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Japanese students work very hard but many are very unhappy. They feel great pressure from their parents to do well in school and in college. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a successful future. Although this may be good advice for those students who are very bright, it can have very bad results for many students who are not quick enough at learning.
Unfortunately , a number of students actually kill themselves. Others are after comfort in using drugs. Some students, however, do bad things with groups of bad people and turn to crime(犯罪) . Many of them have tried very hard at school but, in spite of all their effort, have failed in certain examinations and have disappointed their parents. Such students feel that they are less important than everyone else they meet and leave school before they have finished their study.
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are anxious for their children to do well at school, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are unable to help their children with their lessons and that it's the teacher's job to help their children.
To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to special schools called juku-cram schools .These schools are open during the evenings and on weekends, and their only purpose is to prepare students to pass exams. They do not try to educate students in any real sense of the world. It thus comes as a shock to realize that almost three quarters of the junior high school population attend these cram school.
Ordinary Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the length of students' hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists(心理学家) now think that such strict rules often lead to a feeling of being unsafe and being unable to fit into society. They regard the rules as being harmful to the development of each student. They believe that no sense of moral values is developed and that students are given neither guidance nor training in becoming good citizens .
1．According to the passage, a lot of Japanese students are unhappy at school because ________.
[ ]
A．they work very hard
B．they find they can't do well in school
C．they feel unimportant
D．they are under too much pressure from their parents
2．Because of their failure at school, some students ________ .
[ ]
A．go to cram school for better education
B．leave school without finishing their study
C．are against the school rules
D．have quarrels with their parents
3．In the fourth paragraph, “cram schools” probably means the schools in which ________.
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A．you can be taken good care of by the teachers
B．teachers are responsible for their students
C．you learn as much as possible in a short time before taking the examinations
D．students have their classes in the evening
4．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．A lot of parents in Japan help their children with their studies.
B．Cram schools can't provide a good education for students.
C．Many parents encourage their children to study hard.
D．Many students turn to crime because of their failure.
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第二节：英国卫报就教育问题在其网站上组织了一次讨论，其中Jesica、Bernal、Stevens、Carlos与lnersoll的观点颇具代表性。第61—65题是他们各自的观点。阅读下面发表在the Guardians网站上的6段留言（A、B、C、D、E和F），选择与其观点一致的表述，并在答题纸上将该项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
61．Stevens blames the modern methods of teaching for the deafening noise in primary schools.
62．Jessica holds the view that it’s shameful that the investment in education has not achieved the expected results.
63．Ingersoll believes that education should be assessed from the students’ aspect and that how much they enjoy is what counts most.
64．Carlos thinks that in terms of education, students’ own willingness to learn really matters.
65．Bernal thinks the standard of education has made significant progress though we may not see plenty of obvious sings of it.
A
I think it’s a great shame that people don’t learn anything today. I mean, good heavens, when you think of all the millions of pounds the Government have spent on education—new schools, more teachers, new equipment. And yet still you find people who can’t read properly, can’t even write their names and don’t know what two and two is without a calculator. I think it’s downright disgraceful. I remember when I was young you went to school to learn. You did as you were told and respected your teachers. Nowadays you get long-haired kids who aren’t interested in anything. No wonder they don’t learn anything.
B
I can’t praise our educational system too much. Our universities provide internationally recognized qualifications and the teaching standards in our country are among the best in the world. The education system in our country is different from that in many other countries, and it greatly appeals to the foreign students. It has a long history of welcoming international students to study in its universities and colleges. Now over 300,000 international students from 180 different courtiers are currently studying in Britain. I think the government should invest more money into this field to maintain the competitiveness of the system and ensure the high quality of the education in the 21st century.
C
Well, there are a log of different views on this, but I think it is probably wrong to imagine that there was some golden age in the past when everything was perfect. It all depends, of course, on what you measure and how you measure it. It may surprise some people that there ha snot been an obvious and dramatic increase in the standard of educating, given the vast amounts of money spent in this area by successive governments in recent years. But of course you can’t expect to see a child grow into an adult overnight.
D
Well, if you asked me, it’s all these modern methods that is the problem. In the old days you sat in rows at desks and you did as you were told. You knew what you had to do and you did it—and you kept quiet. Nowadays, my god, the noise in most schools is deafening especially primary schools. The children wander around—do more or less what they want to as far as I can see. The teacher just sits there or wanders around with them, talking to them. Informal teaching they call it. discovery methods sounds more like a recipe for discovering disaster to me.
E
Many people talk about how to improve education and a lot suggest raising the salaries of teachers and professors. Of course, this is very important to education. Of course, this is very important to education. However, increasing the salary of teachers is just one way to improve education. It will not work without the cooperation of the other determining factors, such as students’ love of knowledge and reading. Even if the teachers are devoted, it will make no sense if the students are not willing to learn.
F
The criticism that what students learn today is not adapted to present-day society is completely wrong because education can never be seen only in terms of how useful the subjects are when students leave school. We ought to assess education in terms of how much the students enjoy those subjects and how much they mean to those students. Instead of being trained to be utilitarian, students should be encouraged to do things for their own sake, and study what they are interested in.
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Japanese students work very hard but many are very unhappy. They feel great pressure from their parents to do well in school and college. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have successful future. Although this may be good advice for those students who are very bright, it can have very bad results for many students who are not quick enough at learning.
Unfortunately, a number of students actually kill themselves. Others are after comfort in using drugs. Some students, however, do bad things with groups of bad people and turn to crime (犯罪). Many of them have tried very hard at school, but, in spite of all their tries, have failed in certain examinations and have disappointed their parents. Such students feel that they are less important than everyone else they meet and leave school before they have finished their study.
It is surprising that although most Japanese parents are anxious for their children to do well at school, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are unable to help their children with their lessons and that it is the teacher's job to help their children.
To make matter worse, a lot of parents send their children to special schools called juku-cram schools. These schools are open during the evenings and on weekends, and their only purpose is to prepare students to pass exams; they do not try to educate students in any real sense of the world. It thus comes as a shock to realize that almost three quarters of the junior high school population attend these cram schools.
Ordinary Japanese schools usually have rules about every thing from the length of the students' hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists (心理学家) now think that such strict rules often lead to a feeling of being unsafe and being unable to fit into society. They regard the rules as being harmful to the development of each student. They believe that no sense of moral values is developed and that students are given neither guidance nor training in becoming good citizens.
1．According to the passage, a lot of Japanese students are unhappy at school because ________.
[ ]
A．they work very hard
B．they find they can't do well in school
C．they feel unimportant
D．they are under too much pressure from their parents
2．Because of their failure at school, some students ________.
[ ]
A．go to cram schools for better education
B．leave school without finishing their study
C．are against the school rules
D．have quarrels with their parents
3．In the fourth paragraph, “cram schools” probably means the schools in which ________.
[ ]
A．you can be taken good care of by the teachers
B．teachers are responsible for their students
C．you learn as much as possible in a short time before taking the examinations
D．students have their classes in the evening
4．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．A lot of parents in Japan help their children with their studies.
B．Cram schools can't provide a good education for students.
C．Many parents encourage their children to study hard.
D．Many students become criminals because of their failure.
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