Universities are institutions that teach a wide variety of subjects at advanced levels. They also carry out research work aimed【

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问题     Universities are institutions that teach a wide variety of subjects at advanced levels. They also carry out research work aimed【C1】______extending man’s knowledge of these subjects. The emphasis gives to each of these functions【C2】______from university to university, according to the views of the people in【C3】______and according to the resources available. The smaller and newer universities do not【C4】______the staff or equipment to carry out the【C5】______research projects possible in larger institutions. But most experts agree that some research activity is【C6】______to keep the staff and their students in【C7】______with the latest developments in their subjects.
    Most students attend a university mainly to【C8】______the knowledge needed for their chosen【C9】______. Educationists believe that this aim should not be the only one. Universities have always aimed to produce men and women【C10】______judgment and wisdom as well as knowledge. For this reason, they【C11】______students to meet others with differing interests and to read widely to【C12】______their understanding in many fields of study. 【C13】______a secondary school course, a student should be interested enough in a subject to enjoy gaining knowledge for its own【C14】______. He should be prepared to make sacrifices to study his chosen field in depth. He should have an ambition to make some【C15】______contribution to man’s knowledge.
【C14】

选项 A、object
B、course
C、effect
D、sake

答案D

解析 A项、B项、C项均无法与前面的for his own构成符合上下文的搭配,只有D项符合文意。这里要注意几个与sake有关的短语的意义与用法:for the sake of sth./doing sth.意为“为了获得或保持某事物”。for the sake of sb.,sth.或for sb.’s/sth.’s sake意为“为了某人或某物起见”;for sb’s own sake则意为“为了某人自己的利益”。故答案为D。
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