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These days we hear lots of nonsense about the "great classless society. " The idea that the twentieth century is the age of the
These days we hear lots of nonsense about the "great classless society. " The idea that the twentieth century is the age of the
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These days we hear lots of nonsense about the "great classless society. " The idea that the twentieth century is the age of the common man has become one of the great cliches of our time. The same old arguments are put forward in evidence. Here are some of them: monarchy as a system of government has been completely discarded. In a number of countries the victory has been complete. The people rule; the great millennium has become a political realty. But has it? Close examination doesn’t bear out the claim.
It is a fallacy to suppose that all men are equal and that society will be leveled out if you provided everybody with the same education opportunities. The fact is that nature dispenses brains and ability with a total disregard for the principle of equality. The old rules of the jungle, survival of the fittest, and might is right are still with us. The spread of education has destroyed the old class system and created a new one. Rewards are based on merits. For aristocracy read "meritocracy"; in other respects, society remains unaltered: the class system is rigidly maintained.
What is the first thing people do when they become rich? They use their wealth to secure the best possible opportunities for their children, to give them a good start in life. For all the lip service we pay to the idea of equality, we do not consider this wrong in the western world. Private schools that offer unfair advantages over state schools are not banned. In this way, the new meritocracy can perpetuate itself to a certain extent: an able child from a wealthy home can succeed far more rapidly than his poorer counterpart. Wealth is also used indiscriminately to further political ends. It would be almost impossible to become the leader of a democracy without massive financial backing. Money is as powerful a weapon as ever it was.
In societies wholly dedicated to the principle of social equality, privileged private education is forbidden. But even here people are rewarded according to their abilities. In fact, so great is the need for skilled workers that the least able may be neglected. Bright children are carefully and expensively trained to become future rulers. In the end, political ideologies boil down to the same thing: class divisions persist whether you are ruled by a feudal king or an educated peasant.
What does the author believe is the root of unequal education?
选项
A、The inequality in brains and ability.
B、The existence of the law of the jungle.
C、The differences of brains and abilities.
D、People can educate their children freely.
答案
A
解析
事实细节题。第二段首句提到,如果给每个人提供相同的教育机会,社会就会公平,这种想法是错误的。第二、三句解释了原因,即大自然赋予人们智慧和能力的时候并没有遵循公平的原则,弱肉强食、适者生存、强权即公理的丛林法则依然存在。由此可知,导致教育不平等的根源在于智慧和能力的不平等。A项与C项在此处均符合逻辑,但A项中的inequality比C项的differences信息更具体,更精确,故最佳答案为A项。B项丛林法则的存在只是智慧与能力不平等的表现之一,非根本原因,故排除。D项未提及,故排除。
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