7、It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out , and if it is really good science, it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they must be unknown in advance You cannot make choices on this matter. You either have science or you don't and if you have it you have to accept the surprising and disturbing pieces of information, along with the neat and useful bits.
The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we don’t know enough about nature. Indeed, I regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology. It is, in its way, a clear piece of news. It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century to be told by any of us how little we know and how strange seems the way ahead . In earlier times, they either pretended to understand how things worked or simply made up stones to give answers. Now that we have begun exploring seriously, we are catching sight of how huge the questions are, and how far from being answered. Because of this, we are sorry. It is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant; the hard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignorance, the worst spots and here and there the not-so-bad spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted.
But we are making a beginning, and there ought to he some satisfaction. There are probably no questions we can think up that can’t he answered, sooner or later. Within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers, if we keep at it long enough, arid pay attention.
51. According to the writer, really good science_____________.
A. would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century.
B. will help people to make the right choice in advance.
C. will produced results which can be predicted
D. will bring about disturbing results
52. It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th century _________.
A. thought that they knew a great deal and could deal with most problems of science
B. knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature
C. were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research.
D. did more harm than good in man’s understanding nature
53 .Which of he following is NOT mentioned about scientists in earlier times?
A. They falsely declared to know all about nature.
B. They did not believe in results from scientific observation.
C. They paid little attention to the problems they didn’t understand.
D. They invented false rules to explain things they didn’t understand.
54.What is the writer’s attitude towards science?
A. He is sorry because of the ignorance of scientists
B. He is delighted because of the latest scientific findings
C. He is doubtful because of the great difficulties in scientific research.
D. He is confident though he knows well the great difficulties in scientific research.
55. The writer believes that sooner or later__________.
A. man can’t deal with all the problems he can find because of the limits of human knowledge
B. man can find solutions to whatever questions concerning nature he can think up.
C. questions concerning nature are outside the field of scientific research
D. man can think up all the questions and answer them all
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
科目:高中英語 來源:高中課程新學案 高中三年級、英語 題型:050
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科目:高中英語 來源:黃岡題庫練考新課堂 高二英語(上) 題型:050
閱讀理解
閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they are by difinition unknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter. You either have science or you don’t and if you have it you are obliged to accept the surprising and disturbing pieces of information, along with the neat and promptly useful bits.
The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. Indeed, I regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology. It is, in its way, an illuminating piece of news. It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment to be told by any of us how little we know and how bewildering seems the way ahead. It is this sudden confrontation with the depth and scope of ignorance that represents the most significant contribution of the 20th century science to the human intellect. In earlier times, we either pretended to understand how things Worked or ignored the problem, or simply made up stories to fill the gaps. Now that we have begun exploring in earnest, we are getting glimpses of how huge the questions are, and how far from being answered. Because of this, we are depressed. It is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant, the hard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignorance, the worst spots and here and there the not-so-had spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels than can yet be trusted.
But we are making a beginning, and there ought to be some satisfaction. There are probably no questions we can think up that can’ t be answered, sooner or later, including even the matter of consciousness. To be sure, there may well be questions we can’t think up, ever, and therefore limits to the reach of human intellect, but that is another matter. Within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers, if we keep at it long enough, and pay attention.
1.According to the author, really good science ________.
[ ]
A.would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment
B.will produce results which cannot be foreseen
C.will help people to make the right choice in advance
D.will bring about disturbing results
2.It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18 th century ________.
[ ]
A.thoutht that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of science
B.were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research
C.knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature
D.did more harm than good in promoting man’ s understanding of nature
3.What is the author’s attitude towards science?
[ ]
A.He is depressed because of the ignorance of scientists.
B.He is doubtful because of the enormous difficulties in scientific research.
C.He is confident though he is aware of the enormous difficulties in scientific research.
D.He is delighted because of the illuminating scientific findings.
4.The author believes that ________.
[ ]
A.man can find solutions sooner or later to whatever questions concerning nature he can think up
B.man can not solve all the problems he can think up because of the limits of human intellect
C.sooner or later man can think up all the questions concerning nature and answer them
D.questions concerning consciousness are outside the scope of scientific research
科目:高中英語 來源:河北省正定中學2010屆高三下學期第一次模擬英語試題 題型:閱讀理解
D
It is hard to predict(預言)how science is going to turn out, and whether it is really good science, it is impossible to predict.If the things to be found are actually new, they must be unknown in advance.You cannot make choices on this matter.You either have science or you don’t and if you have it you have to accept the surprising and disturbing pieces of information, along with the neat and useful bits.
The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we don’t know enough about nature.Indeed, I regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology.It is, in its way, a clear piece of news.It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century to be told by any of us how little we know and how strange the way ahead seems.In earlier times, they either pretended to understand how things worked or simply made up stories to give answers.Now that we have begun exploring seriously, we are catching sight of how huge the questions are, and how far from being answered.Because of this, we are sorry.It is not so bad being ignorant(無知的)if you are totally ignorant; the hard thing is knowing in some details the reality of ignorance, the worst spots and here and there the not so bad spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted.
But we are making a beginning, and there ought to be some satisfaction.There are probably no questions we can think up that can’t be answered, sooner or later.Within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers, if we keep at it long enough, and pay attention.
51.Acoording to the writer, really good science________.
A.would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century.
B.will help people to make the right choice in advance
C.will produce results which cannot be predicted
D.will bring about disturbing results
52.It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th century________.
A.thought that they knew a great deal and could deal with most problems of science.
B.knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature
C.were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research
D.did more harm than good in man’s understanding of nature
53.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about scientists in earlier times?
A.They falsely declared to know all about nature.
B.They did not believe in results from scientific observation.
C.They paid little attention to the problems they didn’t understand.
D.They invented false rules to explain things they didn’t understand.
54.What is the writer’s attitude towards science?
A.He is sorry because of the ignorance of scientists.
B.He is delighted because of the latest scientific findings.
C.He is doubtful because of the great difficulties in scientific research.
D.He is confident though he knows well the great difficulties in scientific research.
55.The writer believes that sooner or later________.
A.man can’t deal with all the problems he can find because of the limits of human knowledge.
B.man can find solutions to whatever questions concerning nature he can think up
C.questions concerning nature are outsiede the field of scientific research
D.man can think up all the questions and answer them all.
科目:高中英語 來源: 題型:閱讀理解
D
It is hard to predict(預言)how science is going to turn out, and whether it is really good science, it is impossible to predict.If the things to be found are actually new, they must be unknown in advance.You cannot make choices on this matter.You either have science or you don’t and if you have it you have to accept the surprising and disturbing pieces of information, along with the neat and useful bits.
The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we don’t know enough about nature.Indeed, I regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology.It is, in its way, a clear piece of news.It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century to be told by any of us how little we know and how strange the way ahead seems.In earlier times, they either pretended to understand how things worked or simply made up stories to give answers.Now that we have begun exploring seriously, we are catching sight of how huge the questions are, and how far from being answered.Because of this, we are sorry.It is not so bad being ignorant(無知的)if you are totally ignorant; the hard thing is knowing in some details the reality of ignorance, the worst spots and here and there the not so bad spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted.
But we are making a beginning, and there ought to be some satisfaction.There are probably no questions we can think up that can’t be answered, sooner or later.Within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers, if we keep at it long enough, and pay attention.
51.Acoording to the writer, really good science________.
A.would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century.
B.will help people to make the right choice in advance
C.will produce results which cannot be predicted
D.will bring about disturbing results
52.It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th century________.
A.thought that they knew a great deal and could deal with most problems of science.
B.knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature
C.were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research
D.did more harm than good in man’s understanding of nature
53.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about scientists in earlier times?
A.They falsely declared to know all about nature.
B.They did not believe in results from scientific observation.
C.They paid little attention to the problems they didn’t understand.
D.They invented false rules to explain things they didn’t understand.
54.What is the writer’s attitude towards science?
A.He is sorry because of the ignorance of scientists.
B.He is delighted because of the latest scientific findings.
C.He is doubtful because of the great difficulties in scientific research.
D.He is confident though he knows well the great difficulties in scientific research.
55.The writer believes that sooner or later________.
A.man can’t deal with all the problems he can find because of the limits of human knowledge.
B.man can find solutions to whatever questions concerning nature he can think up
C.questions concerning nature are outsiede the field of scientific research
D.man can think up all the questions and answer them all.
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