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The school system of reaching for As underlies this country’s culture, which emphasises the chase for economic excellence where

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问题    The school system of reaching for As underlies this country’s culture, which emphasises the chase for economic excellence where wealth and status are must-haves.
   Such a culture is hard to change.
   So when I read of how the new Remaking Singapore Committee had set one of its goals as challenging the traditional roads to success, encouraging Singaporeans to realise alternative careers in the arts, sports, research or as entrepreneurs, I had my doubts about its success in this area, if not coupled with help from parents themselves.
   It is good that the government wants to do something about the country’s preoccupation with material success. But it will be a losing battle if the family unit itself is not involved because I believe the committee’s success is rooted in a revamp of an entire culture built from 37 years of independence.
   This makeover has to start with the most basic societal unit--the family.
   Parents should not drown their children in mantras of I-want-hundred-marks.  Tuition lessons are not the be-all and end-all of life. And a score of 70 for a Chinese paper is definitely not the end of life.
   If ever I become a parent, I will bring my children camping. I will show them that cooking food in a mess tin over a campfire is fun. I will teach them that there is nothing dirty about lying on a sleeping bag over grass.
   In fact, it is educational because Orion is up there in the night sky with all the other bright stars whose shapes and patterns tell something more than a myth. For instance, they give directions to the lost traveller, I will say.
   And who knows, my child may become an astronomer years down the road. All because of the nights I spent with him watching the twinkles in the sky.
   That’s my point. Parents should teach their children that there’s more to life than studies. Better still if the nation’s leaders echo that idea as well.
   This way, when their children aspire to be the next Joscelin Yeo, they won’t feel like they are fighting a losing battle against a society that holds doctors and lawyers in awe.
Which is NOT among the author’s viewpoints?
选项 A、There is more to life than studies.
B、Material success should not be the sole purpose of life.
C、The nation’s leaders are responsible for everything.
D、The present culture has resulted from 37 years of independence.
答案C
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