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1、考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析（四）2009-11-05海天教育AimlessnesshashardlybeentypicalofthepostwarJapanwhoseproductivityandsocialharmonyaretheenvyoftheUnitedStatesandEurope・ButincreasinglytheJapaneseareseeingadeclineofthetraditionalwork-moralvalues・Tenyearsagoyoungpeoplewerehard-workingandsawtheirjobsastheirpri
2、maryreasonforbeing,butnowJapanhaslargelyfulfilleditseconomicneeds,andyoungpeopledon'tknowwheretheyshouldgonext。Thecomingofageofthepostwarbabyboomandanentryofwomenintothemale-dominatedjobmarkethavelimitedtheopportunitiesofteen-agerswhoarealreadyquestioningtheheavypersonalsacrificesinvolvedin
3、dimbingJapan'srigidsocialladdertogoodschoolsandjobs・Inarecentsurvey,itwasfoundthatonly24.5percentofJapanesestudentswerefullysatisfiedwithschoollife,comparedwith67.2percentofstudentsintheUnitedStates.Inaddition,farmoreJapaneseworkersexpresseddissatisfactionwiththeirjobsthandidtheircounterpar
4、tsinthe10othercountriessurveyedoWhileoftenpraisedbyforeignersforitsemphasisonthebasics,Japaneseeducationtendstostresstesttakingandmechanicallearningovercreativityandself-expression。''Thosethingsthatdonotshowupinthetestscores—personality,ability,courageorhumanity—arecompletelyignored,"saysTo
5、shikiKaifu,chairmanoftherulingLiberalDemocraticParty'seducationcommitteeu''Frustrationagainstthiskindofthingleadskidstodropoutandrunwild。”LastyearJapanexperieneed2,125incidentsofschoolviolenee,including929assaultsonteachers・Amidtheoutcry,manyconservativeleadersareseekingareturntotheprewarem
6、phasisonmoraleducation.LastyearMitsuoSetoyama,whowastheneducationminister,raisedeyebrowswhenhearguedthatliberalreformsintroducedbytheAmericanoccupationauthoritiesafterWorldWarllhadweakenedthe''Japanesemoralityofrespectforparentso"ButthatmayhavemoretodowithJapaneselife-styles・''InJapan,"says
7、educatorYokoMuro,''it'sneveraquestionofwhetheryouenjoyyourjobandyourlife,butonlyhowmuchyoucanendure。”Witheconomicgrowthhascomecentralization;fully76percentofJapan's119millioncitizensliveincitieswherecommunityandtheextendedfamilyhavebeenabandonedinfavorof
