leading actor
on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance
of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the
family and the society in which exceptional children live are often
the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools
that we find the full expression of society' s understanding—the
knowledge, hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.
Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that minor
we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices,
and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in
exceptional children shown in public education over the past three
decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all
citizens,
whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully
develop their capabilities.
“All men are created equal.” We've heard it many times, but it
still has important meaning for education in a democratic society.
Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote
equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality
of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all
children—the right of each child to receive help in learning to the
limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great.
Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children—disabled or not—to an appropriate education, and have ordered that
public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In
response, schools are modifying their programs, adapting instruction
to children who are exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.
19. In Paragraph 2, the author cites the example of the leading actor on the stage to show that _____.
[A] the growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and the society
[B] exceptional children are more influenced by their families than
normal children are
[C] exceptional children are the key interest of the family and society
[D] the needs of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of
the exceptional children
20. The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in education is that__.
[A] they are expected to be leaders of the society
[B] they might become a burden of the society [C] they should fully develop their potentials [D] disabled children deserve special consideration 21. This passage mainly deals with__.
[A] the differences of children in their learning capabilities [B] the definition of exceptional children in modern society [C] the special educational programs for exceptional children [D] the necessity of adapting education to exceptional children 22. From this passage we learn that the educational concern for exceptional children ___. [A] is now enjoying legal support
[B] disagrees with the tradition of the country [C] was clearly stated by the country' s founders [D] will exert great influence over court decisions Passage 4
“I have great confidence that by the end of the decade we'll know
in vast detail how cancer cells arise,” says microbiologist Robert
Weinberg, an expert on cancer. “But,” he cautions, “Some people have
the idea that once one understands the causes, the cure will
rapidly
follow. Consider Pasteur. He discovered the causes of many kinds of
infections, but it was fifty or sixty years before cures were available. ”
This year, 50 percent of the 910,000 people who suffer from cancer
will survive at least five years. In the year 2000, the National Cancer
Institute estimates, that figure will be 75 percent. For some skin
cancers, the five-year survival rate is as high as 90 percent. But other
survival statistics are still discouraging—13 percent for lung cancer,
and 2 percent for cancer of the pancreas (胰腺) . With as many as 120 varieties in existence, discovering how cancer
works is not easy. The researchers made great progress in the early
1970s, when they discovered that oncogenes, which are
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