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  3. What can we loam from the approach to scientific research in other cultures? Consider British science. In the 1980s to mid-1990s

What can we loam from the approach to scientific research in other cultures? Consider British science. In the 1980s to mid-1990s

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问题     What can we loam from the approach to scientific research in other cultures? Consider British science. In the 1980s to mid-1990s, the United Kingdom consistently 【C1】______ many more populous countries in 【C2】______ number of papers produced and citations received per paper in science, medicine, and engineering. During the 20th century, the United Kingdom 【C3】______ more major international scientific prizes per capita than any other nation--about 10% of all such 【C4】______ .
    Many explanations have been 【C5】______ for this success. Some British attribute it 【C6】______ a superiority of intellect and 【C7】______ . Yet British scientists are a more 【C8】______ group than American scientists, 【C9】______ selective pressure throughout secondary and undergraduate education. My experience in the United Kingdom leads me to think that another significant reason for this 【C10】______ is the British style of scientific investigation. I must 【C11】______ that at first I was frustrated by the slower 【C12】______ of research in the United Kingdom in 【C13】______ with that in the United States. Having recently completed my doctoral research in the 【C14】______ envi-ronment 【C15】______ of many U. S. universities, I thought that the greater relative emphasis that the British 【C16】______ on thinking 【C17】______ doing was at best misguided, and at worst, lazy. 【C18】______ , I soon saw the advantages of being more selective about which problems to work on, which experiments to 【C19】______ , and which approach would best 【C20】______ the results.
【C2】
选项 A、total
B、different
C、slight
D、dependent
答案A
解析 语义题。total number意为“总数”。本句意为：从19世纪80年代到90年代中期，英国一直在科学、医学以及工程方面的文章发表数量和被引用数量的总数上领先于其他人口更多的国家。
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