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  3. It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education.【C1】______, it has been said tha

It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education.【C1】______, it has been said tha

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问题     It is commonly believed in the United States that school is where people go to get an education.【C1】______, it has been said that today children interrupt their education to go to school. The【C2】______ between schooling and education implied by this【C3】______ is important.
    Education is much more open-ended and all-inclusive than schooling. Education【C4】______ no bounds. It can【C5】______ anywhere, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of【C6】______ learning. The agents of education can【C7】______ from a revered grandparent to the people debating politics【C8】______ the radio, from a child to a distinguished scientist.【C9】______ schooling has a certain predictability, education quite often produces surprises. A chance conversation with a stranger may【C10】______ a person to discover how【C11】______ is known of other religions. People are engaged in education from【C12】______ on. Education, then, is a very broad,【C13】______ term. It is a lifelong process, a process that starts【C14】______ the start of school and one that should be a(n)【C15】______ part of one’s entire life.
    Schooling, on the other hand, is a specific, formalized process,【C16】______ general pattern varies little from one setting to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at approximately the same time, take【C17】______ seats, are taught by an adult, use【C18】______ textbooks, do homework, take exams, and so on. The slices of reality that are【C19】______, whether they are the alphabet or an understanding of the workings of government, have usually been limited by the boundaries of the【C20】______ being taught.
【C12】
选项 A、adulthood
B、juvenile
C、manhood
D、infancy
答案D
解析 语义线索题。下文提到教育是一项终身活动，故可推出人们早在婴儿期就开始接受教育了，因此D项infancy“婴儿期，幼年早期”正确。adulthood“成人期”；juvenile“青少年”；manhood“(男子的)成年，成人”。
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