Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe. But increasingly the Japanese are seeing a decline of the traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as their primary reason for being, but now Japan has largely fulfilled its economic needs, and young people don't know where they should go next.
The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japans rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 67.2 percent of students in the United States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than their counterparts did in the ten other countries surveyed.
While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and self-expression." Those things that do not show up in the test scores, personality, ability, courage or humanity are completely ignored," says Toshiki Kaifu, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's education committee." Frustration against this kind of thing leads kids to drop out and run wild." Last year Japan experienced 2,125 incidents of school violence, including 929 assaults on teachers. Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewar emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Setoyama, who was then education minister, raised eyebrows when he argued that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities after World WarⅡ had weakened the "Japanese morality of respect for parents."
But that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles." In Japan," says educator Yoko Muro, "it’s never a question of whether you enjoy your job and your life, but only how much you can endure." With economic growth becoming centralization, fully 76 percent of Japans, 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, two generation households. Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy commutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter.
1. In the Westerners eyes, the postwar Japan was_____ .
A. under aimless development B. a positive example
C. a rival to the West D. on the decline
2.According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese society?
A. Women's participation in social activities is limited.
B. More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs.
C. Excessive emphasis has been placed on the basics.
D. The life-style has been influenced by Western values.
3.Which of the following is true according to the author?
A. Japanese education is praised for helping the young climb the social ladder.
B. Japanese education is characterized by mechanical learning as well as creativity.
C. More stress should be placed on the cultivation of creativity.
D. Dropping out leads to frustration against test taking.
4. The change in Japanese life-style is revealed in the fact that____.
A. the young are less tolerant of discomforts
B. the divorce rate in Japan exceeds that in the U.S.
C. the Japanese endure more than ever before
D. the Japanese appreciate their present life
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Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe. But increasingly the Japanese are seeing a decline of the traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as their primary reason for being, but now Japan has largely fulfilled its economic needs, and young people don't know where they should go next.
The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japans rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 67.2 percent of students in the United States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than their counterparts did in the ten other countries surveyed.
While often praised by foreigners for its emphasis on the basics, Japanese education tends to stress test taking and mechanical learning over creativity and self-expression." Those things that do not show up in the test scores, personality, ability, courage or humanity are completely ignored," says Toshiki Kaifu, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's education committee." Frustration against this kind of thing leads kids to drop out and run wild." Last year Japan experienced 2,125 incidents of school violence, including 929 assaults on teachers. Amid the outcry, many conservative leaders are seeking a return to the prewar emphasis on moral education. Last year Mitsuo Setoyama, who was then education minister, raised eyebrows when he argued that liberal reforms introduced by the American occupation authorities after World WarⅡ had weakened the "Japanese morality of respect for parents."
But that may have more to do with Japanese life-styles." In Japan," says educator Yoko Muro, "it’s never a question of whether you enjoy your job and your life, but only how much you can endure." With economic growth becoming centralization, fully 76 percent of Japans, 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, two generation households. Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy commutes (travels to and from work) and crowded living conditions, but as the old group and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell. In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter.
1. In the Westerners eyes, the postwar Japan was_____ .
A. under aimless development B. a positive example
C. a rival to the West D. on the decline
2.According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese society?
A. Women's participation in social activities is limited.
B. More workers are dissatisfied with their jobs.
C. Excessive emphasis has been placed on the basics.
D. The life-style has been influenced by Western values.
3.Which of the following is true according to the author?
A. Japanese education is praised for helping the young climb the social ladder.
B. Japanese education is characterized by mechanical learning as well as creativity.
C. More stress should be placed on the cultivation of creativity.
D. Dropping out leads to frustration against test taking.
4. The change in Japanese life-style is revealed in the fact that____.
A. the young are less tolerant of discomforts
B. the divorce rate in Japan exceeds that in the U.S.
C. the Japanese endure more than ever before
D. the Japanese appreciate their present life
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In the eyes of some people, Japan has been ____ the list of the unpleasant places for sightseeing in consequence of the severe nuclear leak.
A. put down B. put on
C. put off D. put up
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An old, disconnected black telephone stands in the town of Otsuchi, Japan. The phone has been ________ by at least 25, 000 people since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. People have come to convey their feelings to ________ loved ones.
Calling it “the phone of the wind”, Itaru Sasaki set up the phone in his garden, on a small ________ with a commanding (居高临下的) view of the calm sea. The garden is ________ to all, and there is a ________ placed by the phone, the fourth such one to be used. Many people have left ________ for their loved ones on the books.
Located on the Sanriku Coast, Otsuchi was ________ by the tsunami (海啸) of March 2011. In the town, 1,285 people ________ or went missing, about 10 per cent of the town’s population.
“Come home ________. From your father, mother and grandparents.”
Sasaki found this message in the autumn of 2013, and eventually ________ the family who had written it. They were ________ their son, who went missing in the ________. The mother expressed her ________ to Sasaki, saying: “I have no idea what I have been doing since that moment. Time has stood still for me.”
Sasaki said messages have ________ as time has passed. People have started to ________ the deaths of their loved ones, ________ things such as “Please watch over us from heaven.”
________ people lost in the earthquake and tsunami, families who lost a loved one in an accident are ________ coming to honor their memories of that person. “The telephone is not ________, but people feel like their departed loved ones are there listening on the ________ end of the line,” Sasaki said.
1.A.visited B.answered C.powered D.borrowed
2.A.lost B.tired C.worried D.frightened
3.A.street B.stream C.hill D.farm
4.A.attractive B.common C.familiar D.open
5.A.key B.photo C.letter D.notebook
6.A.names B.messages C.invitations D.suggestions
7.A.controlled B.polluted C.destroyed D.surrounded
8.A.gathered B.died C.returned D.escaped
9.A.soon B.again C.too D.then
10.A.fed B.joined C.left D.met
11.A.cheering for B.looking after C.searching for D.running after
12.A.accident B.disaster C.campaign D.adventure
13.A.feelings B.concerns C.decisions D.interests
14.A.arrived B.spread C.changed D.disappeared
15.A.avoid B.accept C.studying D.challenge
16.A.teaching B.reading C.studying D.writing
17.A.In addition to B.According to C.In spite of D.Instead of
18.A.even B.also C.still D.already
19.A.used B.affected C.permitted D.connected
20.A.front B.wrong C.other D.near
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Japan has long been known for both its strong traditions and being on the cutting edge of technology, and this new inn combining the classic Japanese surroundings with high-tech slippers and furniture is a perfect reflection of this.
Nissan Motor Co. developed a system in which slippers park themselves at the entrance of the traditional inn, called “ProPilot Park Ryokan,” waiting for guests to use them upon arrival. When guests have finished using them, the slippers will drive themselves back to their original position. Each slipper features two tiny wheels, a motor, and sensors to drive it across the wooden floor.
The same technology features in Nissan’s all-battery electric Leaf car. High-tech sensors and cameras allow the vehicle to safely back into parking spaces without any input from the driver. Four cameras and 12 sensors assess the vehicle’s surroundings. ProPilot Park handles the accelerator, braking and steering (转向) input when the car is parking. Drivers operate the system with the press of a button, which they must hold down the entire time. Lifting a finger off the button will result in the car stopping immediately.
The inn, located in the resort town of Hakone, about 75 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, is currently most famous for its view of Mount Fuji. However, the new self-driving slippers, released by Nissan in March, is the unique feature of the high-tech inn.
“The self-parking slippers are meant to raise awareness of automated driving technologies, and their potential, non-driving applications,” Nissan spokesman Nick Maxfield said in a statement.
In addition to the slippers, office chairs, floor cushions and traditional low tables in the inn also wheel themselves back into place after use.
1.What is the typical feature of the slippers?
A. They are eco-friendly. B. They are automatic.
C. They are recyclable. D. They are rechargeable.
2.How can a driver stop the Nissan’s electric Leaf car?
A. By pressing a button. B. By using the brake of the car.
C. By removing the finger from the button. D. By handling the accelerator.
3.Why did Nissan develop the slippers according to Nick Maxfield?
A. To attract more customers.
B. To advertise the Nissan Motor Co.
C. To lessen work load of the workers.
D. To promote non-driving technologies.
4.What can we know about the inn mentioned in the text?
A. It uses robots to serve the guests.
B. It is famous for its good service.
C. It is a combination of tradition and modem.
D. It is known for its beautiful decoration.
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—John failed in the English test this time.
— He has been studying hard all the time.
A.Of course. B.Sure.
C.What a surprise! D.Is there something wrong?
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To work from home, which one could hardly imagine, has been made with the development of computer technology.
A. possible B. it possible C. possibly D. to be possible
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To work at home, which one could hardly imagine, has been made _____ with the development of computer technology.
A.possible B.it possible
C.possibly D.to be possible
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— Have you heard that Susan has been elected mayor of the city?
— After working so hard for so many years, ____.
A.she surely welcomes it | B.she has certainly earned it |
C.she is welcome to it | D.it’s good news |
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An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.
James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma(血浆)that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a form of severe anaemia. He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies, including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her father's blood.
Mr. Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now racked up a total of 984 donations. When he started donating, his blood was deemed so special that his life was insured for one million Australian dollars.
He was also nicknamed the “man with the golden arm” or the “man in two million”. He said, “I've never thought about stopping. Never!” He made a pledge to be a donor aged 14 after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13 liters of blood. “I was in hospital for three months,” he said. “The blood I received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.”
Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving antibody in his blood. At the time, thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood. It stems from one having Rh-positive blood and the other Rh-negative.
His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine called Anti-D. After his blood type was discovered, Mr. Harrison volunteered to undergo a series of tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine. “They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Barbara would be taken care of,” he said. “I wasn't scared. I was glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away.”
Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood. It was found his plasma could treat the condition and since then it has been given to hundreds of thousands of women. It has also been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing the disease.
It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies so far. Mr. Harrison is still donating every few weeks now.
1.What does the underlined phrase “two million” refer to?
A.mothers B.babies C.dollars D.blood
2.Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because _____.
A.his daughter asked him to help her son
B.he has a golden arm worth a million dollars
C.a vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed
D.someone else’s blood saved his life
3.The sentence “The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood” (underlined in Paragraph 5) suggests that _____.
A.the mother and the baby have different types of blood
B.babies suffer permanent brain damage before born
C.Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage
D.all the patients have a rare antibody in their blood
4.What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?
A.His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.
B.Mr. Harrison was not glad to help develop a new vaccine.
C.Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous.
D.His blood type was accidentally discovered after tests
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.
James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a form of severe anaemia. He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies, including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her father's blood.
Mr. Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now racked up a total of 984 donations. When he started donating, his blood was deemed so special that his life was insured for one million Australian dollars.
He was also nicknamed the “man with the golden arm” or the “man in two million”. He said: “I've never thought about stopping. Never.” He made a pledge to be a donor aged 14 after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13 litres of blood. “I was in hospital for three months,” he said. “The blood I received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.”
Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving antibody in his blood. At the time, thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood. It stems from one having Rh-positive blood and the other Rh-negative.
His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine called Anti-D. After his blood type was discovered, Mr. Harrison volunteered to undergo a series of tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine. “They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Barbara would be taken care of,” he said. “I wasn't scared. I was glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away.”
Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood. It was found his plasma could treat the condition and since then it has been given to hundreds of thousands of women. It has also been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing the disease.
It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies so far. Mr. Harrison is still donating every few weeks now.
1.How old is James Harrison?
A.56 B.70 C.74 D.78
2.What does the underlined phrase “two million” refer to?
A.dollars B.babies C.mothers D.all of the above
3.Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because _____.
A.someone else’s blood saved his life
B.he has a golden arm worth a million dollars
C.a vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed
D.his daughter asked him to help her son
4.The sentence “The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood” (underlined in Paragraph 5) suggests that _____.
A.all the patients have a rare antibody in their blood
B.babies suffer permanent brain damage before born
C.Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage
D.. the mother and the baby have different types of blood
5.What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?
A.His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.
B.Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous.
C.Mr. Harrison was glad to help develop a new vaccine.
D.His blood type was accidentally discovered after tests.
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