Question

In a society such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious and cultural differences, people highly value individualism--the differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize all possible basic knowledge. Instead, they work individually and find answers by themselves.There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.

In most Asia societies, by contrast, the people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the orient reflects society’s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments.

There are advantages and disadvantages of both systems of education. For example, one advantage of the system in Japan is that students there learn much more about math, physics, biology and chemistry than American students by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.

The advantage of the educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from school, they haven’t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.

1.The writer’s purpose of writing this passage is       .

A. to share his idea with others in a new way

B. to introduce two different systems of education through contrast

C. to criticize the society that values memorization

D. to prepare students for society

2.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The system of education in the West is more creative than that in the East

B. Japanese students learn much more about science than American students.

C. Canadian students are more individual than Korean students.

D. Students in North America are not so friendly as those in Asia.

3.From the facts, we can infer that       .

A. Asian students are more likely to do better in teamwork than American students

B. Chinese students are more hard-working in their studies than Mexican students

C. the Western educational system is much better than the Eastern educational system.

D. the Eastern educational system is as difficult as the Western educational system.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Advantages and Disadvantages of Educational System.

B. The Value of Individualism.

C. Educational System-an Obvious Difference between the East and the West.

D. Memorization-an Important Learning Method.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文討論的是東西方教育系統(tǒng)的不同之處。在西方人們強(qiáng)調(diào)高度尊重個人和人與人之間的差異。教師極其重視每個學(xué)生的不同特性，而在東方，由于相同的語言、歷史和文化，其教育系統(tǒng)強(qiáng)調(diào)集體主義和團(tuán)結(jié)協(xié)合精神，上課時教師講，學(xué)生聽，討論并不多。文章最后談到了兩種教育系的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。。

1.主旨題：閱讀全文可知本文討論的是東西方教育系統(tǒng)的不同之處。故選B。

2.推理題：根據(jù)最后一段中“The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. ”這個體系為培養(yǎng)他們的社會價值觀的創(chuàng)造性做了準(zhǔn)備，可知西方教學(xué)體系更注重培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的創(chuàng)造力，因此A正確；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中“For example, one advantage of the system in Japan is that students there learn much more about math, physics, biology and chemistry than American students by the end of high school”可知日本學(xué)生在高中后一時期比美國學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)更多的自然科學(xué)。因此B正確；同A項一樣，加拿大屬于西方教學(xué)體制，西方教學(xué)體系更注重培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的創(chuàng)造力，因此比韓國學(xué)生的創(chuàng)造力更強(qiáng)一些，故C正確；D項中友不友好在文中并未體現(xiàn)，因此D錯誤。故選D。

3.推理題：閱讀前兩段可知，在西方教育體制下的孩子更傾向于自己獨(dú)立思考，遵循自己的意見，而東方教育體質(zhì)之下上課時教師講，學(xué)生聽，討論并不多，孩子們更傾向于團(tuán)隊合作。故選A。

4.主旨題：閱讀全文可知本文討論的是東西方教育系統(tǒng)的不同之處。故選C。

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