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　　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 the 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 information. Instead, they work on their own and find answers themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.

　　In most Asian societies, by contrast, the people have the same language, history and culture. Perhape for this reason, the educational system in these Asian countries reflects society's belief in group goals and purpose rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan and Korea often work together and help one another on assignment(作业).

　　There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more maths and science than American students do 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 American, 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 high school, they haven't memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.

1．Why do American teachers stress the importance of individualism?

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A．Because they are required to do so by the government of the United States.

B．Because the students in the United States are too lazy to memorize any information.

C．Because the United States is a country of many different cultures, religions.

D．Because the students in the United States works individually.

2．Which of the following is most likely to be a description of Asian methods of education?

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A．Each student in the classroom draws a different picture.

B．Students have to find information and the answers to the questions by themselves.

C．Students are prepared for a society that values discipline.

D．Teacher serve as a guide in discussion.

3．We can learn from the passage that the author might believe ________.

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A．different educational systems are based on the development level of different countries

B．students from Western countries are creative but selfish

C．Asian students are merely interested in maths and science

D．the two different educational systems could be combined together

4．In this passage the author mainly discusses ________.

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A．how Western school systems mirror the value of individualism

B．the advantages and disadvantages of the two educational system

C．what Asian schools should do to make students more creative

D．the differences in culture, religion, etc, between the east and west

In a society such as the united States or Canada , which has many national , religions （宗教）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 information．Instead, they work on their own and find answers themselves．There is often discussion in the classroom．At an early age , students learn to from their own ideas and opinions．

In most Asian societies , by contrast , the people have the same language , history and culture ．Perhaps for this reason , the educational system in these Asian countries 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 （作业）．

There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education ．For example , one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more maths and science than American students learn by the end of high school ．They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North American do．The system is difficult but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self—contro．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 American , 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 high school , they haven’t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have ．

1．American teachers attach much importance to individualism because ________ .

　 A．they are required to do so

　 B．their students do not memorize information

　 C．the United States is a country of different cultures

　 D．their students always work individually

2．Which of the following is most likely a description of Asian method of education ?

　 A．Each child in a classroom draws a different picture

　 B．Students have to find information themselves

　 C．Students are prepared for a society that values discipline

　 D．Teachers serve as a guide in discussion

3．We can learn from the passage that the author might believe ________

　 A．different educational systems are based on the development level of different country

　 B．students from Western countries are creative but selfish

　 C．Asian students are merely interested in maths and science

　 D．The two different educational systems could be combined（结合） together

4．In this passage the author mainly discusses ______

　 A．how Western school systems mirror the value of individualism

　 B．the advantage and disadvantage of the two educational systems

　 C．what Asian schools should do to make students more creative

　 D．the differences in culture , religion , etc ．between the East and West