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1、英语阅读（2）2005年7月期末复习综合练习Part1MultipleChoicesDirections：Thereare4passagesinthispartthatarefollowedby25questions.oreachquestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.adthepassagescarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Onyouranswersheet,indicatetheletterA,B,Cor
2、Dagainstthenumberofeachitem1-25fortheansweryouchoose.(50points)Americansarepeopleobsessedwithchild-rearing.Intheirbooks,magazines,talkshows,parenttrainingcourses,WhiteHouseconferences,andchatsoverthebackfence,theyendlesslydebatethebestwaystoraisechildren.Moreover,Americansdomore
3、thandebatetheirtheories;theytranslatethemintoaction.Theyerectplaygroundsfortheyoungsters’pleasure,equiplargeschoolsfortheireducation,andtrainskilledspecialistsfortheirwelfare.WholeindustriesinAmericaaredevotedtomakingchildrenhappy,healthyandwise.Butthisinterestinchildhoodisrelat
4、ivelynew.Infact,untilveryrecentlypeopleconsideredchildhoodjustabrief,unimportantpreludetoadulthoodandtherealbusinessofliving.Byandlargetheyeitherignoredchildren,beatthem,orfondlethemcarelessly,muchaswewouldamuseourselveswithalotofpuppies.Whentheygaveseriousthoughttochildrenatall
5、,peopleeitherconceivedofthemasminiatureadultsoraspeculiar,uniformedanimals.Downthroughtheagestheexperiencesofchildhoodhavebeenasvariedasitsduration.Actionsthatwouldhaveprovokedabeatinginoneeraelicitextralovingcareinanother.Babieswhohavebeencaredexclusivelybytheirmothersinoneepoc
6、hareleftwithday-careworkersinanother.Insomeplaceschildrenhavebeentrainedtostraddleunsteadycanoes,negotiatetreacherousmountainpasses,andcarryheavybundlesontheirheads.Inotherplacestheyhavebeentaughtcomplicatedpianoconcertoandlongmultiplicationtables.Butdiverseasithasbeen,childrenh
7、aveonecommonexperienceatitscoreandthatisthesocialaspectofrearing.Allchildrenneedadultstobringthemup.Becausehumanyoungtakesolongtobecomeindependent,wethinkthatcivilizationmayhavegrownuparoundtheneedtofeedandprotectthem.Certainly,fromtheearliestdaysofman,adultshavemadeprovisionsfo
8、rthechildrenintheirmidst.1.ThepresentdayAmerica
