45  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness, A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

     This book has been designed to help you capitalize  46  the strength and overcome the  47  that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now.  48  we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49  shills. However, to begain with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your  50  , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

    45  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness, A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

     This book has been designed to help you capitalize  46  the strength and overcome the  47  that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now.  48  we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49  shills. However, to begain with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your  50  , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

    45  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness, A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

     This book has been designed to help you capitalize  46  the strength and overcome the  47  that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now.  48  we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49  shills. However, to begain with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your  50  , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

    45  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness, A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

     This book has been designed to help you capitalize  46  the strength and overcome the  47  that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now.  48  we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49  shills. However, to begain with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your  50  , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

    45  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness, A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

     This book has been designed to help you capitalize  46  the strength and overcome the  47  that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now.  48  we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49  shills. However, to begain with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your  50  , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

    45  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness, A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

     This book has been designed to help you capitalize  46  the strength and overcome the  47  that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now.  48  we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49  shills. However, to begain with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your  50  , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

    45  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness, A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

     This book has been designed to help you capitalize  46  the strength and overcome the  47  that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now.  48  we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49  shills. However, to begain with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your  50  , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

    45  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness, A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

     This book has been designed to help you capitalize  46  the strength and overcome the  47  that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now.  48  we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49  shills. However, to begain with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your  50  , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

    45  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness, A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

     This book has been designed to help you capitalize  46  the strength and overcome the  47  that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now.  48  we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49  shills. However, to begain with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your  50  , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

    45  the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness, A book keeper who can't add or a carpenter who can't cut a straight line with a saw is hopeless cases.

     This book has been designed to help you capitalize  46  the strength and overcome the  47  that you bring to the job of learning. But in group to measure your development, you must first take stock of where you stand now.  48  we get further along in the book, we'll be dealing in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 49  shills. However, to begain with, you should pause to examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your  50  , your reading and communication skills, and your study habits.

In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the size of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the cost of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them financially dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home. The break up of the family occurs when the parents divorce. A lot of children in the U.S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result in problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the children’s emotional and psychological needs while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and leaves very little time for the parent’s own personal interests. Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs indicate that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining. The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are. 

To parents who take the responsibility for children's expenses， the cost of living increases because  51  .

In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the size of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the cost of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them financially dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home. The break up of the family occurs when the parents divorce. A lot of children in the U.S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result in problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the children’s emotional and psychological needs while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and leaves very little time for the parent’s own personal interests. Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs indicate that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining. The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.

What problems would broken families bring to both children and parents?

In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the size of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the cost of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them financially dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home. The break up of the family occurs when the parents divorce. A lot of children in the U.S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result in problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the children’s emotional and psychological needs while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and leaves very little time for the parent’s own personal interests. Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs indicate that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining. The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.

 According to the author, the situations of American families in the future may  53  .

In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the size of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the cost of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them financially dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home. The break up of the family occurs when the parents divorce. A lot of children in the U.S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result in problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the children’s emotional and psychological needs while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and leaves very little time for the parent’s own personal interests. Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs indicate that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining. The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.

The title of the article might be  54  .

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 researcher looking for answers to questions together with the students. One linguistic (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 Beiwei. 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 directions. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to the 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 were 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 uniformly 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 only as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing critical thinking. 

In the USA, when the students are in class,  55 .

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 researcher looking for answers to questions together with the students. One linguistic (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 Beiwei. 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 directions. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to the 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 were 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 uniformly 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 only as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing critical thinking. 

A teacher in the USA prefers to  56 when he answers questions.

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 researcher looking for answers to questions together with the students. One linguistic (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 Beiwei. 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 directions. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to the 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 were 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 uniformly 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 only as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing critical thinking. 

What is the opinion of the author concerning the difference of teaching methods between China and the USA?

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 researcher looking for answers to questions together with the students. One linguistic (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 Beiwei. 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 directions. Therefore, students always expect the professor to give an answer to the 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 were 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 uniformly 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 only as a means to obtain employment but as a process of enhancing critical thinking. 

The author thinks that the relationship between the student and the teacher is  58  .

With a tremendous roar from its rocket engine, the satellite is sent up into the sky. Minutes later, at an altitude of 300 miles, this tiny electronic moon begins to orbit about the earth. Its radio begins to transmit an astonishing amount of information about the satellite's orbital path, the amount of radiation it detects, and the presence of meteorites. Information of all kinds races back to the earth. No human being could possibly copy down all these facts, much less remember and organize them. But an electronic computer can. The marvel of the machine age, the electronic computer has been in use only since 1946. It can do simple computations - add, subtract, multiply and divide - with lightning speed and perfect accuracy. Some computers can work 500,000 times faster than any person can.

Once it is given a "program" - that is, a carefully worked out set of instructions devised by a technician trained in computer language - a computer can gather a wide range of information for many purposes. For the scientist it can get information from outer space or from the depth of the ocean; business and industry the computer prepares factory inventories, keeps track of sales trends and production needs, mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls. It can keep bank accounts up to date and make out electric bills. If you are planning a trip by plane, the computer will find out what to take and what space is available.

Not only can the computer gather facts, it can also store them as fast as they are gathered and can pour them out whenever they are needed. The computer is really a high powered "memory machine that "has all the answers" - or almost all. Besides gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems that once took months for people to do. At times computers seem almost human. They can "read" hand printed letters, play chess, compose music, write plays and even design other computers. Is it any wonder that they are sometimes called "thinking" machines?

Even though they are taking over some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains, computers are not replacing us at least not yet. Our brain has more than 10 million cells. A computer has only a few hundred thousand parts. For some time to come, then, we can safely say that our brains are at least 10,000 times more complex than a computer. How we use them is for us, not the computer, to decide.

“Program” means ____.

With a tremendous roar from its rocket engine, the satellite is sent up into the sky. Minutes later, at an altitude of 300 miles, this tiny electronic moon begins to orbit about the earth. Its radio begins to transmit an astonishing amount of information about the satellite's orbital path, the amount of radiation it detects, and the presence of meteorites. Information of all kinds races back to the earth. No human being could possibly copy down all these facts, much less remember and organize them. But an electronic computer can. The marvel of the machine age, the electronic computer has been in use only since 1946. It can do simple computations - add, subtract, multiply and divide - with lightning speed and perfect accuracy. Some computers can work 500,000 times faster than any person can.

Once it is given a "program" - that is, a carefully worked out set of instructions devised by a technician trained in computer language - a computer can gather a wide range of information for many purposes. For the scientist it can get information from outer space or from the depth of the ocean; business and industry the computer prepares factory inventories, keeps track of sales trends and production needs, mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls. It can keep bank accounts up to date and make out electric bills. If you are planning a trip by plane, the computer will find out what to take and what space is available.

Not only can the computer gather facts, it can also store them as fast as they are gathered and can pour them out whenever they are needed. The computer is really a high powered "memory machine that "has all the answers" - or almost all. Besides gathering and storing information, the computer can also solve complicated problems that once took months for people to do. At times computers seem almost human. They can "read" hand printed letters, play chess, compose music, write plays and even design other computers. Is it any wonder that they are sometimes called "thinking" machines?

Even though they are taking over some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains, computers are not replacing us at least not yet. Our brain has more than 10 million cells. A computer has only a few hundred thousand parts. For some time to come, then, we can safely say that our brains are at least 10,000 times more complex than a computer. How we use them is for us, not the computer, to decide.

The computer is a high powered "memory" machine, which____.