首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
公务员
Up until a few decades ago,our visions of the future were largely——though by no means uniformly——glowingly positive.Science and
Up until a few decades ago,our visions of the future were largely——though by no means uniformly——glowingly positive.Science and
admin
2020-03-28
40
问题
Up until a few decades ago,our visions of the future were largely——though by no means uniformly——glowingly positive.Science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity,leading to lives of fulfillment and opportunity for all.
Now utopia has grown unfashionable,as we have gained a deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us,from asteroid strike to epidemic flu to climate change.You might even be tempted to assume that humanity has little future to look forward to.
But such gloominess is misplaced.The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years——so why shouldn’t we? Take a broader look at our species’ place in the universe,and it becomes clear that we have an excellent chance of surviving for tens,if not hundreds,of thousands of years.Look up Homo sapiens in the “Red List” of threatened species of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature(IUCN)and you will read:“Listed as Least Concern as the species is very widely distributed,adaptable,currently increasing,and there are no major threats resulting in an overall population decline.”
So what does our deep future hold? A growing number of researchers and organizations are now thinking seriously about that question.For example,the Long Now Foundation has its flagship project a mechanical clock that is designed to still be marking time thousands of years hence.
Perhaps willfully,it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future.The potential evolution of today’s technology,and its social consequences,is dazzlingly complicated,and it’s perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore
the many possibilities we can envisage.That’s one reason why we have launched Arc,a new publication dedicated to the near future.
But take a longer view and there is a surprising amount that we can say with considerable assurance.As so often.the past holds the key to the future:we have now identified enough of the long-term patterns shaping the history of the planet,and our species,to make evidence-based forecasts about the situations in which our descendants will find themselves.
This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad.To be sure,the future is not all rosy.But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans,and to improve the lot of those to come.
To ensure the future of mankind,it is crucial to__________.
选项
A、explore our planet’s abundant resources
B、adopt an optimistic view of the world
C、draw on our experience from the past
D、curb our ambition to reshape history
答案
C
解析
细节题。按照出题顺序定位到第六段。该段中的As so often,the past holds the key to the future,即过去是预测未来的钥匙,draw on our experience from the past与其是同义替换,因此C项正确。A项“探测地球的丰富资源”、B项“对世界采取乐观看法”、D项“遏制我们的野心来改造历史”,原文均未提及。故本题选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/YKkY777K
本试题收录于:
银保监法律类题库国家公务员分类
0
银保监法律类
国家公务员
相关试题推荐
甲、乙两位专家对A、B、C三地的房价进行预测。甲说:“B地的房价不会下跌,除非A地的房价上涨超过5%。”乙说:“如果C地的房价不上涨,那么B地的房价也不会上涨。”如果两个专家的预测都是正确的,并且C地房价下跌了2%,那么以下哪项可能是正确的?(
党的十九大报告提出:“加强宪法实施和监督,推进合宪性审查工作。”包括立法审查在内的合宪性审查,有利于破解积弊已久的“部门立法”“红头文件乱法”问题。实现依法治国的________。填入画横线部分最恰当的一项是:()
2019年2月,中国第35次南极科学考察队在南极中山站顺利完成钠荧光多普勒激光雷达探测系统的安装和调试,首次同时探测到:()
2015年,我国快递业务量完成206.7亿件,实现业务收入2770亿元。全年同城快递业务量完成54亿件,同比增长52.3%;实现业务收入400.8亿元,同比增长50.7%。全国异地快递业务量完成148.4亿件。同比增长47.1%;实现业务收入1512.9亿
在一个多元社会中,利益的冲突与妥协、价值的碰撞与________、观念的萌生与变迁不可避免。碰撞冲突中,“生气”________,但表达“生气”的方式却应该________。任何时候,“灼伤彼此”“以毒攻毒”都不是消解分歧、化解矛盾的良策。填入画横线部分最
习近平总书记曾经讲过,八项规定带有“徙木立信”的作用,让人看到风清气正的希望。“徙木立信”是关于我国古代历史上哪一位改革家的故事?()
2016年年末,全国参加基本养老保险人数为88777万人,比上年年末增加2943万人。全年基本养老保险基金收入37991亿元,比上年增长18%,其中征缴收入27500亿元,比上年增长16%。全年基本养老保险基金支出34004亿元,比上年增长21.8%。年末
2016年,全国固定资产投资(不含农户)41378亿元,同比增长8.9%,增速比上年全年加快0.8个百分点。其中,国有控股投资14662亿元,增长14.4%;民间投资24977亿元,增长6.7%,比上年全年加快3.5个百分点,占全部投资的比重为60.4%。
2016年年末全部金融机构本外币各项存款余额155.5万亿元,比年初增加15.7万亿元,其中人民币各项存款余额150.6万亿元,增加14.9万亿元伞部金融机构本外币各项贷款余额112.1万亿元,增加12.7万亿元,其中人民币各项贷款余额106.6万亿元,增
去年,韩春雨及其团队在《自然生物技术》上发表了题为《利用NgAgo进行DNA引导的基因组编辑》的论文。然而,某研究者根据论文提供的实验方案无法重复该论文所报告的基因组编辑功能。该位科学家由此得出结论:最初的实验结果是由错误的实验方法造成的。以下哪项是这位科
随机试题
[2005年,第6题]设函数,若f(x)在x=0可导,则a的值是()。
PMC模式是()的简称。
对某地下一层人防工程进行消防安全检查,下列检查结果中,不符合现行国家消防技术标准要求的有()。
2017年5月1日,高某到某酒店应聘工作;5月4日,高某在酒店老板的蒙骗之下订立了劳动合同,损失了一些劳动者应有的权利;2017年6月1日,有关部门裁定高某与酒店订立的劳动合同无效。劳动合同没有法律约束力的时间为()。
试述马克思主义关于人的全面发展学说。
李老师在高中音乐课《好汉歌》的教学目标当中写道:通过教师领唱,学生应和的方式感受歌曲的风格特点。这个教学目标很适合运用在高中音乐教学的哪一个模块?()
下列哪种监督是我国法律监督体系的核心?()
两院院士刘永坦及其团队研制的“新体制雷达”使中国对海岸线和领空的掌控力上升了一个台阶。为了表彰刘永坦院士,2019年1月8日,国家将2018年度国家最高科学技术奖和完全由个人支配的800万人民币奖金颁给了他。这告诉我们()。
犯罪中止:在犯罪过程中,自动放弃犯罪或者自动有效地防止犯罪结果发生的是犯罪中止。根据上述定义,下列情况中属于犯罪中止的是( )。
whatdoesthewomanfindinherbook?
最新回复
(
0
)