17."The Heart of the Matter,"the newly-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS),deserves praise for attaching the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America.Regrettably,however,the report's failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberal education may cause more harm than good.
In 2010,leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS asking that it identify actions that could be taken by federal states and local governments,universities,foundations,educators,individual benefactors(捐助者) and others to maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education.In response,the AAAS formed the Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences.Among the Committee's 51members are top-university presidents,scholars,lawyers,judges,and business executives,as well as distinguished figures from diplomacy,filmmaking,music and journalism.
The goals identified in the report are generally admirable.Because the government supports full literacy (识字) of citizens,the report stresses the study of history and government,particularly American history and American government; and encourages the use of new digital technologies.To encourage innovation and competition,the report calls for increased investment in research,the introduction of a series of curricula that improve students'ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century,increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning into practice on the great challenges of the day.The report also advocates greater study of foreign languages,international affairs and the expansion of study abroad programs.
Unfortunately,despite 2years in the making,"The Heart of the Matter"never gets to the heart of the matter:the illiberal nature of liberal education at our leading colleges and universities.The committee ignores that for several decades America's colleges and universities have produced graduates who don't know the content and character of liberal education and are thus deprived of its benefits.Sadly,the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of the humanities and social sciences as vehicles for publicizing"progressive".
Today,professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas-such as free markets and self-reliance-as falling outside the boundaries of routine,and sometimes legal intellectual investigation.
The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education.Yet its report may well hold back reform by obscuring(遮蔽) the depth and breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to clarify.
74.Influential figures in the Congress required that the AAAS report on how toC.
A.maintain people's interest in liberal education
B.define the government's role in education
C.keep a leading position in liberal education
D.safeguard individuals'rights to education
75.Which one of the following statements about what the AAAS plan suggests is true?C
A.An exclusive study of American history.
B.A greater emphasis on theoretical subjects.
C.The application of emerging technologies.
D.Funding for the study of foreign languages.
76.It can be inferred from the passage thatD.
A.professors are routinely supportive of free markets
B.intellectual investigation are put great value on in college
C.progressive public policy is out of boundaries of proper study
D.professors have prejudice against classical liberal ideas
77.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?B
A.The AAAS's Contribution to Liberal Education
B.Illiberal Education and"The Heart of the Matter"
C.Ways to Grasp"The Heart of the Matter""
D.Progressive Policy vs.Liberal Education.
分析 本篇文章选自华尔街日报.主要讲的是非自由教育以及"问题核心"这个报告.
解答 CCDB
74.答案 C 细节理解题 根据题干定位"Influential figures in the Congress"与"leading congressional Democrats and Republicans"同义替换.定位的答案是asking that it identify actions that could be taken by"federal,state and …..,individual benefactors and others"to"asking that it identify actions that could be taken by"federal,state and local governments,universities,foundations,educators,individual benefactors and others"to"maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education."In humanities and social scientific scholarship and education."也就是说答案重点在maintain national excellence 刚好与选项C 中的leading position 进行同义替换.ABD与文章不符合.
75.答案 C 推理判断题 推理题.Suggest 是推理题的标志.先化选项关键词,发现选项A是讲American history选项B; 是讲theoretical subjects; 选项C emerging technologies;选项Dfunding foreign languages.返回原文定位的时候,A 选项中的"exclusive 排外"并没有在"stresses the study of history and government,particularly American history and American government;"这句话中体现.B选项中的理论学科没有定位点.D选项与原文"increased funding for teachers"以及"greater study of foreign languages,"不符.属于张冠李戴."encourages the use of new digital technologies."与选项C 同义替换.
76.答案 D 推理题.infer是推理题的标志.同时根据提题干定位第五段,找professor."professors routinely treat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policy as the proper subject of study while portraying conservative or classical liberal ideas-such as free markets,self-reliance-as falling outside the boundaries of routine,and sometimes legitimate,intellectual investigation."A 选项中的free markets前面的修饰词语是conservative or liberal ideas 没有体现A 选项中的supportive.B选项put great value on in college与原文不符,C选项中的conservative 与文中progressive public policy 不符合.故答案为D
77.答案 B 主旨大意题.先看其他题题干,我们锁定关键词是report,而report 就是"the heart of the matter"故排除C和D.而我们看A 发现文章并没有讲如何抓住"问题核心"的各个方法.排除A,选择B.
点评 文章是根据2014年考研真题改编而来,题目只是稍加改动.对高中生来说还是比较难的.
考生无法选择考试的试题,但能做的是扩宽自己的知识面,加强思辨能力,对一些能力较强的学生来说,这样的题也算是一个挑战和提高.