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III. Insertion: 10% (Regardless of capitalization) Psychologists who study the learning process have observed that there are various distinct stages in cognition; memorization is one of the essential phases. While the acquisition of facts is almost utterly useless without the acquisition of conceptual knowledge and critical thinking skills, the latter cannot be practically taught without the former. It is a long-held 21_______ of faith among educators that the possession of a large vocabulary and a “head for names and dates” is only the most superficial sign of the mastery of a subject. 22_______ excellent mental calculators, people exceptionally skilled at performing mental arithmetic, have become notable mathematicians, because the practice of any academic field relies more heavily on conceptual thinking than raw computation of memorization ability. Thus, students who cram for tests by committing long lists of facts to 23_______ are unable to make use of those facts, to comprehend, analyze, synthesize, or 24_______ new ideas. Most educators would argue that these students could hardly be considered educated at all, in fact. The problem is, however, that ideas, trends, and concepts—the real substance of knowledge—cannot be acquired directly. At a young age, children are much better equipped to remember that 1776 was the year of the signing of the American Constitution than they are able to comprehend the founding fathers’ revolutionary politics. Only once young students acquire a certain store of raw facts can teachers 25_______ the process of posing challenging questions concerning the facts’ meanings. By 26_______ , one is much better equipped to analyze the meaning of a film after one has watched it, not 27_______ . In order to discuss the abstractions that form knowledge’s true substance, language requires that we first share a language of concrete terms through which we may communicate and form mutual judgments. It may be argued that what is most crucial is that teachers challenge their students to both acquire facts and analyze them at every stage of the learning process. The ability to memorize is best acquired at a young age, which is why education on many ancient civilizations consisted of the rote memorization of sacred texts. The learning curve of the memorization process does 28_______ off at a certain point. However, the development of analytic skills can increase exponentially 29_______ proper education. Memorization is like the infrastructure of a building—one must begin with it, but once it is built, the occupants of the building (the students) may expend as much energy as possible on making the building livable. Thus, the process of education, contrary to the claims of some purists, requires a certain degree of attention to the acquisition of facts. One cannot understand concepts without applying them 30_______ specific instances of knowledge, but, at the same time, education is not finished until one is taught to think about what one has memorized.

(A) for
(B) a great many
(C) memory
(D) with
(E) instigate (AB) article (AC) analogy (AD) during (AE) few (BC) emulate (BD) to (BE) taper

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參考答案

答案：A,B
難度：簡單0.75
統計：A(4),B(3),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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