Freud’s theories of the workings of the mind, while brilliant for their day, were formulated before most of this century’s great advances in neurophysiology and biochemistry. Today, we have a far deeper understanding of the biological components of thought, emotion, and behavior than was dreamed of eighty years ago. It would be foolish to continue parroting Freud’s psychological theories as if these advances had never occurred.
It can be inferred from the passage above that the author would be most likely to favor
(A) the abandonment of most of Freud’s theories
(B) a greater reliance on biological rather than psychological explanations of behavior
(C) a critical reexamination of Freud’s place in the history of psychology
(D) a reexamination of Freud’s theories in the light of contemporary biology
(E) increased financial support for studies in neurophysiology and biochemistry
其实我一直徘徊在AB中，没有想到答案是D，有没有牛牛可以解答呀作者: my8221808 时间: 2012-3-8 18:40
Focus on the final sentence:
It would be foolish to continue parroting Freud’s psychological
theories as if these advances had never occurred.
What does the author mean?作者: xiaomakunkun 时间: 2012-3-9 06:53
Thank you.
I noticed your reply before and your emphasis on the last sentence, but
I could persuade myself to regard D as the answer. Because, I don't
understand why "It would be foolish to continue parroting Freud’s
psychological theories as if these advances had never occurred" would
lead to reexamination of Freud's psychological theories...作者: xiaomakunkun 时间: 2012-3-9 06:53
I noticed your reply before and your emphasis on the last sentence,
but I could NOT persuade myself to regard D as the answer. Because, I
don't understand why "It would be foolish to continue parroting Freud’s
psychological theories as if these advances had never occurred" would
lead to reexamination of Freud's psychological theories...作者: my8221808 时间: 2012-3-9 20:57
个人觉得关键词是 parroting，即使反复重复Freud 地理论 是愚蠢的。
但是，原文没说可以彻底放弃该理论，所以 A 过于绝对。
由于原文围绕 Freud 的理论展开讨论，B 没有涉及，所以不选。
D 不绝对正确，但似乎是所有选项中最好的。作者: xiaomakunkun 时间: 2012-3-11 17:40
