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
Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn’t know
Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn’t know
admin
2017-08-15
65
问题
Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn’t know for sure? That the evidence was inconclusive, the science uncertain? That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way? Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves.
There are upsetting parallels today, as scientists in one wave after another try to awaken us to the growing threat of global warming. The latest was a panel from the National Academy of Sciences, enlisted by the White House, to tell us that the Earth’s atmosphere is definitely warming and that the problem is largely man-made. The clear message is that we should get moving to protect ourselves. The president of the National Academy, Bruce Alberts, added this key point in the preface to the panel’s report: "Science never has all the answer. But science does provide us with the best available guide to the future, and it is critical that our nation and the world base important policies on the best judgments that science can provide concerning the future consequences of present actions. "
Just as on smoking, voice now come from many quarters insisting that the science about global warming is incomplete; that it’s OK to keep pouring fumes into the air until we know for sure. This is a dangerous game: by the time 100 percent of the evidence is in, it may be too late. With the risks obvious and growing, a prudent people would take out an insurance policy now.
Fortunately, the White House is starting to pay attention. But it’s obvious that a majority of the president’s advisers still don’t take global warming seriously. They continue to press for more research, a classic of "paralysis by analysis".
To serve as responsible stewards of the planet, we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic research. But research alone is inadequate. If the Administration won’t take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures. A bill by Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, which would offer financial incentives for private industry, is a promising start. Many see that the country is getting ready to build lots of new power plants to meet our energy needs. If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it is crucial that those new plants be environmentally sound.
An argument made by supporters of smoking was that ______.
选项
A、there was no scientific evidence of the correlation between smoking and death
B、the number of early deaths of smokers in the past decades was insignificant
C、people had the freedom to choose their own way of life
D、antismoking people were usually talking nonsense
答案
C
解析
本题可参照文章的第1段:还记得以前的那些岁月吗?当时,科学家认为吸烟会使我们丧命,而怀疑者则坚持认为我们不能肯定这种观点。反对吸烟的游说团体就要破坏我们的生活方式了,政府应该袖手旁观吗?据此可知,支持吸烟者认为,人们有权选择他们自己的生活方式。C项与文章的意思相符。因此C项为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/r7FO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Today,cigarettesmokingisawidespreadhabit.About43percentoftheadultmenand31percentoftheadultwomenintheUSsm
IworkasanofficeassistantinasmallbutgrowinggardenequipmentmanufacturingcompanyinCalifornia.Afewmonthsago,my
Somescientistsaredubiousoftheclaimmatorganisms______withageasaninevitableoutcomeofliving.
Ifeverybodytakesanactivepartandsayswhathethinks,thediscussionwillsurelybe
Inthe2006filmversionofTheDevilWearsPrada,MirandaPriestly,playedbyMerylStreep,scoldherunattractiveassistantfo
Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Ind
Inthe2006filmversionofTheDevilWearsPrada,MirandaPriestly,playedbyMerylStreep,scoldherunattractiveassistantfo
Smoking,whichmaybeapleasureforsomepeople,isaseruioussourceofdiscomfortfortheirfellows.【C1】______,medicalautho
WallsandwallbuildinghaveplayedaveryimportantroleinChineseculture.Thesepeople,fromthedimmistsofprehistoryhav
随机试题
毛泽东思想形成的时代背景是()
()受后天经验的影响较大,主要表现为运用已有知识和技能去吸收新知识和解决新问题的能力。
男性,30岁,溃疡病史10余年,突发上腹剧疼,迅速波及全腹。检查:腹部板状强直,广泛压痛,反跳痛,肝肺浊音界消失。腹部X线透视右膈下有新月状透亮影。首先应考虑()
A马钱子碱B其他金鸡纳碱C莨菪碱D罂粟酸E其他甾体属于盐酸吗啡药物中的特殊杂质检查项目的是
患者男性,42岁。发热、头痛6天,无尿2天,以流行性出血热收入院。现患者躁动不安,体表静脉充盈,心率124次/分,血压140/。100mmHg,曾解少量柏油样大便1次。目前下列哪项治疗措施最有效( )
A.1次常用量B.3日常用量C.5日常用量D.7日常用量E.15日常用量《处方管理办法》规定门诊对中度慢性疼痛患者开具的麻醉药品注射剂,每张处方不得超过
背景资料某施工单位承接了一条二级公路的隧道施工项目,该隧道主要穿越砂层泥岩和砂岩,岩层节理、裂隙发育,富含裂隙水。隧道全长800m,设计净高5m,净宽12m,为单洞双向行驶的两车道隧道。施工单位针对该项目编制了专项施工方案,其中包括工程概况、编制依据、劳
在账户按用途结构分类时,应特别注意有的账户具有双重用途,因此可以列入两个类别。例如固定资产账户。( )
纯碱(化学纯)()
有如下程序段:inti=1;while(1){i++;if(i==10)break;if(i%2==0)cout
最新回复
(
0
)