Question

  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（文化）of that country.

In a society such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and think highly of individualism（个人主义）. Their education as a part of the society（社会）, also think of this greatly. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information; instead , they work alone and find answers by themselves. There is often a discussion in the classroom. At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought. The importance is put on how to arrive at an answer and not simply to get the correct answer.

In most Asian countries, the people have the same languages, history, and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the education there shows society’s ideas in group goals rather than individualism. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the teacher often teaches in a public way. He says, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.

In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology（教育心理学）. In Western countries teachers make it easier for the students to learn for themselves. In the Eastern, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students, or the students can’t learn anything.

1.What is the “hidden course” according to the passage?

2.What do American teachers do in class?

3.What do Asian teachers do in class?

4.What’s the main difference in education between the East and the West?

5.What do you think the proper title for the passage is?

Answer

1.The culture of its country.

2.They let students work alone and find answers by themselves.

3.They say and students listen.

4.The Eastern education shows society’s ideas in group goals rather than individualism while the Western education encourages personal thought.

5.Education in the East and in the West

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文主要介绍了东西方国家的教育有很大不同。西方国家的教育鼓励学生独立思考，注重个人思想教育，而东方教育更注重集体目标而不是个人思想教育。

1.根据第一段中He or she teaches what is known as the “hidden course” ---the culture（文化）of that country. 可知“hidden course”指的是国家自己的文化，所以作答The culture of its country.

2.根据第二段中In a society such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and think highly of individualism（个人主义）. Their education as a part of the society（社会）, also think of this greatly. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information; instead , they work alone and find answers by themselves.可知美国的老师让每个学生独立工作，自己找到答案，所以作答They let students work alone and find answers by themselves.

3.根据第三段中In the classroom, the teacher often teaches in a public way. He says, and the students listen. 可知在大多数亚洲国家的教学方式往往是非常传统的老师说和学生听，所以作答They say and students listen.

4.根据第二段中Their education encourages personal thought. 和第三段中the education there shows society’s ideas in group goals rather than individualism.可知西方国家的教育是鼓励学生独立思考，注重个人思想教育，而东方教育更注重集体目标而不是个人思想教育，所以作答The Eastern education shows society’s ideas in group goals rather than individualism while the Western education encourages personal thought.

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