新GRE小短文阅读练习题十九

会计考友

19  The once widely held perception of intellectuals as the clarifiers
of fundamental moral issues is no longer valid today.  Intellectuals
8 [# T( Y) ]/ ]" R) d1 b& Bno longer act as advocates for oppressed groups.  Instead of
applying their insights and analyses to the problems of these
groups, they leave the debate to the politicians.

The logical structure of the passage depends upon  closely
linking the clarification of fundamental moral issues with
1 [- F8 {5 q- z5 T
7 ]1 i! ?+ G3 A) Y' u      intellectualism  
: Y0 D2 Z8 K9 n0 M+ y      advocacy on behalf of oppressed groups  
, N' w7 @+ H" m# e- _      insight and analysis  
      debate on contemporary practical issues  
0 z1 p4 h4 e6 L+ s3 h      the role of politicians