美國(guó)社會(huì)與文化復(fù)習(xí)題(編輯修改稿)
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【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 hanksgiving Day: The fourth Thursday in November, Celebrating a Harvest of tradition. The theme has always been peace and plenty.Christmas:December25 ,a joyful religious holiday when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus ChristSanta Claus: in folklore, a fat, bearded old man in a red suit who lives at the North Pole and brings children presents at Christmas。III True or False1. (F) Americans observe the Labor Day on the same day as the Chinese.2. (F) On New Years Eve, Americans usually stay at home and enjoy a family reunion.IV Answer the following question1. What is the origin of Thanksgiving Day?US EducationI Fill in the blanks.1. Education in the United States is provided mainly by government, with control and funding ing from three levels: federal, state, and local.4. American educational system gives it students three kind of courses. They are general education courses, required courses and elective . 5. Most American attend twelve years of primary and secondary school , with a secondary school diploma or certificate, a student can enter college or university.6. Study at college or university leading to the Bachelor’s Degree is known as undergraduate education. Study beyond the Bachelor’s Degree is known as graduate school or postgraduate education .7. Historically, higher education in the US was the way for an individual to enter a profession .II Choose the most appropriate answer to each question or statement.1. The first American leader who suggested creating a system of free schools for all persons that would be publicly supported through taxes wasA. George WashingtonB. Thomas JeffersonC. John AdamsD. James Madison2. The national system of formal education in the United States differs from education systems of other Western counties in _____ .A. educational institutions are primarily governed by federal ones.B. American education put emphasis on high educationC. People who receive formal education constitute relatively small percentageD. The United States has no national system or national curriculum3. All of the following is true about American education EXCEPT ______ .A. Most Children begin elementary education with kindergarten and finish secondary education with twelfth gradeB. Unlike most other industrialized countries, the US does not have a centralized educational system on the national scale.C. Junior high school usually includes grades six and eight.D. Schooling is pulsory for all children in the US, and the age for which school attendance is required is the same in all states.4. Which of the following is true about the difference between private and public schools?A. Private schools are schools that are provided by federal funding while public schools are provided by state funding.B. Attending public school is pulsory while attending private school is of personal choice.C. Attending private school demands families pay tuition while public schools are free.D. Only public school could lead to the undergraduate education.5. Elementary and secondary education in the US covers _____ years.A. 9B. 11C. 12D. 146. Higher education in the US began with founding of _____ in 1636.A. Harvard UniversityB. Harvard CollegeC. William and Mary CollegeD. Stanford University7. Which of the following is unlikely to provide graduated studies?A. A state universityB. An institute of technologyC. A professional schoolD. A technical institute8. Students who want to study laws in the US must first obtain a _____ .A. high school diplomaB. bachelor’s degreeC. coeducationalD. publicly supported by taxesIII Judge whether each statement is true(T) or false(F).1. (T) In the colonial period, instruction of religion was mon in both schools and colleges in America, and education was still a luxury instead of priority.2. (F) School curricula, funding, teaching, and other policies are all set by the federal government.3. (T) Higher education in the US has now bee a right rather than privilege.4. (T) The ideal of equality of opportunity is fully realized in education in the US.5. (T) American schools stress cultivating students’ independent thinking rather than the memorization of facts.6. (T) Special professions such as medicine, law, or public school administration in the US require graduate degrees.7. (F) American public schools are supported by taxes and controlled by the federal government.8. (T)The philosophy of pragmatism is a guiding principle of the American education practice.V Explain each item in your own wordsIvy League including 8 universities, namely Brown University, Colu
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