单选题

The first and most important agents of socialization are the people who care for infants. In the earliest months, messages from nurturers constitute the child's basic understanding of the world around it. This is the infant's first introduction to the language that shapes perception and elicits emotion.
Another powerful source of information and socialization is the friendship of peers. Peers are equals that one can deal with on the same level as oneself, whereas parents are superiors. The heavy emotional overlay of family relationships makes some kinds of learning difficult.
Much formal socialization is placed in the hands of professionals. Teachers from kindergarten on are specifically designated agents of socialization. Ideally, a teacher is one who has both knowledge and the skills to present it. During the course of teaching their subjects, classroom instructors provide role models and attempt to convey the excitement of learning itself.
In earlier times, parents, friends and teachers would comprise the list of primary childhood socializers. Children's books, comics and magazines might also have been mentioned as sources of information on norms and role models. Today one must add three powerful indirect or nonpersonal socialization agents: radio, movies and television. Many people learn about politics, form a vision of well-being, and develop attitudes towards others from what they see on the screen and hear through the speakers.

单选题 In this passage, agents of socialization refer to ______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[分析] 细节题型。从文章第一和第二两句可知the people，nurturer是孩子了解社会的渠道；而最后一段中的parents，friends，teachers，children's books，comics，magazines，radio， movies and television也是，因此，选项C是正确答案。

单选题 The author's chief agents include the following EXCEPT the ______.

单选题 The child's basic understanding of the world around it is formed ______.

单选题 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

单选题 According to this passage, ______ makes some kind of learning difficult.

单选题 Peers are one of the ______ agents of socialization.

单选题 ______ are the first formal socialization agents.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[分析] 细节题型。见第三段的第一和第二句：Much formal socialization is placed in the hands of professionals．Teachers from kindergarten on are specifically designated agents of socialization．其中的professionals和后面的teachers from kindergarten on指的即是从幼儿园开始的教师教育：因此选项D是答案。

单选题 Which of the following statements is NOT implied in the passage?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[分析] 推断题型。见第三段第二、三、四句：Teachers from kindergarten on are specifically designated agents of socialization．Ideally，a teacher is one who has both knowledge and the skills to present it. During the course of teaching their subjects，classroom instructors provide role models．and attempt to convey the excitement of learning itself．其中划线部分与选项C相符：specifically designated…(特别地选派出的……)可推论出既是委派，则应带薪的。可排除B和D，因此答案为A。