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2．A new college guide in the United States compares educational requirements in seven subjects．These include math，science，writing and United States history or government．The other subjects are economics，foreign language and literature．The free online guide is from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni．The council is a nonprofit group that supports liberal arts education．
Its president，Anne Neal，says these areas of knowledge are needed to succeed in a twenty-first century society and an increasingly connected world．Yet she told VOA's Faiza Elmasry it was surprising how many students can graduate with，in her words，a"thin education．"
Forty-two of the one hundred colleges and universities surveyed received the lowest marks．This meant they required two or fewer of the seven subjects．Five schools received a top grade for requiring six subjects．These were Brooklyn College in New York City，Texas A&M，the University of Texas-Austin，West Point and the University of Arkansas．
Robert Costrell is a professor of education reform and economics at the University of Arkansas．He says many，if not all，of the top American colleges once had a core curriculum-a set of courses required for all students．
But over the years，many have dropped these requirements．Or they have watered them down，Professor Costrell says，into what became known as distribution requirements．This system lets a student choose from a number of different courses to satisfy a requirement．
ROBERT COSTRELL："And in many cases these courses went too far，I would say，towards the fluffy treatment of serious material，and students could satisfy their requirement by taking such courses．"
Professor Costrell says schools should not only re-examine what they teach．They should also measure what students have learned-for example，through some form of examinations or papers．
A new report this week from the College Board showed that college prices continue to rise．But Anne Neal from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni says higher prices do not guarantee a better general education．In fact，the group found that the higher the tuition，the more likely that students have to develop their own general education．
The college guide is on the Web at whatwilltheylearn．com．Anne Neal says her group is surveying more colleges．The hope，she says，is to discover what college graduates have really learned，and how ready they are to compete in the global marketplace．
67．Where does the passage probably come from？B
A．A scientific fiction． B．A research newspaper．
C．A fashion magazine． D．An entertainment newspaper．
68．The American Council of Trustees and Alumni does all the following EXCEPTD．
A．support liberal arts education
B．concern itself with education in America
C．devote time to helping improve college education
D．make money by helping with college education
69．The words"watered them down"underlined in Paragraph 6most likely mean"A．"
A．reduced required courses B．improved required courses
C．increased required courses D．developed required courses
70．In this passage，the new college guide mainly tells its readers that American colleges shouldA．
A．meet the requirements of the new century
B．reduce the number of required courses
C．have different standards on required courses
D．cut down on their tuitions．
分析 本文主要讲述了大学指南针对目前一些学校减少学生学习科目的现象进行调查、研究和指导，旨在帮助学生避免"薄弱教育"．
解答 67--70 BDAA
67题答案是B．推理判断题．A 科幻小说；B 调研报纸；C 时尚杂志；D 娱乐报纸．文章是对一些学校进行的调研，故选B．
68题答案是D．细节理解题．根据The council is a nonprofit group that supports liberal arts education及其后文可知选项A，B和C都有提到．而选项D是没有涉及的，故选D．
69题答案是A．细节理解题．根据But over the years，many have dropped these requirements．Or they have watered them down，可知 watered them down和前面的dropped these requirements的意思相近，即减少必修课．故选A．
70题答案是A．推理判断题．根据The hope，she says，is to discover what college graduates have really learned，and how ready they are to compete in the global marketplace．她希望发掘大学毕业生到底学到了什么，他们如何在国际化市场中竞争，暗示他们应该迎合新时代的要求．故选A．
点评 本文是新闻报道类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
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