学位英语

Unpopular Subjects?

Is there a place in today’s society for the study of useless subjects in our universities? Just over 100 years ago Fitzgerald argued in a well-written letter______ (1)Nature that “Universities must be allowed to study useless subjects-______ (2)they don’t，who will? He went 0n to use the ______ (3)of Maxwell’s electrodynamics_(电动力学)as one case where a “useless subject” has been transformed to a useful subject. Nowadays this argument is again very much______ (4)in many universities.Indeed one suspects that it is one of those arguments that must be______ (5)anew(重新)by each generation.But now there is an added twist ~)--subjects must not only be useful，they must also be______ (6)enough that students will flock(蜂拥)to d0 them，and even flock to pay to do them.

As universities become commercial operations，the pressure to______ (7)subjects or departments that are less popular will become stronger and stronger, Perhaps this is most strongly______ (8)at the moment by physics.There has been much______ (9)in the press of universities that are closing down physics departments and incorporate them with mathematics or engineering departments.

Many scientists think otherwise.They see physics as a______ (10)science，which must be kept alive if only to______ (11)a base for other sciences and engineering.It is of their great personal concern that physics teaching and research is under______ (12)in many universities.How Can it be preserved in the rush towards commercial competition? A major turnaround(转变)in student popularity may have to______ (13)until the industrial world discovers that it needs physicists and starts paying them well.

Physics is now not only unpopular;it is also “hard”.We can do more about the latter by ______ (14)teaching in our schools and universities.We can also______ (15) cooperative arrangements to ensure that physicists keep their research and teaching up to date

1 A about B of C to D on

2 A if B as C because D since

3 A question B example C design D device

4 A powerful B terrible C difficult D active

5 A fought B weighted C respected D selected

6 A clear B popular C indefinite D available

7 A choose B strengthen C eliminate D identify

8 A recommended B opposed C suspected D felt

9 A discussion B fancy C evidence D influence

10 A precise B noble C new D fundamental

11 A install B provide C reach D cover

12 A agreement B construction C threat D consideration

13 A wait B move C progress D increase

14 A running B improving C learning D dropping

15 A fix B modify C review D develop

答案：

C A B D A B C D A D B C A B D

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