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題干：Doyourememberallthoseyearswhenscientistsarguedthatsmokingwouldkillusbutthedoubtersinsistedthatwedidn'tknowforsure?Thattheevidencewasinconclusive,thescienceuncertain?Thattheantismokinglobbywasouttodestroyourwayoflifeandthegovernmentshouldstayoutoftheway?LotsofAmericansboughtthatnonsense,andoverthreedecades,some10millionsmokerswenttoearlygraves.Thereareupsettingparallelstoday,asscientistsinonewaveafteranothertrytoawakenustothegrowingthreatofglobalwarming.ThelatestwasapanelfromtheNationalAcademyofSciences,enlistedbytheWhiteHouse，totellusthattheEarth’satmosphereisdefinitelywarmingandthattheproblemislargelyman-made.Theclearmessageisthatweshouldgetmovingtoprotectourselves.ThepresidentoftheNationalAcademy,BruceAlberts,addedthiskeypointintheprefacetothepanel'sreport：“Scienceneverhasalltheanswers.Butsciencedoesprovideuswiththebestavailableguidetothefuture，anditiscriticalthatournationandtheworldbaseimportantpoliciesonthebestjudgmentsthatsciencecanprovideconcerningthefutureconsequencesofpresentactions.”Justasonsmoking,voicesnowcomefrommanyquartersinsistingthatthescienceaboutglobalwarmingisincomplete，thatit'sOKtokeeppouringfumesintotheairuntilweknowforsure.Thisisadangerousgame：bythetime100percentoftheevidenceisin,itmaybetoolate.Withtherisksobviousandgrowing,aprudentpeoplewouldtakeoutaninsurancepolicynow.Fortunately，theWhiteHouseisstartingtopayattention.Butit’sobviousthatamajorityofthepresident'sadvisersstilldon’ttakeglobalwarmingseriously.Insteadofaplanofaction’theycontinuetopressformoreresearch-aclassiccaseof“paralysisbyanalysis".Toserveasresponsiblestewardsoftheplanet，wemustpressforwardondeeperatmosphericandoceanicresearch.Butresearchaloneisinadequate.IftheAdministrationwon’ttakethelegislativeinitiative，Congressshouldhelptobeginfashioningconservationmeasures.AbillbyDemocraticSenatorRobertByrdofWestVirginia，whichwouldofferfinancialincentivesforprivateindustry，isapromisingstart.Manyseethatthecountryisgettingreadytobuildlotsofnewpowerplantstomeetourenergyneeds.Ifweareevergoingtoprotecttheatmosphere，itiscrucialthatthosenewplantsbeenvironmentallysound.
題目：According to Bruce Alberts, science can serve as_____. - A 、a protector
- B 、a judge
- C 、a critic
- D 、a guide
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參考答案【正確答案：D】
細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段提到，布魯斯. 艾伯特在報(bào)告中提到了以下重要的觀點(diǎn)：“科學(xué)解答不了所 有的問(wèn)題, 但是科學(xué)確實(shí)為我們的未來(lái)提供了最好的指導(dǎo)……”。D選項(xiàng)是原文的同義 轉(zhuǎn)述。
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- A 、whether they are future physicists and chemists
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- 2 【閱讀理解A】According to the author, really good science（）.
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- C 、Easterlin’s theory is more popular than Maslow’s
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- 7 【閱讀理解A】According to the passage, physical exercise can make people_____.
- A 、stronger and more intelligent
- B 、more intelligent and more open-minded
- C 、more open-minded and healthier
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- 8 【閱讀理解A】According to the passage，regular physical exercise can make old people_____.
- A 、better able to look after themselves
- B 、look younger than they really are
- C 、less likely to suffer from diseases
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- 9 【閱讀理解A】According to Paragraph 2，that the world can maintain its linguistic diversity in the future is_____.
- A 、uncertain
- B 、unrealistic
- C 、foreseeable
- D 、definite
- 10 【閱讀理解A】According to the author, bilingualism can help_____.
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