Ancient classics are the essential components in Chinese literary field. Some people hold
According to the professor, in what way was Confucius a revolutionary?
A.He emphasized the ancient wisdom of the classical texts.
B.He believed that education was more a science than an art.
C.He wrote critically about the Six Classics of Chinese literature.
D.He thought that children of all social classes should be educated.
听力原文: Like many other seniors, Wang Ying, at Wuhan University, has been busy preparing for the postgraduate entrance exams since the new semester began. But in another way she's different. Her motivation comes not from wanting to get a master's degree to find a good job. She wants to pursue further studies because she hopes to learn more about the history and culture of her country.
Wang is majoring in Chinese traditional culture, an unusual major for college students all across the country. These majors are studying a way of life that existed thousands of years ago.
"We read articles loud together. And the teachers explain them word by word. It's quite similar to class in a private school in ancient times, ' says Ye Daiyin, a junior.
Wuhan established the major four years ago. The students take courses based on the classical culture of ancient China, such as literature, philosophy, and history. Their curriculum has classic works like the Four Books (Si Shu), the Five Classics (Wu Jing), the Song of Chu (Chu Cf), and Lao Zi.
Many of the students have joined the Chunying Poetry Association, which is open to anyone interested in classical poetry. They usually practise composing ancient poems.
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A.She is looking for a part-time job.
B.She is working in a motor factory.
C.She is doing some research on classic music.
D.She is busy preparing for the postgraduate entrance exams.
Throughout Europe, institutions of higher learning had developed, bearing the ancient name of university. In Germany a different kind of university had developed. The German university was concerned primarily with creating and spreading knowledge, not morals. Between mid-century and the end of the 1800s, more than nine thousand young Americans, dissatisfied with their training at home, went to Germany for advanced study. Some of them returned to become presidents of Venerable(受人尊敬的) colleges— Harvard, Yale, Columbia—and transform. them into modern universities. The new presidents broke all ties with the churches and brought in a new kind of faculty.
Professors were hired for their knowledge of a subject, not because they were of the proper faith and had a strong arm for disciplining students. The new principle was that a university was to create knowledge as well as pass it on, and this called for a faculty composed of teacher scholars. Drilling and learning by rote were replaced by the German method of lecturing, in which the professor's own research was presented in class. Graduate training leading to the Ph. D., an ancient German degree signifying the highest level of advanced scholarly attainment, was introduced. With the establishment of the seminar system, graduate students learned to question, analyze, and conduct their own research.
At the same time, the new university greatly expanded in size and course offerings, breaking completely out of the old, constricted curriculum of mathematics, classics, rhetoric, and music. The president of Harvard pioneered the elective system, by which students were able to choose their own courses of study. The notion of major fields of study emerged. The new goal was to make the university relevant to the real pursuits of the world. Paying close heed to the practical needs of society, the new universities trained men and women to work at its tasks, with engineering students being the most characteristic of the new regime. Students were also trained as economists, architects, agriculturalists, social welfare workers, and teachers.
The word "this" (sentence 2, Para.3) refers to which of the following?
A.Creating and passing on knowledge.
B.Drilling and learning by rote.
C.Disciplining students.
D.Developing moral principles.
A、The Book of Songs
B、The Book of History
C、The Great Learning
D、The Book of Changes
A、European literary classics
B、The African American heritage
C、Eastern philosophy
D、African tribal culture
A.Tang
B.Song
C.Yuan
D.Qing
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