It was recently reported that Chinese math textbooks have been introduced to the United Kingdom. Half of all elementary schools in England are encouraged to adopt traditional Asian methods for teaching math and £41 million was used for new textbooks and training teachers. As Chinese, we are very proud of our country.
Over the past century, Asians have been learning from the Western education system. However, in a study, Chinese middle school students from Shanghai scored much higher in math, science, and reading than British students. It was hard for the British educators to believe the result. But that was a fact. The result pushed British educators to rethink their educational style: Perhaps relatively strict Chinese teaching is more effective in the development of students’ learning abilities.
Besides the UK, the United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Malaysia, and many other countries have shown great interest in the Chinese style of teaching. Speaking of education, there is no exact right or wrong. Meeting the actual needs is the key to successful education. At the same time the UK wishes their future to experience stricter teaching, China is working hard on reducing (减少) the pressure from exam-oriented education (应试教育).
【小题1】Which foreign country first began to use Chines education style?
| A．The UK. | B．Malaysia. | C．Kenya. | D．The USA. |
【小题2】How many foreign countries are mentioned in the passage?
【小题3】What’s the underlined word’s meaning in Chinese?
【小题4】Why did the UK introduce Chinese education style?
| A．Because their teachers have no teaching experience. |
| B．Because they want to study Chinese. |
| C．Because the UK can buy Chinese textbooks. |
| D．Because Chinese education style is more useful and effective (有效的). |
