职称英语综合类阅读理解第十八篇GoalofAmericanEducation逐句翻译

1、GoalofAmericanEducation美国教育的目标EducationisanenormousandexpensivepartofAmericanlife.教育是美国人的生活中很重要的一部分，开销也大。Itssizeismatchedbyitsvariety.其规模弘大，种类多样。DifferencesinAmericanschoolscomparedwiththosefoundinthemajorityofothercountrieslieinthefactthateducationherehaslongbeenintendedforeveryonenotjustforaprivil

2、egedelite.与其余大部分国家对比，美国教育的不一样在于美国教育是为每个人设置的不不过为享有特权的优等生。Schoolsareexpectedtomeettheneedsofeverychild,regardlessofability,学校是要知足每个孩子的需要，无论其能力如何，andalsotheneedsofsocietyitself.同时也要知足社会自己的需求。Thismeansthatpublicschoolsoffermorethanacademicsubjects.这意味着公立学校供给的教育不仅限于学术方面的课程。Itsurprisesmanypeoplewhentheyco

3、meheretofindhighschoolsofferingsuchcoursesastyping,sewing,radiorepair,computerprogrammingordrivertraining,alongwithtraditionalacademicsubjectssuchasmathematics,history,andlanguages.好多人到达美国以后会惊讶地发现，高中除了供给传统课程，比如：数学、历史和语言以外，他们还供给一些课程如打字、缝纫、无线电修理、计算机课程或驾驶训练课程。Studentschoosetheircurriculadependingonthei

4、rinterests,futuregoals,andlevelofability.学生选择课程是依据个人爱好、目标以及能力水平。TheunderlyinggoalofAmericaneducationistodevelopeverychildtotheutmostofhisorherownpossibilities,美国教育的潜伏目标是将每一个孩子的能力最充分地发挥出来，andtogiveeachoneasenseofcivicandcommunityconsciousness.培育每一个孩子的公民和社区觉醒感。Schoolshavetraditionallyplayedanimportant

5、roleincreatingnationalunityand“Americanizing”themillionsofimmigrantswhohavepouredintothiscountryfrommanydifferentbackgroundsandorigins.传统上,学校在成立民族团结以及使移民者美国化双方面起侧重要作用。不计其数的移民者涌入这个国家，他们的出身背景不一样。Schoolsstillplayalargeroleinthecommunity,especiallyinthesmalltowns.在社区中，特别在小城镇，学校仍旧起侧重要作用。Theapproachtoteac

6、hingmayseemunfamiliartomany,notonlybecauseitisinformal,美国的教课方法看起来仿佛也很陌生关于很多人，不单由于这类教课方法不正式，butalsobecausethereisnotmuchemphasisonlearningfacts.并且不把要点放在学习详细知识上。Instead,Americanstrytoteachtheirchildrentothinkforthemselvesandtodeveloptheirownintellectualandcreativeabilities.相反，美国人教孩子独立思考，教他们自己去开发自己的智慧以

7、及创建能力。Studentsspendmuchtime,learninghowtouseresourcematerials,libraries,statisticsandcomputers.学生花好多时间学习如何使用参照资料、图书室、数据以及计算机。Americansbelievethatifchildrenaretaughttoreasonwellandtoresearchwell,theywillbeabletofindwhateverfactstheyneedthroughouttherestoftheirlives.美国人以为只需孩子拥有好的推理能力，好的研究方法，他们就能在此后找到自

8、己所需的详细知识。Knowinghowtosolveproblemsisconsideredmoreimportantthantheaccumulationoffacts.他们还以为懂得如何解决问题比累积事实更重要。ThisisAmericasanswertothesearchingquestion上述的教课方法正是美国对这一问题的回答。thatthoughtfulparentsallovertheworldareaskingthemselvesinthefast-movingtime:在这个变化万千的时代里，全球仔细的父亲母亲都在思虑一个尖利而深刻的问题：“Howcanonepreparet

9、odayschildforatomorrowthatonecanneitherpredictnorunderstand”“如何为孩子的明日做准备呢孩子的明日既不可以料想也不可以理解。”1.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesthegoalofAmericaneducationA.Toteacheverylearnersomepracticalskills.B.Toprovideeverylearnerwithrichknowledge.C.Togiveeverystudenttheopportunitytofullydevelophis/herability.D.Totr

10、aineverystudenttobearesponsiblecitizen.2.ItisimpliedinthepassagethatA.allhigh-schoolstudentstakethesamecourses.B.everyhigh-schoolstudentmusttakesomepracticalabilitytrainingcourses.C.everypublicschooloffersthesameacademicsubjects.D.thesubjecteverystudenttakesmayvary.Americanschoolsplacegreatemphasiso

11、nthelearnersA.enrichmentofknowledge.B.accumulationoffacts.C.acquisitionoftheabilitytobecreative.D.acquisitionoftheabilitytoworkwithhishands.4.Accordingtothepassage,AmericaneducationmeetstheneedsofallthefollowingEXCEPTA.thebrighteststudents.B.theslowstudents.C.thestudentsfromforeigncountries.D.theimmigrants.5.WhichofthefollowingbeststatesthefeatureofAmericaneducationthatmakesitdifferentfromeducationinothercountriesA.Thelargenumberofitsschools.B.Thevarietyofthecoursesofferedinitsschools.C.Itsspecialconsiderationgiventoimmigrants.D.Itsunderlyinggoaltodevelopeverychildsabilit