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Passage Two
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Whenever anyone measures educational success, East Asian countries are always top scorers.
說到教育的成功，東亞國家一直是佼佼者。
But in a recent league table, a European country, Finland, was top of the class.
但在最近的一份排行榜中，歐洲國家芬蘭卻一躍成為榜首。
South Korea was still in second place, though. Britain was at number 6.
韓國依舊排名第二。英國排名第六。
What is the secret of Finland and South Korea's success? Time to do some homework.
芬蘭和韓國的教育如此成功的秘訣究竟是什么？是時候向他們學習一下了。
In South Korea the school day is long—typically 7 or 8 hours, followed by hours of private tutoring in the evenings.
韓國學生每天的上課時間為7或8個小時，晚上還有家教補習。
All this leaves South Korean students so tired, they sometimes fall asleep in class next day.
如此繁重的學業讓韓國學生疲憊不堪，有的學生第二天上課時昏昏欲睡。
Worries about the effects of late-night cramming led the government to force cramming schools to close by 10 p.m.
考慮到夜車填鴨式教學對學生的不良影響，韓國政府下令所有學校晚上10點前必須關閉。
Finnish children spend the least time in class in the developed world,
所有發達國家中，芬蘭學生的上課時間是最短的，
often finishing just after lunch, with about one hour of homework a day. Private tuition is uncommon.
通常午飯后就放學，每天做家庭作業的時間不超過1小時。家教補習更是少見。
The British school day is quite long in comparison, around 6 hours,
相比之下，英國學生的上課時間稍長約為6小時，
and secondary school pupils do 2 or 3 hours of self-study a night.
中學生則需要上2或3個小時的晚自習。
The South Korean education system, like many in Asia, is intensely competitive,
韓國的教育制度像許多亞洲國家一樣，充滿著激烈的競爭
with students even competing to get into the best cramming schools, to help them get ahead.
學生們甚至要通過競爭進入最好的補習學校，以此來幫助他們獲得成功。
Finnish education is far less cut-throat.
芬蘭的教育極具人性化。
Classes are all mixed ability, and there are no league tables.
課程安排一視同仁，不設成績排名。
South Korea and Finland both do well, yet their education systems are so different.
雖然韓國與芬蘭的教育體制存在巨大的差異，但兩國的教育都非常出色。
So what lessons can Britain learn from these two countries?
那么，英國能從這兩個國家的教育模式里汲取什么經驗呢？
Well, there are some similarities in Asia and Finland.
其實，亞洲與芬蘭的教育模式有一些相似之處。
In those countries, teachers have high status in society, and education is very highly valued.
比如說，教師的社會地位高，政府高度重視教育等。
Those attitudes can't change quickly. But it can be done.
即使人們的觀念不易改變，但讓教師享有較高的社會地位是英國應該努力去學習的一件事情。
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
問題19至問題22是基于你剛剛聽到的這篇文章
Question 19. What is the best word describing South Korean students' life?
問題19. 以下最能貼切地反映韓國學生的學習狀態的是？
Question 20. What makes the education in Finland different from others?
問題20. 芬蘭教育與其他發達國家有什么不同？
Question 21. What is the similarity between the education of South Korea and Finland?
問題21. 韓國與芬蘭的教育體制有什么共同之處？
Question 22. What should Britain learn from Finland and South Korea?
問題22. 英國應該學習韓國與芬蘭的教育體制的哪一部分？
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