职称英语综合类阅读理解练习题25
<p> <span word="Goal">Goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="its">its</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="variety">variety</span>. <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="privileged">privileged</span> <span word="elite">elite</span>. <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="typing">typing</span>, <span word="sewing">sewing</span>, <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="repair">repair</span>, <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programming">programming</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="diver">diver</span> <span word="training">training</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span>, <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>. <span word="students">students</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="curricula">curricula</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>, <span word="future">future</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="utmost">utmost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civic">civic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="consciousness">consciousness</span>. <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="americanizing">americanizing</span><span word="the">the</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="backgrounds">backgrounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="origins">origins</span>. <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="towns">towns</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="unfamiliar">unfamiliar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="informal">informal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>. <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="americans">americans</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>. <span word="students">students</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="resource">resource</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="libraries">libraries</span>, <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>. <span word="americans">americans</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>. <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accumulation">accumulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="americas">americas</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thoughtful">thoughtful</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="time">time</span>: <span word="how">how</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>? <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="education">education</span>? <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="learner">learner</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="learner">learner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="c">c</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="his">his</span>/<span word="her">her</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="d">d</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="that">that</span>___. <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="all">all</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="every">every</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="c">c</span>. <span word="every">every</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="d">d</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="learners">learners</span> <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="enrichment">enrichment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="accumulation">accumulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="c">c</span>. <span word="acquisition">acquisition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="d">d</span>. <span word="acquisition">acquisition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="american">american</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="except">except</span>____. <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brightest">brightest</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="c">c</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="d">d</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="american">american</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>? <span word="a">a</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="b">b</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="c">c</span>. <span word="its">its</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="d">d</span>. <span word="its">its</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="childs">childs</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fullest">fullest</span> <span word="extent">extent</span>.</p>
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