首页
登录
职称英语
According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 stud
According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 stud
游客
2023-07-01
16
管理
问题
According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 students, today’s traditional-age college freshmen are "more materialistic and less altruistic(利他主义的)" than at any time in the 17 years of the poll.
Not surprising in these hard times, the student’s major objective "is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life." It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting.
Interest in teaching, social service and the "altruistic" fields is at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up.
That’s no surprise either. A friend of mine(a sales representative for a chemical company)was making twice the salary of her college instructors her first year on the job—even before she completed her two-year associate degree.
While it’s true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of these other contributions—be they scientific or artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to think More important, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs.
Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business. No company; no job. How shortsighted in the long run!
But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table; one of them is talking on the intercom(对讲机): "Miss Baxter," he says, "could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from wrong?"
From the long-term point of view, that’s what education really ought to be about. [br] The students’ criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with _____.
选项
A、the influences of their instructors
B、the financial goals they seek in life
C、their own interpretations of the courses
D、their understanding of the contributions of others
答案
B
解析
根据第2段第1句指出现在大学生选择专业的目的是为了经济上的富裕,B中的financial goals对应文中的financial well off,故正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2798748.html
相关试题推荐
Halfacenturyago,mostpeoplelivedinruralareas.However,accordingto
Halfacenturyago,mostpeoplelivedinruralareas.However,accordingto
Halfacenturyago,mostpeoplelivedinruralareas.However,accordingto
Halfacenturyago,mostpeoplelivedinruralareas.However,accordingto
Halfacenturyago,mostpeoplelivedinruralareas.However,accordingto
AccordingtorecentUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)projections
AccordingtorecentUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)projections
AccordingtorecentUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)projections
Womenemployeesworkharderandlongerthanmendo,accordingtoanewstudy
Womenemployeesworkharderandlongerthanmendo,accordingtoanewstudy
随机试题
雅鲁藏布江大峡谷(theYarlungZangboGrandCanyon)是西藏最神秘的角落。它距离最近的公路也有两天的路程,直到20世纪90年
AteamattheUniversityofMichiganrecentlypublishedastudyofhowmarri
Americanculturehasbeenenrichedbythevaluesandbeliefsystemsofvirtu
D
图示结构杆件1的轴力为( )。 A.-P B.-P/2 C. D.
深度烧伤的创面处理包括:()A.正确选择外用抗菌药物 B.根据创面培养
关于趋势线和支撑线.下列论述正确的是()。 Ⅰ.在上升趋势中,将两个低
房地产经纪人员接待卖方客户的基本流程包括( )。A.主体身份识别 B.沟通对
甲是药品零售连锁企业所属门门店,经营类别:处方药、甲类非处方药、乙类非处方药,经
依据《消防法》的规定,擅自拆封或者使用被公安机关消防机构查封的场所、部位,情节较
最新回复
(
0
)