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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.
【C17】
选项 A、as well as
B、rather than
C、other than
D、except for
答案B
解析 语篇题。文章最后一句讲了英国人花时间选题，花时间思考哪些实验该做以及如何解释结果，因此，英国人强调思考而不是做事情的过程，选择rather than。rather than意为“是……而不是……”，如：He is a student rather than a teacher．(他是学生而不是老师；other than意为“除了，不同于”，如：The truth was known to no one other than herself. 除了她自己，没有人知道真相；except for也表示“除了”，如：All went to the concert except for her．除了她之外，所有的人都去听音乐会了。此句整个句子的意思是：我本来觉得英国人强调想而不是做，这一点说好听了，是说明英国人被误导了；说难听点，就是说明英国人懒。
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