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Though people have discussed the relationship between science and nature for many years, there is no consensual(统一的) explanation. While some view science as a powerful tool in 106 nature’s source of power, others view it as a danger. One example is Barry Commoner’s article, Unraveling(解开) the DNA Myth, which explains the recent developments in DNA technology and expresses 107 . Another example is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, The Birthmark. It is a tale about a famous scientist, Aylmer, who seems to be unraveling nature’s deepest secrets one by one. Despite all of his 108 and vast understanding of science, Aylmer is unable to direct that knowledge into 109 free from nature’s grasp. He was unable to rid his wife of her birthmark and, in the end, killed her.
Despite the different presentations of the concepts, though time separated the two men, both pieces express a similar view on the relationship between science and nature. Both pieces suggest that nature is 110 and holds wonders, secrets, and powers that many scientists constantly dream about discovering. Although there is a gap of one hundred and sixty years, Commoner still shares and gives evidence to Hawthorne’s beliefs that there is a unique 111 in nature that cannot be discovered or understood through science and that the 112 to uncover nature’s secrets are 113 and can lead to disaster. According to Commoner, nature’s universal power continues to prevent and control their discoveries. Commoner criticizes and 114 doubt on the true power of science.
As Commoner’s article suggests, nature only allows science to have limited power and success. Both men believe that complete trust in science is 115 , however wonderful and groundbreaking some scientific discoveries are. Commoner believes that people only seem to focus on the few achievements, while avoiding and ignoring all of the laws. For example, “most clones exhibit developmental failure before or soon after birth”. By stressing all of the 116 and shortcomings of science, he conveys the notion that nature’s secrets are well kept and far from being understood and 117 by man. The government and private companies have invested billions of dollars in mapping the human genome, but we still have no 118 for it. Such a discovery is useless, however interesting it might be.
Commoner’s article clearly represents science as weak and useless, but more importantly, dangerous. It gives evidence to support the suggested dangers 119 with science’s attempts to discover nature’s power. If the result is not 120 dangerous, it can still have harmful side effects.
106．A．building B．defining C．showing D．uncovering
107．A．concerns B．views C．findings D．achievements
108．A．interests B．ambitions C．discoveries D．thoughts
109．A．preventing B．earning C．destroying D．breaking
110．A．mysterious B．powerful C．fantastic D．special
111．A．prosperity B．perfection C．improvement D．integrity
112．A．beliefs B．experiences C．actions D．attempts
113．A．disappointing B．meaningful C．useless D．significant
114．A．throws B．expresses C．holds D．casts
115．A．improper B．unbelievable C．dangerous D．unwise
116．A．reforms B．failures C．experiments D．changes
117．A．controlled B．digested C．shared D．applied
118．A．question B．doubt C．hope D．use
119．A．provided B．supplied C．associated D．compared
120．A．directly B．especially C．definitely D．necessarily
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【答案】106~110.DACDA 111~115.BDCDD 116~120.BACCA
Though people have discussed the relationship between science and nature for many years, there is no consensual(统一的) explanation. While some view science as a powerful tool in 106 nature’s source of power, others view it as a danger. One example is Barry Commoner’s article, Unraveling(解开) the DNA Myth, which explains the recent developments in DNA technology and expresses 107 . Another example is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, The Birthmark. It is a tale about a famous scientist, Aylmer, who seems to be unraveling nature’s deepest secrets one by one. Despite all of his 108 and vast understanding of science, Aylmer is unable to direct that knowledge into 109 free from nature’s grasp. He was unable to rid his wife of her birthmark and, in the end, killed her.
Despite the different presentations of the concepts, though time separated the two men, both pieces express a similar view on the relationship between science and nature. Both pieces suggest that nature is 110 and holds wonders, secrets, and powers that many scientists constantly dream about discovering. Although there is a gap of one hundred and sixty years, Commoner still shares and gives evidence to Hawthorne’s beliefs that there is a unique 111 in nature that cannot be discovered or understood through science and that the 112 to uncover nature’s secrets are 113 and can lead to disaster. According to Commoner, nature’s universal power continues to prevent and control their discoveries. Commoner criticizes and 114 doubt on the true power of science.
As Commoner’s article suggests, nature only allows science to have limited power and success. Both men believe that complete trust in science is 115 , however wonderful and groundbreaking some scientific discoveries are. Commoner believes that people only seem to focus on the few achievements, while avoiding and ignoring all of the laws. For example, “most clones exhibit developmental failure before or soon after birth”. By stressing all of the 116 and shortcomings of science, he conveys the notion that nature’s secrets are well kept and far from being understood and 117 by man. The government and private companies have invested billions of dollars in mapping the human genome, but we still have no 118 for it. Such a discovery is useless, however interesting it might be.
Commoner’s article clearly represents science as weak and useless, but more importantly, dangerous. It gives evidence to support the suggested dangers 119 with science’s attempts to discover nature’s power. If the result is not 120 dangerous, it can still have harmful side effects.
106．A．building B．defining C．showing D．uncovering
107．A．concerns B．views C．findings D．achievements
108．A．interests B．ambitions C．discoveries D．thoughts
109．A．preventing B．earning C．destroying D．breaking
110．A．mysterious B．powerful C．fantastic D．special
111．A．prosperity B．perfection C．improvement D．integrity
112．A．beliefs B．experiences C．actions D．attempts
113．A．disappointing B．meaningful C．useless D．significant
114．A．throws B．expresses C．holds D．casts
115．A．improper B．unbelievable C．dangerous D．unwise
116．A．reforms B．failures C．experiments D．changes
117．A．controlled B．digested C．shared D．applied
118．A．question B．doubt C．hope D．use
119．A．provided B．supplied C．associated D．compared
120．A．directly B．especially C．definitely D．necessarily
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【答案】106~110.DACDA 111~115.BDCDD 116~120.BACCA
