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1、首页>职称英语>概括大意与完成句子第课时PASSAGE 11 ParisParis, the capital and the largest city of the country, is in north central France. The Paris metropolitan area contains nearly 20% of the nation's population and is the economic, cultural, and political center of France. The French governments have hist

2、orically favored the city as the site for all decision making, thus powerfully attracting nearly all of the nation's activities.Paris has grown steadily since it was chosen as the national capital in the late 10th century. With the introduction of the Industrial Revolution, a great number of peo

3、ple moved to the city from the country during the 19th century. The migration was especially stimulated by the construction of railroads, which provided easy access to the capital. After World War II more and more immigrants arrived.The city is the centralized control point of most national radio an

4、d television broadcasting. It is a place of publication of the most prestigious newspapers and magazines and an international book publishing center. With more than 100 museums, Paris has truly been one of the greatest concentrations of art treasures in the world. The Louver, opened as a museum in 1

5、793, is one of the largest museums in the world.In the late 1980s about 4.1million pupils annually attended about 47,000 elementary schools. In addition, about 5.4 million students attended some 11,200 secondary schools. Approximately 1.2 million students were enrolled annually at universities and c

6、olleges in France in the late 1980s. French centers of learning have served as academic models throughout the world.Paris is the leading industrial center of France, with about one quarter of the nation's manufacturing concentrated in the metropolitan area. Industries of consumer goods have alwa

7、ys bee drawn to Paris by the enormous market of the big population, and modern, high-technology industries also have become numerous since World War II. Chief manufactures are machinery, automobiles, chemicals and electrical equipment.练习1. Paragraph2_.2. Paragraph3_.3. Paragraph4_.4. Paragraph5_.A H

8、istory of the cityB Industries of the cityC Population grownD Education E Cultural center F Immigration5. Paris has in history been the center of_.6. Since the 10th century, the population of Paris_.7. Many valuable works of art_.8. Paris is not only the center of education of France , but also the

9、center_.A can be found in ParisB the major events of the nationC of the country's industriesD a lot of cinemas and theatersE has been growing steadilyF has been decreasing rapidlyKey: CEDBBEACPASSAGE 12 Adult EducationVoluntary learning in organized courses by mature men and women is called adul

10、t education. Such education is offered to make people able to enlarge and interpret their experience as adults. Adults may want to study something which they missed in earlier schooling, get new skills or job training, find out about new technological developments, seek better self-understanding, or

11、 develop new talents and skills.This kind of education may be in the form of self-study with proper guidance through the use of libraries, correspondence course, or broadcasting. It may also be acquired collectively in schools and colleges, study groups, workshops, clubs, and professional associatio

12、ns.Modern adult education for large numbers of people started in the 18th and 19th centuries with the rise of the Industrial Revolution. Great economic and social changes were taking place: people were moving from rural areas to cities; new types of work were being created in an expanding factory sy

13、stem. These and other factors produced a need for further education and re-education of adults.The earliest programs of organized adult education arose in Great Britain in the 1790s, with the founding of an adult school in Nottingham and a mechanics' institute in Glasgow. The earliest adult educ

14、ation institution in the United States was founded by Benjamin Franklin and some friends in Philadelphia in 1727.People recognize that continued learning is necessary for most forms of employment today. For example, parts of the adult population in many countries find it necessary to take part in re

15、training programs at work of even to learn completely new jobs. Adult education programs are springing up constantly to meet these and other needs. 练习：1 Paragraph 2_.2 Paragraph 3_.3 Paragraph 4_.4 Paragraph 5_.A Necessity for developing adult educationB Early days of adult educationC Ways of receiving adult educationD Growth of adult educationE Institutions of adult educationF Definition of adult education5 Some adults want to learn _.6 There are various forms of adult education, including _.7 Adult education has been made necessary _.8 The earliest or