Question

阅读理解 Culture determines what kind of thinking is important and what kind is not so important．Learners use the language, tools, and practice of their culture to learn concepts．Although students have their individual learning styles, their learning styles are often combined with cultural values．For example, Navajo(North American Indians living in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah)children often learn first by observing and listening．Then, when ready, they continue learning on their own in cooperation with and under the supervision(监视)of an adult．In this way, the children learn all the skills they need．Navajo children speak very little during this process．In contrast, many African－American children learn effectively by acting and performing．They like classroom activities such as oral presentations, role－plays, and dramatic performances．Lots of talking is useful for these students．Another ways of learning is through reading and writing．Asian students generally need writing to support their learning, and therefore do well in classes where there is lots of writing．It is common to see Japanese students pay special attention to the spelling of words they have learned．They are more comfortable seeing new materials than hearing them．Koreans are believed to be the most visual(can be seen)learners．So, although learning styles greatly determine how a person takes in new materials, one's culture also influences how he learns． (1) In this passage ________ different cultures are mentioned． [　　] A． five B． three C． two D． four (2) The underlined part“In contrast”in this passage means“________”． [　　] A． Instead B． Therefore C． Similarly D． Besides (3) According to the passage, teachers should design some games for ________ children． [　　] A． American black B． American Indian C． Chinese D． Japanese (4) The passage mainly tells us about ________． [　　] A． the importance of culture B． different learning styles C． cultural influence upon learning styles D． how to teach children from different cultures

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．A;4．C;
解析：

(1)	细节理解题．文章用三种不同的文化来说明不同文化对学习方式的影响，即Navajo, African－American和Asian．
(2)	语意理解题．前后文是对比关系，故选A．
(3)	推理判断题．因为文中介绍美国黑人学生善于通过“表演”(by acting and performing)来学习．
(4)	主旨归纳题．本文介绍不同文化的学生有不同的学习方式，因此应对他们施以不同的教育方法．