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一、UseofEnglish1ValentinesDaymaycomefromtheancientRomanfeastofLupercalia.1thefiercewolvesroamednearbytheoldRomanscalled2thegodLupercustohelpthem.Afestivalinhis3washeldFebruary15th.Ontheeveofthefestivalthe4ofthegirlswerewrittenon5paperandplacedinjars.Eachyoungman6aslip.Thegirlwhosenamewas7wastobehissweetheartfortheyear.Legend8itthattheholidaybecameValentinesDay9aromanpriestnamedValentine.EmperorClaudiusII10theRomansoldiersnottomarryorbecomeengaged.Claudiusfeltmarriedsoldierswould11stayhomethanfight.WhenValentine12theEmperorandsecretlymarriedtheyoungcoupleshewasputtodeathonFebruary14ththe13ofLupercalia.AfterhisdeathValentinebecamea14・Christianpriestsmovedtheholidayfromthe15thtothe14th一ValentinesDay.NowtheholidayhonorsValentine15ofLupercus.B.physicsshouldbethetopmostchoiceofdisciplinesforprospectivejournalistsC.theDailyTelegraphispoorlystaffedandneedsrearrangementD.thereisnoreasonforthestatetopayforsubjectsofhighereducation
3、WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthorA.Theroleofstate-fundeduniversitiesistotrainstudentsforajob.B.Everyacademicsubjectwilldogoodtosocietyandtheeconomysomehow.Academicresearchandintelligentideasaremoreimportantthanornaments”.Moneyandusefulnessarethecriteriatojudgetheworthofadiscipline.ThatmanysubjectstaughtatBritishcollegesareuselessismainlyowingto.A.theirfallingshortofthedemandsofeconomyB.theirvalidityasadisciplinebeinguntestifiedC.theirfailuretomeetthestandardsofuniversityinstructionD.theirinabilitytoarousetheinterestofstudentsTheauthorsprimarypurposeinwritingthispassageistoproposeanacademicdisciplineforyoungpeoplewishingtobejournalistsdebatebothsidesoftheproperpatternofBritainshighereducationC.condemnCharlesClarkeforhisimproperstatementsabouthighereducationD.contrastCharlesClarkesclaimabouthighereducationtothatofhisown
6、StandardPoorsmaintainsacautiousstanceoncable-TVoperatorsinthewakeofVerizonsVZannouncementinearlyMayofaggressivepricecutsforitsdigitalsubscriberlineDSLInternet-accessservice.OuroveralloutlookfortheSPCableBroadcastingindexwhichalsoincludessharesofover-the-airTVandradiobroadcastersisneutraltomodestlypositive.Cableoperatorshavesofarruledoutanovertpricewaronbroadbandservices.Howeverexpecttoseenear-termresponseslikeincreasedbundlingofservicesextendedfreemonthsmoreaggressivemarketingandpromotionsevenmodestpricecutsfromcableoutfitsthatoffermultipleservicessuchasbroadbandastheydefendtheirhigh-growthInternet-accessBusiness.Continuedrapidgrowthindigitalcableandhigh-speeddataserviceshelpedsupporttheindustrysongoingrevenuegrowth.WeatSParewaryofpricepressuresonthelong-termandshort-termeconomicsofcablesbroadbandbusiness.ThatsespeciallytrueasanotherBabyBellSBCCommunicationsSBCisalsoundercuttingcable-serviceprovidersinmanycoremarkets.IntheirtraditionalbusinesssegmentU.S.cableoperatorscontinuetobenefitfromamodestreboundinadvertisingspendingfollowingasignificantdownturnduringtheeconomicslumpthatstartedin
2022.TheindustryhasactuallyincreaseditsshareoftotalU.S.adspending.Thecablesectorposteduninterruptedrevenuegrowthduringtherecentdownturnasitsgreaterrelianceonsubscriberrevenuesgivesitamoredefensiveposturethanbroadcasters.Subscriptionsremaintheindustry5sprimaryrevenuesourceaccountingforroughly65%ofthetotalwithadvertisingmakesuptherest.Ournear-termoutlookforcableremainstemperedbyheightenedlevelsofgeopoliticalanxietiesthoughtheIraqwarsendhasalleviatedtheirimpactonadvertisingdemand.Meanwhilecoresubscriptiongrowthcontinuestobedrivenbyrobustratesofhigh-speeddatasign-upsandbyimprovedprospectsfordigital-videoancillaryofferingslikevideo-on-demandandhigh-definitionTV.Webelievethatsuccessfulmediaoperatorswillcontinuetoanticipateratherthanreacttotheeverchangingdynamicsofanincreasinglycompetitivemediaenvironment.Evenwithincreasedregulatorysurveillanceverticallyandhorizontallyintegratedmediaoperatorsshouldbegintowieldincreasingcompetitiveadvantagesastheyleverageoperatingefficienciesandrealizesynergiesacrossmultipledeliveryplatforms.FromthefirstparagraphwecanseethatVerizonsannouncementofpricecuts.hasproducedapositiveeffectonSPCableandBroadcastingindexwillintensifythecompetitionamongCable-TVoperatorsinthenearfutureC.renderaggressivepricecutsfromothercableoutfitsabsolutelyimpossibleD.willmakeothercableoperatorsoffermultipleserviceslikebroadbandTheauthormentionstheexampleofSBCtodemonstratethatA.peopleatSParewatchingoutforpressuresofpricecutsB.therevenueofcableindustryhasbeengrowingsteadilyC.SBCsundercuttingaffectscablebroadbandprovidersdifferentlyD.pricepressuresovershadowthegrowthofcablebroadbandbusinessItcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheeconomicslumpA.dealtagreaterblowtobroadcastersfortheirdependenceonadspendingbroughtaboutaconsiderabledownturnofU.S.advertisingspendingslowedtherevenuegrowthofcableoperatorsduringtherecentdownturnD.keptthesubscriptionsforbroadcastersatalowerlevelthancablesWhichofthefollowingwillhelpcreateabrightoutlookforcableA.higherlevelsofgeopoliticalanxietiesB.prospectsofintensivecompetitionC・warsimpactonadvertisingdemandD.vigorousratesofhigh-speeddatasign-upsItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.mediaoperatorsshouldbehighlysensitivetointensifyingcompetitiontransactionbetweenNWSandHugheswontposeathreattomediaindustryintegratedmediaoperatorshaveadvantagesinthecompetitivemediaworldD.regulatorysurveillancehelpsoperatorsleveragetheiroperatingefficienciesThislineofinquirydidnotbeginuntilearlierthismonth一morethanthreemonthsaftertheaccident一becausetherewere/ztoomanyemotionstoomanyegos/zsaidretiredAdm.HaroldGehmanchairmanoftheColumbiaAccidentInvestigationBoard.TestifyingbeforetheSenateCommerceCommitteeGehmansaidthispartofhisinquirywasinitsearlieststagesstartingjust10daysago.ButGehmansaidhealreadyhasconcludeditis〃inconceivable〃thatNASAwouldhavebeenunableorunwillingtoattemptarescueforastronautsinorbitifseniorshuttlemanagersandadministratorshadknowntherewasfataldamagetoColumbiasleftwing.GehmantoldreportersafterthehearingthatanswerstotheseimportantquestionscouldhaveenormousimpactsincetheycouldplaceinadifferentcontextNASAsdecisionsagainstmoreaggressivelycheckingpossiblewingdamageinthedaysbeforeColumbiasfatalreturn.InvestigatorsbelievebreakawayinsulatingfoamdamagedpartofColumbiaswingShortlyafterliftoffallowingsuperheatedairtopenetratethewingduringitsfieryre-entryonFeb.1andmeltitfromtheinside.AmongthosedecisionswasthechoicebyNASAsseniorshuttlemanagersandadministratorstorejectoffersofsatelliteimagesofpossibledamagetoColumbiasleftwingbeforetheaccident.ThesubjectdominatedtheearlypartofWednesdayshearing.Gehmancomplainedthatmanagersandadministrators“missedsignals〃whentheyrejectedthoseoffersforimagesapointedlyharshassessmentofthespaceagencysinaction°16duringthe16dayshuttlemission.〃Wewillattempttopinthisissuedowninourreportbuttherewereanumberofbureaucraticandadministrativemissedsignalshere”Gehmantoldsenators.〃Werenotquitesohappywiththe〃process.TheinvestigativeboardalreadyhadrecommendedthatNASApushforbettercoordinationbetweenthespaceagencyandmilitaryofficesinchargeofsatellitesandtelescopes.TheU.S.NationalImageryandMappingAgencyinMarchagreedtoregularlycapturedetailedsatelliteimagesofspaceshuttlesinorbit.StillGehmansaiditwasunclearwhetherevenimagesfromAmerica5smostsophisticatedspysatellitesmighthavedetectedonColumbiaswinganydamagewhichGehmansaidcouldhavebeenassmallastwoinchessquare.TheprecisecapabilitiesofsuchsatelliteswasasensitivetopicduringtheSenatehearing.GehmanbelievedthathaditsadministratorsknownthedamagetoColumbiaNASAwould.A.havemanagedtherescueoftheastronautsorbitingtheearthstillhavebeenunabletoconceiveofanywaytosavetheastronautshaveattemptedtohelptheastronautsoutofdangerunwillinglyhavesucceededinrepairingthedamagedleftwingoftheshuttleWhatdoestheword〃they〃Para.3Line2refertoquestionsPara.3Line1answersPara.3Line1reportersPara.3Line1investigatorsPara.4Line1WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueA.SuperheatedairdamagedtheColumbiasleftwingshortlyafterliftoff.NASAsrejectionofsatelliteimageswasoneofthefocusesofWednesdayshearing.Gehmancomplainedalotabouttheharshassessmentofspaceagencysinaction.TheInvestigativeBoardismonitoringthecoordinationbetweenNASAandNIMA.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGehmansattitudetowardssatelliteimagesasmentionedinthepassageA.Indifferent.Approving.Unclear.Cautious.Thebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe.GehmansCommentonColumbiaAccidentNASAsProblemsExposedC.AnInquiryintoColumbiaAccidentD.AReflectiononShuttlesSafetyTheNetsuccessof〃LazySunday〃representsadefiningmomentforthefilmandtelevisionbusiness.Advancesindigitalvideoandbroadbandhavevastlyloweredthecostofproductionanddistribution.FilmmakersarenowfollowingthepathblazedbybloggersandmusicianscheaplycreatinganduploadingtheirworktotheWeb.IfitappealstoanyoftheNetsnichesmillionsofuserswillpassalongtheirfilmsthroughe-maildownloadsorlinks.ItsthedawnofthedemocratizationoftheTVandfilmbusiness一evenunknownpersonalitiesarebeingpropelledbytheenthusiasmoftheir19ValentinesDayhasbecomeamajor16ofloveandromanceinthemodemworld.TheancientgodCupidandhis17intoalover5sheartmaystillbeusedto18fallinginloveorbeinginlove.Butwealsousecardsandgiftssuchasflowersorjewelrytodothis.19togiveflowertoawifeorsweetheartonValentinesDaycansometimesbeas20asforgettingabirthdayoraweddinganniversary.WhilewhenThoughUnless
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4、4fansintopop-cultureprominencesometimeswithouteventraditionalintermediariesliketalentagentsorfilmfestivals.“Thisislikebypasssurgery5saysDanHarmonafilmmakerwhosemonthlyL.A.-basedfilmclubandWebsiteChannel101letsmemberssubmitshortvideossuchastherecent70smusicmockumentaryYachtRock”andvoteonwhichtheylikebest.“Finallywehaveanewgoldenagewheretheartisthasadirectconnectiontotheaudience;ThedirectorsbehindLazySundayembodythephenomenon.Whentheshaggy-hairedSamberg27graduatedfromNYUFilmSchoolin2022hefacedtheconventionalchallengeorcrashingthegatesOfHollywood.WithhistwochildhoodfriendsAkivaSchafferandJormaTacconehecameupwithanunconventionalsolution:theystartedrecordingmusicparodiesandcomicvideosandpostingthemtotheirWebsiteTheLonelyisland.com.ThematerialgottheattentionofproducersattheoldABCsitcom〃SpinCity〃,whereSambergandTacconeworkedaslow-levelassistants;theproducerssentacompilationtoatalentagency.ThefriendsgotanagentmadeacoupleofpilotTVsketchshowsforComedyCentralandFoxfeaturingthemselveshammingitupinnearlyalltherolesandwrotejokesfortheMTVMovieAwards.EvenwhenthenetworkspassedontheirpilotsSambergandhisfriendssimplypostedtheepisodesonlineandtheirfanbase一at40000uniquevisitorsamonthearlierthisyear一grewlarger.LastAugustSambergjoinedthe〃SNL〃castandSchafferandTacconebecamewriters.NowtheyshareanofficeinRockefellerCenterandarealittletoocuteforeveryone”Sambergsays〃Wearefriendslivingourdream/z.ShortfunnyvideoslikeLazySundayhappentotranslateonlinebutnoteverythingworksaswell.Bite-sizefilmsaremorepracticalthanlongerones;comedyplaysbetterthandrama.Butalmosteverythingisworthtryingsincethetoolstocreateandpostvideoarenowsocheapandadhocaudiencescanformaroundanysensibilityhowevereccentric.The〃dawnofthedemocratizationoftheTVandfilmbusiness”probablymeans.A.filmandtelevisionbusinessisenjoyinganunprecedentedsuccessB.thegeneralpublicareplayinganactiveroleinpop-culturefilmmakersareshowinggreatenthusiasmforsuccessontheWebe-maildownloadsorlinksarenowthemainmeansoffilmdistributionItisimpliedinthetextthat.talentagentsaresometimesessentialtoapersonssuccessinpopworldtimeisupfortheartiststodevelopadirectconnectiontothepublicshortvideosontheWebwouldprovetobethemostpopularproductionsthefilmandtelevisionbusinesscanbecomparedtoabypasssurgerySambergJssolutionwasunconventionalbecause.newcomerswereusuallydeniedaccesstoHollywoodheandhistwochildhoodfriendsgotacceptedintoHollywoodherecordedmusicparodiesandcomicvideosallbyhimselfheandhisfriendscreatedanduploadedtheirproductionstotheirWebsiteWhichofthefollowingcontributedmosttotheNetsuccessof“LazySunday”A.ProducersattheoldABCsitcomSpinCity”.B.ConventionsofHollywood.C.Comicnatureofthevideo.D.Eccentricityofaudiencesonline.Thepurposeofthistextisprimarilyto.A.reporttheunexpectedsuccessofSambergB.pointoutanewdirectionforTVandfilmbusinessC.discussanewphenomenoninpop-cultureD.explainthereasonsBehindSamberg5ssuccessPartB10pointsYouaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatextabouttheDeepImpactbyNASA;Choosethemostsuitableheadingfromthelistforeachnumberedparagraph.Thefirstparagraphandthelasttwoparagraphsofthetextarenotnumbered.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudon,tneedtouse.RevelationofthenatureofcometsAperfectrepresentativeofthecometsHopingforthebestRighttimeandrightplacefortheImpactWhattoexpectofthisDeepImpactMysteryintheheavensOnMondayat1:52a.m.ETaprobedeployedbyaNASAspacecraft83millionmilesfromhomewillsmashat23000mphintoanancientcometthesizeofManhattanblastingaholeperhaps14storiesdeep..LaunchedinJanuaryNASAs$333millionDeepImpactmissionisdesignedtoanswerquestionsthatscientistshavelonghadaboutcometstheominousicebergsofspace.Thisisthefirsttimeanyspaceagencyhasstagedsuchadeliberatecrash.ScientistshopeimagestransmittedbytheprobeanditsmothershipwilltellthemaboutconditionsintheearlysolarsystemwhencometsandplanetsincludingEarthwereformed.Theteamhopestoreleasephotosoftheimpactassoonastheyarereceivedfromthecraft.NASAandobservatoriesacrossthenationwillbereleasingwebcasts..AttheveryleastNASAsaysknowinghowdeeptheprobedivesintothecometcouldsettlethedebateoverwhethercometsarecompacticecubesorporoussnowcones.〃Weneedtodigasdeepaholeaspossible”saysmissionscienceChiefMichaelAHearnoftheUniversityofMaryland.UntilnowtheclosestscientistshavecometoacometwaswhenNASAsStardustmissionpassedwithin167milesofthecometWild2lastyearcollectingcometdustthatisboundforareturntoEarthinJanuary.ThemostfamousdatewithacometoccurredwhenaninternationalspacecraftflotillagreetedHalley5scometin
1986.ButthesequicklooksexaminedonlythecometsdustandSurface;.Totheancientscometswereharbingersofdoomcelestialintrudersontheperfectionoftheheavensthatpresageddisaster.ModernastronomershavelookedonthemmorefavorablyatleastsinceEdmondHalleyscelebrated1705predictionofthereturnofHalleysCometin1758andevery75yearsthereafter.TodayscientistsbelieveTempel1namedforErnstWilhelmLeberechtTempelwhofirstspotteditin1867whilesearchingforcometsintheskyoverMarseillesFranceandothercometsarewindowstotheearliestdaysofthesolarsystem
4.6billionyearsagowhenplanetsformedfromthedustdisksurroundingtheinfantsun..DeepImpactscopper-plated〃impactor〃一a39-inchlong820-poundbeer-barrel-shapedprobe一willbe〃runoverlikea0°25pennyonatraintrack〃whenitcrashesAHearnsays.Theimpactorisequippedwithanavigationsystemtomakesureitsmacksintothecometintherightlocationfortheflybycraftscameras.OnSundaytheflybyspacecraftwillreleasetheprobe.Twelveminuteslateritwillbeatahastyretreatwithamaneuveraimedatallowingacloseflybyfrom5348milesawaywithcameraspointed.Fourteenminutesaftertheimpacttheflybyspacecraftwillscoottowithinamere310milesforaclose-upofthedamage..Ideallyeverythingwilllineupandtheflybyspacecraftwilltakeimagesofthecratercausedbytheimpact.Itwillgointoa〃shielded〃modeasiceanddustbatterthecraftthenemergetotakemorepictures.TherealisticworstcaseishittingthecometbutnothavingtheflybyintherightplaceAHearnsays.Basicallywehaveabullettryingtohitasecondbulletwithathirdbulletintherightplaceattherighttimetowatch
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4526、PartCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.10pointsTheestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250000to350000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.Home-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigherataboutamillion.Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolersperceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.46Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschoolschargingshortcomingsthatrangefromlackofreligiousperspectiveinthecurriculumtoaherd-likeapproachtoteachingchildren.47Yetaspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehome-schoolpopulationandashomeschoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschoolsthesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.Publicschoolsandhomeschoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceandinsomecasesevencooperation.SaysJohnMarshallaneducationofficial〃Wearebecomingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers./zTheideais:Letsgivethekidsaccesstopublicschoolsothey11seeitsnotasterribleastheyvebeentoldandtheyllwanttocomeback.Perhapsbutdontcountonitsayhome-schooladvocates.48Homeschoolersopposethesystembecausetheyhavestrongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation一whetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchildsinterestsandnaturalpaceisbest.〃Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone〃saysEngeCannonassociatedirectoroftheNationalCenterforHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasonsbutreligionplaysarole85percentofthetime.ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.49Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytraditionalsubjectmatterbutalsostrictreligiousdoctrineandaconservativepoliticalandsocialperspective.Notincidentallytheyalsowanttheirchildrentolearnbothintellectuallyandemotionallythatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety.Otherhomeschoolerscontend〃notsomuchthattheschoolersteachheresy异教,butthatschoolersteachwhatevertheyteachinappropriatelyz/VanGalenwrites.50“Theseparentsarehighlyindependentandstrivetotakeresponsibility77fortheirownliveswithinasocietythattheydefineasbureaucraticandinefficient.,z474950参考答案【
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二、ReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingABCorD.40pointsWhenyoungpeoplewhowanttobejournalistsaskmewhatsubjecttheyshouldstudyafterleavingschoolItellthem:/zAnythingexceptjournalismormediastudies”.Mostveteransofmytradewouldsaythesame.Itispracticaladvice.Forobviousreasonsnewspapereditorsliketoemploypeoplewhocanbringsomethingotherthanaknowledgeofthemediatothepartythatwecallourwork.OnTheDailyTelegraphforexampletheeditorofLondonSpyisatheologianbyacademictraining.Theobituarieseditorisaphilosopher.TheeditorofourstudentmagazineJuicestudiedphysics.AsformyselfIreadhistoryancientandmodernatthetaxpayersexpense.IamnotsurewhatCharlesClarketheEducationSecretarywouldmakeofallthis.IfIunderstandhimcorrectlyhewouldthinkthatthepublicmoneyspentonteachingthishugerangeofdisciplinestothestaffofTheDailyTelegraphwasprettymuchwasted.TheonlyacademiccourseofwhichhewouldwholeheartedlyapproveinthelistabovewouldbephysicsbutthenagainhewouldprobablythinkitaterriblewastethatSimonHoggchosetoeditJuiceinsteadofdesigningaeroplanesorbuildingnuclearreactors.Bythatheseemstomeanthateverythingtaughtatthepublicexpenseshouldhaveadirectpracticalapplicationthatwillbenefitsocietyandtheeconomy.ItisextremelyalarmingthatthemaninchargeofBritainseducationsystemshouldthinkinthisnarrow-mindedhalf-wittedway.Thetruthofcourseisthatallacademicdisciplinesbenefitsocietyandtheeconomywhetherinadirectandobviouswayornot.Theyteachstudentstothink一toprocessinformationandtodistinguishbetweenwhatisimportantandunimportanttrueanduntrue.Aboveallacountryinwhichacademicresearchandintelligentideasareallowedtoflourishisclearlyamuchmoreinterestingstimulatingandenjoyableplacethanonewithout〃ornaments”inwhichmoneyandusefulnessareallthatcount.Mr.ClarkecertainlyhasapointwhenhesaysthatmuchofwhatistaughtinBritainsuniversitiesisuseless.Butitisuselessforafarmoreseriousreasonthanthatitlacksanyobviouseconomicutility.Astheextraordinarilyhighdrop-outratetestifiesitisuselessbecauseitfailsthefirsttestofuniversityteaching一thatitshouldstimulatetheinterestofthosebeingtaught.Whenstudentsthemselvesthinkthattheircoursesareawasteoftimeandmoneythenawastetheyare.Theanswerisnottocutoffstatefundingforthehumanities.Itistooffershortnononsensevocationalcoursestothosewhowanttolearnatradeandreserveuniversityplacesforthosewhowanttopursueanacademicdiscipline.Bythismeansagreatdealofwastedmoneycouldbesavedandallstudentstheacademicandthenoso-academic一wouldbenefit.WhatMr.ClarkeSeemstobeproposinginsteadisanactofculturalvandalismthatwouldrobBritainofallclaimtobecalledacivilisedcountry.Thesecondparagraphismeanttodemonstratethat.A.studentsofotherdisciplinesthanjournalismarepreferredemployeesofnewspapersB.youngpeopleshouldlearnothersubjectsthanjournalismafterleavingschoolC.veteransoftheauthorstradewouldgivethesameadvicetopuzzledyoungstersD.youngpeopleshoulddiversifytheirlearningsubjectstobebetteremployedCharlesClarkeasdescribedinthepassagewouldprobablyagreethat.A.philosophyasanacademicdisciplineincollegeshouldbecanceled。