2012年12月英语四级阅读备考：全真试题(12)_大学英语阅读

2012年12月英语四级阅读备考：全真试题(12)

　　D) Japans higher education is superior to theirs

　　17.Most Americans surveyed believe that preschools should also attach importance to ________.

　　A) problem solving

　　B) group experience

　　C) parental guidance

　　D) individually-oriented development

　　18.In Japans preschool education, the focus is on ________.

　　A) preparing children academically

　　B) developing childrens artistic interests

　　C) tapping childrens potential

　　D) shaping childrens character

　　19.Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to ________.

　　A) broaden childrens horizon

　　B) cultivate childrens creativity

　　C) lighten childrens study load

　　D) enrich childrens knowledge

　　20.Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university -based kindergartens?

　　A) They can do better in their future studies.

　　B) They can accumulate more group experience there.

　　C) They can be individually oriented when they grow up.

　　D) They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.

　　Passage Three

　　Lead deposits, which accumulated in soil and snow during the 1960s and 70s, were primarily the result of leaded gasoline emissions originating in the United States. In the twenty years that the Clean Air Act has mandated unleaded gas use in the United States, the lead accumulation worldwide has decreased significantly.