Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.A calculateB. assertsC. distinguishD. literallyE. securedF. broadenedG performsH. insightI. accumulateJ. insertsK. justL. extremelyM. boundN. perceiveO. sight Why study humanities? The 19-century English philosopher John Stuart Mill1. ______ that, instead of places for pure learning, universities ought to be places that 2. ______ encourage students to become good human beings. This assertion may sound out-of-date since most college students today are 3. ______ ,to learn knowledge and special skills. According to Mil, human beings are 4. ______,human beings before they are lawyers or doctors. Mill further explains that a strong liberal arts curriculum will make lawyers or doctors see differently with 5. ______ horizons. But can someone be a successful lawyer of great inner 6. ______,without studying the humanities? Yes. Can someone succeed in business or medicine without the liberal arts? Sure. But we ought to 7. ______ the goodness of the operation from the goodness of the operator. How well someone 8. ______ in a specialized field is not necessary to do with how well a person behaves as a good human being. The study of the humanities, therefore prepares students for their future philosophic habit of mind—something 9. ______ ,different from an Internet and studying the humanities enables us to 10. ______ slow, on-going knowledge to respond to the basic questions of our age,a meaning of human betterment.
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once.
Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.
A calculate
B. asserts
C. distinguish
D. literally
E. secured
F. broadened
G performs
H. insight
I. accumulate
J. inserts
K. just
L. extremely
M. bound
N. perceive
O. sight
Why study humanities? The 19-century English philosopher John Stuart Mill1. ______ that, instead of places for pure learning, universities ought to be places that 2. ______ encourage students to become good human beings.
This assertion may sound out-of-date since most college students today are 3. ______ ,to learn knowledge and special skills. According to Mil, human beings are 4. ______,human beings before they are lawyers or doctors. Mill further explains that a strong liberal arts curriculum will make lawyers or doctors see differently with 5. ______ horizons.
But can someone be a successful lawyer of great inner 6. ______,without studying the humanities? Yes. Can someone succeed in business or medicine without the liberal arts? Sure. But we ought to 7. ______ the goodness of the operation from the goodness of the operator. How well someone 8. ______ in a specialized field is not necessary to do with how well a person behaves as a good human being.
The study of the humanities, therefore prepares students for their future philosophic habit of mind—something 9. ______ ,different from an Internet and studying the humanities enables us to 10. ______ slow, on-going knowledge to respond to the basic questions of our age,a meaning of human betterment.
题目解答
答案
1.B
2.D
3.M
4.K
5.F
6.H
7.C
8.G
9.L
10.I
解析
文章讨论了为什么学习人文学科,引用了19世纪英国哲学家约翰·斯图尔特·密尔的观点,他认为大学应该鼓励学生成为好人,而不仅仅是学习知识和技能。密尔认为,人文学科能够拓宽视野,使人们在专业领域之外也能成为更好的人。
步骤 2:分析每个空格的语境
1. 密尔“断言”大学应该鼓励学生成为好人。
2. 大学应该“直接”鼓励学生成为好人。
3. 大多数大学生“注定”要学习知识和技能。
4. 人是“仅仅”人,而不是律师或医生。
5. 人文学科能够“拓宽”视野。
6. 成为一个成功的律师需要“洞察力”。
7. 我们应该“区分”操作的好与操作者的好。
8. 某人在专业领域“表现”如何。
9. 人文学科与互联网“极其”不同。
10. 人文学科使我们能够“积累”知识。
步骤 3:选择合适的单词填入空格
1. B. asserts
2. D. literally
3. M. bound
4. K. just
5. F. broadened
6. H. insight
7. C. distinguish
8. G. performs
9. L. extremely
10. I. accumulate