OG11-45

missouyangs

　　In recent years，teachers of introductory courses in Asian American
studies have been facing a dilemma nonexistent a few decades ago，when
hardly any texts in that field were available. Today， excellent
anthologies and other introductory texts exist，and books on
individual Asian American nationality groups and on general issues
important for Asian Americans are published almost weekly. Even
professors who are experts in the field find it difficult to decide
which of these to assign to students；nonexperts who teach in related
areas and are looking for writings for and by Asian American to include
in survey courses are in an even worse position.
　　（15）A complicating
factor has been the continuing lackof specialized one-volume
reference works on Asian Americans， such as biographical dictionaries
or desktop encyclopedias. Such works would enable students taking Asian
American studies （20）courses（and professors in related fields）to look up
basic information on Asian American
individuals，institutions，history，and culture without having to wade
through mountains of primary source material. In addition，give such
works，Asian American studies professors might feel more free to include
more challenging Asian American material in（25）their introductory
reading lists，since good reference works allow students to acquire on
their own the back- ground information necessary to interpret difficult
or unfamiliar material.

45. The passage suggests that the factor mentioned in lines 15-18
complicates professors' attempts to construct introductory reading
lists for courses in Asian American studies in which of the following
ways？
　(A) By making it difficult for professors to identify primary
source material and to obtain standard information on Asian American
history and culture
　(B) By preventing professors from identifying
excellent anthologies and introductory texts in the field that are both
recent and understandable to students
　(C) By preventing professors
from adequately evaluating the quality of the numerous texts currently
being published in the field
　(D) By making it more necessary for professors to select readings for
their courses that are not too challenging for students unfamiliar with
Asian American history and culture
　(E) By making it more likely that the readings professors assign to students in their courses will be drawn solely from primary sources

答案是D，OG的解释也看了，但是总觉得在逻辑上跟题目不能match上。我可能还是没有看懂题目到底要问什么。哪位NN能解释一下这个题目呢？什么叫factor complicates professors' attempts...?

先谢过各位大虾！

qurssrou

文章的第一段是说Asian American studies已经有了很多文献，教授觉得推荐给学生那个去读是一件很难的事情， 非专家就觉得更难了。


第二段开头说让这个现状更复杂的是，找不到一本类似于百科全书的那么一本书，可以让学生们去 look up basic information，而不是大海捞针（wade through mountains of primary source material）。


问题是：第二段的开头是说了那些因素让这个现状更复杂。


A不对，因为A说的是让现状复杂（第一段的内容），而不是让现状更复杂。
B也说的是第一段里面“教授觉得推荐给学生那个去读是一件很难的事情”，但Preventing用的不对。 complicated并不是Preventing
C的Preventing也错
D：文章中的look up basic information和D选项的courses that are not too challenging是同义的不同表达，是在第二段。 所以正确
E的Soley不对。文章并没有说Solely

missouyangs

恩。明白了。谢谢！

zengzihao

不太懂，好像preventing更合理，more necessary这样的比较从哪里看得出来呢？

而且，B中的understandable也和文章中的since good reference works allow students to acquire on
their own the back- ground information necessary to interpret difficult
or unfamiliar material.对得上呀？