Before understanding the influence of society on education, we must ___51___ society. Society is an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization. It is characterized by patterns of relationships between individuals. It is a group of individuals who___52___ a common system of customs, values, and laws. From the definition of society, it is clear that we human beings are its building ___53___. As we interact with people, try to understand their thinking styles and ___54___patterns, we soon realize that there is much to learn from them. Thus, society becomes one of the greatest ___55___ of education. Don’t you think so?

We cannot___56___ the impact of society on the education system alone. We need to understand the role of society in the ___57___ development of an individual. Even before we become a part of the education system, we start learning from our surroundings. And during the process of formal education, we ___58___ take 'non-formal education' from our social group. Yes, our interactions with our fellow-beings, our observations about their social behavior, and our understanding of social norms ___59___ us for life. True, educational ___60___ like schools, colleges, and universities play a very important role in our education. But we cannot ignore the fact that we learn some of the important lessons of life from society. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the ___61___ process of learning begins at a point, which marks the end of institutional education. Learning, as an individual, from your interaction with society, is a vital part of education.

Society plays an important role in education and influences it, both positively and negatively. Social inequalities and unhealthy educational practices are some of the ___62___ influences of society on our lives. Customs and traditions ___63___ certain sections of society from exercising their fundamental rights and block the well-being of society, shatter the basic ideas of education and social awareness. Some social groups deny women's right to education, some force children to work, depriving(剥夺) them of a healthy environment, conducive to their growth and development. Education is one of the basic human rights. If social norms deprive certain strata(阶层) of society from progressing in life and come in the way of social welfare, it ___64___ the purpose of education.

Society is an entity that cannot be separated from us. It is we who ___65___it. It is entirely in our hands to add value to education or devalue it.

51. A. know B. define C. recognize D. analyze

52. A. share B. invent C. operate D. practice

53. A. extents B. blocks C. designs D. expenses

54. A. cultural B. traditional C. educational D. behavioral

55. A. performer B. supervisor C. facilitator D. opponent

56. A. resist B. resolve C. reserve D. restrict

57. A. steady B. future C. lasting D. overall

58. A. successfully B. desperately C. constantly D. surprisingly

59. A. encourage B. impact C. prepare D. impose

60. A. circumstances B. contributions C. environments D. organizations

61. A. actual B. external C. universal D. available

62. A. realistic B. opposing C. practical D. invisible

63. A. confirm B. cultivate C. maintain D. prevent

64. A. fulfills B. highlights C. defeats D. describes

65. A. depend on B. make up C. strive for D. deal with

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原文来源：（有改动）http://www.buzzle.com/articles/societys-influence-on-education.html

本文先对社会下了定义，然后主要讲述社会对教育的影响，人们从社会中学到很多重要的知识，社会与人密不可分。本文重点考查词汇和上下文逻辑思维能力，需要考生不仅有词汇的积累、扎实的语法基础，还要具备灵活的上下文分析能力。

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51. 解析：B。此题考查上下文逻辑关系。后文是对社会的定义，可以推出，在理解社会对教育的影响前，我们需要对社会下定义。

52. 解析：A。此题考查上下文逻辑关系。社会是由有着共同的习俗，价值观和法律的个体组成。share正有此意。

53. 解析：B。此题考查惯用词组。building blocks积木，建筑模块, 人类是社会的一个个组成部分。

54. 解析：D。此题考查上下文理解，当我们在和别人打交道时，我们可以理解他人的思维模式以及行为模式。

55. 解析：C。此题考查词义辨析。在我们和他人交往中，可以学到很多，因此社会变成教育的促成者，有助于教育。

56. 解析：D。此题考查词义辨析，我们不能将社会的影响仅仅局限在教育体制上。

57. 解析：D。此题考查上下文理解和词义辨析。我们应该通过人的全面发展来理解社会的作用。

58. 解析：C。此题考查上下文理解和词义辨析。根据上文意思，在接受正式教育的同时，我们不断从社会中获得非正式的教育。

59. 解析：C。此题考查固定词组，prepare sb. for sth.我们与伙伴们的交流，对社会行为的观察以及对社会规则的理解能让我们为生活做好准备。

60. 解析：D。此题考查词义辨析。难度不大，教育机构，例如学校、学院和大学在教育上发挥着重要的作用。

61. 解析：A。此题考查上下文理解。上文提到我们无法忽视我们从社会中学到了重要的知识，然后本句说，真正的学习其实从毕业后才开始，这一点并不夸张。

62. 解析：B。此题考查词义辨析。上文提到positively and negatively，只有opposing与negative 对应。

63. 解析：D。此题考查动词搭配。prevent sth. from doing 防止、阻止某事发生。

64. 解析：C。此题考查前后理解。如果社会规则剥夺了部分阶层受教育的机会，这就与教育的目的相悖。

65. 解析：B。此题考查上下文理解和词义辨析。根据上文，社会与每个人紧密联系，正是我们组成了社会。