Question

Directions: Read the following passage．Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage．Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．

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 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 a discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.

In most Asian societies, by contrast, 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.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For example, one advantage of 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 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, but many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information they have memorized.

The advantage of 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 high school, they haven’t memorized as much basic rules as students in other countries have.

Title: A comparison of two different educational systems

71__________	Features of education	72 __________	Disadvantage
The United States and Canada	● 73__________ ●emphasizing qualit- -ies making each student special	●learning to 74 ________ ●preparing them for a society valuing creative ideas	75 ________
Asian countries such as China, 76__________	● 77__________ in group goals and purposes	●learning much more 78______ than American  students do ●studying more hours each day and more days each year ●preparing students for a society valuing 79________	forgetting much of 80_______

Answer

 countries

 Advantages 

 think for themselves

 not memorizing information/memorizing fewer rules

 Japan and Korea 

 reflecting society’s belief

 maths and science

 discipline and self-control

 the memorized information

【解析】

  countries   根据表格下方的内容可以判断出

  Advantages 根据表格下方内容和右方内容可以判断

 highly valuing individualism 根据第一段 people highly value individualism—the differences among people可知，

 think for themselves    根据最后一段The advantage of educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves可知

  not memorizing information/memorizing fewer rules  根据第三段they haven’t memorized as much basic rules as students in other countries have可知

 Japan and Korea 根据第二段Children in China, Japan and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments可知。

 reflecting society’s belief 根据第二段 the educational system in these Asian countries reflects society’s belief in group goals and purposes可知

 maths and science 根据第三段For example, one advantage of the system in Japan is that students there learn much more maths and science than American students learn by the end of high school可知

 discipline and self-control  根据第三段The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control可知

80. the memorized information 根据第三段but many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information they have memorized可孩子