“The Heart of the Matter”the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Science (AAAS), deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social science to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America. Regrettably, however, the report’s failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberal education may cause more harm than good.
40. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Illiberal Education and “The Heart of the Matter”
B. The AAAS’s Contribution to Liberal Education
C. Ways to Grasp “The Heart of the Matter”
D. Progress Policy vs. Liberal Education
首先我们看到,这是一个主旨大意题,从文段第一段中寻找答案,第一段中出现转折,也就是有重点突出的部分,我们重点研究转折后。大多数同学能看懂的是这个report,即前文中讲的的“The Heart of the Matter”,它“failure”没能够解决某种问题,并且造成的弊端要大于利端。B,D两个选项没有涉及到这篇报道,可以先行排除。A,C两个选项怎么选呢,基础弱些的同学一时想不起Liberal是什么了,没关系,我们中心句的态度倾向已经把握了,是负向的,所以看A,C有没有表示负向态度的呢,A看不懂,C简单,即“掌握这个报道的方式”,是一个中立的态度,明显与我们把握的定位句不符,所以排除C,最后确定是A为正确选项。
Just how much does the Constitution protect your digital data? The Supreme Court will now consider whether police can search the contents of a mobile phone without a warrant if the phone is on or around a person during an arrest.(2015年考研真题节选)
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26. The Supreme Court will work out whether, during an arrest, it is legitimate to
A. prevent suspects from deleting their phone contents.
B. search for suspects' mobile phones without a warrant.
C. check suspects' phone contents without being authorized.
D. prohibit suspects from using their mobile phones.
正确选项:C
文中划线处与正确选项C为同义替换,意思是“未经授权检查嫌疑人的手机内容”,而错误选项B则将警察检查的项目,即嫌疑人手机中的内容(the contents of a mobile phone)偷换为嫌疑人的手机(suspects' phones)。
►过度推理
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France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.(2016年考研真题节选)
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21. According to the first paragraph, what would happen in France?