According to a survey,which was based on the responses of over 1800,000 students,today's traditional-age college freshmen are "more materialistic and less altruistic" than at any time in the 17 years of the poll.

　　Not surprising in thes hard times,the student's major objective " is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life." It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting.

　　Interest in teaching ,social service and the " altruistic" fields is at a low. On the other hand, enrolment in businness programs,engineering and computer science is way up.

　　While it's true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amout of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of thes other contributions - be they scientific or artistic.It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others,we learn how to think.More important, perhaps,education teaches us to see the connections between things,as well as to see beyond our immediate needs.

　　Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages,only to drive their employer out of bussiness.No company;no job.How shortsighted in the log run!

　　But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages,we improve our moral sense.

　　1. According to the author's observation,college students ______________.

　　A. have never been so materialistic as today

　　B. have never been so interested in the arts

　　C. have never been so financially well of as today

　　D. have never attached so much importance to moral sense

　　2. The students' criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with ________.

　　A. the infuences of their instructors

　　B. the financial goals they seek in life

　　C. their own interpretations of the courses

　　D. their understanding of the contributions of others

　　3. By saying " While it's true that ... be they screntific or artistic " (Lines 1-3,Para.5),the author means that___________.

　　A. business management should be included in educational programs

　　B. human wisdom has accumulated at an extraordinarily high speed

　　C. human intellectual development has reached new heights

　　D. the importance of a broad education should not be overlooked

　　4. Studying the diverse wisdom of others can _____________.

　　A. create varying artistic interests

　　B. help people see things in their right perspective

　　C. help improve connections among people

　　D. regulate the behavior of modern people

　　5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

　　A. Businessmen absorbed in their career are narrow-minded.

　　B. Managers often find it hard to tell right from wrong

　　C. People engaged in technical jobs lead a more rewarding life

　　D. Career seekers should not focus on immediate interests only.

　　答案:

　　A B D B D

　　well off : 富裕

　　in the long run: 從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)看,終究

　　[擴(kuò)展]: in the short run 在不久的將來 ;on the run 忙碌,奔波,奔跑,逃跑;run away with 戰(zhàn)勝,偷走,與...私奔,輕易地贏(比賽等)

　　全文翻譯：

　　一項(xiàng)對(duì)超過18.8萬學(xué)生所做的調(diào)查結(jié)果表明,今天那些處于傳統(tǒng)年齡的大一學(xué)生在17年來的名意測(cè)驗(yàn)中是最追求物質(zhì)享受、最自私的。

　　在這樣的困難時(shí)期，學(xué)生的主要目標(biāo)是“經(jīng)濟(jì)上的寬裕，培養(yǎng)積極的人生觀比以往任何時(shí)候都更受忽略”，這毫不奇怪。那么，順理成章地，現(xiàn)在最受歡迎的課程不是文學(xué)或歷史，而是會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)。

　　對(duì)教學(xué)、社會(huì)服務(wù)和“利他性的”領(lǐng)域的興趣也很低。另一方面，商務(wù)課程、工程學(xué)和計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)報(bào)名的人數(shù)則直線上升。

　　人人都學(xué)要職業(yè)，這勿庸置疑，但同樣勿庸置疑的是，在一些我們非常陌生的領(lǐng)域，我們的文明積累了數(shù)量驚人的知識(shí)，不管這些貢獻(xiàn)是科技還是藝術(shù)方面的，我們最好還是能理解。同樣毋庸置疑的還有，學(xué)習(xí)他人的各種智慧時(shí)，我們學(xué)會(huì)怎樣去思考。更重要的也許是，教育使我們看到事物之間的聯(lián)系，看到直接需求以外的東西。

　　每周我們都讀到一些工會(huì)為了加薪而罷工，結(jié)果卻迫使老板停工。沒有公司，就沒有工作。從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來看，目光多么短淺啊!

　　全面教育重要的一個(gè)理由是，在學(xué)習(xí)歷史積聚起來的智慧時(shí)，我們提高自己的道德意識(shí)

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