It would seem that "teaching" emotional intelligence
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all the basic
tenets
(信条) of the current
paradigm
(范例) of school-based learning. Not to mention widely extending the
remit
(职权范围) of school in terms of content and form, in particular modifying the relationship between life and school. Many teachers and parents
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might well insist that such learning is not a question for schools, but rather the responsibility of parents. But the family is no longer the
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place for it. In the Western world, the majority of families have
shrunk
(缩小) from an extended
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to its strict minimum and much less time is spent in the family than in school. What"s more, parents are not always in a position to cope with or
dispense
(施予,分配) such emotional skills.
Scientific research, in particular on how the brain works,
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that the formation of emotional skills is much easier in the "formative" years from birth to the late teens. Looking at
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structures, school is the major activity in that age group. However, emotions
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have a place in schools. Beyond infants school and early primary school, almost all efforts are
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on
cognitive
(认知) skills. What"s more, there is little or nothing in the standard
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of teachers that prepares them from such a task. Yet there is no subject where the quality and ability of teachers would be more
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.
A. community I. challenges
B. rarely J. multiplies
C. concentrated K. training
D. alike L. ideal
E. crucial M. indicates
F. frequently N. concerned
G. existing O. respective
H. convention
【参考答案】
E[解析] 句法信息决定了此处应填入形容词性的成分,作句中the quality and ability of teac......