二、阅读理解(11-30)

Traditionally,universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many expertswould argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving thecommunity. The fundamental question, however, is how does the community want orneed to be served?

In recent years universitieshave been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and thepublic to ensure that they do not remain "ivory towers(象牙塔)"of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachershave been encouraged, and in some casesconstrained (强迫),to provide more cofrses which produce graduates with the technical skills requiredfor the commercial use. If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UKtoday, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would notbe so readily employable asa philosopher.

A post-industrialsociety requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers andtechnicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but "man", asthe Bible says, "does not live by bread alone. " Apart from requiringmedical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economicgrowth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts.Because they can also promote economic growth. A successful musical play, forinstance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through touristdollars as any other things.

11.The main idea of thefirst paragraph is that________

A.traditional universities do a good job serving the society

B.universities must meet the needs of the society

C.research and teaching are of great importance inuniversities

D.universities play an important role in our society

答案：B

12.We can infer from the second paragraph that________

A.the society is not satisfied with the present collegeeducation

B.the governments interfere too much with college education

C.teacher are forced to do what they don’t like to do

D.teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses

答案：A

13.The Aristotle example is used to make the point that________

A.universities in the UK have produced too much good forgraduates

B.such abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer useful

C.education should serve the social needs

D.it is advisable for today’s philosophers to know computerscience

答案：B

14.According to the passage, literature, music and the arts________

A.do not contribute to economic growth at all

B.are less useful to the society because they do not makedirect contribution to economicgrowth

C.are similar to medical and social services in their way ofpromoting economic growth

D.should develop only when they are good for economic growth

答案：C

15.The author believes that________

A.art is useful only when it is made into a money earner

B.the promotion of economic growth is the only goal of today’ssociety

C.universities should not provide literature or art courses

D.the society needs both technical skills and arts

答案：D

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