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

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• 1By 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 ________.

  A.ignores the actual situation

  B.is not based on the right perspective

  C.only focuses on an integrated core of common learning

  D.gives priority to the cultivation of a global vision among students

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• 2When 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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• 3The 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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• 4Emotions 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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• 5It 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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• 6American 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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• 7It 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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• 8The 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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• 9John 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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• 10When he tried to make a ________, he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.

  A.complaint

  B.claim

  C.reservation

  D.decision

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