考研英语热点话题：教育

考研英语来源：文都教育 2014-12-12　

一、模拟大练兵

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.

对适当的学生实行职业教育也有道理。欧洲的许多学校很早就引进职业培训的概念，以确保儿童具备欲从事的职业所需的技能。然而，去臆断科学家、商人、会计职位的数量是武断的。此外，在我们这么大的一个国家里，经济延展到这么多的州，涉及到这么多的国际公司，因而要按照数量培养出所需要的各类专业人员是不太可能的。

presumptuous（专横的，自以为是的）看作presumpt(ion)假设+uous形容词后缀，“只凭假设就给人下结论的”自以为是的。

二、真题大放送

【1999年考研英语真题】

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推理判断题。

【解析】题干定位：根据题干中的European model比较容易定位第3段。

思路解析：段落中出现的转折，作为推理题应该重点关注转折后。第3段中作者指出，许多欧洲国家的学校很早就引进了职业教育这一概念。然而，如果因此认为正好有那么多工作等着同等数量的科学家、商人及会计师去做，那就未免太武断了。何况，职业教育也不可能培训出像我们这样一个经济发展遍及许多地区，同时又有许多跨国公司的国家中每一种职业所需要的足够的专业人员。作者给出了负评价；至于具体的信息不用了解也可以做题，考生不难推理出，欧洲的职业教育模式在作者所在国几乎没有实用价值。

我们对选项进行分析[A] dependent upon the starting age of candidates转折前的内容，且不符合原文表述；[B] worth trying in various social sections正评价，且无依据，排除；[D] attractive to every kind of professional正评价，且无依据，排除，对于C选项，of little practical value 为正确选项，能对负评价进行同意替换。

【解题重点词汇】It is, however, presumptuous.武断的；Besides, this is unlikely不肯定