In modern society, white color can mean purity and innocence in both Chinese and western culture.

A Society Without a Formal Authority

In the seventeenth century, European soldiers who came across soreS'Indian groups in the western Great Lakes round that several native tdbes （部落） were living in the area without a formal leadership system. They appeared to be "quite fridendly with each other without a formal authority"

Not only did the Indians appear to lack a formal system.of authority, but they also deeply hated any efforts to control their actions. All members of the tribes knew what was required of them by lifelong （一生的） familiarity with the tasks of the area. These tasks tended to be simple, since the indians' rate of social change was slow. Thus, although subgroups such as soldiers had recognized leaders, no real authority was required.

Rather than giving direct orders （which were considered rough）, members of the tribes would arouse others to action by examples.

It would be difficult, if not impossible, to carry out such asystem in our own society.Most of us have grown up under one authority or another for as long as we can remember. Our parents, our teachers, our bosses, our government all have the recognized right under certain conditions to tell us what to do. The authority is so much a part of our culture that it is hard for us to imagine a workable society without it. We have been used to relying on authority to get things done and would probably be uncomfortable with the Indian methods of examples on a large scale.Of course, the major reason why the Indian system would not be suitable for us is that our society is too large. The number of tasks that various members of our scciety have to perform. often under tight time and resource limitations could not be treaed by the indian system. In modern societies, the formal authority system is necessary to achieve any social objectives.第 28 题 Which of the following statements about the European soldiers is correct？

A．They had no leaders.

B．They treated the Indian groups well.

C．They came across some Indian groups.

D．They found the Indian groups friendly to them.

A.The Canterbury Tales

B.The Romaunt of the Rose

C.The Legend of Good Women

D.Troilus and Criseyde

Awareness of their identity means ______.

A．knowing who they are in a community

B．knowing what role they should play in society

C．knowing that they are connected with the fortune of their company

D．knowing which positions they belong to

Awareness of their identity means ______.

A．knowing who they are in a community

B．knowing what role they should play in society

C．knowing that they are connected with the fortune of their company

D．knowing which positions they belong to

A.depressing

B.compelling

C.suppressing

D.supreme

Awareness of their identity means ______.

A．knowing who they are in a community

B．knowing what role they should play in society

C．knowing that they are connected with the fortune of their company

D．knowing which positions they belong to

A.like

B.as

C.what

D.that

In which ways is home service industry good for our society？

A．It meets the needs of modern life.

B．It provides work opportunities for the laid-off workers.

C．It is a new industry.

D．Both A and B

The researchers choose to carry out their study in traditional societies because

A．people in modern society have less violence than people in traditional ones.

B．fighting in modern societies has nothing to do with left-handedness.

C．violence in modern and traditional societies often takes different forms.

D．the data for analysis in modern society often involves the use of technology.