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 maths, 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 self­control. 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 hard­working 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 of 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

　　高考英語閱讀復(fù)習(xí)練習(xí)答案：

　　【文章大意】 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)強調(diào)集體主義和團結(jié)協(xié)作精神，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體系的優(yōu)缺點。

　　1.B　主旨大意題。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，以及各自的優(yōu)勢和劣勢。故選B項。

　　2.D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中“The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas.”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項正確;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 maths，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)體系更強調(diào)個人，因此比韓國學(xué)生更有個性，故C正確;D項中是否友好在文中并未體現(xiàn)，因此D錯誤。綜上可知答案為D項。

　　3.A　推理判斷題。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立思考，遵循自己的意見，而在東方教育之下，上課時教師講，學(xué)生聽，討論并不多，孩子們更傾向于團隊合作。故選A項。

　　4.C　主旨大意題。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項。

　　高考英語閱讀復(fù)習(xí)練習(xí)2：

　　Is the “Go to College” message overdone?

　　Even in a weak job market, the old college try isn't the answer for everyone. A briefing paper from the Brookings Institution warns that “we may have overdone the message” on college, senior fellow Isabel Sawhill said.

　　“We've been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy and of course there's a lot of truth to that，”Ms Sawhill said.“On average it does pay off…But if you load up on a whole lot of student debt and then you don't graduate, that is a very bad situation.”

　　One comment that people often repeat among the years of slow job growth has been the value of education for landing a job and advancing in a career. April's national unemployment rate stood at 7.5%, according to the Labour Department. The unemployment rate for high school graduates over 25 years old who hadn't attended college was 7.4%, compared with 3.9% for those with a bachelor's degree or more education. The difference is even bigger among those aged 16～24. The jobless rate for those with only a high school diploma in that age group is about 20%. At the same time, recent research by Canadian economists cautions that a college degree is no guarantee of promising employment.

　　Ms Sawhill pointed out that among the aspects that affect the value of a college education is the field of one's major: students in engineering or other sciences end up earning more than ones who major in the arts or education. The cost of tuition and the availability of financial aid are other considerations, with public institutions generally a better financial bargain than private ones.

　　She suggested two avenues for improving the situation: increasing vocational(職業(yè)的) technical training programmes and taking_a_page_from Europe's focus on early education rather than post secondary learning.“The European countries put a little more attention to getting people prepared in the primary grades，” she said.“Then they have a higher bar for whoever goes to college—but once you get into college, you're more likely to be highly subsidized(資助).”

　　She is also a supporter of technical training—to teach students how to be plumbers, welders and computer programmers—because “employers are desperate” for workers with these skills.

　　5.People usually think that ________.

　　A.the cost of technical schooling is a problem

　　B.one will not succeed without a college degree

　　C.technical skills are most important for landing a job

　　D.there is an increased competition in getting into a college

　　6.What does the underlined part “taking_a_page_from” mean?

　　A.Hearing from. B.Changing from.

　　C.Differing from. D.Learning from.

　　7.What can we infer from the passage?

　　A.Public institutions charge more for education.

　　B.European universities are stricter with students.

　　C.Students with certain skills are in great demand.

　　D.Canadian students prefer to major in engineering.

　　8.Ms Sawhill may probably agree that ________.

　　A.too much stress has been put on the value of college degrees

　　B.technical training is more important than college education

　　C.a college degree will ensure promising employment

　　D.it's easier for art students to find favourite jobs

　　高考英語閱讀復(fù)習(xí)練習(xí)答案：

　　【文章大意】 文章介紹我們過分強調(diào)大學(xué)學(xué)位的更要性，實際上大學(xué)學(xué)位并不能保證就業(yè)和光明的未來，反而現(xiàn)在技術(shù)工人的需求量很大，我們可以增加技術(shù)院校的比例或向歐洲國家學(xué)習(xí)，重視初期的教育，保證大學(xué)的質(zhì)量。

　　5.B　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的句子“We've been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy and of course there's a lot of truth to that…”可知，人們通常認為沒有上大學(xué)就不會成功，故選B項。

　　6.D　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)后面的句子“‘The European countries put a little more attention to getting people prepared in the primary grades，’ she said.‘Then they have a higher bar for whoever goes to college—but once you get into college，you're more likely to be highly subsidized(資助).’”可知，歐洲更重視早期的教育，這種做法是很好的，所以應(yīng)該向他們學(xué)習(xí)，故選D項。

　　7.C　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的句子“She is also a supporter of technical training—to teach students how to be plumbers，welders and computer programmers—because ‘employers are desperate’ for workers with these skills.”可知，擁有技術(shù)的畢業(yè)生現(xiàn)在需求量很大，故選C項。

　　8.A　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第段的句子“We've been telling students and their families for years that college is the only way to succeed in the economy…”可知，Ms Sawhill認為我們過分強調(diào)大學(xué)學(xué)位的價值，故選A項。