阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It is generally accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his character and later personality. Every experience  36  the child something and the effects(效果) are  37  .“Upbringing”（培养） normally refers to the treatment and training of the child in the  38  .This is closely connected with the treatment and training of the  39  in school, which is usually distinguished（区别）by the term “40 ” . In a society such as ours , both  41  and teachers are responsible for the chances provided for the development of the child ,  42  upbringing and education depend on each other.

The ideas and practices of child upbringing are  43  from culture. Generally , the more rural the group , the  44  unchangeable the customs of child upbringing . In more technologically developed societies, childhood and adolescence(青春期) are likely to  45  a long time, resulting in more  46  for education and greater variety in  47  development.

Early upbringing in the home is natrually 48  both by the cultural pattem of the group and by the parents’  49  and their aims . And the character of the child depends not only on upbringing and education but also on his or her  50  abilities . There are wide differences of intelligence and character even in children of the  51  family.

Parents can find out what is normal in  52  ，mental and social development , by  53  to some of the many books  54  on scientific knowledge in these areas , or by  55  notes with friends and relatives who have children.