“What’s success here?” When Finnish children are asked this question, the answer goes like this, “When you get a job, find a wife and have some money, you’re successful”, or “Everyone is pretty, and nobody is the most outstanding.”
This is a country where people are so confident about their education. They even say, “If you ask me which school is the best, it’s the one that’s closest to my home.” But when you walk into the local school, you might think you’ve arrived at an amusement park by mistake.
In Japanese kindergartens (幼儿园), children must run very fast and climb up and down every morning to wake up their bodies. Japanese children are taught to keep the group order and follow rules since they’re in kindergartens.
But there are also worries that Japanese children might lose their personalities (个性) under such education. Japanese are always under great pressure in education and social relationships. There even is a new job in this country—Tear Therapist. This job is to help people cry.
And even in Finland, there are still locals doubting about their education. Some feel that Finland has lost its competitiveness because of its high welfare (福利). A headmaster at a local school thinks that the children are living a leisured life now with watching TV and playing games. They have lost the hardworking spirit of Finns.
27. According to the passage, rules in Finnish schools most probably be __________.
A.boring | B.strict | C.wrong | D.relaxing |
28. In Japan, kids are required to climb up and down to __________.
A.wake up their bodies | B.keep healthy |
C.follow school rules | D.develop their personalities |
29. The underlined word “
leisured” probably means “__________” in the last paragraph.
A.difficult | B.new | C.comfortable | D.busy |
30. __________ best shows the structure (结构) of the whole passage.