Question

【題目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

In a society, such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious and cultural differences, people 【1】 value individualism--the differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the 【2】 that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize information. Instead, they work 【3】 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, on the contrary, the people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the Orient 【4】 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. In the classroom, the teaching 【5】 are often very formal. The teacher lectures, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students recite rules or information that have memorized.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these 【6】 of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science 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 【7】students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an 【8】 learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information 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 【9】 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from school, they haven’t 【10】 as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】J

【2】H

【3】F

【4】C

【5】D

【6】E

【7】B

【8】K

【9】A

【10】I

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。文章對(duì)比了東方教育體系和西方教育體系的利弊。

【1】考查副詞。句意：在一個(gè)社會(huì)，如美國或加拿大，有許多民族、宗教和文化的差異，人們高度重視個(gè)人主義——人與人之間的差異。修飾動(dòng)詞value使用副詞，指在美國和加拿大等國家是高度重視個(gè)人主義的。故選J。

【2】考查名詞。句意：老師非常重視使每個(gè)學(xué)生與眾不同的品質(zhì)。根據(jù)place a lot of importance on可知此處填名詞，意為教師對(duì)于學(xué)生的品質(zhì)教育更為重視。故選H。

【3】考查副詞。句意：相反，他們獨(dú)立工作，自己尋找答案。修飾動(dòng)詞work使用副詞。指美國等國家的學(xué)生更注重個(gè)人獨(dú)立完成任務(wù)。故選F。

【4】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：也許正因?yàn)槿绱耍瑬|方的教育體系在很大程度上反映了社會(huì)對(duì)于團(tuán)隊(duì)協(xié)作的信仰，而不是個(gè)人主義。主語是the education system，缺少謂語，因此填動(dòng)詞單數(shù)。故選C。

【5】考查名詞。句意：在課堂上，教學(xué)方法通常很正式。teaching修飾后面所填的名詞。指在教室中教學(xué)方式都很正式。故選D。

【6】考查名詞。句意：這兩種教育體制各有利弊。根據(jù)these可知此處填名詞，聯(lián)系前文提到了education systems。指這兩種教育系統(tǒng)模式各有利弊。故選E。

【7】考查動(dòng)詞。句意：這個(gè)體系很困難，但它讓學(xué)生為一個(gè)重視紀(jì)律和自我控制的社會(huì)做好了準(zhǔn)備。根據(jù)后面的介詞for，以及主語是it，故此處填動(dòng)詞。故選B。

【8】考查形容詞。句意：死記硬背在日本學(xué)校是一種重要的學(xué)習(xí)方法。根據(jù)名詞learning method，冠詞an，故填元音為首的形容詞修飾名詞。故選K。

【9】考查形容詞。句意：這一制度使他們?yōu)橐粋�(gè)重視創(chuàng)造性思想的社會(huì)做好了準(zhǔn)備。根據(jù)前文，修飾ideas用形容詞。故選A。

【10】考查時(shí)態(tài)。句意：當(dāng)學(xué)生從學(xué)校畢業(yè)時(shí)，他們沒有像其他國家的學(xué)生那樣記住那么多的基本的規(guī)則和事實(shí)。聯(lián)系前文，haven’t現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)態(tài)，應(yīng)該使用動(dòng)詞過去分詞。故選I。