四、閱讀測驗【請依照段落上下文意，選出最適當的答案】 
第一篇：       Education in our society serves many purposes, but there are three main functions. First, students learn skillsthat will help prepare them for society. Writing, reading, and mathematics are all essential in today’s workplace andmany people learn these skills in school. Second, schools serve communities. Whether by functioning as pollinglocations during elections or providing safe places for students in temporary living situations, public schools addvalue to communities. Third, public schools provide a structured environment for children to engage in productiveactivities during many days of the year while their adult caretakers are working. In other words, public schools alsoplay the role of “daycare” places. These are three of the primary reasons why we have schools in our society.       In 1821, the first public high school in the United States was started in Boston. By 1900, 31 states requiredchildren to attend school from the ages of 8 to 14. As a result, by 1910, 72% of American children attended school.Half the nation’s children attended one-room schools. In 1918, every state required students to complete elementaryschool. In 1954, the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education unanimously declared that separate facilities wereunconstitutional and desegregation began.        These days, students and their caretakers have more choices when it comes to selecting a public school. Inaddition to the traditional neighborhood schools, charter schools have popped up in major cities across the country.Both charter schools and neighborhood schools fill traditional roles like providing instruction, serving lunch and othermeals, and administering the state tests. However, charter schools and neighborhood schools differ in many importantways. One key difference is the amount of time students spend in school. In Chicago, for example, students whoattend neighborhood schools do so for about 180 days in a year, each day slightly over six hours long. On the otherhand, students who attend charter schools do so for around 200 days in a year, and most charter school days are overeight hours long. While both neighborhood and charter schools provide free public education to students meetingenrollment criteria, students who attend charter schools spend much more time in class.
【題組】41. Which is a good title for this passage?
(A) School Systems in the US
(B) Purposes and Development of Schools in the US
(C) Public and Charter Schools
(D) Different Types of Schools