Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.
Upon the creation of the United States, one of the core concepts on which the hopes for the new democracy were pinned was the ideal that its citizens would be enlightened individuals with clearly articulated rights and the opportunity for individual achievement and education. It was believed that in a free nation where the power belongs to the people, the commitment to education defines the progress of that democracy and is the catalyst for future progress. This core value has not only stood the test of time but has also grown in importance. In this new information era and international economy, education is an increasingly vital commodity, a precursor of potential success and a driving force of change. It is important to recognize, however, that we approach educa¬tion today differently than in the past, partly because the kinds of jobs people had didn't require the kind of basic education and specialized training that is often required in the workforce today. In the 1950s, for instance, only 20 percent of American jobs were classified as professional, 20 percent as skilled, and 60 percent as unskilled.
Today, our world has changed.The proportion of unskilled jobs has fallen to 20 percent, while skilled jobs now account for at least 60 percent of the workforce. Even more important, almost every job today increasingly requires a combination of academic knowledge and practical skills that require learning throughout a lifetime.
The phrase "enlightened individuals" in the first sentence most likely means "people who___________"
A. always appear brilliant-looking in public
B. have often been well-exposed to light
C. have acquired an adequate level of education
D. bring light to anywhere they go
Upon the creation of the United States, one of the core concepts on which the hopes for the new democracy were pinned was the ideal that its citizens would be enlightened individuals with clearly articulated rights and the opportunity for individual achievement and education. It was believed that in a free nation where the power belongs to the people, the commitment to education defines the progress of that democracy and is the catalyst for future progress. This core value has not only stood the test of time but has also grown in importance. In this new information era and international economy, education is an increasingly vital commodity, a precursor of potential success and a driving force of change. It is important to recognize, however, that we approach educa¬tion today differently than in the past, partly because the kinds of jobs people had didn't require the kind of basic education and specialized training that is often required in the workforce today. In the 1950s, for instance, only 20 percent of American jobs were classified as professional, 20 percent as skilled, and 60 percent as unskilled.
Today, our world has changed.The proportion of unskilled jobs has fallen to 20 percent, while skilled jobs now account for at least 60 percent of the workforce. Even more important, almost every job today increasingly requires a combination of academic knowledge and practical skills that require learning throughout a lifetime.
The phrase "enlightened individuals" in the first sentence most likely means "people who___________"
A. always appear brilliant-looking in public
B. have often been well-exposed to light
C. have acquired an adequate level of education
D. bring light to anywhere they go
Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi: Cụm từ "enlightened individuals" trong câu đầu tiên có thể có nghĩa là "những
người____________.
A. luôn xuất hiện rực rỡ ở nơi công cộng
B. thường xuyên tiếp xúc với ánh sáng
C. đã có được trình độ học vấn thích hợp
D. mang ánh sáng đến bất cứ nơi nào họ đến
Giải thích: Cụm từ enlightened individuals trong câu đầu tiên mang nghĩa những cá nhân được khai sáng, gần nghĩa nhất với phương án C.
người____________.
A. luôn xuất hiện rực rỡ ở nơi công cộng
B. thường xuyên tiếp xúc với ánh sáng
C. đã có được trình độ học vấn thích hợp
D. mang ánh sáng đến bất cứ nơi nào họ đến
Giải thích: Cụm từ enlightened individuals trong câu đầu tiên mang nghĩa những cá nhân được khai sáng, gần nghĩa nhất với phương án C.
Đáp án C.