doing these things. D.However,he has never been to school. E.So why is school important?
52.Last month I got the chance to take part in an underwater research project in an area of the Gulf of Mexico called the Flower Gardens.A team of professional researchers were trying to learn more about the fish and other animals that live in this part of the sea.The Flower Gardens are a long way from the shore(海岸) and we spent three days on a boat. The team used a piece of underwater equipment to collect information.This underwater equipment is called a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).The ROV could measure water depth and temperature and it also had a camera that sent live film back to the boat.The ROV was great fun.It was controlled by a computer on the boat,and I was allowed to operate it a few times. However,the thing I enjoyed most was diving into the water.At first,I was quite frightened-mainly because I couldn't see land in any direction.But as soon as I jumped into the water,I wasn't afraid anymore.It was amazing to see the colourful fish swimming around and I could see all the way to the Flower Gardens,which are almost 30 metres down. I will never forget the Flower Gardens.The trip was like a holiday but I also learnt new things about science and research projects.The team were very friendly and everyone was happy to explain what they knew about the sea.It was a great opportunity and it has made me think about my goals in life.The experience will surely encourage me to work harder to become a scientist.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,完成下列小題. (1)When did the writer take part in an underwater research project?
(2)What were the researchers trying to learn about in the Flower Gardens?