2014年考研英语(一)真题及参考答案(15)

[C]subject to undesirable changes．

[D]unworthy of public attention．

答案： A 为主旨题。本题属于作者观点，出在最后一段则说明更多体现了文章的主旨，因为还有一个段落对应，则我们可以在最后一段找答案，根据题干中的award我们可以得知全文的最后一句明确体现了作者的观点，故选A。

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“The Heart of the Matter，” the just－released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences， deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences 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．

In 2010， leading congressional Democrats and Republicans sent letters to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences asking that it identify actions that could be taken by "federal， state and local governments， universities， foundations， educators， individual benefactors and others" to "maintain national excellence in humanities and social scientific scholarship and education．"

In response， the American Academy formed the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences， with Duke University President Richard Brodhead and retired Exelon CEO John Rowe as co－chairmen． Among the commission's 51 members are top－tier－university presidents， scholars， lawyers， judges， and business executives， as well as prominent figures from diplomacy， filmmaking， music and journalism．

The goals identified in the report are generally admirable． Because representative government presupposes an informed citizenry， the report supports full literacy； stresses the study of history and government， particularly American history and American government； and encourages the use of new digital technologies．

To encourage innovation and competition， the report calls for increased investment in research， the crafting of coherent curricula that improve students' ability to solve problems and communicate effectively in the 21st century， increased funding for teachers and the encouragement of scholars to bring their learning to bear on the great challenges of the day． The report also advocates greater study of foreign languages， international affairs and the expansion of study abroad programs．

One of the more novel ideas in the report is the creation of a "Culture Corps" in cities and town across America to "transmit humanistic and social scientific expertise from one generation to the next．"