The American educational system is
based on the idea that as many people as possible should have access to as much
education as possible. This fact alone distinguishes the U.S. system from most
others, since in most others the objective is as much to screen people out as it
is to keep them in. The U.S. system has no standardized examinations whose
results systematically prevent students from going on to higher levels of study,
as the British and many other systems do. Through secondary school and sometimes
in post-secondary institutions as well, the American system tries to accommodate
students even if their academic aspirations and aptitudes are not high, even if
they are physically (and in some cases mentally) handicapped, and even if their
native language is not English. The idea that as many people as possible should hav A. culture B. economy C. history D. educational system [填空题] An American warship once paid a visit 46 a port in a hit country where the British base invited the officers of the American warship to a party 47 .
Now, Americans like their drinks to have plenty of ice in them, 48 in a cold climate, but at the time the warship’s visit to the British base, it was 49 known that the British 50 ever had ice, even in 51 countries.
The captain of the American ship did not want to have drink warm drinks at the British party, but it 52 very impolite to 53 the British captain’s invitation, so the American captain 54 , but an hour before party was 55 to begin, sent a small boat ashore to his host with several large tins of ice from the warship’s refrigerators.
When the American offices went ashore for the party, they were looking forward to 56 plenty of ice in their drinks. They were 57 very surprised when, 58 their arrival, they were served drinks with no ice in them at all, they thought th
A. A.allowed B.let C.admitted D.suggested 我来回答: 提交
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