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1、专题限时检测(二十二)阅读理解词义猜测类之短语猜测题或句意理解题(加★的为短语猜测题或句意理解题，本卷限时23分钟)A(2017·南京市、盐城市高三模拟考试)You'veprobablyheardsuchreports.Thenumberofcollegestudentsmajoringinthehumanities(人文学科)isdecreasingquickly.ThenewshascausedafloodofhighmindedessayscriticizingthedevelopmentasasymbolofAmericandecline.Thebrightsideisthis:Th
2、edestructionofthehumanitiesbythehumanitiesis,finally,comingtoanend.Nomorewillliterature,aspartofanacademiccurriculum,putoutthelightofliterature.Nolongerwillthereadingof,say,“KingLear”orD．H.Lawrence's“WomeninLove”resultintheannoyingstuffofmultiplechoicequizzes,examessaysandhomeworkassignments.Thedis
3、couragingfactisthatforeverycollegeprofessorwhomadeShakespeareorLawrencecomealivefortheluckyfew,therewerecountlessotherswhomadethereadingofliterarymasterpiecesseemliketwo_hours_in_the_dentist's_chair.Theremarkablyinsignificantfactthat,ahalfcenturyago,14%oftheundergraduatepopulationmajoredinthehumani
4、ties(mostlyinliterature,butalsoinart,philosophy,history,classicsandreligion)asopposedto7%todayhasgivenrisetoseriousreflectionsonthenatureandpurposeofaneducationintheliberalarts.Suchreflectionsalwayscometothesameconclusion:Wearetoldthatthelackofaformaleducation,mostlyinliterature,leadstonumerousharm
5、fulpersonalconditions,suchastheinabilitytothinkcritically,towriteclearly,tobecuriousaboutotherpeopleandplaces,toengagewithgreatliteratureaftergraduation,torecognizetruth,beautyandgoodness.Theseseriousanxietiesaregrand,admirablyvirtuousandvirtuouslyadmirable.Theyarealsoamerefantasy.Thecollegeteachin
6、gofliteratureisarelativelyrecentphenomenon.Literaturedidnotevenbecomepartoftheuniversitycurriculumuntiltheendofthe19thcentury.Beforethat,whatcametobecalledthehumanitiesconsistedoflearningGreekandLatin,whiletheBiblewasstudiedinchurchasthenecessaryotherhalf10ofafulleducation.Nooneeverthoughtofteachin
7、gnovels,stories,poemsorplaysinaformalcourseofstudy.Theywerepartoftheleisureofeverydaylife.ItwasonlyafterWorldWarⅡthatthestudyofliteratureasatypeofwisdom,relevanttoactual,contemporarylife,putdownwidespreadin
