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Since the industrial revolution, government, society, and industry have attempted to channel technological progress in useful di
Since the industrial revolution, government, society, and industry have attempted to channel technological progress in useful di
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2009-09-12
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Since the industrial revolution, government, society, and industry have attempted to channel technological progress in useful directions. Whether it is the printing press, the cotton gin (轧棉机), the automobile or the Internet, technological innovations (创新) often have profound economic and social effects. To control the benefits and minimize the more harmful effects of new technologies, modern governments use four basic approaches: specific direction, market incentives (刺激), criminal prohibition and behavior modification.
Specific direction starts with governments identifying one or more key factors in the R&D phase. Then, using a variety of means ranging from administrative regulation to complete state Ownership, the government seeks to control the implementation of the technology.
Market incentives are the deliberate manipulation of the market by the government to control how a particularly technology is distributed and used. For example, some governments impose taxes to cover the hidden costs associated with the use of a particular technology. And also, some governments raise gasoline taxes to pay for highway improvements. Other methods include the granting of allowances to private researchers or the strengthening of intellectual property laws to give added allowances to developers.
Criminal prohibition usually takes place when strong opposition exists to a particular technology or field of research. In recent years, most developed countries have enacted legislation to ban the cloning of human beings. Other examples are the enforcement of clean air regulations that force power plants to emit fewer greenhouse gasses.
Finally, behavior modification includes the use of the media, advertising, and government and corporate leadership to encourage a particular society to use a technology in a beneficial way. Such campaigns do not use direct government regulation, but instead appeal to the user’s sense of civic duty or social responsibility.
Of all new technologies, perhaps none has changed the landscape and character of American life more than the automobile. Yet, the costs of this technology are not always reflected in the price of using the technology. For that, we must factor in the environmental costs associated with air pollution and the political costs. In short, in order to be effective, all of these strategies for channeling technology to benefit society must include all the costs associated with usage.
选项
A、government funding in R&D period
B、complete centralization of power
C、direct administrative interference
D、identifying promising technology trends
答案
C
解析
由题干中的Specific direction is characterized by定位到原文第二段首句Specific direction starts with govarnments identifying one or more key factors in the R&D phase.[精析] 综合推断题[考频:28]。根据原文第二段可知,“具体指导”的每一步都可以看到政府的行为,比如确认研发阶段的要素,使用行政法规和完全国有化,总之要控制技术的实施。综合一下可知,这一措施的特征是直接的行政干预。故C)与文意相符,为正确答案。[避错] 原文只提及“政府在研发阶段能够确定一个或更多要素”,并未提及“政府提供资金赞助研发环节”,排除 A);由原文“政府使用一系列从行政规范到彻底国有化的方式”可知并非只是“完全中央集权”,排除B);原文只是提及“对技术的实施寻求控制”,并未提及“鉴定有前途的科技趋势”,也排除D)。
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