单选题 The new______of knowledge has created ______people: everyone believes that his or her subject cannot and possibly should not be understood by others.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:句意:知识新的特殊作用就是制造了人们之问的隔膜,因为每个人都认为他自己的学科是不会或者不该被其他人所理解。specialization专门化,特殊作用。barriers障碍;栅栏。decline下降。association关联。redundancy冗余。complacency自满。disrepute不光彩。此题可通过冒号之后的解释得出答案,由人们认为自己从事的科目不会被他人理解可推知,知识造成人们之间的隔阂。