2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(15)
<p> <span word="Imagining">Imagining</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="consisted">consisted</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="react">react</span>? <span word="Unless">Unless</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="abnormal">abnormal</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span><span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>!</p><p> <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="Stuffing">Stuffing</span> <span word="childrens">childrens</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="educations">educations</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="equip">equip</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="society">society</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="segregated">segregated</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="segregation">segregation</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shock">shock</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="miniature">miniature</span>. <span word="Boys">Boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>, <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extra">extra</span>-<span word="curricular">curricular</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>! <span word="What">What</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="education">education</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cleverer">cleverer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="versa">versa</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="segregated">segregated</span>, <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>. <span word="Rivalry">Rivalry</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sexes">sexes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fostered">fostered</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coeducational">coeducational</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p>
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