题目：【阅读理解】

   The ordinary family in colonial North America was primarily concerned with sheer physical survival and beyond that, is own economic prosperity. Thus, children were valued in terms of their productivity,and they assumed the role of producer quite early. Until they fulfilled this role, their position in the structure of the family was one of subordination(以属) , and their psychological needs and capacities received little consideration.

    As the society became more complex, the status of children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex,technological society that the United States has become,each member must fulfill a number of personal and occupational roles and be in constant contact with a great many other members. Consequently, viewing children as potentially acceptable members of society means that they are regarded more as people in their own right than as utilitarian organisms.This acceptance of children as equal participants in the contemporary family is reflected in the variety of statutes protecting the rights of children and in the social public welfare programs devoted exclusively to their well-being.

    This new way of children and the increasing contact between the members of society has also resulted in a great interest in child-rearing techniques. People today spend a considerable portion of their time on the proper way to bring up children. It is now possible to influence the details of the socialization of another person ' s child by spreading the principle of current and fashionable theories and methods of child-rearing.

【问题】Children in colonial North America were mainly valued for their           .

A. survival ability 

B. physical characteristics

C. productive capacity 

D. academic achievements

【答案】C

【考情点拨】事实细节题。

【应试指导】从第一段第二句可知，在殖民地时期，美国的儿童价值是按其生产能力来评价的。

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