In a classroom in any country, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language.

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In a society such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they highly value individualism. 66 Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to memorize a lot of information; 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. Their education encourages personal thought. The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer rather than simply to get the correct answer.

In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history, and culture. 67

Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other with homework. In the classroom, the teaching methods are often very traditional. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules of information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.

68 In western countries teachers are taught to educate students. They make it easier for the students to learn for themselves. In eastern countries, however, teachers often feel that their task is to pass knowledge to students, or the students can’t learn anything.

根据短文内容，从A、B、 C、D和E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项。选项中有一项是多余的。

A. In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology.

B. Their education, as part of the society, also values this greatly.

C. Some countries value both individualism and teamwork.

D. Perhaps for this reason, the education there shows society’s value in group goals and purposes rather than individualism.

E. He or she teaches what is known as the “hidden course” — the culture of that country.

In a classroom in any country, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches what is known as the “hidden course”—the culture of that country.

In a society such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they highly value individualism (个人主义). Their education, as a part of the society, also values this greatly. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to memorize a lot of information，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. Their education encourages personal thought. The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer but not simply to get the correct answer.

In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history, and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the education there shows society’s value in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other with homework. In the classroom, the teaching methods are often very traditional. The teacher says, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules of information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.

In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology (心理学). In Western countries teachers are taught to nurture (培养) students. They make it easier for the students to learn for themselves. In the Orient, however, teachers often feel that their task is to pass knowledge to students, or the students can’t learn anything.

1. What does the passage mainly tell us? (No more than 20 words)

2. What does the underlined word “Orient” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese? (No more than 5 words)

3. What do the people in the West value? And what about the people in Asia? (No more than 20 words)

4. In what way do teachers in Western countries teach students differently from the teachers in the Orient? (No more than 20 words)

5. Which kind of education do you prefer? Why? (No more than 20 words)

Japan often takes earthquake education seriously, which may be _________ the Japanese have shown much calm in the face of the earthquake．

A.
what
B.
because
C.
how
D.
why

In a classroom in any country, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language.

65

In a society such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they highly value individualism. 66 Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to memorize a lot of information; 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. Their education encourages personal thought. The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer rather than simply to get the correct answer.

In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history, and culture. 67

Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other with homework. In the classroom, the teaching methods are often very traditional. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules of information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.

68 In western countries teachers are taught to educate students. They make it easier for the students to learn for themselves. In eastern countries, however, teachers often feel that their task is to pass knowledge to students, or the students can’t learn anything.

根据短文内容，从A、B、 C、D和E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项。选项中有一项是多余的。

A. In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology.

B. Their education, as part of the society, also values this greatly.

C. Some countries value both individualism and teamwork.

D. Perhaps for this reason, the education there shows society’s value in group goals and purposes rather than individualism.

E. He or she teaches what is known as the “hidden course” — the culture of that country.

Japan often takes earthquake education seriously, which may be _________ the Japanese have shown much calm in the face of the earthquake．

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