This is America’s answer to the searching question that thoughtful parents all over the world are asking themselves in the fast-moving time：“How Can one prepare today’s child for a tomorrow that one can neither predict nor understand？”
词汇：
privileged adj.享有特权的
elite n.精英，精华
curricula n.课程
underlying adj.潜在的
reason v.推理
练习：
1.Which of the following best states the goal of American education？
A)To teach every learner some practical skills.
B)To provide every learner with rich knowledge.
C)To give every student the opportunity to fully develop his/her ability.
D)To train every student tO be a responsible citizen.
2.It is implied in the passage that
A)all high-school students take the same courses.
B)every high•school student must take some practical ability training courses.
C)every public school offers the same academic subjects.
D)the subjects every student takes may vary.
3.American schools place great emphasis on the learner’S
A)enrichment of knowledge.
B)accumulation of facts.
C)acquisition of the ability to be creative.
D)acquisition of the ability to work with his hands.
4.According to the passage，American education meets the needs of all the followingEXCEPT