首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Several years ago I was teaching a course on the philosophical assumptions and cultural impact of massive multi-user online game
Several years ago I was teaching a course on the philosophical assumptions and cultural impact of massive multi-user online game
admin
2018-01-28
40
问题
Several years ago I was teaching a course on the philosophical assumptions and cultural impact of massive multi-user online games at Williams College. The students in the course were very intelligent and obviously interested in the topic.
But as the semester progressed, I began to detect a problem with the class. The students were working hard and performing well but there was no energy in our discussions and no passion in the students. They were hesitant to express their ideas and often seemed to be going through the motions. I tried to encourage them to be more venturesome with tactics I had used successfully in the past but nothing worked.
One day I asked them what was or, perhaps better, was not going on. Why were they so cautious and where was their enthusiasm for learning? They seemed relieved to talk about it and their response surprised me. Since pre-kindergarten, they explained, they had been programmed to perform well so they could get to the next level. They had been taught the downside of risk and encouraged to play it safe. What mattered most was getting into a good elementary school, middle school and high school so that they would finally be admitted to a top college. Having succeeded beyond their parents’ wildest expectations, they did not know why they were in college and had no idea what to do after graduation.
In today’s market-driven economy we constantly hear that choice is the highest good and that competition fuels innovation. But this is not always true. Choice provokes anxiety and competition can quell (压制) the imagination and discourage the spirit of experimentation that is necessary for creativity. In a world obsessed with ratings, well-meaning parents all too often train their children to jump through the hoops they think will lead to success.
This was a bad bet—the course many young people were forced to take has not paid off. The lucrative jobs they expected as a reward for years of hard work have vanished and show little sign of returning in the near future. The difficult truth is that their education has not prepared them for the world they face.
Though many young people have become disillusioned with Wall Street and all it represents and would like to pursue alternative careers, they have neither the educational nor financial resources to do so. The situation is critical—colleges and universities must be reformed in ways that allow students to develop the knowledge and skills they need for creative and productive lives. And parents must give their children the freedom to explore possibilities they never could have imagined.
For many young people, the Wall Street used to represent ______.
选项
A、lucrative jobs
B、illusion
C、alternative careers
D、adventures
答案
A
解析
由专有名词Wall Street定位到最后一段第1句。该句表明许多年轻人放弃了对华尔街的幻想(have become disillusioned with Wall Street),准备改换职业发展方向。这也表明在以前,对于年轻人来说。“华尔街”曾代表着一种理想的职业发展方向。结合上一段的内容可以知道,“华尔街”就代表上一段所指的“回报丰厚的工作”,本题应选A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/N5xFFFFM
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Peoplecannowavoidhavingtosortthroughalbumsfromseveraldifferentfriendswhentryingtoreliveparties,weddingsandot
Memoryappearstobestoredinseveralpartsofthelimbic(边缘的)systemofthebrain,andanyconditionthatinterfereswiththef
Ratherthanusingcustommachinetoolstobuildearlymodelsofnewparts,Fordisnowusing3-Dprintingtechnologytodesigna
FortravelerstoEurope,fromJanuary2002there’ssomethingspecialonofferbesidesalltheusualsights.It’sthechancetob
WriteacompositionentitledTalentShow(选秀节目).Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200wordsaccordingtothe
A、Itisunacceptabletoforunmarriedwomenhavekids.B、Ithasbadinfluenceonkids,families,andsociety.C、Itisnotadeci
A、HeprefersmakingfriendswithalienstointeractingwithnativeAmericans.B、Hesupportsfurtherexplorationoftheouterspa
ToliveintheUnitedStatestodayistogainanappreciationforDahrendorf’sassertionthatsocialchangeexistseverywhere.T
A、Seetheplanetswithhernakedeyes.B、Seewiththemostpowerfultelescopes.C、Focustimeandenergyonfindingplanetsatth
A、Sheshotachildonastreet.B、Shelostherlifeforbeingshot.C、Sherecoveredfromshooting.D、Sheprotectedakidfromvi
随机试题
葱、姜、蒜在甜酸味中主要起到去腥的作用,同时还可以使诸味更加柔和协调。()
甲犯某罪,应处3年以上7年以下有期徒刑,对甲的追诉时效是()
寒暑弗能害,禽兽弗能贼。贼:
大量出汗易导致
下列资产负债项目中,不影响速动比率计算的是()。
下列支出项目中,在计算应纳税所得额时属于扣除范围的有( )。公益、救济性捐赠应扣除的限额为( )万元。
下列关于管理信息的说法中,不正确的是()。
6,18,( ),78,126
建设中国特色社会主义经济,最重要的是()
Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjams,thecostofpetrolandthequickpaceofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadsarebe
最新回复
(
0
)