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  3. Critics of early schooling cite research that questions whether 4-year-old children are ready to take on formal learning. Educat

Critics of early schooling cite research that questions whether 4-year-old children are ready to take on formal learning. Educat

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问题     Critics of early schooling cite research that questions whether 4-year-old children are ready to take on formal learning. Educators find that older【C1】____ are more likely to succeed during school careers,【C2】______ their younger counterparts are more likely to fall. Kindergarten children who turn five during the later half of the year seem to be at a disadvantage when it【C3】______ physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development.
    【C4】______, children who are nearly six when they enter kindergarten 【C5】______ to receive better grades and score higher on achievement【C6】______ throughout their schooling experience than 【C7】______those who begin kindergarten having just turned five. Being bright and verbally skillful and being ready for school do not seem to be the【C8】______thing. It is easy to confuse the superficial poise and sophistication of many of today’s children【C9】______ inner maturity. Indeed, evidence suggests that early schooling eats its own bitter fruit; Youngsters【C10】______ parents push them to attain academic success in preschool are less creative, have more anxiety about tests, and, by the end of kindergarten, 【C11】______ to maintain their initial academic advantage【C12】______ their less-pressured peers.
    Many psychologists and educators remain【C13】______ of approaches that place 4-year olds in a formal educational setting. They question【C14】______ environmental enrichment can significantly alter the built-in developmental timetable of a child reared in a non-disadvantaged home. They do not【C15】______, however, the value of day-care centers and nursery schools that provide a homelike environment and【C16】______ children possible freedom to play, develop at their own way, and【C17】______their social skills. But they point out that many of the things children once did in first grade are now【C18】______ of them in kindergarten. These psychologists and educators believe we are【C19】______ young children too hard and thereby【C20】______them of their childhood.
【C2】
选项 A、thereby
B、whereas
C、since
D、hence
答案B
解析 逻辑关系题。本句前半句提及年龄稍大的孩子更易获得成功；而后半句说的是年龄稍小的孩子很可能会失败。显然这两个分句之间是一种对比的关系，故选择[B]whereas。
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