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In recent years, teachers of introductory courses in Asian American studies have been facing a dilemma nonexistent a few decades

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问题     In recent years, teachers of introductory courses in Asian American studies have been facing a dilemma nonexistent a few decades ago, when hardly any texts in that field were available. Today, excellent anthologies(文选)and other introductory texts exist, and books on individual Asian Americans are published almost weekly. Even professors who are expels in the field find it difficult to decide which of these to assign to students; non-expels who teach in related areas and are looking for writings for and by Asian American to include in survey courses are in an even worse position.
    A complicating factor has been the continuing lack of specialized one-volume reference works on Asian Americans, such as biographical dictionaries or desktop encyclopedias. Such works would enable students taking Asian American studies courses(and professors in related fields)to look up basic information on Asian American individuals, institutions, history, and culture without having to wade through(费力地阅读冗长而艰深的材料)mountains of primary source material. In addition, given such works, Asian American studies professors might feel more free to include more challenging Asian American material in their introductory reading lists, since good reference works allow students to acquire on their own the background information necessary to interpret difficult or unfamiliar material.
Which of the following is implied about the introductory courses in Asian American studies a few decades ago?
选项 A、The range of different textbooks that could be assigned for such was extremely limited.
B、The texts assigned as readings in such courses were often not very challenging for students.
C、Students often complained about the texts assigned to them, in such courses.
D、Such courses were offered only at schools whose libraries were rich in primary sources.
答案A
解析 本题为细节分析题。根据第一句话中的“Inrecent years，teachers of introductory coursesin Asian American studies have been facing a dilemma nonexistent a few decades ago，when hardly anytexts in that field were available．”可知，几十年前几乎没有教材可用，A选项符合原文意思。文中并未提及B、C和D项中的内容，属无中生有，故排除。因此，A选项正确。
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