单选题 A group of people who share the same interests and way of life is called a society. Sociology is the science that examines human society. The term sociology is derived from the Latin word socius, which means "companion, union of people".
Sociologists are interested in how a society began and how it grew. They also study the levels within a society. For example, the child is part of the family, the family is part of the neighborhood, and the neighborhood is part of the community. There are many different groups, and sociologists are interested in the effect that these groups have on people.
A Frenchman named Auguste Comte made sociology a separate science in the l"830s. He suggested that a new science was necessary to study a society of people. A famous book, Principles of Sociology, was published by an Englishman, Herbert Spencer, in 1882. This book had an unprecedented(史无前例的) effect on the science of sociology. In this book, Spencer theorized that a society"s customs evolved, or grew, from very simple to more complicated and advanced. This theory shows the influence that Charles Darwin (who believed that man had evoked from very simple forms to the present human) had on Spencer.
单选题 What is the best title for this passage?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 第一段讲社会学的定义；第二段讲社会学家研究的对象；第三段讲社会学的代表人物。所以本篇的题目应该是D。
单选题 The word "levels" in the second paragraph means ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] level此处意为“阶层”。
单选题 According to the passage, we may conclude that in sociology the neighborhood is larger than ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 参见第二段中句子“For example，the child is part of the family，the family is part of the neighborhood，and the neighborhood is part of the community”。
单选题 Sociology had its beginnings as a separate science with ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 见第三段首句。
单选题 The book which had a great influence on sociology was written ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 参见最后一段。