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What makes a full man? According to Francis Bacon, the celebrated English Philosopher, the only factor by which a "full man" can
What makes a full man? According to Francis Bacon, the celebrated English Philosopher, the only factor by which a "full man" can
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2010-03-26
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What makes a full man? According to Francis Bacon, the celebrated English Philosopher, the only factor by which a "full man" can be made is reading.
A "full man" may be defined as one who has a mind filled with ideas, or one who is stocked with knowledge. But how can such ideas or knowledge be obtained? Can they be obtained through a college or university education? The function of a college or university is to prepare a young man to enter into the world. In order to do so, it must fill the young minds with a certain amount of ideas and knowledge. But to think that the ideas and knowledge thus imparted make a "full man" is a mistake. Evidently no one can say that he is a "full man" because he is a graduate of a certain college or university.
Then can such ideas and knowledge be obtained through experience? Indeed, from experience we get new ideas and knowledge. But to suppose that ideas and knowledge thus acquired make a "full man" is also a mistake. A carpenter’s experience is different from a smith’s and a smith’s is different from a carpenter’s. If experience can make a "full man ", is it the carpenter’s or the smith’s experience that makes the "full man"?
Thus we see that the real factory by which a "full man" is made is neither education nor experience; it is reading. By reading scientific treatises(论文), we are informed of many facts; by reading geography, we know the earth’s surface, forms, physical features etc; by reading history, we are told of the growth of the nations. With eyes we can see, with ears we can hear. But at a distance, small objects can hardly be distinguished by naked eyes, and ordinary sounds are not audible (听得见的)to our ears without a transmitter. It is by reading that we can know many things without actually seeing and hearing them. Besides, a fair knowledge of what the world is thinking and doing can only be acquired by reading the newspapers and magazines. Therefore, no matter how high our education may be, or how much experience we may have, we can not become a "full man" unless we keep on reading.
According to the passage, a full man is a person ______.
选项
A、who keeps on reading
B、who has experienced quite a lot
C、who graduates from a famous university
D、whose mind is filled with ideas
答案
D
解析
文章第一段指出“reading makes a full man”,也就是说,阅读是使人完美的途径,但这并不意味着一个经常阅读的人就一定是一个full man。文章第二段第一句a full man的定义指出完美的人是一个有知识的人或有思想的人,因此可判断D正确。根据文章第二段最后一句和第三段最后两句可知B和C不正确。
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