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EducationisallenormousandexpensivepartofAmericanlife.Itssizeismatchedbyitsvariety.DifferencesinAmericanschoolscomparedwiththosefoundinthemajorityofothercountrieslieinthefactthateducationherehaslongbeenintendedforeveryone—notjustforaprivilegedelite(精英,精华.Schoolsaleexpectedtomeettheneedsofeverychild,regardlessofability,andalsotheneedsofsocietyitself.Thismeansthatpublicschoolsoffermorethanacademicsubjects.Itsurprisesmanypeoplewhentheycomeheretofindhighschoolsofferingsuchcoursesastyping,sewing,radiorepair,computerprogrammingordrivertraining,alongwithtraditionalacademicsubjectssuchasmathematics,history,andlanguages.Studentschoosetheircurricula(课程dependingontheirinterests,futuregoals,andlevelofability.Theunderlying(潜在的goalofAmericaneducationistodevelopeverychildtotheutmostofhisorherownpossibilities,andtogiveeachoneasenseofcivicandcommunityconsciousness.Schoolshavetraditionallyplayedanimportantroleincreatingnationalunityand“Americanizing”themillionsofimmigrantswhohavepouredintothiscountryfrommanydifferentbackgroundsandorigins.Schoolsstillplayalargeroleinthecommunity,especiallyinthesmalltowns.Theapproachtoteachingmayseemunfamiliartomany,notonlybecauseitisinformal,butalsobecausethereisnotmuchemphasisonlearningfacts.Instead,Americanstrytoteachtheirchildrentothinkforthemselvesandtodeveloptheirownintellectualandcreativeabilities.Studentsspendmuchtime,learninghowtouseresourcematerialslibraries,statisticsandcomputers.Americansbelievethatifchildrenaretaughttoreasonwellandtoresearchwell,theywillbeabletofindwhateverfactstheyneedthroughouttherestoftheirlives.Knowinghowtosolveproblemsisconsideredmoreimportantthantheaccumulationoffacts.ThisisAmerica’sanswertothesearchingquestionthatthoughtfulparentsallovertheworldareaskingthemselvesinthefast-movingtime:“HowCanonepreparetoday’schildforatomorrowthatonecanneitherpredictnorunderstand?”1.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesthegoalofAmericaneducation?AToteacheverylearnersomepracticalskills.BToprovideeverylearnerwithrichknowledge.CTogiveeverystudenttheopportunitytofullydevelophis/herability.DTotraineverystudenttobearesponsiblecitizen.2.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat__________Aallhigh-schoolstudentstakethesamecourses.Beveryhighschoolstudentmusttakesomepracticalabilitytrainingcourses.Ceverypublicschooloffersthesameacademicsubjects.Dthesubjectseverystudenttakesmayvary.3.Americanschoolsplacegreatemphasisonthelearner’_________Aenrichmentofknowledge.Baccumulationoffacts.Cacquisitionoftheabilitytobecreative.Dacquisitionoftheabilitytoworkwithhishands.4.Accordingtothepassage,AmericaneducationmeetstheneedsofallthefollowingEXCEPT________Athebrighteststudents.Btheslowstudents.Cthestudentsfromforeigncountries.Dtheimmigrants.5.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesthefeatureofAmericaneducationthatmakesitdifferentfromeducationinothercountries?AThelargenumberofitsschools.BThevarietyofthecoursesofferedinitsschools.CItsspecialconsiderationgiventoimmigrants.DItsunderlyinggoaltodevelopeverychild’sabilitiestothefullestextentThecommoncoldistheworld'smostwidespreadillness,whichisplagues(瘟疫thatfleshreceives.Themostwidespreadfallacy(谬误ofallisthatcoldsarecausedbycold.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyviruses(病毒passingonfrompersontoperson.Youcatchacoldbycomingintocontact,directlyorindirectly,withsomeonewhoalreadyhasone.Ifcoldcausescolds,itwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes.DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches(战壕coldandwet,showednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.IntheSecondWorldWarprisonersatthenotoriousAuschwitzconcentrationcamp(奥斯维辛集中营,nakedandstarving,wereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEngland,volunteerstookpartinExperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftime.Aftertakinghotbaths,theyputonbathingsuits,allowedthemselvestobedippedwithcoldwater,andthenstoodaboutdrippingwetindraftyroom.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.Notoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnose.If,then,coldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcolds,whyaretheymorefrequentinthewinter?Despitethemostpains-research,noonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimes,andthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.Noonehasyetfoundacureforthecold.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressors(止痛片suchasaspirin,butalltheydoisrelievethesymptoms(症状.6.Thewriteroffered________examplestosupporthisargument.A.4B.5C.6D.37.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththechosenpassage?A.TheEskimosdonotsufferfromcoldsallthetime.B.Coldsarenotcausedbycold.C.Peoplesufferfromcoldsjustbecausetheyliketostayindoors.D.Apersonmaycatchacoldbytouchingsomeonewhoalreadyhasone.8.Arcticexplorersmaycatchcoldswhen_________.A.theyareworkingintheisolatedarcticregionsB.theyarewr