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Mostpeopleagreethatthedirect,assertive(过分自信的)Americanpersonalityisavirtue,butitsometimessurprisesforeigners.Inmanycultures,respectforolderpeopleorthoseinpositionsofauthoritykeepsothersfromexpressingtheirtruefeelings.ButintheU.S,childrenoftenarguewiththeirparents,studentsmaydisagreewiththeirteachers,andcitizensmayexpressoppositiontotheactionsofthegovernment.Ifthesouphasaflyinitorthemeatistootoughtochew,thedinercancomplaintothewaiter,ifthebossmakesamistake,anemployeewillpolitelypointitout.
SomestraighttalkabouttheAmericancharactermustincludetheadmissionthatAmericanshavetheirfaults.TheextremelycompetitivenatureofAmericansisprobablytheirworstfault.Ofcourse,competitionisn’talwaysbad.Asamatteroffact,itpromotesexcellencebyencouragingindividualsandbusinessestotrytodotheirbest.Butthedesiretogetaheadofotherssometimescausespeopletodothingsthatareunkindandevendishonest.Also,Americansadmirewhatispractical,fast,efficient,andfresh.Sometimestheyfailtounderstandandappreciatepracticesthathavegreaterrespectformoretraditional,leisurelywaysofdoingthings.Ontheotherhand,peoplefromotherculturesmaydislikethepractical,challengingAmericanlifestyle.
Despiteculturedifferences,mostforeignersgiveAmericanscreditfortheirvirtues.Americansaregenerallyviewedasfriendly,adaptable,energetic,andkindhearted.MostnewcomerstotheU.S.likeAmericans,andthefeelingisusuallymutual.PerhapsthegreatestAmericanvirtueisadeepinterestinnewideasandnewpeople.Inanationofimmigrants,theforeignerdoesnotremainanoutsiderforlong.
56.Inordertoshowtherespectforolderpeople,..
A.peoplefromsomeothercultureswillalwaysexpresstheirtruefeeling
B.peoplefromsomeotherculturesmaysometimeshidetheirtruefeeling
C.Americansalwaysshowtheirtruefeelings
D.Americansusuallyarguewiththem
57.WhyistheextremelycompetitivenatureconsideredasoneofAmericanfaults?
A.Becausepeoplefromotherculturesfearcompetition.
B.BecauseonlyAmericanpeopleownit.
C.Becauseitwillmakepeopleforgetleisure.
D.Becauseitmaysometimesurgepeopletodosomethingbad.
58.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat..
A.Americanpeoplearemorecriticalofeverythingthanpeoplefromothercultures
B.theauthorbelievesthatAmericancharacterhasmorefaultsthanvirtues
C.theauthoradmiresAmericanvirtuesastheyareviewedascompetitiveandantitraditional
D.itisdifficultfornewcomerstogetonwithAmericans
59.Thepassagemainlytalksabout..
A.AmericanvirtuesB.AmericancharactersC.AmericanfaultsD.Americanlifestyles
B
TheUnitedStatesistryingtoimproveaneducationsystemthatproducesmillionsofcitizenswhocannotread,write,oradd—letalonefindingtheircountryonamap.
InhisfirstStateofUnionmessagesincetakingofficeayearago,PresidentGeorgeBushpromisedtowipeoutilliteracy(文盲)inthenextdecadeanddeclaredthat“bytheyear2008,U.Sstudentsmustbefirstintheworldinmathandscienceachievements.”Theyhavealongwaytogo.Americanstudentswereplaced14thinarecentgeneralsciencetestconductedin16countries.Inaseparatesurveyofchemistrystudents,theUnitedStatescame12outof14.Inamathematicstest,theywerelast.AccordingtoBush,thereare17millionilliteratesinthiscountryof245millionpeople.Otherestimatesputthenumberashighas23million.Inpercentageterms,thatrankstheUnitedStatesalongsideNicaraguaandbelowCuba.“Thisnation,”BushsaidinhisStateoftheUnionaddress,“willnotacceptanythingbutexcellentineducation.”Bush,whohasdeclaredhimself“Educationpresident”,andseniorofficialsofhisadministrationarewarningthattheUnitedStateswillbeunabletocompeteintheworldwithoutaneducatedworkforce.
Howtoincreaseeducationalstandardsisamatterofdebateinacountrywhoseschoolshavenouniformnationalcurriculumandaresubjecttoaconfusingvarietyofstateandlocalcontrols.Mostexpertsthinkthattheproblemliesattheelementaryandhighschool'
levelsratherthanwithuniversities-buteventheirgraduatesshowhugegapsingeneralknowledge.AmongtherootcausesmostfrequentlymentionedineducationdebatesisthelowrespectinwhichU.S.societyholdsteachers-incontrasttoJapanandGermany.InJapanteachingisaprofessionofhighprestige(威望)andhighpay.IntheUnitedStatesteachersarenearthebottomofthesociety.
60.By“theUnitedStatescame12outof14”(Para.2),theauthormeans.
A.theUnitedStatesranked12thnot14thinthechemistrytest
B.theUnitedStatesranked12thinthechemistrytestconductedby14countries
C.theUnitedStatesprogressedfrom14thto