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Recent stories in the newspapers and magazines suggest that teaching and research contradict each other, that research plays too

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问题     Recent stories in the newspapers and magazines suggest that teaching and research contradict each other, that research plays too prominent a part in academic promotions, and that teaching is badly under-emphasized. There is an element of truth in these statements, but they also ignore deeper and more important relationships.
    Research experience is an essential element of hiring and promotion at the research university because it is the emphasis on research that distinguishes such a university from an arts college. Some professors, however, neglect teaching for research, and that presents a problem.
    Most research universities reward outstanding teaching, but the greatest recognition is usually given for achievements in research. Part of the reason is the difficulty of judging teaching. A highly responsible and tough professor is usually appreciated by top students who want to be challenged, but disliked by those whose records are less impressive. The mild professor gets overall ratings that are usually high, but there is a sense of disappointment on the part of the best students, exactly those for whom the system should present the greatest challenges. Thus, a university trying to promote professors primarily on the basis of teaching qualities would have to confront this confusion.
    As modem science moves faster, two forces are exerted on professors: one is the time needed to keep up with the profession; the other is the time needed to teach. The training of new scientists re quires outstanding teaching at the research university as well as the arts college. Although scientists are usually "made" in the elementary schools, scientists can be "lost" by poor teaching at the college and graduate school levels. The solution is not to separate teaching and research, but to recognize that the combination is difficult but vital. The title of professor should be given only to those who profess, and it is perhaps time for universities to reserve it for those willing to be an earnest part of the community of scholars. Professors unwilling to teach can be called "distinguished research investigators, "or something else.
    The pace of modem science makes it increasingly difficult to be a great researcher and great teacher. Yet many are described in just those terms. Those who say we can separate teaching and re search simply do not understand the system, but those who say the problem will disappear are not fulfilling their responsibilities.
According to the fourth paragraph, which of the following will the author probably agree with?
选项 A、Distinguished professors at research universities should concentrate on research only.
B、The separation of teaching from research can lower the quality of future scientists.
C、It is of utmost importance to improve teaching in elementary schools in order to train new scientists.
D、The rapid development of modem science makes it impossible to combine teaching with re search.
答案B
解析 第四段第二句作者指出，对新一代科学家的培养需要优秀的教学，不管是研究性大学，还是艺术学院，然而事实却是：虽然科学家们在小学就已经表现出来了，但由于在大学及研究生院接受的是较差的教育而最终未能成为真正的科学家，解决这一问题的办法不是将教学与研究分开，而是要认识到两者相结合虽有困难，却是不可缺少的。由此可知，教学与研究的分开必将大大降低未来科学家的素质，因此，应选B)。A)片面强调研究型大学研究的重要性，不符合文意；文中虽提到科学家可能是在小学就崭露头角，但文章重在强调科学家的出炉还需要良好大学教育，所以应该重视的是大学而非小学教育，排除C)；D)和文中the combination is difficult but vital(结合虽困难但很重要)相矛盾。
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