【原文】许多专家认为,教学改革的当务之急是要改变现在的课程设置和考试办法,不要让孩子只知道“头悬梁,锥刺股,死读书,读死书”。他们指出,教育改革的关键在于使全社会认识到中、小学教育的目的不只是让学生掌握必要的知识,更应该提高学生整体素质,特别是他们对于人生意义和社会责任这些根本的问题要有比较深入的思考。学校要在这些方面深入研究,选择合适的内容和方式引导和帮助学生形成正确的观点。如果学校只强调知识教育而忽视了人生课程的引导,那么培养出来的只是一批文字或者数字机器,而不是准备进入社会的预备人才。
According to the advertisement, what does Peace Piano Services encourage its customers to
Apply for a store credit card
Buy a piano through its web site
C. Try out pianos in its stores
D. Compare prices with those in competing stores
Who is Thomas Woods?
A staff writer
B. A friend of Mr. Whitman
C. An architect
D. An advertising agent
In the e-mail, the word "learned" in paragraph 1, line 3, is closest in meaning to______?
A. studied
B. bought up
C. found out
D. claimed