宁波大学2016年攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试试题(B卷)(答案必须写在答题纸上)考试科目:英语（二外）科目代码：244适用专业:日语语言文学第1页共6页PartI:ClozeTest(30%)SectionADirections:Readthepassagecarefully,fillineachblankwithanappropriatewordgivenbelowandputyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.(20%)whichbetweeneducatorsbiganothersuchdebateforeignerspeersobedientthatorassessmentheatedWesternadvocatingcontrastwhileestablishedvisitsArecentBBCdocumentary,whichfilmedanexperimentinwhichfiveChineseteacherstaught50studentsaccordingtoChinese-styleeducationnormsataschoolintheUnitedKingdom,hassparkeda__1onlinedebateonwhetherChineseorWesternmethodsarebetter.But2adebateisnotnew,despitethetalkofaculturalclash.TheWesthasforlongpromotedsmallclasses3focusonstudents'individualityanddifferences,emphasizestudent-teacherinteractionsandattachgreatimportancetocultivatingstudents'independence,creativityandabilitytocommunicate.In4,classesinChinaare5(thatis,theyhavemanystudents),inwhichteachersarethecenter,andemphasizeuniformity,disciplineandteachers'authority.Chineseteachingmethodsfocusonstudents'diligence,obedienceand(forwantofabetterterm)abilitytoimitate.Thelatestonline6hasagainraisedthequestion:Whichteachingmethodisbetter,theChineseortheWestern?Forlong,mostChinesepeopleand7havetakenitforgrantedthattheWesterneducationmodelissuperiortotheChinese.ButwiththeriseofChina,especiallyafterShanghaistudents'excellentperformanceintheProgramforInternationalStudentAssessmentoverthepastyears,Westerngovernmentsand8havebecomelesscertainabouttheefficacyoftheirteachingmethods.ThefactthatstudentsnurturedundertheChineseeducationmodelcanbeequaltoorbetterthantheirWestern9hashighlightedtheadvantagesoftheChina'seducationmodel.Inparticular,theBritishsecretaryofeducation'svisittoChinatoreviewtheChineseteachingmethodsandsomeChineseteachers'10totheUKtoprovide"educationalaid"seemtobeashotinthearmfortheChineseeducationmodel.ManyChinesenowbelieveChina'sbasiceducationsystemlaysamoresolidfoundationforstudentscomparedwithits11counterpa...
