2012年12月英语四级阅读备考：全真试题(8)_大学英语阅读

2012年12月英语四级阅读备考：全真试题(8)

　　D) can provide an answer to the problems of their people

　　15.The author concludes that historical changes would ________.

　　A) be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities

　　B) not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrifices

　　C) take place ff there were heroes to lead the people

　　D) produce leaders with attractive personalities

　　Passage Two

　　According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188, 000 students, todays 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 students 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 altruisticfields is at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up.

　　Thats 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 jobeven before she completed her two-year associate degree.