首页
登录
职称英语
For about three centuries we have been doing science, trying science out, us
For about three centuries we have been doing science, trying science out, us
游客
2023-08-15
46
管理
问题
For about three centuries we have been doing science, trying science out, using science for the construction of what we call modern civilization. Every dispensable item of contemporary technology, from canal locks to dial telephones to penicillin, was pieced together from the analysis of data provided by one or another series of scientific experiments. Three hundred years seems a long time for testing a new approach to human inter-living, long enough to set back for critical appraisal of the scientific method, maybe even long enough to vote on whether to go on with it or not. There is an argument.
Voices have been raised in protest since the beginning, rising in pitch and violence in the nineteenth century during the early stages of the industrial revolution, summoning urgent crowds into the streets on the issue of nuclear energy. "Give it back," say some of the voices. "It doesn’t really work, we’ve tried it and it doesn’t work. Go back three hundred years and start again on something else less chancy for the race of man. "
The principle discoveries in this century, taking all in all, are the glimpses of the depth of our ignorance of nature. Things that used to seem clear and rational, and matters of absolute certainty—Newtonian mechanics, for example—have slipped through our fingers; and we are left with a new set of gigantic puzzles, cosmic uncertainties, and ambiguities. Some of the laws of physics are amended every few years; some are canceled outright; some undergo revised versions of legislative intent as if they were acts of Congress.
Just thirty years ago we call it a biological revolution when the fantastic geometry of the DNA molecule was exposed to public view and the linear language of genetics was decoded. For a while, things seemed simple and clear: the cell was a neat little machine, a mechanical device ready for taking to pieces and reassembling, like a tiny watch. But just in the last few years it has become almost unbelievably complex, filled with strange parts whose functions are beyond today’s imagining.
It is not just that there is more to do, there is everything to do. What lies ahead, or what can lie ahead if the efforts in basic research are continued, is much more than the conquest of human disease or the improvement of agricultural technology or the cultivation of nutrients in the sea. As we learn more about fundamental processes of living things in general we will learn more about ourselves. [br] What cannot be inferred from the first paragraph?
选项
A、Scientific experiments in the past three hundred years have produced many valuable items.
B、For three hundred years there have been people holding a hostile attitude toward science.
C、Modern civilization depends on science so man supports scientific progress unanimously.
D、Some people think three hundred years is not long enough to set back for critical appraisal of scientific method.
答案
C
解析
根据题干中的关键词inferred,first paragraph将本题定位于第1段。从该段最后一句There is an argument可知,人们对科学的看法是有争议的,并且下文就不同的观点进行了详细的阐述。选项C意思与其相反,故答案为C(现代文明依赖于科学,所以人类一致支持科学进步)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2928513.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]W:Today’sgueston"ScienceUpdate"isDavidBrown.Dr.Brown,y
[originaltext]W:Today’sgueston"ScienceUpdate"isDavidBrown.Dr.Brown,y
[originaltext]W:Today’sgueston"ScienceUpdate"isDavidBrown.Dr.Brown,y
[originaltext]Formorethantwocenturies,America’scollegesanduniversit
[originaltext]Anchor:Well,foryears,peoplehavebeentryingtocompete
[originaltext]Anchor:Well,foryears,peoplehavebeentryingtocompete
[originaltext]SpeakingattheBritishScienceFestivalonTuesday,ProfKel
[originaltext]SpeakingattheBritishScienceFestivalonTuesday,ProfKel
[originaltext]Theworld’ssmartestadolescentsinmathematicsandsciencea
[originaltext]Theworld’ssmartestadolescentsinmathematicsandsciencea
随机试题
Thenewpolicyhas_____alargeamountofinvestmentforindustryandbusinessin
ThewomanwantedtoknowwhyRobertwasapplyingforayearoffduringhisunive
InawindowlessroomontheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,campus,two
GaspricewarningascoldMarchleadstoshortsuppliesA)Thecolds
入药前需要去毛的是A.山茱萸B.五味子C.银杏D.香附E.桃仁
下列情况中造成非抽样风险原因的有:A、审计方法的选择不合理 B、审计工作中采用
根据《中华人民共和国药品管理法》,禁止进口的药品不包括A.疗效不确的药品B.危害
普通租售型商务写字楼中,写字楼整体有效使用率一般为()A:50%~70%B:6
某农药制造项目,在运行过程中产生了不符合经审批的环境影响报告书的情形,建设单位应
患者女性,50岁。近几年来逐渐出现心悸、乏力、活动后气急。体检发现:心脏向左下扩
最新回复
(
0
)