If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyc ne on a mass basis or to find the gifted few a

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问题     If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyc ne on a mass basis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go, our task would be fairly simple. The public school system, however, has no such【1】,【2】the jobs must be carried【3】at the same time. Because we depend so【4】upon science and tech-nology for our【5】, we must produce specialists in many fields.【6】we live in a【7】nation, whose citizens make the policies for the nation, large numbers of us must be educated to understand, to uphold, and【8】necessary, to judge the work of【9】The public school must educate both producers and【10】of scientific services.
    In education, there should be a good balance【11】the branches of【12】that contribute to effective thinking and【13】judgment. Such balance is defeated by【14】much emphasis on any one field. This【15】of balance involves not only the【16】of the natural sciences, the social sciences and the arts but also relative emphasis among the natural sciences themselves.
    【17】, we must have a balance between current and【18】knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new【19】in scientific fields and the discovery of new knowledge; these should not be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound, established materials that form the basis of【20】for beginners.

选项 A、primitive
B、ultimate
C、classical
D、initial

答案C

解析 选项C表示“古典的;经典的”。“classical古典的”与“current现今的;当今的”是一种对比,指“保持现在和过去的知识的一种平衡”。而选项A“原始的,远古的,早期的”,选项B“最后的;最终的;根本的”,选项D“最初的;开始的;字首的”是本题的干扰,均不符合题意。
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