Furthermore, social change is easier if it is gradual. For example, it comes more readily in human relations on a continuous scale rather than one with sharp difference. This is one reason why change has not come more quickly to Black Americans as compared to other American minorities, because of the sharp difference in appearance between them and their white counterparts.

　　英語閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練題目：

　　21.The passage is mainly discussing.

　　A. the necessity of social change

　　B. certain factors that determine the ease with which social changes occur

　　C. two different societies certain factors that promote social change

　　D. One of the factors that tend to promote social change is.

　　22.A. joint interest B. different points of view

　　C. less emotional people D. advanced technology

　　23.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. Social change tends to meet with more difficulty in basic and emotional aspects of society.

　　B. Disagreement with and argument about conditions tend to slow down social change.

　　C. Social change is more likely to occur in the material aspect of society.

　　D. Social change is less likely to occur in what people learned when they were young.

　　24. The expression "greater tolerance "(Para. 1) refers to_______.

　　A. greater willingness to accept social change

　　B. quicker adaptation to changing circumstances

　　C. more respect for different beliefs and behavior

　　D. greater readiness to agree to different opinions and ideas

　　25. Social change is less likely to occur in a society where people are quite similar in many ways because_______.

　　A. people there have got so accustomed to their conditions that they seldom think it necessary to change

　　B. people there have identical needs that can be satisfied without much difficulty

　　C. people there are easy to please

　　D. people there are less disputed

　　英語閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練答案：

　　21. B 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. A