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Passage Two
短文二
Whenever anyone measures educational success, East Asian countries are always top scorers.
说到教育的成功，东亚国家一直是佼佼者。
But in a recent league table, a European country, Finland, was top of the class.
但在最近的一份排行榜中，欧洲国家芬兰却一跃成为榜首。
South Korea was still in second place, though. Britain was at number 6.
韩国依旧排名第二。英国排名第六。
What is the secret of Finland and South Korea's success? Time to do some homework.
芬兰和韩国的教育如此成功的秘诀究竟是什么？是时候向他们学习一下了。
In South Korea the school day is long—typically 7 or 8 hours, followed by hours of private tutoring in the evenings.
韩国学生每天的上课时间为7或8个小时，晚上还有家教补习。
All this leaves South Korean students so tired, they sometimes fall asleep in class next day.
如此繁重的学业让韩国学生疲惫不堪，有的学生第二天上课时昏昏欲睡。
Worries about the effects of late-night cramming led the government to force cramming schools to close by 10 p.m.
考虑到夜车填鸭式教学对学生的不良影响，韩国政府下令所有学校晚上10点前必须关闭。
Finnish children spend the least time in class in the developed world,
所有发达国家中，芬兰学生的上课时间是最短的，
often finishing just after lunch, with about one hour of homework a day. Private tuition is uncommon.
通常午饭后就放学，每天做家庭作业的时间不超过1小时。家教补习更是少见。
The British school day is quite long in comparison, around 6 hours,
相比之下，英国学生的上课时间稍长约为6小时，
and secondary school pupils do 2 or 3 hours of self-study a night.
中学生则需要上2或3个小时的晚自习。
The South Korean education system, like many in Asia, is intensely competitive,
韩国的教育制度像许多亚洲国家一样，充满着激烈的竞争
with students even competing to get into the best cramming schools, to help them get ahead.
学生们甚至要通过竞争进入最好的补习学校，以此来帮助他们获得成功。
Finnish education is far less cut-throat.
芬兰的教育极具人性化。
Classes are all mixed ability, and there are no league tables.
课程安排一视同仁，不设成绩排名。
South Korea and Finland both do well, yet their education systems are so different.
虽然韩国与芬兰的教育体制存在巨大的差异，但两国的教育都非常出色。
So what lessons can Britain learn from these two countries?
那么，英国能从这两个国家的教育模式里汲取什么经验呢？
Well, there are some similarities in Asia and Finland.
其实，亚洲与芬兰的教育模式有一些相似之处。
In those countries, teachers have high status in society, and education is very highly valued.
比如说，教师的社会地位高，政府高度重视教育等。
Those attitudes can't change quickly. But it can be done.
即使人们的观念不易改变，但让教师享有较高的社会地位是英国应该努力去学习的一件事情。
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
问题19至问题22是基于你刚刚听到的这篇文章
Question 19. What is the best word describing South Korean students' life?
问题19. 以下最能贴切地反映韩国学生的学习状态的是？
Question 20. What makes the education in Finland different from others?
问题20. 芬兰教育与其他发达国家有什么不同？
Question 21. What is the similarity between the education of South Korea and Finland?
问题21. 韩国与芬兰的教育体制有什么共同之处？
Question 22. What should Britain learn from Finland and South Korea?
问题22. 英国应该学习韩国与芬兰的教育体制的哪一部分？
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