首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge. In a world struggling with r
In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge. In a world struggling with r
admin
2015-01-31
21
问题
In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge. In a world struggling with rapid industrialization, science and technology seemed to offer solutions to almost every problem. Newly created state colleges and universities devoted themselves almost entirely to scientific, technological, and engineering fields. Many Americans came to believe that scientific certainty could not only solve scientific problems, but also reform politics, government, and business. Two world wars and a Great Depression rocked the confidence of many people that scientific expertise alone could create a prosperous and ordered world. After World War II, the academic world turned with new enthusiasm to humanistic studies, which seemed to many scholars the best way to ensure the survival of democracy. American scholars fanned out across much of the world—with support from the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright program, etc.—to promote the teaching of literature and the arts in an effort to make the case for democratic freedoms.
In the America of our own time, the great educational challenge has become an effort to strengthen the teaching of what is now known as the STEM disciplines(science, technology, engineering, and math). There is considerable and justified concern that the United States is falling behind much of the rest of the developed world in these essential disciplines. India, China, Japan, and other regions seem to be seizing technological leadership.
At the same time, perhaps inevitably, the humanities—while still popular in elite colleges and universities—have experienced a significant decline. Humanistic disciplines are seriously underfunded, not just by the government and the foundations but by academic institutions themselves. Humanists are usually among the lowest-paid faculty members at most institutions and are often lightly regarded because they do not generate grant income and because they provide no obvious credentials(资质)for most nonacademic careers.
Undoubtedly American education should train more scientists and engineers. Much of the concern among politicians about the state of American universities today is focused on the absence of "real world" education—which means preparation for professional and scientific careers. But the idea that institutions or their students must decide between humanities and science is false. Our society could not survive without scientific and technological knowledge. But we would be equally impoverished(贫困的)without humanistic knowledge as well. Science and technology teach us what we can do. Humanistic thinking helps us understand what we should do.
It is almost impossible to imagine our society without thinking of the extraordinary achievements of scientists and engineers in building our complicated world. But try to imagine our world as well without the remarkable works that have defined our culture and values. We have always needed, and we still need, both.
Why does the author think making decision between humanities and science is false?
选项
A、Science can develop quickly without humanities.
B、They help prepare students for their professional careers.
C、Humanistic thinking helps define our culture and values.
D、Humanistic thinking helps us understand what we should do.
答案
D
解析
细节题。文中倒数第二段最后一句提到,Humanistic thinking helps usunderstand what we should do,即人文学科可以帮助我们了解自己应该做什么.选项D符合题意。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/9uq7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.B、Smallthingscanleadtolargeoutcomes.C、Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D、Donothingby
ABriefHistoryofOnlineShoppingA)WhenAmazon.comopenedforbusiness15yearsago,itwasnothingmorethanafewpeoplepac
ABriefHistoryofOnlineShoppingA)WhenAmazon.comopenedforbusiness15yearsago,itwasnothingmorethanafewpeoplepac
A、Thewomanmaybesick.B、Thewomanisastrangertohimatfirst.C、Thingsarereallystrange.D、Heunderstandsthewoman’sfe
A、Thingsincraftfairshavebetterqualitythaninstores.B、Theywanttobuythingsthataredifferentandoriginal.C、Itism
ThePeakTimeforEverythingA)Couldyoupackmoreintoeachdayifyoudideverythingattheoptimaltime?Agrowingbodyofre
A、BecauseshewillhaveagoodtimeinShanghai.B、Becauseeverythingonhertriphasbeenarrangedwell.C、Becauseherassistan
Morethanthreedozenbillionaires,includingwell-knownphilanthropist(慈善家)DavidRockefeller,havepromisedatleasthalfofth
A、Plantsometreesoncampus.B、Organizeapicnic.C、Buildaparkinglot.D、Protectthenaturalbeautyoncampus.D细节题。对话中weare
随机试题
CaravanseraiswereroadsideinnsthatwerebuiltalongtheSilkRoadinareasincludingChina,NorthAfricaandtheMiddleEast.
对平板电容器来说,其极板间的距离越小,电容量()。
A.舒张期奔马律B.二尖瓣开放拍击音C.心包叩击音D.收缩中晚期喀喇音二尖瓣狭窄
某工程项目,采用以直接费为计算基础的全费用单价计价,混凝土分项工程的全费用单价为446元/m3,直接费为350元/m3,间接费费率为12%,利润率为12%,营业税税率为3%,城市维护建设税税率为7%,教育费附加费率为3%。施工合同约定:工程无预付款;进度款
位于黄浦区的著名文化场所有()。
设计绩效考评指标体系时,应遵循()
教师和学生在教育教学活动中为促进学生的整体发展和自主发展而结成的教育与被教育、组织与被组织、引导与被引导等主体间的关系是师生的()
有专家认为,全球经济正缓慢复苏。其主要证据是:美国的经济表现超出预期,在就业和住房方面都有不错的表现;欧洲央行启动了融资运作计划,用比较低的利率贷款,为更多的企业以及中小企业进行融资;全球整个大宗商品市场树立了足够的信心。因此,这都是非常好的迹象。如果以下
拿破仑第一帝国政府重视发展中等教育以培养帝国官吏和行政管理人员,其实施中等教育的主要机构是()。
Idon’tthink______(炫耀你懂得更多知识是不明智的)infrontofthedirector,foritmayoffendhim.
最新回复
(
0
)