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Goal of American Education
Education is all enormous and expensive part of American life. Its size is matched by its variety.
Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other
countries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyone—not just
for a privileged elite. Schools ale expected to meet the needs of every child, regardless
of ability,and also the needs of society itself．This means that public schools offer more
than academic subjects．It surprises many people when t11ey 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 languages．Students choose their curricula depending on their interests，future goals，and level of ability．The underlying goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities，and to give each one a sense of civic and community consciousness。．
Schools have traditionally played an important role in creating national unity and
“Americanizing”the millions of immigrants who have poured into this country from many
different backgrounds and origins. Schools still play a large role in the community, especially in the small towns．
The approach to teaching may seem unfamiliar to many, not only because it is informal，
but also because there is not much emphasis on learning facts．Instead，Americans try to
teach their children toⅡ1ink for themselves and to develop their own intellectual and
creative abilities．Students spend much time，learning how to use resource materials libraries, statistics and computers．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．Knowing how to solve problems is considered more important than the
accumulation of facts．
This is America’s answer to the searching question that thoughtful parents all over the world are asking themselves in the fast-moving time：“How Can one prepare today’s child for a tomorrow that one can neither predict nor understand?”
词汇：
privileged adj．享有特权的
elite n．精英，精华
curricula n．课程
underlying adj．潜在的
reason v．推理
练习：
1．Which of the following best states the goal of American education?
A)To teach every learner some practical skills．
B)To provide every learner 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 that
A)all high-school students take the same courses．
B)every high?school student must take some practical ability training courses．
C)every public school offers the same academic subjects．
D)the subjects every student takes may vary．
3．American schools place great emphasis on the learner’S
A)enrichment of knowledge．
B)accumulation of facts．
C)acquisition of the ability to be creative．
D)acquisition of the ability to work with his hands．
4．According to the passage，American education meets the needs of all the following
EXCEPT
A)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 child’s abilities to the fullest extent
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How One Simple Movement Can Let Slip the Secrets of the Mind
Body language is the quiet，secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 per cent of what we really mean while words themselves only express 7 per cent．So，while your mouth is closed，just what is your body saying…
Alms． _1_ If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back，this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way． _2_ If someone upsets you，just cross your arms to show you’re unhappy!
Head．When you want to appear confident，keep your head level．If you are monitor in class，you cart also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously． _3_
Legs．Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies．If you are at interviews，try to keep them still!
Posture．A good posture makes you feel better about yourself． _4_ This makes breathing more difficult，which in turn can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable．
Mouth．When you are thinking，you often purse your lips．You might also use this position to hoId back all angry comment you don’t wish to show． _5_
词汇：
posture /n．姿势
purse／vt．皱缩；皱拢
inwards／adv．向内
outgoing／adj．开朗的
receptive／adj．善于接受的，能接纳的
A If you are feeling down，you normally don’t sit straight，with your shoulders inwards．
B If you are pleased，you usually open your eyes wide and people Can notice this．
C Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements，while quieter people keep them close to their bodies．
D How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet．
E However, it will probably still be noticed，and people will know you’re not pleased．
F However, to be friendly in listening or speaking，you must move your head a little to one side．
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A Health Profile
A health profile is a portrait of all of the factors that influence your health．To draw your health profile，you will __1__what diseases run in your family, what health hazards you may be exposed to __2__ work，how your daily __3__ compares to the recommended standards，how much time per week you __4__ exercising and what type of exercise you engage__5__，how stressful your work and family environments are，what kinds of illnesses you get regularly, and__6__or not you have any one of a number of addictions．__7__this portrait，your should have a checkup to determine how your blood， heart，and lungs are functioning．This checkup will serve __8__ a baseline，to which you can then compare later tests．
__9__this profile is thoroughly drawn，you can begin to think about setting health
priorities based__10__ your particular portrait．For example，if you drink two martinis
every evening，have a high-stress__11__，are overweight，smoke a pack of cigarettes a day,