题文
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 all possible basic knowledge. Instead, they work individually and find answers by themselves.There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.In most Asia societies, by contrast, the people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the orient 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 of both systems of education. For example, one advantage of the system in Japan is that students there learn much more about math, physics, biology and chemistry than American students 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, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.
The advantage of the 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 school, they haven’t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.
小题1:The writer’s purpose of writing this passage is .A．to share his idea with others in a new wayB．to introduce two different systems of education through contrastC．to criticize the society that values memorizationD．to prepare students for society小题2:Which is NOT true according to the passage?A．The system of education in the West is more creative than that in the EastB．Japanese students learn much more about science than American students.C．Canadian students are more individual than Korean students.D．Students in North America are not so friendly as those in Asia.小题3:From the facts, we can infer that .A．Asian students are more likely to do better in teamwork than American studentsB．Chinese students are more hard-working in their studies than Mexican studentsC．the Western educational system is much better than the Eastern educational system.D．the Eastern educational system is as difficult as the Western educational system.小题4:What is the best title for the passage?A．Advantages and Disadvantages of Educational System.B．The Value of Individualism.C．Educational System-an Obvious Difference between the East and the West.D．Memorization-an important Learning Method. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
解析
本文讨论的是东西方教育系统的不同之处。在西方人们强调高度尊重个人和人与人之间的差异。教师极其重视每个学生的不同特性，而在东方，由于相同的语言、历史和文化，其教育系统强调集体主义和团结协合精神，上课时教师讲，学生听，讨论并不多。文章最后谈到了两种教育系的优缺点。。
小题1:主旨题：阅读全文可知本文讨论的是东西方教育系统的不同之处。故选B。
小题2:推理题：根据最后一段中“The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. ”这个体系为培养他们的社会价值观的创造性做了准备，可知西方教学体系更注重培养学生的创造力，因此A正确；根据倒数第二段中“For example, one advantage of the system in Japan is that students there learn much more about math, physics, biology and chemistry than American students by the end of high school”可知日本学生在高中后一时期比美国学生学习更多的自然科学。因此B正确；同A项一样，加拿大属于西方教学体制，西方教学体系更注重培养学生的创造力，因此比韩国学生的创造力更强一些，故C正确；D项中友不友好在文中并未体现，因此D错误。故选D。
小题3:推理题：阅读前两段可知，在西方教育体制下的孩子更倾向于自己独立思考，遵循自己的意见，而东方教育体质之下上课时教师讲，学生听，讨论并不多，孩子们更倾向于团队合作。故选A。
小题4:主旨题：阅读全文可知本文讨论的是东西方教育系统的不同之处。故选C。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“In a society such as.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
