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Unit3ChineseTraditionalFestivalsDoubleSeventhFestival1

神話傳說反映了古人對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)生活的理想追求,富有濃厚的文學(xué)色彩,本文提供了與外國人交

流時(shí)值得掌握的話題。TheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlu-

nar2month,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.Itoftenfalls

inAugustintheGregoriancalendar3.Thisfestivalisinmid-summerwhentheweatheriswarmand

thegrassandtreesaregreen.Atnightwhentheskyisdotted

with4stars,gazeuptowheretheMilkyWay(ortheheavenly

riverinChinese)traverses5thenightskyandyouwillseeacon-

stellation6offivesmallstarsontheeastbank.①AmongthemthereisVega7alsonamedtheWeavingMaid8orZhiNvinChi-

nese.Oppositeher,onthedistantwestbankisAltair9,also

namedCowherd10orNiuLanginChinese,shiningbrilliantly

throughtheages—lonelyandwaiting.Andaboutthemthereis

abeautifullovestorypasseddownfromgenerationtogenera-

tion.Longlongago,therewasanhonestandkind-heartedfellow

namedNiuLang(theCowherd).Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasachild.Laterhewasdrivenoutofhishomebyhissister-in-law.

Sohelivedbyhimselfherding11cattleandfarming.Oneday,a

fairyfromheavencalledZhiNv(theWeavingMaid)fellinlove

withhimandcamedownsecretlytotheearthandmarriedhim.

TheCowherdfarmedinthefieldandtheWeavingMaidwove

athome.Theylivedahappylifeandgavebirthto12aboyanda

girl.Unfortunately,theGodofHeaven13soonfoundoutthefact

andorderedtheQueenMotheroftheWesternHeavens14tobringtheWeavingMaidback.Withthehelpofcelestial15cattle,theCowherdflewtoheaven

withhissonanddaughter.Whenhewasabouttocatchupwith

hiswife,theQueenMothertookoffoneofhergoldhairpins16

andmadeastroke17.Onebillowy18riverappearedinfrontof

theCowherd.TheCowherdandtheWeavingMaidweresepa-

ratedonthetwobanksforeverandcouldonlyfeeltheirtears.

Theirloyaltytolovetouchedmagpies19,sotensofthousandsofmagpiescametobuildabridgefortheCowherdandtheWeav-

ingMaidtomeeteachother.②TheQueenMotherwaseventual-

lymovedandallowedthemtomeeteachyearonthe7thdayof

the7thlunarmonth.Hencetheirmeetingdatehasbeencalled

“QiXi”(DoubleSeventh).ScholarshaveshownthattheDoubleSeventhFestivaloriginat-

edfromtheHanDynasty(206B.C.~220A.D.).Historicaldoc-

umentsfromtheEasternJinDynasty(371~420A.D.)mentionthefestival,whilerecordsfromtheTangDynasty(618~907A.

D.)depict20thegrandeveningbanquetofEmperorTaizongand

hisconcubines21.BytheSong(960~1279A.D.)andYuan(127

9~1368)Dynasties,specialarticlesforthe“QiXi”wereseen

beingsoldonmarketsinthecapital.Thebustling22markets

demonstratedthesignificanceofthefestival.Intheolddays,Chinesewomen,especiallyunmarriedones,

usedtotakethisfestivalquiteseriously.Intheevening,theyof-feredincense23,sewingkits24,fruitandflowerstotheCowherd

andtheWeavingMaid.Theywouldprayforclevernessin

needleworkandmarital25bliss26.Chinesewomenbelievedthe

twohandinhand27—maritalhappinesscameonlyiftheir

sewingskillswereuptoscratch28.Todaysometraditionalcustomsarestillobservedintherural

areasofChina,buthavebeenweakenedordiluted29inthe

cities.Inrecentyears,inparticular,urbanyouthshavecelebrat-edValentine

sDayinChina.Asaresult,ownersofflower

shops,barsandstoresarefullofjoyastheysellmorecommodi-

ties30forlove.However,thelegend31oftheCowherdandthe

WeavingMaidhastakenrootintheheartsoftheChinesepeo-

ple.——http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/Festivals(610words)Notes①Atnightwhentheskyisdottedwithstars,gazeuptowhere

theMilkyWay(ortheheavenlyriverinChinese)traversesthe

nightskyandyouwillseeaconstellationoffivesmallstarson

theeastbank.在繁星密布的夜晚,抬頭凝望橫穿夜空的銀河(即中文中的天河),會(huì)看到銀河?xùn)|岸五顆小星星組成的星座。②Theirloyaltytolovetouchedmagpies,sotensofthousands

ofmagpiescametobuildabridgefortheCowherdandthe

WeavingMaidtomeeteachother.由于他們對(duì)愛情的忠誠感動(dòng)了喜鵲,成千上萬的喜鵲飛到天

上搭起一座天橋讓牛郎和織女相會(huì)。ExercisesⅠ.There

are

five

questions

or

unfinished

statements

based

on

the

passage.

For

each

of

them

choose

the

best

answer

from

the

four

choices

marked

A,B,

C

and

D.1.Thewomeninthepastofferedincense,sewingkits,fruitandflowers

totheCowherdandtheWeavingMaidinorderto

.A.prayforhealthB.prayforclevernessinneedleworkandmaritalblissC.prayfortreasureD.prayforthefuturechildren2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.NiuLangandhiswifelivedinthehomeofhissister-in-law,herdingcat-tleandfarming.B.TheDoubleSeventhFestivalisonthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth.C.TheQueenMotheroftheWesternHeavensfinallybroughttheWeaving

Maidback.D.Themagpies,touchedbythecouple

sloyaltytolove,builtabridgefor

themtomeeteachother.3.Theword“bliss”inparagraph6mostprobablymeans“

”.A.distressB.joyC.happinessD.pain4.TheDoubleSeventhFestivaloriginatedfromthe

.A.TangDynastyB.MingDynastyC.SongDynastyD.HanDynasty5.WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanbeusedtodescribetheattitudeoftheChinesewomeninthepasttowardstheDoubleSeventhFestival?A.Critical.B.Indifferent.C.Serious.D.Negative.Ⅱ.Fill

in

the

blanks

of

the

following

sentences,using

the

words

or

phrases

given

below.Change

the

form

where

necessary.generationprayforgivebirthtodepictobservegazefestivalloyaltyinparticularbedottedwith1.Thesky

stars.2.She

atmeindisbeliefwhenItoldherthenews.3.She

afinehealthygirl.4.Grandfathers,fathersandsonsbelongtothreedifferent

.5.Thenovel

Frenchsocietyinthe1930s.6.They

toGod

anendtotheirsufferings.7.CanIcountonyour

?8.At

times,wedecorateourhouseswithflowersandredflags.9.Youshouldavoideatingfatmeat,pork

.10.Doyou

ChristmasandEasterinyourcountry?Ⅲ.Translate

the

following

Chinese

sentences

into

English.1.他快要追上他的妻子時(shí),王母娘娘拔下一根金簪劃了一下,牛郎面前出

現(xiàn)了一條天河。2.在古代,中國女性,尤其是未婚女性經(jīng)常非常認(rèn)真地對(duì)待這個(gè)節(jié)日。3.一個(gè)關(guān)于他們的美麗的愛情故事代代相傳。4.然而,牛郎和織女的傳說已深深扎根于中國人民的心中。SectionAIn

this

section,you

are

going

to

read

a

passage

with

ten

statements

attached

to

it.Each

statement

contains

information

given

in

one

of

the

paragraphs.I-

dentify

the

paragraph

from

which

the

information

is

derived.You

may

choose

a

paragraph

more

than

once.Each

paragraph

is

marked

with

a

letter.Mid-AutumnFestivalA)ThejoyousMid-AutumnFestivaliscelebratedonthefif-

teenthdayoftheeighthlunarmonth.IntheWesterncalendar,

thedayofthefestivalusuallyoccurssometimebetweenthesec-

ondweekofSeptemberandthesecondweekofOctober.B)Thisdayisalsoconsideredaharvestfestivalsincefruits,

vegetablesandgrainhavebeenharvestedbythistimeandfood

isabundant.Withdelinquent(拖欠的)accountssettledpriorto

thefestival,itisatimeforrelaxationandcelebration.Foodof-feringsareplacedonanaltar(祭壇)setupinthecourtyard.

Apples,pears,peaches,grapes,melons,orangesandpomelos

(柚子)maybeseen.Specialfoodsforthefestivalincludemoon

cakes,cookedtaros(芋頭)andwatercaltrops(菱角),atypeof

waterchestnutsresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Theround

mooncakes,measuringaboutthreeinchesindiameterandone

andahalfinchesinthickness,resembleWesternfruitcakesin

tasteandconsistency.Thesecakesaremadewithmelonseeds,lotusseeds(蓮子),almonds(杏仁),mincedmeats,beanpaste,

orangepeelsandlard(豬油).Agoldenyolk(蛋黃)fromasalt-

edduckeggisplacedatthecenterofeachcake,andthegolden

browncrustisdecoratedwithsymbolsofthefestival.Tradition-

ally,thirteenmooncakesarepiledinapyramidtosymbolize

thethirteenmoonsofa“completeyear”,thatis,twelve

moonsplusoneintercalary(閏月的)moon.OriginC)TheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivityforboththeHanand

minoritynationalities.Thecustomofworshippingthemooncanbetraced

backasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties.IntheZhouDynasty,

peopleheldceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipthemoonwheneverthe

Mid-AutumnFestivalsetin.ItbecameverypopularintheTangDynastythat

peopleenjoyedandworshippedthefullmoon.IntheSouthernSongDy-

nasty,however,peoplesentmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftstoexpress

theirbestwishesoffamilyreunion.Whenitbecamedark,theylookedupat

thefullsilvermoonorwentsightseeingonlakestocelebratethefestival.In

theMingandQingDynasties,thecustomofMid-AutumnFestivalcelebra-tionbecameextremelypopular.Togetherwiththecelebrationthereappeared

somespecialcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountry,suchasburningin-

cense,plantingMid-Autumntrees,andlightinglanternsontowers.However,

thecustomofplayingunderthemoonisnotsopopularasitusedtobe,but

itisnotlesspopulartoenjoythebrightsilvermoon.Wheneverthefestival

setsin,peoplewilllookupatthefullsilvermoon,drinkingwinetocelebrate

theirhappylifeorthinkingoftheirrelativesandfriendsfarfromhome,and

extendingtheirbestwishestothem.Moon

cakesD)Thereisastoryaboutthemooncake.DuringtheYuanDynasty(1279~13

68),ChinawasruledbytheMongolianpeople.Leadersfromthepreceding

SongDynasty(960~1279)wereunhappyatsubmitting(順從)totheforeign

rule,anddiscussedhowtocoordinatetherebellionwithoutbeingdiscovered.

Theleadersoftherebellion,knowingthattheMoonFestivalwasdrawing

near,orderedthatspecialcakesbemade.Eachmooncakecontainedames-

sagewiththeoutlineoftheattack.OnthenightoftheMoonFestival,the

rebelssuccessfullyattackedandoverthrewthegovernment.Today,moon

cakesareeatentocommemorate(紀(jì)念)thislegend.E)Forgenerations,mooncakeshavebeenmadewithsweetfillingsofnuts,

mashedredbeans,lotus-seedpasteorChinesedates(棗子),wrappedina

pastry.Sometimesacookedeggyolkcanbefoundinthemiddleoftherich

tastingdessert.Peoplecomparemooncakestotheplumpuddingandfruit

cakeswhichareservedintheEnglishholidayseasons.Different

forms

to

celebrate

the

festivalF)Forthousandsofyears,theChinesepeoplehaverelatedthevicissitudes

(變遷,興敗)oflife—joyandsorrow,partingandreunion—tothechanges

ofthemoonasitwaxes(漸圓)andwanes(漸缺).Becausethefullmoonisroundandsymbolizesreunion,theMid-AutumnFestivalisalsoknownas

thefestivalofreunion.Allfamilymemberstrytogettogetheronthisspecial

day.Thosewhocannotreturnhomeenjoywatchingthebrightmoonand

feeladeeplongingfortheirlovedones.G)Today,festivitiescenteredroundtheMid-AutumnFestivalaremorevar-

ied.Afterafamilyreuniondinner,manypeopleliketogoouttoattendspe-

cialperformancesinparksoronpublicsquares.H)PeopleindifferentpartsofChinahavedifferentwaystocelebratethe

Mid-AutumnFestival.InGuangzhouinSouthChina,ahugelanternshowisabigattractionforlocalcitizens.Thousandsofdifferentlyshapedlanterns

arelit,formingafantasticcontrastwiththebrightmoonlight.InEastChina

sZhejiangProvince,watchingthetideoftheQiantangRiverduringtheMid-

AutumnFestivalisnotonlyamustforlocalpeople,butalsoanattractionfor

thosefromotherpartsofthecountry.Theebbandflowoftidescoincide

withthewaxingandwaningofthemoonasitexertsastronggravitational

(引力的)pull.Inmidautumn,thesun,theearthandthemoonsendout

stronggravitationalforcesupontheseas.ThemouthoftheQiantangRiveris

shapedlikeabugle(軍號(hào)).Sothetidewhichformsatthenarrowmouthis

particularlyimpressive.Spectatorscrowdontheriverbank,watchingtheroaringwaves.Atitspeak,thetiderisesashighasthreeandahalfmeters.——http://old.24en.com/html/profession/chinese/200509212361.htm(903words)

1.InChinaworshippingthefullmoonbecameverypopularinthe

TangDynasty.

2.Watercaltropisoneofthespecialfoodsforthefestival.

3.Mooncakesareeatentocommemoratealegendaboutrebelling.

4.Forthousandsofyears,theChinesepeoplehaverelatedthevicissi-

tudesoflifetothechangesofthemoon.

5.Attendingspecialperformancesinparksoronpublicsquaresisa

waytocelebratetheMid-AutumnFestival.

6.Peopleconsidermooncakessimilartotheplumpuddingandfruit

cakeswhichareeatenintheEnglishholidayseasons.

7.Whenpeoplemakemooncakes,agoldenyolkfromasaltedduck

eggisplacedatthecenterofeachcake,andthegoldenbrowncrustisdeco-

ratedwithsymbolsofthefestival.

8.Wheneverthefestivalsetsin,peoplewilllookupatthefullsilver

moonanddrinkwinetocelebratetheirhappylife.

9.Allfamilymemberstrytogethomeforafamilyreuniononthe

Mid-AutumnFestivalday.

10.People

swaystocelebratetheMid-AutumnFestivalvaryfromplacetoplace.Time

required:15minutesTime

used:

minutesSectionBIn

this

section,there

is

a

passage

with

ten

blanks.You

are

required

to

select

one

word

for

each

blank

from

a

list

of

choices

given

in

the

word

bank.Read

the

passage

through

carefully

before

making

your

choices.You

may

not

use

any

of

the

words

in

the

bank

more

than

once.TheDoubleNinthFestivalTheDoubleNinthFestival,alsonamedasChongYangFestival,

fallsontheninthdayoftheninthmonthoftheChineselunar

calendar,henceitgetsthenameofDoubleNinthFestival.OnDoubleNinthFestival,peoplewouldliketodrinkchrysan-

themum(菊花)wineandhavechrysanthemumcakes.The

chrysanthemumisaplantoften1

asaChineseherbal

medicine.Peoplein2timesbelievedthat,inadditionto

detoxification(解毒作用),chrysanthemum,asdogwood—the

plantwithastrongfragrance,coulddriveawayevilspiritsand

3

onefromgettingachillinlateautumn.Besides,theChi-

nesewordforwineisJiu,ahomonymoftheChinesewordforlonglasting,symbolizinglongevity.Anotherspecialfoodforthisfestivalischrysanthemumcakes.

TheChinesewordforcakeisGao,ahomonymoftheChinese

wordfor4,symbolizingprogressand5atworkand

indailylifeand6

inlifeyearbyyear.Inaddition,moun-

tainsarehigh,soeatingcakescan7

goingforaclimb—

byastretchoftheimagination.Sincenineisthehighestodddigit,peopletaketwoofthemto-

getherto8

longevity.Therefore,theninthdayoftheninth

monthhasbecomeadayforpeopletopaytheir9

totheel-

derlyandadayfortheelderlyto10

themselves.——http://www.tqnyc.com/NYC041156/doubleninthfestival.htm(229words)Time

required:8minutesTime

used:

minutesSectionCIn

this

section

there

is

a

passage

followed

by

some

questions

or

unfinished

statements.For

each

of

them

choose

the

best

answer

from

the

four

choices

marked

A,B,C

and

D.Asearlyas2,500yearsago,inabouttheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770B.

C.~476B.C.),ChinahaddeterminedthepointoftheWinterSolstice(冬至)

byobservingthemovementsofthesunwithasundial.Itistheearliestofthe

24seasonaldivisionpoints.ThetimewillbeeachDecember22or23ac-

cordingtotheGregoriancalendar(陽歷).TheWinterSolsticebecameafestivalduringtheHanDynasty(206B.C.~22

0A.D.)andthrivedintheTangandSongDynasties.TheHanpeopleregard-

edtheWinterSolsticeasa“WinterFestival”,soofficialswouldorganize

celebratingactivities.Onthisday,bothofficialsandcommonpeoplewouldhavearest.Thearmystoppedfighting,frontierfortressesclosedandbusi-

nessandtravelingstopped.Relativesandfriendspresentedtoeachotherde-

liciousfood.IntheTangandSongDynasties,theWinterSolsticewasaday

tooffersacrificestoHeavenandancestors.Emperorswouldgotothesub-

urbstoworshiptheHeaven;whilecommonpeopleofferedsacrificestotheir

deceasedparentsorotherrelatives.TheQingDynasty(1644~1911)evenhad

therecordthat“theWinterSolsticeisasformalastheSpringFestival”,

showingthegreatimportanceattachedtothisday.InsomepartsofNorthernChina,peoplehavedumplingsouponthisday;whileresidentsofsomeotherplaceseatdumplings,sayingdoingsowill

keepthemfromfrostintheupcomingwinter.ButinpartsofSouthernChina,

thewholefamilywillgettogethertohaveamealmadeofred-beanand

glutinousrice(糯米)todriveawayghostsandotherevilthings.Inother

places,peoplealsoeattangyuan,akindofstuffedsmalldumplingballs

madeofglutinousriceflour.ThepeopleinTaiwanevenkeepthecustomof

offeringnine-layercakestotheirancestors.Theymakecakesintheshapeof

chicken,duck,tortoise,pig,coworsheepwithglutinousriceflourandsteam

themondifferentlayersofapot.Theseanimalsallsignifyauspiciousness

(吉利,吉祥)inChinesetradition.Afterthesacrificialceremony,thereisal-waysagrandbanquet.——http://china-corner.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1607(342words)1.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.TheWinterSolsticewascelebratedasafestivalintheSpringandAu-

tumnPeriod.B.TheWinterSolsticebecameafestivalduringtheTangandSongDynas-

ties.C.TheWinterSolsticeisadaytooffersacrificestoHeaven.D.ThepointoftheWinterSolsticeistheearliestofthe24seasonaldivision

points.2.Theunderlinedword“sundial”inthefirstparagraphrefersto

.A.themovementofthesunB.adevicewhichshowsthetimeasthesunmovesacrosstheskyC.akindoffoodeatenontheWinterSolsticeD.atoolforcommunicationintheSpringandAutumnPeriod3.TheWinterSolsticewasnotcelebratedasafestivalin

.A.theSongDynastyB.theHanDynastyC.theSpringandAutumnPeriodD.theQingDynasty4.ThefoodeatenbypeopleontheWinterSolsticeincludes

.A.glutinousriceB.dumplingsC.tangyuanD.alloftheabove5.ThepeopleinTaiwanmakecakesintheshapeofchicken,duck,tortoise,

pig,coworsheepbecause

.A.theyarealldeliciousB.theycansteamthemondifferentlayersofapotC.theyallsuggestapositiveandsuccessfulfutureD.theyarealllovelyanimalsTime

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minutesUnit4WesternandChineseEducationChineseImmigrants

Dilemma:ChineseEducationorWesternEducation?移民西方國家的中國人往往都會(huì)感受到與國內(nèi)教育的巨大差異。中西方教育的差異源于

二者國情、社會(huì)現(xiàn)狀等的不同。不能盲目追捧某一國的教育體制,必須結(jié)合自身的國情,取

其精華,加以改進(jìn)和發(fā)展,才能真正地提高教育水平。TherearemanyattractionstotheWesterneducationsystem.Itmolds1top

talentsinscience,business,artsandsportswithoutsacrificingthehappiness

ofchildhood.ForChineseimmigrants,theimageofthewesterndreamis

mucheasiertograspthanthereality.MostchildrenofChineseimmigrantsstudyinpublicschools.Westernpublic

schoolsaimtocultivate2informedcitizensbyprovidingthemwithabasic

educationonissuesofmorality3,cultureandgenerallife.①Apublicschool

educationcannotmeetthesamestandardsasanelite4educationintermsof

teachingequipment,facultyandworkintensity5.Withoutthepressureofhomeworkandexams,childreninpublicschoolsmayfeelmorerelaxedand

havemoretimeforleisure.Buttheiraspirations6mightrisenohigherthana

careerasacleaner,ataxidriver,acook,asupermarketcashier,asecurity

guard,afirefighter,oralibrarian.Thecivic7educationinwesternpublicschoolsmayseemverysuccessful.

However,forChineseparentswithdreamsofaplaceintheelite,it

shardto

accept—“DoweabandonasuccessfulcareerinChinaandstartfromzero

inastrangeplacejusttoseeourchildbecomeahappyordinaryworker?”Isthereanidealeducationplan?SomepeoplesuggestthatchildrenofChi-neseimmigrantscomebackandundergotheirprimaryeducationinChina,

sothatthechildrenhaveastrongacademicbase,andbebetteratmath.We

dohatethespoon-feeding8androtelearning9educationmodeinChina.

However,theoriental10educationprovideschildrenwithasolideducational

base,andespeciallyanobviousadvantageinhardcoursessuchasmath,

physicsandchemistry.ItalsohelpsthechildrentolearngoodChinese.

SpeakinggoodChineseisquicklybecomingaclearadvantageinwesternjob

markets.AftertheirprimaryeducationinChina,childrencancontinueto

studyabroadandtakeadvantageofawesterneducation.Isthistheidealed-

ucationplanforchildrenofChineseimmigrants?Choosetheeducationwhichbestsuits.AChinesemotherinCanadachoseto

sendhersontoChinafromthesecondyearofprimaryschool,andthen

havehimbackfromthefifthyear.Shesaysthatalthoughtherewereobvious

improvementsinhisChineseandmath,hisEnglishleveldroppedfast.It

tookalongtimeforhimtoreadapttotheneweducationalenvironment.

Thustheidealeducationplanmaynotexist.Thetwoeducationsystemshave

bothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Wecanonlychoosetheonewhichsuits

usbetter.Whenpeoplemovetoanewculture,iftheyintendtostayasafamily,theyshouldimmerse11theirchildreninthenewculturesothatthey

llfitinwith

themodernsociety.ThekidsofimmigrantsinCanadagenerallyattendordi-

narystateelementaryschools,whichcanbesupplemented12byonedaya

weekataspecialChineseschool.IfthefamilyisgoingtoreturntoChina

verysoon,theycanalsojustattendaChineseschool,butthekidswillbeless

internationallybroadened.IntheChineseeducationsystem,everychildiscultivatedtoreachthetop.

Only10percentofthemwillsucceed—thereisroomatthetopforonlya

smallnumberofpeople.However,Chinaprovidesitsparentswithadream,andanequalchanceforeveryonetoreceiveaneliteeducation.TheWestern

system,whichprovidesaneliteeducationtoonlyasmallnumberofpeople,

canbeagoodchoiceforparentsofamorerelaxeddisposition13.②Parents

willhavetheopportunitytoraisetheirchildreninaccordancewiththeirown

talentsandwishes.——From

http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/thread-903981-1-1.html(602words)Notes①Westernpublicschoolsaimtocultivateinformedcitizensbyproviding

themwithabasiceducationonissuesofmorality,cultureandgenerallife.西方公立學(xué)校致力于通過基礎(chǔ)教育,從道德、文化和日常生活方面培養(yǎng)

見多識(shí)廣的公民。②TheWesternsystem,whichprovidesaneliteeducationtoonlyasmallnumberofpeople,canbeagoodchoiceforparentsofamorerelaxeddispo-

sition.西方的教育體制雖然只給少數(shù)人提供精英教育,但對(duì)思想開明的家長來

說,是一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的選擇。ExercisesⅠ.There

are

five

questions

or

unfinished

statements

based

on

the

passage.

For

each

of

them

choose

the

best

answer

from

the

four

choices

marked

A,B,

C

and

D.1.Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonwhypublicschooleducation

cannotcultivatesocialelites?A.Teachingequipment.B.Nopressureofhomework.C.Basiceducationalsystem.D.Teachingfaculty.2.Inparagraph4,theunderlinedpart“rotelearning”probablymeans

.A.hardworkingB.difficultlearningC.regularlearningD.memorizationbyrepetition3.ChildrenofChineseimmigrantssometimesreturntoChinaforprimarye-

ducationsoastolay

.A.afirmculturalfoundationB.anadvantageinlearningmodeC.asolidacademicfoundationD.writingability4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbebestusedtodescribethewriter

sat-

titudetowards“theidealeducationplan”?A.positiveB.negativeC.ambivalentD.neutral5.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph6that

.A.childrenofimmigrantsshouldattendlocalschoolsforprimaryeducation.B.childrenofimmigrantsshouldmakeendeavortoovercomethecultural

barrier.C.parentsofimmigrants

childrenshouldhelptheirkidsimprovetheirlan-

guageskills.D.forchildrenofimmigrants,attendingChineseschoolsisagoodchoice.Ⅱ.Fill

in

the

blanks

in

the

following

sentences,using

the

words

or

phrases

given

below.Change

the

form

where

necessary.

moralityaspirationsupplementimmersecultivateensiveimmigrantinaccordancewithsolid1.Wesweatalotinsummer;therefore,weshould

some

salt.2.Wemustworkhardto

inyoungpeopletherevolutionaryspir-

itoflearningdiligentlyandtakingpleasureinhelpingothers.3.HeisaDemocraticnomineewith

supportfromthemembersofhisownparty.4.Thisisashowthatfeaturesconversationsaboutspirituality,

,

arts,cultureandethics.5.Theschemehasbeenrevised

theopinionsofthemasses.6.Every

,bytakinganoathofallegiancetotheUnitedStatesof

America,becomesjustasmuchanAmericanasthepresident.7.Theywillreceive

trainingbeforetheystarttoworkinthiscompany.8.Hehasneverhadany

toearnalotofmoneyforhisfamily.9.Hisexperienceinthearmyhad

andcoloredhiswholelife.10.YoushouldloveChina,

yourselfinChinesecultureandeven

learntochangeyourwayofthinking.Ⅲ.Translate

the

following

Chinese

sentences

into

English..1.西方教育體制培育了大量文科和理科的尖端人才。2.公立學(xué)校教育無法在教學(xué)設(shè)備和教職員工方面達(dá)到精英教育的標(biāo)

準(zhǔn)。3.人們不贊成填鴨式和死記硬背式的教育模式。4.在異國,移民們應(yīng)該讓自己的孩子沉浸于新的文化之中,以便融入現(xiàn)代

社會(huì)。SectionAIn

this

section,you

are

going

to

read

a

passage

with

ten

statements

attached

to

it.Each

statement

contains

information

given

in

one

of

the

paragraphs.I-

dentify

the

paragraph

from

which

the

information

is

derived.You

may

choose

a

paragraph

more

than

once.Each

paragraph

is

mar