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
外语
With 2005 fast becoming "the year of the natural disaster", it is time to reflect on how engineering, science and technology can
With 2005 fast becoming "the year of the natural disaster", it is time to reflect on how engineering, science and technology can
admin
2011-01-13
29
问题
With 2005 fast becoming "the year of the natural disaster", it is time to reflect on how engineering, science and technology can play their fullest part in protecting the planet.
Long before the Asian tsunami struck, the science community predicted the particular region of Indonesia to be hit by the next big earthquake; and the engineering and technology community had developed early warning systems costing only $ 30 million. But no government in the region heeded the warnings and no early warning systems were in place. We ignored technology of the advance warnings at our peril of 100,000 victims of the tsunami.
Governments are not alone in ignoring the views of their scientific community; the public too has its doubts. Part of the reason for this lack of confidence must be down to the failure to engage them in a meaningful way about their concerns. Trust is a two-way street. Instead of claiming that everything would be rosy in the scientific garden "if only the public understood", we must work hard to explore concerns, discover fears and delve deep into the depths of public perceptions. We are getting there. There is a growing realization that effective public engagement is of far greater value than banging the "public understanding" drum.
There are still doubters, of course, and sadly their cause is helped whenever they come across opinions presented as fact. All of us must guard against this debilitating practice. In time, effective public engagement should help deliver improved trust as well as better policy, which -- in turn -- might make it more difficult for scientists’ warnings to be ignored.
Today’s technology community is a triumph of international collaboration where engineers and scientists combine to develop solutions to our biggest problems. Of course, technology cannot stop natural disasters but it can mitigate their impact. We are able to identify the birds affected by avian flu. We can chart their migration patterns around the world. We have the means to pursue vaccines. And we have the communication channels to keep people informed.
Extolling the virtues of technology is not to pretend technology is perfect in every regard. Far from it. The profligate and unsustainable use of technology in energy and transport has contributed to climate change. But that doesn’t mean technology has failed us. We must never lose sight of the fact that technology itself will deliver the solutions to the very problems it can create. If we do, technology will remain sidelined and undervalued, and this major social failure will progressively disadvantage us all.
Our vision is of a society embracing technology as a weapon of both progress and defense. Since the beginning of civilization, we have relied on it and enjoyed its benefits -- and most new technologies have had hugely beneficial effects for most people. But now, in an age when the death toll from natural disasters is increasing year on year, with more people living in danger zones, it is ever more urgent that we rely on science and technology to warn us of the dangers to come and provide the solutions we need.
The way to gain people’s confidence in science community is to ______.
选项
A、teach people some knowledge of science
B、make people realize they are ignoring science
C、engage people in what they are concerned about
D、tell people that everything in the garden is rosy
答案
C
解析
细节题型见第三段第二句:Part of the reason for this lack of confidence must be down to the failure to engage them in a meaningful way about their concerns. (这种对科学缺乏信任的原因有部分可归结为没能将公众的关注引入有意义的轨道。)本段最后一句也提到:人们越来越多地意识到有效地引入公众的参与要比抓着“公众的了解(指人们对科学的无知)”不放要强。因此C为答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/mN5O777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI三级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI三级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
Onlywith(early)sevencenth-century(observers)didthemusicofthe(original)inhabitantsoftheUnitedStatesandCanadaen
A、Howhydrothermalventsareformed.B、HowlivingthingsgetenergyfromsunlightC、Theharmfuleffectsofcertainchemicalsin
Infilms,opticalprinting(can)becombinedwithblue-screenphotography(for)produce(such)specialeffectsascharacterssee
Sinceprehistoricpeoplefirstappliednaturalpigmentstocavewalls,______havepaintedtoexpressthemselves.
"PhysicsClass"Accordingtothediscussion,whatreasondoesthemangiveforrejectingstringtheory?
"PhysicsClass"Howdoestheprofessorexplaintheclosedstring?
HistoricalBackground→TheepicpoemBeowulf,writteninOldEnglish,istheearliestexistingGermanicepicandoneoffou
THETRANSPORTATIONREVOLUTION1Bythecloseoftheeighteenthcentury,theoutlinesofaworldeconomywereclearlyvisible.C
A、Therearen’tmanyjobsavailable.B、Thewomanneedstoimproveherskills.C、Thewomancanfindabetterjob.D、Theremightbe
Thevaseweboughtlastmonthhasbrokenalready.Wehadfarbetterboughtthemoreexpensiveone.
随机试题
领导者处理一些目标明确、要求具体的重大事项时,所宜采用的授权方式是【】
身热,下利臭秽,肛门有灼热感,胸脘烦热,口干作渴,喘而汗出,苔黄脉数,治疗首选
小儿无尿是指24小时尿量少于
为保证用药安全有效,药品说明书的"药品适应证"书写中应注意区分的是
有人说,珍藏是一种智慧;也有人说,放弃是一种哲学。请结合自身,谈谈你对这句话的理解。
市场领先一步,运筹帷幄,而反应迟钝的大众像______一样被市场引导;但是,伴随着文化市场的发展,大众会越来越成熟,他们在文化市场上由被动变为主动,并形成自己的明确意识,反过来制约市场的发展。填入划横线部分最恰当的一项是()。
某商场在一次活动中规定:一次购物不超过100元时没有优惠;超过100元而没有超过200元时,按该次购物全额的9折优惠;超过200元时,其中200元按8折优惠,超过200元的部分按5折优惠。若王先生在该商场购买的物品付费180元,则购买的物品在举办活动前需要
_____est-ce_____onvamanger
Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?
Excuseme,sir.Couldyoutellme______?
最新回复
(
0
)