New comers to the United States are often 16 by the schools. American schools 17 seem so different from schools they know in 18 parts of the world. American education is based on the 19 that children 20 to learn to think 21 themselves. The school should be the 22 where they learn to do this. 23 ,children learn the "three R's"(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic), history and government(often called Social Studies) and many other 24 . They also learn 25 be independent(独立的), how to make their own judgment(判断), and how to develop their own 26 and interests. The American teacher does not 27 the children in her class to sit 28 hands folded quietly and to say 29. She wants them to listen attentively, to ask questions. She knows that 30 children learn from books is 31 . She also knows that, it is necessary for them to know how to use this 32 for their 33 and development. During Open School Week, parents have a 34 to see how American education 35.
16. A. happy | B. afraid | C. glad | D. surprised |
17. A. some time | B. sometime | C. sometimes | D. sometimes |
18. A. other | B. the other | C. another | D. all |
19. A. opinion | B. idea | C. promise | D. conclusion |
20. A. need | B. needed | C. dare | D. dared |
21. A. of | B. against | C. for | D. with |
22. A. place | B. space | C. room | D. area |
23. A. From school | B. Out school | C. By school | D. In school |
24. A. lessons | B. knowledge | C. subjects | D. objects |
25. A. when to | B. how to | C. what to | D. where to |
26. A. ability | B. skill | C. abilities | D. skills |
27. A. think | B. want | C. let | D. make |
28. A. with | B. across | C. over | D. above |
29. A. something | B. anything | C. nothing | D. much |
30. A. that | B. which | C. 不填 | D. what |
31. A. important | B. unimportant | C. necessary | D. useless |
32. A. study | B. work | C. learning | D. aim |
33. A. growing | B. growth | C. future | D. tomorrow |
34. A. ability | B. possibility | C. interest | D. chance |
35. A. develops | B. learns | C. goes | D. works |
16. D
解析: 根据第二句所讲的美国学校和其他国家不同可知,美国的学校教育制度“令人惊讶”。
17. C
解析: 本题考查词形相似词汇的比较
解析: Sometimes在句子中表示“有时”的意思。
18. A
解析: 此处表示泛指的其他国家。
19. B
解析: idea在句中是不可数名词,表示“理念”的意思。
20. A
解析: need 在句中是及物动词,表示“需要”的意思。
21. C
解析: “for oneself”是“独立地”的意思。
22. A
解析: 本句表示“学校应该是学会学习的地方”
解析:
23. D
解析: “In school”是“在学校内”的固定表达
解析:
24. C
解析: 根据前文将到的“history and government”就可以推断出在校学习的学科
解析:
25. B
解析: 本题考查“疑问词+不定式”作宾语用法,how在不定式短语中作方式状语。
26. C
解析: 只有A项才能与interests形成逻辑上的平行关系。
27. B
解析: 句中指美国的教师并不向学生提出学生具体手要放好等具体的要求。
28. A
解析: 英文中作伴随状语的唯一的介词就是with。
29. C
解析: 本题把美国的学校教育和中国的学校教育进行了对比,在中国的学校里事实上就要求学生把手放好,不准讲话。
30. D
解析: that引导的宾语从句的主语就是由主语从句来充当的,而该主语从句中的句子结构不完整,因此,指事作宾语常用what引导主语从句。
31. A
解析: 从上下文可知,学校里所学的东西是重要的。
32. C
解析: 此处指学生学来的学问。
33. B
解析: 在四个选项中只有growth才能与development构成逻辑上的平行关系。
34. D
解析: 最后一句表示“在学校的开放周,家长才有机会了解美国学校教育是如何实施的
解析: ”的意思。
35. D
解析: 题解同上