问题 单项选择题

从高中毕业以后,人们很少计算乘除法或者讨论古代罗马,但他们每天都要面临与家庭经济学有关的决策。然而,当数学和历史是高中课程中的必修课时,家庭经济学仅仅是一门选修课,并且很少有学生选这门课。 下面哪个观点能最好地被以上的论述所支持

A.如果数学和历史不是必修课,很少有学生会学它们。

B.虽然家庭经济学对于面临日常生活中必须做出决策的人们是最有用的学科,但通常数学和历史也能帮助人们做出这些决策。

C.如果教给高中学生与他们以后在日常生活中会面临的决策相关的学科是重要的,那么家庭经济学就应该成为高中课程表中重要的一部分。

D.数学、历史和其他不是直接与一个人的日常生活有关的学科不应该成为高中课程表中的必修部分。

E.除非高中把更多的重心放在像家庭经济学这样的非专业学科上,从高中毕业的人们永远不会轻松地做出日常生活中面临的决策。

答案

参考答案:C

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American higher education stands on the brink of chaos.
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faculty and administrators of the fatal educational principle
which a student should not be required to do any academic work 63.______
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or literature, he has allowed to attain his degree without studying any 64.______
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