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
It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the thi
It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the thi
admin
2008-10-11
99
问题
It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they are by definition unknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter. You either have science or you don’t, and if you have it you are obliged to accept the surprising and disturbing pieces of informantion, along with the neat and promptly useful bits.
The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. Indeed, I regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology. It is, in its way, an illuminating piece of news. It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment to be told by any of us how little we know and how bewildering seems the way ahead. It is this sudden confrontation with the depth and scope of ignorance that represents the most significant contribution of the 20th century science and the human intellect, In earlier times, we either pretended to understand how things worked or ignored the problem, or simply made up stories to fill the gaps. Now that we have begun exploring in earnest, we are getting glimpses of how huge the questions are, and how far from being answered. Be- cause of this, we are depressed. It is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant; the hard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignorance, the worst spots and here and there the not-so-bad spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted but we are making a beginning and there ought to be some satisfaction. There are probably no questions we call think up that can’t be answered, sooner or later, including even the matter of consciousness. To be sure, there may well be questions we can’t think up, ever, and therefore limits to the reach of human intellect, but that is another matter. Within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers if we keep at it long enough, and pay attention.
According to the author, really good science ______.
选项
A、will bring about surprising and disturbing results
B、will produce results which cannot be foreseen
C、will help people to make the right choice in advance
D、would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment
答案
B
解析
根据第1段第1句“It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out if it is really good science it is impossible to predict”(很难预知科学的结果将会怎样,如果是好的科学,那么它将很难预知)。选项B与原文意思相符。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/sCIO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Readthearticlebelowaboutworkingininternationalteams.Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachof
Readthearticlebelowaboutworkingininternationalteams.Choosethebestsentencefromtheoppositepagetofilleachof
Readthearticlebelowaboutleadershipinbusinessandthequestionsontheoppositepage.Foreachquestion(13-18),marko
Howmanyaretherequalitycontrolinspectionpoints?Whatisthefirststageofqualitycontrol?
TheinterviewisconductedtodiscussthesignificanceofsalesfiguresinrecessionandAccordingtoMr.Hall,whatistheeff
TheinterviewisconductedtodiscussthesignificanceofsalesfiguresinrecessionandAccordingtoMr.Hall,whatisopportu
•LookatthenotesaboutanAmericanbusinessmancalmedMatthewWebb,whoisworkingintheUKforacompanycalledElectra.•So
YouaregoingtospendholidaysinHawaiiinJune.Suddenlyyoureceivedaletterfromanimportantcustomer,Mr.EltonDeland,
Withnewtechnology,youdon’tneedtobeattheofficetodoyourjob.Telecommutingislessenvironmentallyfriendlythanoff
随机试题
《女神》中的多数诗篇写于()
A.Osler结节B.Negri小体C.Aschoff小体D.McCallum斑亚急性感染性心内膜炎皮肤表现
黄某、王某二人从境外走私入境假币150余万元。运载假币的渔船刚一到岸,即被海关缉私人员发现。黄某、王某手持铁棍、匕首将缉私人员打成重伤后携带假币逃走。对黄某、王某的行为应以哪些犯罪论处?
甲自来水厂(增值税一般纳税人)销售自产的自来水,2017年2月取得含税销售收入30万元,当期外购设备,取得增值税专用发票上注明进项税额为4万元,甲自来水厂销售自来水选择按简易计税方法缴纳增值税。则下列会计处理正确的是()。
关系营销与传统营销的区别是()。
下列()属于外国人非法就业。
企业购买生产要素所引起的费用是()。
VisualFoxPro有如下数据库表stock.dbf,是7月30日沪深股市的收盘情况,请根据此表,完成下列小题:执行如下SQL语句后,将会()。SELECT代码,名称FROMstockINTOTABLEstockORDE
下列存储设备中,数据传输速度最快的是______。
WhenthePortuguesebegantradingwithChinaintheearly1500s,【C1】______wasoneoftheluxurygoodstheycarriedhomeintheir
最新回复
(
0
)