[单项选择]It can be concluded that Brazilians place a high value on _________.
A. family life
B. promptness
C. being alone
D. financial success

[单项选择]American place a high value on education because ______.
A. education is the only way to be successful
B. Americans believe they must be through hard work to be successful without an advanced degree
C. Americans believe that the more the education, the higher the salary
D. acquiring higher education is a basic American value

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Americans today don’t place a very high value on intellect. Our heroes are athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, not scholars. Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education--not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools aren’t difficult to find. "Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual," says education writer Diane Ravitch. "Schools could be a counterbalance. "Ravitch’s latest book, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits. But they could and should be. Encouraging kids to reject the life of the mind leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and control. Without the ability to think critically, to defend their ideas and understand the ide
A. undervaluing intellect
B. favoring intellectualism
C. supporting school reform
D. suppressing native intelligence

[单项选择]The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. I am sure whoever sees it will ______ its charm.
A. appeal to
B. keep to
C. yield to
D. stick to

[单项选择]Which of the following can be inferred about high - speed photography in the late 1800’s
A. It was a relatively new technology.
B. The necessary equipment was easy to obtain.
C. The resulting photographs are difficult to interpret.
D. It was not fast enough to provide new information.

[单项选择]The high-speed trains can have a major impact on ourlives
A. effort
B. concern
C. problem
D. influence