When I was studying at Yale, some phenomena puzzled me greatly. I found that Chinese students or Asian students were very polite in class while American students often interrupted the professor, asking questions and dominating the discussion. The Chinese students were not as aggressive as American students.
I was impressed by the role of the professor in the seminar(讨论会). The professor didn’t act as an authority, giving final conclusions, but as a reseac her looking for answers to questions together with the students. One lingui stic(语言的) feature of his interacting with his students was that he used many modal(情态的) verbs—far more than I did in Beiwai. When answering questions, he usually said, This is my personal opinion and it could be wrong. or You could be right, but you might find this point of view also interesting.
In China, authorities are always supposed to give wise decisions and correct di rections. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to th e question. I still remember how frustrated they were when foreign teachers did not provide such an answer. Their expectations from authorities are much higher than that of American students. Once the Chinese students got the answer, they w ere sure about it.
Education in China is valued for united thinking. I remember American teachers who taught in our university complaining about the fact that Chinese students u niformly expressed the same idea in their English composition. The examinations in America usually do not test a student’s ability to memorize the material but his ability to analyze and solve problems. Education in America is valued not on ly as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing critical thinking.
31.In the USA, when the students are in class, ____.
A.a Chinese student tends to be very active B.an American student likes to make trouble
C.a Chinese student likes to puzzle the teacher D.an American student tends to be vigorous
32.A teacher in the USA prefers to ____ when he answers questions.
A.be very sincere B.be very direct
C.be very self confident D.be very indifferent
33.What is the opinion of the author concerning the difference of teachin g methods between China and the USA?
A.He thinks that Chinese teaching metods can make students learn more.
B.He holds that the major purpose of Chinese teaching methods is to impro ve students’ remembrance.
C.He thinks that American teaching is ability oriented.
D.He holds that American teachers hate to give a test.
34.The author thinks that the relationship between the student and the te acher is ____.
A.more intimate in China B.closer in China C.looser in USA D.more harmonious in USA
35.The education in USA may produce some ____ graduates.
A.talkative B.conventional C.creative D.imaginative
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31.答案D。在文章中找到有关的细节为解此题的关键。从文章第一段的最后两句可得知中国留学生在课堂上表现很有礼貌和节制，而美国学生则非常主动和活跃。据此看D项 美国学生经 常表现得非常活跃，正是我们与作者得出的结论，所以是选项无疑。解答此题也给了我们一个启示：某些干扰项迷惑性很大，不能一眼识别，所以在选择时可能需要进行反复比较思考 ，方能断定其正确与否。
32.答案A。文章第二段是解答问题的关键。此段主要谈论 美国教授在上课时扮演的是与学生平等的角色，并介绍了这种情况的种种表现。现在，我们来看选项。A项 非常诚恳，符合事实，先标出，看有没有更合适的。B项非常直接，显然不对，即使 美国老师语气委婉，也只是不直接。C项意为非常自信，文章没有提到这一点，也不能选。再看D项非常冷淡，更是荒谬。这样也就只能选A。
33.答案C。解答此类题目，首先也必须象解答有关文章主要内容题目一样，首先应掌握全文的主旨和大意，据此才能在理解作者观点时，不致管中窥豹，以致偏颇。迅速通读全文，可知作者意在抨击中国教育方式的弊端。这样，作者的观点也就昭然若揭了。现在看选项。C项美国教育重在培养学生能力。 作者在对中国教育抨击的同时，也对美国教育的某些做法表示赞成，而这一点正是作者对美国教育考查后得出的结论之一，所以正确。
34.答案D。推理(断)题属于要求较高的题型。它要求学生不仅能正确理解文章(或某些细节)，也要能据此进一步推测其中暗含的意思。D项说美国师生之间关系和谐，正合作者的看法，所以只能选D。
35.答案C。此题的问题太宽泛，只能根据选项，结合文章，进行取舍。C项是具有创造力的，美国平 等式的、自由、宽松的教育方式，鼓励学生培养独立分析、解决问题的能力，这样培养出来的学生势必多具有创造力，符合事实。所以选项为C。
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