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
On the day the Daily Express announces; "The secret to why humans grow old has been discovered by scientists in Britain, paving
On the day the Daily Express announces; "The secret to why humans grow old has been discovered by scientists in Britain, paving
admin
2022-12-30
4
问题
On the day the Daily Express announces; "The secret to why humans grow old has been discovered by scientists in Britain, paving the way towards radical new treatments for age-related diseases." We know there’s a growing demand for higher education from older learners.- the most recent Universities and Colleges Admissions Service figures showed a 63.4% increase in the number of mature applicants for undergraduate courses. Of course, it’s the baby boomers. Now hitting old age, they are determined to enjoy the pleasures maturity has to offer.
The report coming from Universities UK, talks of unlocking mental capital, promoting well-being and preparing people for the "probable two decades" they’ll have after retiring. Learning is a popular leisure pursuit for those who have escaped the office, though heaven knows it’s tough to find a college still offering adult education classes these days.
Chief executive of Universities UK, Nicola Dandridge, says the idea that people stop making a useful contribution to society when they reach the age of 60 is outdated. "We are facing a situation where older people are living longer and healthier lives and have, as a consequence, a huge amount to contribute. Universities have a significant part to play in developing that contribution," she says.
But hang about. Aren’t universities in the grip of a funding crisis? There are some who might argue that the baby boomers have had their chance—they’ve been to university and they didn’t even have to pay for it. David Willetts, the Tories’ resident egghead certainly thinks baby boomers can be held responsible for nicking their kids’ future. "Of course, proposals to support older people into universities must be considered in light of the current funding climate facing the sector," says Dandridge.
She has a point. We recall the remarkable Bernard Herzberg, a refugee from Nazi Germany, who died in 2007 while putting the final touches to his second MA degree. He became the world’s oldest graduate at age 90 when he completed a BA degree in German literature at London University in 2000.
What does Nicola Dandridge think of the idea of fewer contributions of older people?
选项
A、Correct.
B、Practical.
C、Constructive.
D、Out-of-date.
答案
D
解析
由题干中的Nicola Dandridge和fewer contributions of older people定位到第三段第一句。观点态度题。由定位句可知,尼可拉.丹德里奇认为,人们到了60岁就不能为社会做贡献的这一想法已经过时,故正确答案为D)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/JavD777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
China’srapidlygrowingpopulationisthemainthreatfacinglargecarnivoresinthePeople’sRepublic.Increasingly,policiesa
Giventhe_________ofsolidcasestudiesofenvironmentaldegradation,thisnewcasestudyaddslittletoourknowledgeofthefi
WhileacknowledgingbehaviorsthePrimeMinistertookinordertoremaininofficewere(i)________,somepoliticiansneverthele
Theauthorofthisbiographygivesanaccurateand(i)________accountofthesubject’slifestory,butallofthiscarefullyass
Mostpeoplewhoarecolor-blindactuallycandistinguishseveralcolors.Some,however,haveatruly____viewofaworldallin
Accordingtointernationalnews,theskinnyguytracedbythepoliceforthepastfewmonthswasaccusedofconspiringwithama
Onlysincethepublicationofherfirstnovel,Oliviahasbeenconsideringherselfatruewriter.
Thisbestsellingnovelistsharesthestoryofhowsheescapedthecursesofherpasttomakeafutureofherown,andatthesam
Chinaisthetopsourcecountryofinternationalstudentsintheworld.Recentstatisticshaveshowna【C1】________trendforChin
随机试题
预算管理制
消化性溃疡患者最常见的并发症是
A、刃状边缘B、凿状边缘C、凹形边缘D、肩台形边缘E、斜面形边缘铸造金属全冠一般为
设,则秩r(AB—A)等于()。
[2011年第11题]设L为连接点(0,2)与点(1,0)的直线段,则对弧长的曲线积分(x2+y2)ds=()。
扬帆集团是一家中药制造企业。2015年以前,扬帆集团主打的Q产品治疗热毒肿痛功效显著,很受市场欢迎,被认为是国家名药。近年来中药市场需求依然旺盛,然而扬帆集团的Q产品销售增长缓慢,公司的业绩和市值增长指标不如其他著名中药企业。根据SWOT分析,扬帆集团目前
因急需新设销售门店,甲公司委托中介代为寻找门市房,并约定中介费用为10万元。2×16年2月1日,经中介介绍,甲公司与丙公司签订了经营租赁合同。合同约定:租赁期自2×16年2月1日起3年,年租金为420万元,丙公司同意免除前两个月租金;丙公司尚未支付的物业费
卢梭反对天赋观念,提出了白板说。
北大西洋公约组织
有以下程序structS{intn;inta[20];};voidf(struct*P){inti,j,t;for(i=0;i<p->n-1;i++)for(j=i+1;j<p->n.j++)if(p->a[i]>p->a[j]
最新回复
(
0
)