2011【GCT英语】阅读尝拭.docVIP

Passage 1 It is true that as a social organization moves from the simple to the complex, so does the organization through which it educates its children. Growth and change are vital if education is to meet new needs and demands. In a very simple social order, it may suffice to have the parents carry on the education of their children. However, as will be shown later in more detail, such a method may become entirely untenable, and special individuals are entrusted with the task. These may be hired privately first, but soon the social group the church, village, and the like---will be responsible for education. Eventually, special training is required for those who do the teaching, and an agency to control this training is needed. Thus the influence of the local government unit, such as the town, township, and later the state or the province becomes necessary. It was generally considered simpler to use as a unit the already existing local unit. Questions: 1. The closest restatement of the first sentence is: A) The more complex a social organization becomes, the more complex the educational system becomes. B) The complexity of a social organization depends on the complexity of the educational system. C) Social organizations are truly as complex as they need to be for educational purposes. D) Our society must be complex if we want our education system to serve our children’s educational requirements. The writer would probably argue for ________. A) more parental influence in education B) an educational system which takes social complexity into account. C) strict state control of education D) more special training for teachers. The reason why the local government unit become influential is that ——— teachers become too powerful enrollment increases C) a need arises to control the education of teachers D) the church or village lacks the ability to oversee education The author promises to explain ______. the necessity of the local government unit. B)?why it