subject． "Firstly， scholars want to be taken seriously by other scholars and ideas like this can be seen as not serious，" he tells iNews． "There are definitely ways to incorporate popular culture into academic subjects that still remains substantial and doesn't take away from the quality of the ideas．"

　　Already booked full， Donaldson's Simpsons class isn't meant to be taken as seriously， however． The lecturer says that his one-day course， which will pose philosophical questions around morality， free will， and religion by relating them to scenarios from The Simpsons， aims to introduce students to his area of expertise greatly while they have a bit of fun．

4. From Paragraph 2， we can learn that ______ ．

A. many great thinkers appear in The Simpsons

B. The Simpsons contains many philosophical ideas

C. John Donaldson creates the cartoon The Simpsons

D. the main reason for The Simpsons' success is its philosophy

5. The third paragraph is developed mainly ______ ．

A. by making a comparison

B. by following the order of time

C. by analyzing the process

D. by giving examples

6. What does the underlined word " scenarios" in the last paragraph mean？ ______

A. Characters． B. Settings．

C. Plots． D. Images．

7. The passage mainly talks about ______ ．

A. a creative philosophy course

B. a popular comic cartoon

C. a reform of traditional subjects

D. an enterprising lecturer

【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A

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