英语四级

单选题The expression "step back in time at least a hundred years" ( Line 2, Para. 2) is intended to convey the idea that________

A.college classrooms often reminded people of their college life 
B.critical thinking was encouraged even a century ago
C.a hundred years ago, desk arrangement in a classroom was quite different
D.there is not much change in educational idea over the past hundred years

参考答案:D进入在线模考
【设题处】观点处设题 
【解析】选[D]。第二段首句提到“尽管我们即将迈进21世纪了,可是你走进大学教室就好像回到了一百年前”,下句中normally一词说明大学教室的布置在这一百年里没有太大的变化,即是说教育思想在过去的一百年里没有太大的改变(The assumption behind such an arrangement is obvious.),故答案为[D]。critical thinking是作者认为现在的教育应该提倡的,故排除[B]。

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