Unit 4 Adversity and Courage Learning about Language课时练习（原卷版+解析版）-2022-2023学年高二英语下学期同步精品课堂（人教版2019选择性必修第三册）

Unit 4 Adversity and Courage Learning about Language课时练习（原卷版） 1、 根据句意和中文提示完成句子。 1. The museum is holding an （展览），where you will see many works by artists. （有影响力的） 2. The book is an of a series of lectures given last year. （扩充） 3. My watch is still under (保修期），so they’ll repair it for free. 4. He his life savings in his daughter’s business. （投资） 5.We all long for peace.（永久的） 二、阅读理解。 　　In a society such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious and cultural differences, people highly value individualism—the differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize all possible basic knowledge. Instead, they work individually and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions. 　　In most Asia societies, by contrast, the people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the orient reflects society's belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments. 　　There are advantages and disadvantages of both systems of education. For example, one advantage of the system in Japan is that students there learn much more about maths, physics, biology and chemistry than American students by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self­control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memo