托福阅读记笔记方法实例

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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料托福阅读记笔记方法实例（4）P4Oneofthemostimportantsocialdevelopmentsthathelpedtomakepossibleashiftinthinkingabouttheroleofpubliceducationwastheeffectofthebabyboomofthe1950'sand1960'sontheschools.Inthe1920's，butespeciallyintheDepressionconditionsofthe1930's，theUnitedStatesexperiencedadeclini

2、ngbirthrate-everythousandwomenagedfifteentoforty-fourgavebirthtoabout118livechildrenin1920，89.2in1930，75.8in1936，and80in1940.WiththegrowingprosperitybroughtonbytheSecondWorldWarandtheeconomicboomthatfollowedit，youngpeoplemarriedandestablishedhouseholdsearlierandbegantoraiselargerfamiliesth

3、anhadtheirpredecessorsduringtheDepression.Birthratesroseto102perthousandin1946，106.2in1950，and118in1955.Althougheconomicswasprobablythemostimportantdeterminant，itisnottheonlyexplanationforthebabyboom.Theincreasedvalueplacedontheideaofthefamilyalsohelpstoexplainthisriseinbirthrates.Thebabyb

4、oomersbeganstreamingintothefirstgradebythemid-1940'sandbecameafloodby1950.Thepublicschoolsystemsuddenlyfounditselfovertaxed.Whilethenumberofschoolchildrenrosebecauseofwartimeandpostwarconditions，thesesameconditionsmadetheschoolsevenlesspreparedtocopewiththeflood.Thewartimeeconomymeantthatf

5、ewnewschoolswerebuiltbetween1940and1945.Moreover，duringthewarandintheboomtimesthatfollowed，largenumbersofteacherslefttheirprofessionforbetter-payingjobselsewhereintheeconomy.Therefore，inthe1950'sand1960's，Thebabyboomhitanantiquatedandinadequateschoolsystem.Consequently，the"custodialrhetori

6、c"ofthe1930'sandearly1940'snolongermadesense;thatis，keepingyouthsagedsixteenandolderoutofthelabormarketbykeepingtheminschoolcouldnolongerbeahighpriorityforaninstitutionunabletofindspaceandstafftoteachyoungerchildrenagedfivetosixteen.Withthebabyboom，thefocusofeducatorsandoflaymeninterestedi

7、neducationinevitablyturnedtowardthelowergradesandbacktobasicacademicskillsanddiscipline.Thesystemnolongerhadmuchinterestinofferingnontraditional，new，andextraservicestoolderyouths.-------------------------------------------------------------------------shift：n.