考研英語熱點話題：教育

考研英語來源：文都教育 2014-12-12　

一、模擬大練兵

There are some good arguments for a technical education given the right kind of student. Many European schools introduce the concept of professional training early on in order to make sure children are properly equipped for the professions they want to join. It is, however, presumptuous to insist that there will only be so many jobs for so many scientists, so many businessmen, so many accountants. Besides, this is unlikely to produce the needed number of every kind of professional in a country as large as ours and where the economy is spread over so many states and involves so many international corporations.

對適當的學生實行職業教育也有道理。歐洲的許多學校很早就引進職業培訓的概念，以確保兒童具備欲從事的職業所需的技能。然而，去臆斷科學家、商人、會計職位的數量是武斷的。此外，在我們這么大的一個國家里，經濟延展到這么多的州，涉及到這么多的國際公司，因而要按照數量培養出所需要的各類專業人員是不太可能的。

presumptuous（專橫的，自以為是的）看作presumpt(ion)假設+uous形容詞后綴，“只憑假設就給人下結論的”自以為是的。

二、真題大放送

【1999年考研英語真題】

61. It could be inferred from the passage that in the author's country the European model of professional training is ________.

A. dependent upon the starting age of candidates

B. worth trying in various social sections

C. of little practical value

D. attractive to every kind of professional

61.C推理判斷題。

【解析】題干定位：根據題干中的European model比較容易定位第3段。

思路解析：段落中出現的轉折，作為推理題應該重點關注轉折后。第3段中作者指出，許多歐洲國家的學校很早就引進了職業教育這一概念。然而，如果因此認為正好有那么多工作等著同等數量的科學家、商人及會計師去做，那就未免太武斷了。何況，職業教育也不可能培訓出像我們這樣一個經濟發展遍及許多地區，同時又有許多跨國公司的國家中每一種職業所需要的足夠的專業人員。作者給出了負評價；至于具體的信息不用了解也可以做題，考生不難推理出，歐洲的職業教育模式在作者所在國幾乎沒有實用價值。

我們對選項進行分析[A] dependent upon the starting age of candidates轉折前的內容，且不符合原文表述；[B] worth trying in various social sections正評價，且無依據，排除；[D] attractive to every kind of professional正評價，且無依據，排除，對于C選項，of little practical value 為正確選項，能對負評價進行同意替換。

【解題重點詞匯】It is, however, presumptuous.武斷的；Besides, this is unlikely不肯定