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equalparticipantsinthecontemporaryfamilyisreflectedinthevarietyofstatutesprotectingtherightsofchildrenandinthesocialandpublicwelfareprogramsdevotedexclusivelytotheirwell-being．

Thisnewviewofchildrenandtheincreasingcontactbetweenthemembersofsocietyhasalsoresultedinasurgeofinterestinchild-rearingtechniques．Peopletodayspendaconsiderableportionoftheirtimeconferringontheproperwaytobringupchildren．Itisnowpossibletoinfluencethedetailsofthesocializationofanotherperson'

schildbyspreadingthegospel（原则、信条）ofcurrentandfashionabletheoriesandmethodsofchildrearing．

ThesocializationofthecontemporarychildintheUnitedStatesisatwo-waytransactionbetweenparentandchildratherthanaone-wayparent-to-childtrainingprogram．Asaconsequence，socializingchildrenandlivingwiththemoveralongperiodoftimeisforparentsamixtureofpleasure，satisfaction，andproblem．

21．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？

A）ThePlaceofChildreninUnitedStatesSociety

B）TheChildrenofColonialNorthAmerica

C）TheDevelopmentofCulturalValues

D）TheChildasaUtilitarianOrganism

22．Accordingtotheauthor，childrenincolonialNorthAmericaweremainlyvaluedfortheir．

A）academicachievements

B）survivalinstincts

C）physicalcharacteristics

D）productiveroles

23．WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutformalschoolingincolonialNorthAmerica？

A）Childrenweretaughttolearnfromotherchildren'

ssuccess．

B）Childrenweretaughttobemoreproductive．

C）Schoolingatthattimewasveryundeveloped．

D）Teachersandparentswouldpaymuchattentiontothechildren'

spsychologicalneeds．

24．WhichofthefollowingdoestheauthormentionasacauseofchangesintheroleofthechildintheUnitedStates？

A）Anincreaseintechnology．

B）Thegrowingcomplexityofthechild'

C）Adecreaseinthechild'

sintellectualcapacities．

D）Thegrowingnumberofsingleparentfamilies．

25．Accordingtothepassageparentshavebecomeincreasinglyinterestedin____．

A）theirchildren'

sfutureoccupations

B）havingsmallerfamilies

C）adoptionsprogramsforchildlesscouples

D）child-rearingtechniques

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

OnJune17，1744，theofficialsfromMarylandandVirginiaheldatalkwiththeIndiansoftheSixNations．TheIndianswereinvitedtosendboystoWilliamandMaryCollege．Inaletterthenextdaytheyrefusedtheofferasfollows：

Weknowthatyouhaveahighopinionofthekindoflearningtaughtinyourcolleges，andthatthecostsoflivingofouryoungmen，whilewithyou，wouldbeveryexpensivetoyou．Weareconvincedthatyoumeantodousgoodbyyourproposalandwethankyouheartily．Butyoumustknowthatdifferentnationshavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings，andyouwillthereforenotbeoffendedifourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennottobethesameasyours．Wehavehadsomeexperienceofit．Severalofouryoungpeoplewereformerlybroughtupatthecollegesofthenorthernprovinces；

theyweretaughtallyoursciences；

butwhentheycamebacktoustheywerebadrunners，ignorantofeverymeansoflivinginthewoods，theyweretotallygoodfornothing．

Weare，however，notthelessobligedbyyourkindoffer，thoughwerefusetoacceptit，andtoshowourgratefulsenseofit，ifthegentlemenofVirginiawillsendusadozenoftheirsons，wewi1ltakecareoftheireducation，teachtheminal1weknowandmakemenofthem．

26．Thispassageisabout____．

A）thecollegesofthenorthernprovince

B）theproblemsoftheAmericansinthemid18thcentury

C）theeducationalvaluesoftheIndians

D）thetalkbetweentheIndiansandtheofficials

27．Accordingtotheletter，theIndiansbelievedthat____．

A）theywerebeinginsultedbytheoffer

B）theyknewmoreaboutsciencethantheofficials

C）itwouldbebetterfortheirboystoreceivesomeschooling

D）theyhadabetterwayofeducatingyoungmen

28．TheIndian'

schiefpurposeinwritingtheletterseemsto____．

A）politelyrefuseafriendlyoffer

B）describeIndiancustoms

C）expresstheiropinionsonequaltreatment

D）showtheirpride

29．Differentfromtheofficials'

viewofeducation，theIndiansthought____．

A）theytaughtdifferentbranchesofscience

B）theyshouldteachthesonsoftheofficialsfirst

C）theyhaddifferentgoalsofeducation

D）youngwomenshouldalsobeeducated

30．Thetoneoftheletterasawholeisbestdescribedas____．

A）pleasantB）politeC）inquiringD）angry

Questions31to36arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Thefocusingorsharpeningoftheimageisperformedbyaspecialapparatus．Ineverycamera，thefarthertheobjectisfromtheeye，thefartherforward—andthenearertheobjectistotheeye，thefartherbackward—isitsimagethrown．Inphotographers'

cameras，thebackismadetoslide，andcanbedrawnawayfromthelenswhentheobjectthatcaststhepicturenear，andpushedforwardwhenitisfar．Thepictureisthuskeptalwayssharp．Butnosuchchangeoflengthispossibleintheeyeball，andthesameresultisreachedinanotherway．Thelens，namely，growsmoreconvex（凸面的）whenanearobjectislookedat，andflatterwhentheobjectrecedes．Thischangeisduetotheantagonismofthe“ciliarymuscle（睫状肌）．Theligament（韧带），whentheciliarymuscleisatrest，assumessuchaspreadoutshapeastokeepthelensratherflat．Butthelensishighlyelastic；

anditspringsintothemoreconvexformwhichisnaturaltoitwhenevertheciliarymuscle，bycontracting，makestheligamentrelaxitspressure．Thecontractionofthemuscle，bythustenderingthelensmorerefractive，adaptstheeyefornearobjects（“accommodates，aswesay）：

anditsrelaxation，byrenderingthelenslessrefractive，adaptstheeyefordistantvision．Accommodationforthenearisthusthemoreactivechange，sinceitinvolvescontractionoftheciliarymuscle．Whenwelookfaroff，wesimplyletoureyesgopassive．Wefeelthedifferenceintheeffortwhenwecomparethetwosensationofchange．

31．Inordertofocusondistantobjects，thelensoftheeye____．

A）becomesmoreconvexB）becomesmoreactive

C）becomesmorerefractiveD）flattens

32．Theligament，whennotactedonbythecontractionoftheciliarymuscle，____．

A）maintainsitspressureonthelenssothatthelensremainsflat

B）relaxesitspressureonthelenssothatitremainsconvex

C）maintainsitspressureonthelenssothatthelensremainsconvex

D）relaxesitspressureonthelenssothatitremainsflat

33．Functionally，wemaycompare____．

A）thelensofthecamerawiththelensoftheeye

B）thelensofthecamerawiththeciliarymuscle

C）thelensoftheeyewiththeslidingofthebackofthecamera

D）theslidingofthebackofthecamerawiththeadaptabilityoftheeyeball

34．Whichofthefollowingactivitiesismosttiringforthelensoftheeye？

A）Lookingatadistantmountain．

B）Beinga“sidewalksuperintendent．

C）Watchingsquirrelsbeingfed．

D）Readingabook．

35．Thetoneofthispassagecanbestbedescribedas____．

A）professionallyscientificB）argumentative

C）matteroffactandformalD）informalandmatteroffact

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Areyouawarethatyouactuallypossesssixsenses？

Thesixthisamuscularsenseresponsiblefordirectingyourmusclesintelligentlytotheexactextentnecessaryforeachactionyouperform．Forexample，whenyoureachforanobject，thesensorynerveslinkingthemusclestothebrainstopyourhandatthecorrectspot．Thisautomaticperceptionofthepositionofyourmusclesinrelationtotheobjectisyourmuscularsenseinaction．

Musclesarestringybundlesoffibersvaryingfromonefivethousandthofaninchtoaboutthreeinches．Theyhavethreeuniquecharacteristics：

theycanbecomeshorterandthicker；

theycanstretch；

andtheycanretracttotheiroriginalpo-sition．Underahigh-poweredmicroscope，muscletissueisseenaslong，slendercellswithagrainytexturelikewood．

Morethanhalfofaperson'

sbodyiscomposedofmusclefibers，mostofwhicharein