单选题 {{B}}Directions:{{/B}} There are 5 reading passages in this part. Each passage
is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there
are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and
mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in
the brackets. {{B}}Passage 1{{/B}}
Albert Einstein once attributed the
creativity of a famous scientist to the fact that he "never went to school, and
therefore preserved the rare gift of thinking freely". There is undoubtedly
truth in Einstein's observation. Many artists and geniuses seem to view their
schooling as a disadvantage. But such a truth is not a criticism of schools. It
is the function of schools to civilize, not to train explorers. The explorer is
always a lonely individual whether his or her pioneering be in art, music,
science, or technology. The creative explorer of unmapped lands shares
with the genius what William James described as the "faculty of perceiving in an
unhabitual way". Insofar as schools teach perceptual patterns they tend to
destroy creativity and genius. But if schools could somewhat exist solely to
cultivate genius, then society would break down. For the social order demands
unity and widespread agreement, both traits are destructive to creativity. There
will always be conflict between the demands of society and the impulses of
creativity and genius.
单选题
Albert Einstein once thought that schools ______.