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The academy began in the early 1750s with Ben jamin Franklin's school in Philadelphia, which later became the University of Pennsylvania. It extended generally to about the middle nineteeth century, except in the southern states where the public high school was late in developing and where the academy continued to be a principal means of secondary education even after 1900. The academy was oper to girls as well as to boys, and it provided a wider curriculum than what the latin grammar school had furnished. It was designed not only as a preparation for college but also for practical life in commercial and business activities. although its wide educational values are evident and are recognized as important contributions to secondary education in this country, the academy has never been considered a public institution as the public high school has come to The public high school had its origin in Massachusetts in 1821 when the English Classical School was established in Boston. In 1827, the state enacted(ih FE)the first state wide public high school law in the United States. By 1840, there were perhaps a dozen public high schools in massachusetts and many in other eastern states by 1850, they could also be found in many other states. Just as the curriculum of the academy grew out of that of the latin grammar school, the curriculum of the public high school developed out of that of the academy The public high school i the United States is a repudiation(推翻) of the aristocratic(贵族的) and selective principle of the European educational tradition. Since 1890, enrollments( A%)in secondary schools, mainly public high schools, have practically doubled in this country every ten years. 21. According to the passage, which of the following sequences indicates the order in which the schools developed? DLatin grammar school, public high school, academy B)Latin grammar school, academy public high school. C)Public high school, Latin grammar school, academy D)Public high school, academy, Latin grammar school 22. It is the opinion of the author that the academy, compared with the public high school, was A)obviously academically better B)more discriminatory in student selection

The academy began in the early 1750’s with Benjamin Franklin’s school in Philadelphia,which later became the University of Pennsylvania.It extended generally to about the middle nineteeth century,except in the southern states where the public high school was late in developing and where the academy continued to be a principal means of secondary education even after 1900.The academy was open to girls as well as to boys,and it provided a wider curriculum than what the Latin grammar school had furnished.It was designed not only as a preparation for college but also for practical life in commercial and business activities.Although its wide educational values are evident and are recognized as important contributions to secondary education in this country,the academy has never been considered a public institution as the public high school has come to be. The public high school had its origin in Massachusetts in 1821 when the English Classical School was established in Boston.In 1827,the state enacted(制定)the first state wide public high school law in the United States.By 1840,there were perhaps a dozen public high schools in Massachusetts and many in other eastern states by 1850,they could also be found in many other states.Just as the curriculum of the academy grew out of that of the Latin grammar school,the curriculum of the public high school developed out of that of the academy.The public high school in the United States is a repudiation(推翻) of the aristocratic(贵族的)and selective principle of the European educational tradition.Since 1890,enrollments( 入学)in secondary schools,mainly public high schools,have practically doubled in this country every ten years. 21.According to the passage,which of the following sequences indicates the order in which the schools developed? A)Latin grammar school,public high school,academy. B)Latin grammar school,academy,public high school. C)Public high school,Latin grammar school,academy. D)Public high school,academy,Latin grammar school. 22.It is the opinion of the author that the academy,compared with the public high school,was ____. A)obviously academically better B)more discriminatory in student selection

Passage 2 Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage In the eighteenth-century one of the first modern economists, Adam Smith, thought that the whole annual produce of the land and labour of every country provided revenue to "three different orders of people: those who live by rent, those who live by wages, and those who live by profit. Each successive stage of the industrial revolution, however, made the social structure more complicated Many intermediate groups grew up during the nineteenth century between the upper middle class and the working class. There were small-scale industrialist as we ll as large ones, small shopkeepers and tradesmen, officials and salaries employees, skilled and unskilled workers, and professional men such as doctors and teachers. Farmers and peasants continued in all countries as independent groups juring the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the possession of wealth inevitably affected a person's social position Intelligent industrialists with initiative made fortunes by their wits which lifted them into an economic group far higher than that of their working-class parents. But they lacked social of the upper class, who despised them as the"new rich. They often sent their sons and daughters to special school to acquire soical training. Here their children, mixed with the children of the upper classes, were accepted by them, and very often found marriage partners from among them. In the same way, a thrifty, hardworking labourer, though not clever himself, might save for his son enough to pay for an extended secondary school education in the hope that he would move in a white collar " occupation, carrying with it a higher salary and a move up in the social scale n the twentieth century the increased taxation of higher incomes, the growth of the social services, and the wider development of educational opportunity have considerably altered the social outlook. The upper classes no longer are the sole or even the main possessors of wealth, power and education, though inherited social position still carries considerable prestige. What criterion did Adam Smith seem to go by in his classification of social groups? A)The amount of wealth)The amount of money C)The social status)The way of getting money

Passage 2 Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. In the eighteenth—century one of the first modern economists,Adam Smith,thought that the “whole annual produce of the land and labour of every country” provided revenue to “three different orders of people:those who live by rent,those who live by wages,and those who live by profit”.Each successive stage of the industrial revolution,however,made the social structure more complicated. Many intermediate groups grew up during the nineteenth century between the upper middle class and the working class.There were small—scale industrialists as we ll as large ones,small shopkeepers and tradesmen,officials and salaried employees,skilled and unskilled workers,and professional men such as doctors and teachers.Farmers and peasants continued in all countries as independent groups. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the possession of wealth inevitably affected a person’s social position.Intelligent industrialists with initiative made fortunes by their wits which lifted them into an economic group far higher than that of their working—class parents.But they lacked social training of the upper class,who despised them as the “new rich.” They often sent their sons and daughters to special school to acquire soical training.Here their children,mixed with the children of the upper classes,were accepted by them,and very often found marriage partners from among them.In the same way,a thrifty,hardworking labourer,though not clever himself,might save for his son enough to pay for an extended secondary school education in the hope that he would move in a “white collar”occupation,carrying with it a higher salary and a move up in the social scale. In the twentieth century the increased taxation of higher incomes,the growth of the social services,and the wider development of educational opportunity have considerably altered the social outlook.The upper classes no longer are the sole, or even the main possessors of wealth,power and education,though inherited social position still carries considerable prestige. 26.What criterion did Adam Smith seem to go by in his classification of social groups? A)The amount of wealthB)The amount of money C)The social statusD)The way of getting money