Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage．
One of the most interesting paradoxes in America today is thatHarvard University，the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States，is UOW engaged in a serious debate about what a university should be，and whether it is measuring up(符合標準)．Like the Roman Catholic Church and other ancient institutions，it is asking--still in private rather than in public--whether itspast assumptions about faculty，authority，admissions，courses of study，are really relevant to the problems of our society．
Should Harvard or any other university—be an intellectualsanctuary，apart from the political and social revolution of the age，or should it be a laboratory for experimentation with thesepolitical and social revolutions；or even an engine ofthe revolution ? This is what is being discussed privately in the bigclapboard(楔形板)houses of faculty members around theHarvard Yard．
The issue was defined by Walter Lippmann，a distinguished Harvard graduate，many years ago．
“If the universities are todo their work，”he said，“they must be independent and theymust be disinterested…They are places to which men can turn for unbiasedjudgments．Obviously，the momentthe universities fall under political control，or underthe control of private interests，or the moment theythemselves take a hand in politics and the leadership of government，their value as independent and disinterested sources of judgment isimpaired…”
This is part of the argument that is going on at Harvard today．Another part is the argument ofthe militant and even many moderated students：that auniversity is the keeper of our ideals and morals，andshould not be“disinterested”but activist in bringingthe Nation’s ideals and actions together．
Harvard’s men of today seem more troubled and less sure aboutpersonal，political and academic purpose than they did at the beginning．They are not even clear about how they should debate and resolvetheir problems，but they are struggling with themprivately，and how they come out is bound to influenceAmerican university and political life in the 21st century．
62. A "paradox"(Line 1, Paragraph 1) is __________.
A) an unusual situation
C) a difficult puzzle
B) a parenthetical expression
D) a self-contradiction
63. The word "sanctuary" in paragraph 3 refers to__________.
A) a holy place dedicated to a. certain god
B) a temple or nunnery of the middle age
C) a certain place you can hide in and avoid mishaps
D) an academy for intelligent people
64. The issues in the debate on Harvard's goals are whether theuniversities should remain independent of our society and its problems, andwhether they should __________.
A) fight off militarism
B) exert greater influence upon the young generation
C) take an active part in solving the society's ills
D) reconsider the structure of institutes and departments
65. In regard to their goals and purposes in life, the authorbelieves that Harvard men are becoming
A) more sure about them
B) less sure about them
C) more hopeful of reaching a satisfactory answer
D) less interested in them
66. In the author's judgment, the ferment going on at Harvard
A) will influence the future of America
B) will soon be over, because times are bound to change
C) is of interest mostly to Harvard men and their friends
D) is a sad symbol of our general bewilderment

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