1、Goal of American Education 美國教育的目標Education is an enormous and expensive part of American life.教育是美國人的生活中很重要的一部分，花銷也大。 Its size is matched by its variety.其規模宏大，種類多樣。Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other countries lie in the fact that education here has lo

2、ng been intended for everyone not just for a privileged elite. 與其他大多數國家相比，美國教育的不同在于美國教育是為每一個人設置的"不只是為享 有特權的優等生。Schools are expected to meet the needs of every child, regardless of ability,學校是要滿足每個孩子的需要，不論其能力如何， and also the needs of society itself.同時也要滿足社會本身的需 求。 This means that public schools

3、offer more than academic subjects. 這意味著公立學校提供的教育不只限于學術方面的課程。It surprises many people when they come here to find high schools offering such courses as typing, sewing, radio repair, computer programming or driver training, along with traditional academic subjects such as mathematics, history, and lan

4、guages. 很多人來到美國之后會吃驚地發現， 高中除了提供傳統課程，例如：數學、歷史和語言之外，他們還提供一些課程如打字、縫紉、無線電修理、計算機課程或駕駛訓練課程。Students choose their curricula depending on their interests, future goals, and level of ability.學生選擇課程是根據個人喜好、目標以及能力水平。 The underlying goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or he

5、r own possibilities, 美 國教育的潛在目標是將每一個孩子的能力最充分地發揮出來，and to give each one a sense of civic and community consciousness.培養每一個孩子的公民和社區覺悟感。Schools have traditionally played an important role in creating national unity and “Americanizing” the millions of immigrants who have poured into this country from ma

6、ny different backgrounds and origins. 傳統上,學校在建立民族團結以及 使移民者美國化兩方面起著重大作用。成千上萬的移民者涌入這個國家，他們的出身背景不同。Schools still play a large role in the community, especially in the small towns.在社區中，尤其在小城鎮，學校仍然起著重要作用。The approach to teaching may seem unfamiliar to many, not only because it is informal,美國的教學方法看起來似乎也很陌

7、生對于許多人，不僅因為這種教學方法不正式，but also because there is not much emphasis on learning facts. 而且不把重點放在學 習具體知識上。Instead, Americans try to teach their children to think for themselves and to develop their own intellectual and creative abilities. 相反，美國人教孩子獨立思考，教他們自己去開發自己的智慧以及創造能力。Students spend much time, learni

8、ng how to use resource materials, libraries, statistics and computers. 學 生花很多時間學習怎樣使用參考資料、圖書館、數據以及計算機。Americans believe that if children are taught to reason well and to research well, they will be able to find whatever facts they need throughout the rest of their lives.美國人認為只要孩子具有好的 推理能力，好的研究方法，他們就

9、能在以后找到自己所需的具體知識。 Knowing how to solve problems is considered more important than the accumulation of facts.他們還認為懂得怎樣解決 問題比積累事實更重要。This is America's answer to the searching question 上述的教學方法正是美國對這一問題 的回答。 that thoughtful parents all over the world are asking themselves in the fast-moving time: 在這個

10、變化萬千的時代里，全世界細心的父母都在思考一個尖銳而深刻的問題：“How can one prepare today's child for a tomorrow that one can neither predict nor understand?”“怎樣為孩子的明天做準備呢？孩子的明天既不能預料也不能理解。”1. Which of the following best states the goal of American education?A. To teach every learner some practical skills.B. To provide every l

11、earner with rich knowledge.C. To give every student the opportunity to fully develop his/her ability.D. To train every student to be a responsible citizen.2. It is implied in the passage thatA. all high-school students take the same courses.B. every high-school student must take some practical abili

12、ty training courses.C. every public school offers the same academic subjects.D. the subject every student takes may vary.3. American schools place great emphasis on the learner'sA. enrichment of knowledge.B. accumulation of facts.C. acquisition of the ability to be creative.D. acquisition of the

13、 ability to work with his hands.4. According to the passage, American education meets the needs of all the following EXCEPTA. the brightest students.B. the slow students.C. the students from foreign countries.D. the immigrants.5. Which of the following best states the feature of American education that makes it different from education in other countries?A. The large number of its schools.B. The variety of the courses offered in its schools.C. Its special consideration given to immigrants.D. Its underlying goal to develop every c