On 21 st-century campuses, is there room still for traditional literature such as Shake-speare?
A declining number of students think SO in the US－a trend that worries leaders at many top universities, where engineers often outnumber humanity(人文学科)students．
Seeking to stimulate interest in the liberal arts．Stanford University last month held an activity, which was designed to inspire freshmen dreams beyond cool jobs, such as working at Google．
The 1,718 incoming students-nearly half of whom arrive intending to major in the sciences or engineering－listened to a lecture organized by the College of Humanities and Arts．
“We're trying to break the idea that college is just something to get through on your way to a career,”said Debra Satz, associate dean for Humanities and Arts．
In the mid-60s, more than 1 in 3 Stanford students majored in languages, literature, the arts, history and cultural studies．By 1995, only about lin 10 did-a figure that hash't changed much in a decade．Meanwhile, interest in engineering, math and computer science has climbed．
Geoffrey Harpham, director of the National Humanities Center, said the humanities must be reinvigorated(复兴)and aye vital to the US'future．
But for students in the Great Recession(经济大萧条), the siren song(诱惑)of science can be tough to resist．Economic anxiety is well-grounded, according to an arialysis showing that the earnings of workers who majored in engineering were up to 50．percent higher than the earnings of those who majored in the humanities．
“Shakespeare wasn't in the humanities for the money．If you're all about the money．you wouldn't go there,”Satz said．But she added“humanities students who lahd jobs in tech－intensive fields do．just fine．”
(1)
The activity held by Stanford University was meant to ________．
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A．
inspire freshmen's dreams beyond good jobs
B．
10wer the freshmen'S interest in science
C．
help freshmen find cool jobs in future
D．
encourage freshmen to work hard
(2)
That the interest in science has climbed may be caused by ________．
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A．
literature declining
B．
culture influence
C．
economic anxiety
D．
parents'expectation
(3)
We can infer from the text that．
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A．
more and more students major in humanities now
B．
leaders at universities were optimistic about humanities
C．
students were not influenced by the Great Recession
D．
humanities were more popular in the mid－．60s than nOW
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WARNING LETTER
Dear Hong Xue,
As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa．It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions：You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you：
●have not turned 18; and
●are not staying in Australia with：
－a parent
－a custodian(监护人); or
－a relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character．
Note：You must not change those arrangements without the written approval of your education provider．
You must obey the following rules：
1．During term time you must：
a)remain in your homestay during the school term;
b)come home every night; and
c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts．
2．On weekends you must：
a)have your guardian's permission to stay with friends; and
b)inform your guardian of the name, address and phone numbers of people you are visiting．
3．You must return your guardian's telephone calls．
This will be your only warning．If you continue to breach(违反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa．Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment．
Yours sincerely
Tracey Carlon
Student Advisor
International Students Centre
NSW Department of Education and Training
(1)
What's the purpose of writing this letter?
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A．
To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．
B．
To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．
C．
To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．
D．
To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．
(2)
What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?
[ ]
A．
He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．
B．
He is required to come home every night according to the rules．
C．
He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．
D．
His student Visa has been cancelled．
(3)
To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?
[ ]
A．
Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．
B．
Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．
C．
Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．
D．
Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．
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Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
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