题型:语法填空(语篇) 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
黑龙江省绥化市安达市第七中学2020届高三英语得分训练二试卷
Haven't you always wondered why the beginning and the end of the present school year don't line up with the calendar year? Well, answer might surprise you: the school year actually (date) back to the time when the farming schedule took (prior) over everything else — even schooling.
Farming can only be done in spring, summer, and fall. Families needed kids' help, so their schooling took place in the colder months nothing could be planted or harvested. Thus kids could help with farm duties during busy seasons.
Large cities operated (different). Because people there didn't rely on farming (earn) a living, kids could go to school all year round and take a few short vacations throughout.
When education started to become more valuable in society, much (strict) rules had to be made so that there would be more uniformity in the school system. In 1852, Massachusetts became the first state to enact a compulsory public law, making it compulsory both rural areas and urban areas to offer schooling. Parents (fine) if they didn't send children to schools.
Shortly after Massachusetts enacted the law, a compromise (make) between urban and rural school systems let the school year start in the fall so kids could help with farming during the summer.
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