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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.T
2、hebrightsideisthis:Thedestructionofthehumanitiesbythehumanitiesis,finally,comingtoanend.Nomorewillliterature,aspartofanacademiccurriculum,putoutthelightofliterature.Nolongerwillthereadingof,say,“KingLear”orD．H.Lawrence's“WomeninLove”resultintheannoyingstuffofmultiplechoicequizz
3、es,examessaysandhomeworkassignments.ThediscouragingfactisthatforeverycollegeprofessorwhomadeShakespeareorLawrencecomealivefortheluckyfew,therewerecountlessotherswhomadethereadingofliterarymasterpiecesseemliketwo_hours_in_the_dentist's_chair.Theremarkablyinsignificantfactthat,ah
4、alfcenturyago,14%oftheundergraduatepopulationmajoredinthehumanities(mostlyinliterature,butalsoinart,philosophy,history,classicsandreligion)asopposedto7%todayhasgivenrisetoseriousreflectionsonthenatureandpurposeofaneducationintheliberalarts.Suchreflectionsalwayscometothesameconc
5、lusion:Wearetoldthatthelackofaformaleducation,mostlyinliterature,leadstonumerousharmfulpersonalconditions,suchastheinabilitytothinkcritically,towriteclearly,tobecuriousaboutotherpeopleandplaces,toengagewithgreatliteratureaftergraduation,torecognizetruth,beautyandgoodness.Theses
6、eriousanxietiesaregrand,admirablyvirtuousandvirtuouslyadmirable.Theyarealsoamerefantasy.Thecollegeteachingofliteratureisarelativelyrecentphenomenon.Literaturedidnotevenbecomepartoftheuniversitycurriculumuntiltheendofthe19thcentury.Beforethat,whatcametobecalledthehumanitiesconsi
7、stedoflearningGreekandLatin,whiletheBiblewasstudiedinchurchasthenecessaryotherhalfofafulleducation.Nooneeverthoughtofteachingnovels,stories,poemsorplaysinaformalcourseofstudy.Theywerepartoftheleisureofeverydaylife.ItwasonlyafterWorldWarⅡthatthestudyofliteratureasatypeofwisdom,r
8、elevanttoactual,contemporarylife,putdownwidespreadinst
