职称英语《综合类》完形填空强化训练(5)
<p> <span word="Unpopular">Unpopular</span> <span word="Subjects">Subjects</span>?</p><p> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>? <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="Fitzgerald">Fitzgerald</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="written">written</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>______ <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Universities">Universities</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span>-______ <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span>，<span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span>? <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> 0<span word="n">n</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> ______ <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maxwells">Maxwells</span> <span word="electrodynamics">electrodynamics</span>_<span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="useless">useless</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>. <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>______ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>.<span word="Indeed">Indeed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span>______ <span word="anewby">anewby</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> ~)--<span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="useful">useful</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span>______ <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="flockto">flockto</span> <span word="d">d</span>0 <span word="them">them</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span>______ <span word="subjects">subjects</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>, <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span>______ <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="physics">physics</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="much">much</span>______ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="physics">physics</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incorporate">incorporate</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="departments">departments</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="physics">physics</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span>______ <span word="science">science</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span>______ <span word="a">a</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="physics">physics</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span>______ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>.<span word="How">How</span> <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="turnaroundin">turnaroundin</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span>______ <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="discovers">discovers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="physicists">physicists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p>
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