31.The reason why people might not be able to stay alive in a world without emotion is that
_______ .
A) they would not be able to tell the texture of objects.
B) they would not know what was beneficial and what was harmful to them.
C) they would not be happy with a life without love.
D) they would do things that hurt each other's feelings.
32.According 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.
33.It 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
34.Emotions 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.
35.The 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
Question 36 to 40 based on the following passage:
The Carnegie Foundation report says that many colleges have tried to be “all things to all people”. In doing so, they have increasingly catered to a narrow minded careerism while failing to cultivate a global vision among their students. The current crisis, it contends, does not derive from a legitimate desire to put learning to productive ends. The problem is that in too many academic fields, the work has no context; skills, rather than being means, have become ends. Students are offered a variety of options and allowed to pick their way to a degree. I n short, driven by careerism, “the nation's colleges and universities are more successful in providing credentials(文凭)than in providing a quality education f or their students. ”The report concludes that the special challenge confronting the undergraduate college is one of shaping an“integrated core”of common learning. Such a core would introduce students“to essential knowledge, to connections across the disciplines, and in the end, to application of knowledge to life beyond the campus. ”
Although the key to a good college is a high-quality faculty, the Carnegie study found that most colleges do very little to encourage good teaching. In fact, they do much to undermine it. As one professor observed:“Teaching is important, we are told, and yet faculty know that research and publication matter most. ” Not surprisingly, over the last twenty years colleges and universities have failed to graduate half of their four-year degree candidates. Faculty members who dedicated themselves to teaching soon discover that they will not be granted tenure (终身任期), promotion, or substantial salary increases. Yet 70 percent of all faculty say their interests lie more in teaching than in research. Additionally, a frequent complaint among young scholars is that“There is pressure to publish, although there is virtually no interest among administrators or colleagues in the content of the publications. ”
36.When a college tries to be “all things to al people” (Lines 1-2, Para. 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.
37.By saying that “in too many academic fields, the work has no context” (Lin es4-5, 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.
38.One 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.
39.American 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 .
40.It 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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