What Does a Lifelong Learner Look Like？

Lifelong learners never think of themselves as the greatest expert in anything． They continue to learn and bring a great deal to the groups they belong to． What does a lifelong learner look like？

Here are some of their main characteristics（特征）．

•They are knowledge seekers． They are always searching for much information on a topic they're interested in and looking for new experience or opportunities to improve their knowledge or skills．

•They are social and self﹣directed learners． They like taking different courses and taking part in discussions around subjects they are interested in．        They also know their own learning styles， and their strengths and weaknesses． They can plan and organize their own learning．

•They are critical（批判性的） thinkers． They always use a lot of ways to analyze（分析） and synthesize（合成） information． From their research they judge the information to see if it is useful for the question at hand．

•They are problem solvers． They will meet different problems while learning． However， they usually see problems as challenges and life experiences and try to stand above them．

（1）What does the underlined " knowledge seekers" mean 　　？

A．	Persons who are looking for knowledge．
B．	Persons who are teaching knowledge．
C．	Persons whose jobs are inventing knowledge．
D．	Persons who are testing knowledge．

（2）What can be put in the blank（空白处） 　　？

A．	They don't like learning on society．
B．	They learn both from and with others．
C．	They learn from plants and animals．
D．	They invite each other to parties．

（3）Which of the following most clearly shows you are a critical thinker 　　？

A．	You always use a lot of ways to analyse and synthesize information．
B．	You believe in the information you get and use them in your study．
C．	You correct mistakes someone makes as soon as you find them．
D．	You ask others for help when you can't correct your own mistakes．

（4）How is the passage organized 　　？（P＝ Paragraph）

（5）What is the purpose of the passage 　　？

A．	To describe the height， clothes and hairstyle of a lifelong learner．
B．	To explain the relationship between common people and lifelong learners．
C．	To suggest lifelong learners become experts．
D．	To introduce some of the main characteristics lifelong learners have．