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"According to such-and-such, a think-tank," is a phrase familiar to readers of any newspaper. Sharp quotes, intriguing facts and
"According to such-and-such, a think-tank," is a phrase familiar to readers of any newspaper. Sharp quotes, intriguing facts and
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2018-06-06
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"According to such-and-such, a think-tank," is a phrase familiar to readers of any newspaper. Sharp quotes, intriguing facts and bold new policy proposals are 【C1】______ the mysterious tanks. What exactly are these outfits, 【C2】______ churn out reports on everything from Brexit to badgers?
The "think-tank" label became popular in the 1950s, 【C3】______ which time there were already plenty of such organizations in existence. Many of America’s most 【C4】______ tanks were founded in the early 20th century. But think-tanks really 【C5】______ in the second half of the 20th century.
Think-tanks 【C6】______ fill the gap between academia and policymaking. Academics 【C7】______ authoritative studies, 【C8】______ at a snail’s pace. Journalists’ first drafts of history are 【C9】______ but thin. A good think-tank helps the policymaking process by publishing reports that are as 【C10】______ as academic research and as accessible as journalism. They 【C11】______ in the 20th century for two reasons. Governments were expanding everywhere, meaning there was lots of 【C12】______ for policy expertise. And the arrival of 24-hour news created an insatiable appetite 【C13】______ informed interviewees. The same trends are now causing think-tanks to 【C14】______ in developing countries.
【C15】______ the world may have reached peak tank. The Pennsylvanian researchers found that in 2014 the number of new tanks 【C16】______ for the first time in 30 years. One reason is that donors nowadays prefer to make project-specific grants, 【C17】______ funneling money into mere thinking. 【C18】______ is increased competition. So some tanks are rethinking themselves. The Pew Research Centre describes itself as a "fact tank" , 【C19】______ information rather than policy recommendations. And the Sutton Trust calls itself a "do tank", putting its own recommendations into 【C20】______.
【C17】
选项
A、apart from
B、despite of
C、rather than
D、because of
答案
C
解析
逻辑关系题。由语境以及关键词prefer to可知大家现在更偏向于将钱投入到特定项目中,funnel有“传送(资金、商品、信息等)”的意思;“而不是投入到想法中”,因此本题应选择C项rather than“而不是”。其他选项均不合题意。
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考研英语一
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