Passage 8
Can authority be criticized? In (1) of the world, authority is not (2) either out of respect or out of (3) In such countries children are not expected to (4) their teachers in school and (5)young scholars or (6) industrial men are hampered (受阻) in the technical research because they don't feel free to (7) with their superiors. Clever researchers may be considered too (8) to have"any right" to present (9) that are different from knowledge and wisdom of men of old ages.
(10), the American is (11) from childhood to question, analyze and search. School tasks are (12) to encourage the use of a (13) range of materials. A composition topic like "Write a paper (14) the world's supply of sugar" will send even (15) in search of completely unfamiliar ideas.
(16) in the primary grades, children are taught to (17) libraries, and to search for (18) ideas of various sorts. (19) the time you are 14, 15 and 16, many young scholars are making original and (20) contributions in all fields of science.
1. A. such
B. any
C. much
D. many
2. A. accepted
B. claimed
C. isolated
D. challenged
3. A. fear
B. mercy
C. hate
D. sympathy
4. A. question
B. ask
C. change
D. charge
5. A. famous
B. brilliant
C. employed
D. curious
6. A. original
B. sensible
C. imaginative
D. affective
7. A. disagree
B. complain
C. link
D. cooperate
8. A. old
B. brave
C. young
D. nervous
9. A. functions
B. awards
C. rewards
D. findings
10. A. Secondly
B. Then
C. Therefore
D. However
11. A. treated
B. trained
C. traced
D. transformed
12. A. done
B. designed
C. fulfilled
D. neglected
13. A. moderate
B. limited
C. wide
D. various
14. A. of
B. on
C. for
D. to
15. A. a child
B. a boy
C. a girl
D. an adult
16. A. Since
B. As
C. If
D. Even
17. A. organize
B. use
C. clean
D. manage
18. A. conventional
B. same
C. New
D. familiar
19. A. When
B. Since
C. During
D. By
20. A. precious
B. priceless
C. worth
D. valuable
