Question

13．There is something very wrong with the system of values in a society that has only unkind terms （措辞） like nerds and geeks for the intellectually curious and academically serious people．
We all know what a nerd is：someone who wears thick glasses and ugly clothes； someone who knows all the answers to the chemistry or math homework but can never get a date on a Saturday night．And a geek，according to Webster's New Word Dictionary，is a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens．It is an obvious fact about our language and our culture that someone who is devoted to pursuit （追求） of knowledge is compared to such a strange person．
Even at a famous educational institution like Harvard，anti-intellectualism （反智主义） is widespread：Many students are ashamed to admit，even to their friends，how much they study．The same thing happens in U．S．primary and high schools．
Enough is enough．The anti-intellectual values that have spread throughout American society must be fought．There are very few countries in the world where anti-intellectualism runs as high in popular culture as it does in the US．In the most industrialized nations，especially in East Asia，a kid who studies hard is praised．But in America，average professional ballplayers are much more respected and better paid than professors of the best universities．
How can a country where typical parents are ashamed of their children studying mathematics instead of going dancing be expected to compete in the technology race with Japan？How long can America remain a world-class power if we constantly put social skills and physical strength over academic achievement and intellectual ability？
Do we really expect to stay afloat largely by bringing in our scientists and intellectuals from abroad，as we have done for a major part of this country without making an effort to also develop a pro-intellectual （有利于知识分子的） culture at home？
Not until the words"nerd"and"geek"become terms of praise rather than insults 
（侮辱） do we have a promising future．
21．What is the meaning of the words"nerd"and"geek"in this passage？B
A．They are used in the U．S．to describe students from other countries．
B．They are insulting terms which are used to describe smart students．
C．A nerd is a good student and a geek is a poor student．
D．Nerds and geeks are proper descriptions of strange students．
22．What can be learnt from Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4？C
A．The US government doesn't mean to spend much money on education．
B．Few students work hard for their grade in famous universities like Harvard．
C．Anti-intellectualism is not popular in industrialized countries in East Asia．
D．Professors earn more than professional basketball players on average in the US．
23．What is probably the author's attitude towards the present society's anti-intellectualism？C
A．Proud           
B．Supportive        
C．Unconcerned      
D．Anxious 
24．What can be a suitable title for the text？D
A．What is anti-intellectualism？
B．Why does society avoid nerds？
C．Don't laugh at nerds．
D．America needs its nerds．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了美国的反知识分子价值观在许多工业国家都是弃之不用的，并且十分令人担忧．

解答 21．B．推理判断题．根据第二段We all know what a nerd is：someone who wears thick glasses and ugly clothes； someone who knows all the answers to the chemistry or math homework but can never get a date on a Saturday night．And a geek，according to Webster's New Word Dictionary，is a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live chickens可知它们是用来形容聪明学生的侮辱性词语；故选B．
22．C．细节理解题．根据文章There are very few countries in the world where anti-intellectualism runs as high in popular culture as it does in the US．In most industrialized nations，especially in East Asia，a kid who studies hard is praised可知反智主义在东亚的工业化国家是不流行的；故选C．
23．C．推理判断题．根据文章How can a country where typical parents are ashamed of their children studying mathematics instead of going dancing be expected to compete in the technology race with Japan可知作者对反知识分子价值观的态度是担忧的；故选C．
24．D．推理判断题．根据最后一段Do we really expect to take the lead largely by bringing in our scientists and intellectuals from abroad，as we have done for a major portion of this century without making an effort to also cultivate （培养） a pro-intellectual culture at home可知文本的一个合适的标题为美国需要自己的书呆子；故选D．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．