单选题
Is teaching important? Well, of course it is. There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members. But as societies became more complex and division of labor more common, it was impossible for family members to teach the information and skills young people needed to become useful members of the society. As the need for specialists appeared, the job of teaching came into being in our country, and teaching as a job has been of increasing importance over the past hundred years. Today, we have strict rules for teachers. We hope all children can attend schools. Many things tell us that teaching is indeed an "important" job. In recent years, there has been an increasing need for teachers to be "responsible". This means that the public expects teachers to succeed in teaching important information to the young. Teachers' salaries today, while not much, certainly are much higher than they were in years past. These increases have come about because people have realized that without enough salaries, people who have abilities will not become teachers. Today almost no one says that "anybody will do" for a teacher. The public expects "quality people" to teach the young, and progress is being made to give salaries that will make people who have abilities become teachers.
单选题
Before the job of teaching came into being, ______. A. family members had been responsible for the education of the young B. specialists had been in charge of teaching young people C. young people had had to be self-educated D. the society had played an important role in educating young people
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 第一段的第三句话说道：“There was a time when the necessary knowledge could be taught to the young by family members.”因此可以断定A是正确的，即“在教师这一工作出现之前，家庭成员负责孩子们的教育”。
单选题
The job of teaching came into being mainly because of ______. A. the development of the society B. the explosion of information C. the need for specialists D. the civilization of human beings
单选题
Teachers' salaries are raised today in order to ______. A. show the importance of teaching as a job B. attract more qualified people to become teachers C. make teachers "responsible" in their teaching D. improve the quality of public teaching
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 文章的最后一句话说道：“The public expects 'quality people' to teach the young，and progress is being made to give salaries that will make people who have abilities become teachers.”因此可以断定：增加教师的工资是为了吸引高素质的人才当教师，B是正确的。
单选题
"Anybody will do" for a teacher means that ______. A. almost all people want to become a teacher B. a teacher is so highly respected that people all want to help him C. a teacher will do whatever he can for his students D. the job of teaching is so easy that everybody can do it
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上下文可知，“Anybody will do”的意思是“教师工作太容易了，什么人都能做”，因此D是正确的。
单选题
We know from the passage that ______. A. it is important to be successful in teaching the young B. enough salaries are necessary in making quality people become teachers C. greater progress has to be made in teaching D. teaching is a product of the society's division of labor