8．A．accomplish B．intellectual C．analyze D．strategy E．character
F．cultivate G．process H．essential I．understanding J．approach K．unknown
Many Chinese students are unfamiliar with the idea of a liberal-arts education----an approach to learning that's common at US universities．It's a（41）D that exposes a student to a wide range of subjects instead of focusing on technical skills．The most important goal is to （42）F a student's character．
The theory of a liberal-arts college is that a student goes through four years of school focusing on （43）B and personal development and gaining a broad knowledge of the world．After that，he can continue with law，business or graduate school to obtain a specific skill．Once he has developed good character，he will be able to （44）A whatever he wishes．
The education can shape a student's ability to make choices in the future by fostering two （45）H skills：how to learn things on his own and how to think critically．The old Chinese saying is right：It's better to teach someone how to fish than to give him fish．The liberal-arts curriculum can empower a student to seek knowledge outside the classroom and not to be afraid of the （46）K．
Another key aspect of a liberal-arts education is that it helps to develop critical thinking．In other words，it teaches a student how to （47）C conflicting information or views and form his own opinions．It inspires him to dig deeper and challenge what is presented to him．
After receiving a liberal-arts education，he will never accept that things are as they should be．He wants to find out why something is the way it is．This type of education encourages him to always pursue the"why"．Once he understands the why，he will better understand the fundamentals and have a deeper （48）I of whatever subject he is pursuing．This desire to question things continuously---including one's own ideas and life---is an important aspect of someone's （49）E．
Figuring out who you are and what you're capable of is the best part of a liberal-arts education．It's a （50）G of self-motivation and self-awareness．
分析 文章介绍了什么是a liberal-arts education，以及该教育的特色，能给学生带来什么 样的好处．
解答 41-50 DFBAH KCIEG
41．D 考查名词．句意为，文科教育是一个策略，使学生接触到不同的科目而不是专注科技能力．
42．F 考查动词．结合上句可知，a liberal-arts education主要的目标是培养学生的性格．
43．B 考查形容词．通过gaining a broad knowledge of the world学生获得广阔的世界知识，包括intellectual 和personal development，即智力和个人发展上的．
44．A 考查动词．根据Once he has developed good character一旦发展成好的性格，就能够取得想要的，accomplish动词，取得．
45．H 考查形容词．根据how to learn things on his own and how to think critically可知，是两个重要的技能．
46．K 考查形容词．根据该句The liberal-arts curriculum can empower a student to seek knowledge outside the classroom…句意可知，该课程使学生寻求教室之外的知识，以及对未知之事不感到害怕．
47．C 考查动词．从后面的form his own opinions形成自己的观点，所以前面应该是分析信息．
48．I 考查名词．此处是一个固定短语，have a deeper understanding of对…有一个更好的理解．
49．E 考查名词．根据第一段最后一句a student's character可知，此处对应填character．
50．G考查名词．最后一句意思是，文学教育是弄清你是谁，你擅长什么，这也是一个自我反思的过程．
点评 在做选词填空题时，很重要的一点就是要确认空格处所要填的词的词性，然后根据句子的法则，也是就是句法来判断所要填的词．
