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大学英语第2册复习题第一套 PartIReadingComprehension SectionA Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice. Passage1 EducationisamajorpartofAmericanculture.Schoolsdomorethanjustfillstudents'headswithknowledge.Theypassonculture,traditionsandvalues. Americanchildrenstarttheireducationinelementaryschool.Mostyoungstersenterfirstgradeataroundsixyearsofage.Childrencanprepareforthisstepbyattendingpreschoolandkindergartenfromagesthreetofive.Younglearnersfinishelementaryschoolinfifthorsixthgrade.Fromthere,studentsgoontojuniorhighschooluntileighthorninthgrade.Americanscompletetheirrequirededucationinhighschool.Theygraduateandreceiveadiploma(毕业证)aftertwelfthgrade. Beyondhighschool,Americanshavemanyoptionsforfurthereducation.Incontrasttoothercountries,theU.S.hasnonationalcollegeentranceexam.Instead,privatecompaniesgiveexamstostudents.Universitiesdecidewhichtestsstudentsmusttake.Inadditiontotestscores,universityofficialsalsoconsiderapplicants'highschoolgradesandotheractivities.Universitiesgivescholarshipsandfinancialaidtohelpmanywhocannotaffordthehightuitioncosts.Studentswithlessacademicgoalsmayenrollinvocationalschools(职业学校)orcommunitycolleges. TheAmericanstyleofeducation,comparedtothatofothercountries,isquiteinformal.Infact,thecasualclassatmosphereoftenamazesinternationalstudents.Americanteachersencouragestudentstothinkforthemselves.Insteadofgradingstudentsonlyontestscores,teachersevaluatepapers,groupprojects,andclassparticipation.Studentsoftenhavetothinkcreativelytosolveproblems—notjustmemorizefacts.Studentsalsolearnhowtodoresearchbyusingresourcematerialstofindtheirownanswers.Inthisway,classroomsillustratetheAmericanemphasisonindividualresponsibility. FreedomofchoiceisanotherAmericanvaluenotabsentfromschoollife.Inadditiontotheirrequiredcourses,highschoolandcollegestudentsmaychooseelectivecourses.Theseelectivesallowstudentstostudysubjectsthatinterestthem.Themenuofchoicesmightincludetypi