I am an Australian teacher at a high school in Sydney. A few years ago, I went to Japan to teach __1__ for one year. I quickly __2__ that schools in the two countries are different.

　　In my first class, I put the students in __3__， and asked them to __4__ the question: Who has more advantages in society: men or women? In my class in Australia, this __5__ would get everyone talking. For me, this __6__ a successful lesson - everyone was speaking in English. So, when I __7__ the same lesson with my Japanese students, I was __8__ that the same thing would __9__.

　　Instead of a __10__ debate with different viewpoints, there was almost silence. The students __11__ briefly and quietly within their groups. Then a spokesperson gave one answer __12__ the group.

　　I was __13__ at this time, but I now realize that the students were acting as a team. In my year in Japan, I came to __14__ what being team player means. A team player thinks of others before he thinks of himself. A good team player puts himself last, and puts his __15__ first.

　　In a Japanese class, children are often __16__ into groups and taught how to study or play together. This emphasis (重点) on being a good team player __17__ in the work place and in all aspects of society. In Australia, it is the __18__ who is important, not the group. At first, I felt that Australian culture was better, __19__ after a year in Japan, I learned that cultures are __20__， and that it is not a question of which one is better.

　　语篇解读：本文是夹叙夹议文。一位澳大利亚的老师到日本教英语，发现日本的学生与澳大利亚的学生的一个很大不同在于日本学生从小注重团队意识的培养，由此感悟文化的不同。

　　1．A.Japanese　　　　　　　 　B．English

　　C．history D．culture

　　解析：选B　根据文章首句和第2段中"everyone was speaking in English"可知作者去日本教授英语。

　　2．A.recognized B．realized

　　C．compared D．considered

　　解析：选B　根据对全文内容的把握，此句为下文的总结句，是说我根据自己的切身经历，很快"意识到"(realize)两个国家的学校的不同。 recognize意为"认可，承认"， compare意为"比较"， consider意为"认为，考虑"。

　　3．A.groups B．classes

C．grades D．schools