四六级考试

【分析解答题】Western attitudes towards the societies ofEastAsia are a sad reflection of an inability to appreciate the economic achievements of Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and, more recently, parts of mainlandChin
A、No impartial observer can deny thatAsian models of economic and political development are proving successful.
Impressive rates of economic growth have been achieved in at least someEastAsian societies, such as Japan and Singapore. The resulting standard of healthcare and education which are offered to the citizens of these countries is superior to that of many Western countries. In addition, communal harmony and social stability are frequently combined with theseEastAsian economic success stories. It is not uncommon forEastAsian societies to enjoy enviably high levels of employment and low rates of crime.
TheEastAsian picture is impressive and totally justifies the invocation — in Singapore, and Malaysia and, increasingly inChina and Japan — of anAsian model of economic and political development. The potent combination of dynamic market institutions and the benefits of flourishing communities, which has already become a reality in parts ofEastAsia, is one which has eluded Western societies.
Asian models of political and economic development draw on indigenous cultural traditions such asConfucianism. They candidly repudiate Western ideals of individualism, human rights and democracy.Adherence to such models is already delivering prosperity and social stability to the peoples ofEastAsia so it would seem logical for the West to demonstrate a sympathetic interest.
No such interest is apparent. It remains generally true that Western opinion and policy are based on the premise that Western ideals and practices have universal authority. In other words, there is a widespread belief that success forAsian societies is dependent on their adoption of Western values and institutions.
For many people in the West, modernization implies westernization. They would appear to overlook the fact that their own societies frequently demonstrate features which are far from desirable.Crimes against property inBritain are astonishingly common--with a worse record than even the United States. The foregrounding of human rights in the United States does not alter the disturbing fact thatAmerica’s violent crime and homicide record is higher than in all other Western societies. The murder rate in Moscow, in 1993 was only one third of that in New York.
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试题答案：Indigenous cultural traditions such as Confucianism． 答案解析：第四段分析了东亚各国成功的原因，即凭借像儒家学说这样的本土文化传统，并且说这应该引起西方国家的兴趣或关注。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>