2014年考研英语一 Text 4 横扫十年真题——4.22-做最好的自己蒋雪儿资料
第四十四篇
2014年考研英语一 Text 4
一、原文解析
“The Heart of the Matter,” the just-released report by the American Academyof Arts and Sciences (AAAS),
deserves（应受，值得）
praise （赞扬）
foraffirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to theprosperity and security of liberal democracy inAmerica. Regrettably, however, thereport's failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberaleducation may cause more harm than good.
In 2010, leadingcongressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS asking that itidentify actions that could be taken by "federal追捕二王 , state and localgovernments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors andothers" to "maintain national excellence in humanities and socialscientific scholarship and education."In response, the American Academyformed the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences. Among thecommission's 51 members are top-tier-university
presidents, （总统，校长，董事长）
scholars, lawyers, judges,and business executives,黄婉佩 as well as prominent figures from
diplomacy鲸刑 ,（外交）
filmmaking, music and journalism.
The goals identified in thereport are generally admirable. Because representative government （代议制政府）
presupposes （预设，假设）
an informed citizenry, thereport supports full literacy;
stresses （压力，着重绝路狂飙 ，强调）
the study of history andgovernment, particularly American history and American government; andencourages the use of new digital technologies. To encourage innovation and competition五公经 ,the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of
coherent （连贯的，一致的）
curricula that improvestudents' ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21stcentury, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars tobring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day. The reportalso advocates greater study of foreign languages, international affairs andthe expansion of
study abroad （出国留学）
programs.
Unfortunately, despite 2? years in the making, "The Heart of theMatter" never gets to the heart of the matter: the
illiberal （狭隘的）
nature of liberal educationat our leading colleges and universities. The commission ignores that forseveral decadesAmerica'scolleges and universities have produced graduates who don't know the contentand character of liberal education and are thus
deprived （剥夺，使丧失）
of its benefits. Sadly, thespirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of thehumanities and social sciences as vehicles （传播媒介）
for publicizing"progressive," or left-liberal propaganda.
Today封魔未婚妻 , professors routinelytreat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policyas the proper subject of study while portraying （描绘，描述）
conservative or classicalliberal ideas—such as free markets or self-reliance （自力更生）
—as falling outside the boundaries of routine,and sometimes legitimate, intellectual investigation.
The AAAS
displays （显示）
great enthusiasm for liberaleducation. Yet its report may well
set back （推迟，拨慢）
reform by obscuring the depthand breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to illuminate.
二、答案解析
36. According to Paragraph 1, what is the author’s attitude toward the AAAS’s report?
√[A] Critical
[B]Appreciative
[C]Contemptuous
[D]Tolerant
37. Influential figures in the Congress required that the AAAS reporton how to
[A] retain 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.
38. According to Paragraph 3, the report suggests
[A] an exclusive（专门的，排外的） study of American history.
[B] a greater emphasis ontheoretical subjects.
√[C] the application of emerging technologies.
[D]funding for the study of foreign languages.
39. The author implies in Paragraph 5 that professors are
[A] supportive of freemarkets.
√[B] cautious（谨慎的胡万林 ，小心的） about intellectual investigation.
[C] conservative about publicpolicy.
[D]biased against classical liberal ideas.
40. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
[A] Ways to Grasp “The Heart of the Matter”
√[B] Illiberal Education and “The Heart of the Matter”
[C] The AAAS’s Contribution to Liberal Education
[D] Progressive Policy vs.Liberal Education
第四十四篇
2014年考研英语一 Text 4
一、原文解析
“The Heart of the Matter,” the just-released report by the American Academyof Arts and Sciences (AAAS),
deserves（应受，值得）
praise （赞扬）
foraffirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to theprosperity and security of liberal democracy inAmerica. Regrettably, however, thereport's failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberaleducation may cause more harm than good.
In 2010, leadingcongressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the AAAS asking that itidentify actions that could be taken by "federal追捕二王 , state and localgovernments, universities, foundations, educators, individual benefactors andothers" to "maintain national excellence in humanities and socialscientific scholarship and education."In response, the American Academyformed the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences. Among thecommission's 51 members are top-tier-university
presidents, （总统，校长，董事长）
scholars, lawyers, judges,and business executives,黄婉佩 as well as prominent figures from
diplomacy鲸刑 ,（外交）
filmmaking, music and journalism.
The goals identified in thereport are generally admirable. Because representative government （代议制政府）
presupposes （预设，假设）
an informed citizenry, thereport supports full literacy;
stresses （压力，着重绝路狂飙 ，强调）
the study of history andgovernment, particularly American history and American government; andencourages the use of new digital technologies. To encourage innovation and competition五公经 ,the report calls for increased investment in research, the crafting of
coherent （连贯的，一致的）
curricula that improvestudents' ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21stcentury, increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars tobring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day. The reportalso advocates greater study of foreign languages, international affairs andthe expansion of
study abroad （出国留学）
programs.
Unfortunately, despite 2? years in the making, "The Heart of theMatter" never gets to the heart of the matter: the
illiberal （狭隘的）
nature of liberal educationat our leading colleges and universities. The commission ignores that forseveral decadesAmerica'scolleges and universities have produced graduates who don't know the contentand character of liberal education and are thus
deprived （剥夺，使丧失）
of its benefits. Sadly, thespirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of thehumanities and social sciences as vehicles （传播媒介）
for publicizing"progressive," or left-liberal propaganda.
Today封魔未婚妻 , professors routinelytreat the progressive interpretation of history and progressive public policyas the proper subject of study while portraying （描绘，描述）
conservative or classicalliberal ideas—such as free markets or self-reliance （自力更生）
—as falling outside the boundaries of routine,and sometimes legitimate, intellectual investigation.
The AAAS
displays （显示）
great enthusiasm for liberaleducation. Yet its report may well
set back （推迟，拨慢）
reform by obscuring the depthand breadth of the challenge that Congress asked it to illuminate.
二、答案解析
36. According to Paragraph 1, what is the author’s attitude toward the AAAS’s report?
√[A] Critical
[B]Appreciative
[C]Contemptuous
[D]Tolerant
37. Influential figures in the Congress required that the AAAS reporton how to
[A] retain 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.
38. According to Paragraph 3, the report suggests
[A] an exclusive（专门的，排外的） study of American history.
[B] a greater emphasis ontheoretical subjects.
√[C] the application of emerging technologies.
[D]funding for the study of foreign languages.
39. The author implies in Paragraph 5 that professors are
[A] supportive of freemarkets.
√[B] cautious（谨慎的胡万林 ，小心的） about intellectual investigation.
[C] conservative about publicpolicy.
[D]biased against classical liberal ideas.
40. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
[A] Ways to Grasp “The Heart of the Matter”
√[B] Illiberal Education and “The Heart of the Matter”
[C] The AAAS’s Contribution to Liberal Education
[D] Progressive Policy vs.Liberal Education