By saying that “in too many academic fields, the work has no context” (Lines 4-5, Pare. 1) the author means that the teaching in these areas ________.

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• 1When a college tries to be “all things to al people” (Lines 1-2, Par

  A.1) it aims to ________.A.satisfy the needs of all kinds of students simultaneously

  B.focus on training students in various skills

  C.encourage students to take as many courses as possible

  D.make learning serve academic rather than productive ends

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• 2The emotional aspects of an object are more important than its physical aspects in that they ________.

  A.help society exploit its members for profit

  B.encourage us to perform important tasks

  C.help to perfect the legal and penal system

  D.help us adapt our behavior to the world surrounding us

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• 3Emotions are significant for man’s survival and adaptation because ________.

  A.they provide the means by which people view the size or shape of objects

  B.they are the basis for the social feeling of agreement by which society is maintained

  C.they encourage people to perform dangerous achievements

  D.they generate more love than hate among people

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• 4It can be inferred from the passage that the economic foundation of society is dependent on ________.

  A.the ability to make money

  B.the will to work for pleasure

  C.the capacity to enjoy incentives

  D.the categorizations of our emotional experiences

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• 5According to the passage, people’s learning activities are possible because they ________.

  A.believe that emotions are fundamental for them to stay alive

  B.benefit from providing help and support to one another

  C.enjoy being rewarded for doing the right thing

  D.know what is vital to the progress of society

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• 6One of the reasons for the current crisis in American colleges and universities is that ________.

  A.a narrow vocationalism has come to dominate many colleges

  B.students don’t have enough freedom in choosing what they want to learn

  C.skills are being taught as a means to an end

  D.students are only interested in obtaining credentials

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• 7American colleges and universities failed to graduate half of their four-year degree candidates because ________.

  A.most of them lack high-quality faculties

  B.the interests of most faculty members lie in research

  C.there are not enough incentives for students to study hard

  D.they attach greater importance to research and publication than to teaching

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• 8It can be inferred from the passage that high-quality college education calls for ________.

  A.putting academic work in the proper context

  B.a commitment to students and effective teaching

  C.the practice of putting leaning to productive ends

  D.dedication to research in frontier areas of knowledge

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• 9The Space Age ________ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.

  A.initiated

  B.originated

  C.embarked

  D.commenced

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• 10John said that he didn’t quite ________ and asked me to repeat what I had said.

  A.snatch up

  B.summon up

  C.catch on

  D.watch out

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