- 阅读理解A
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题目： It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th century（）. - A 、thought that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of science
- B 、were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research
- C 、knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature
- D 、did more harm than good in promoting man' s understanding of nature
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
本文第2段前半段指出：我们对自然界了解甚少，这在某种意义上来说是件很有启发性的信息。但这一信息会使18世纪启蒙运动的那些伟大思想家感到十分震惊（因为就当时来说，他们认为他们对自然界已有所了解）。由此可推断出答案应该是选项A。错选了C项的考生只是根据常识推理而已。文中未提及选项B和D，因此这两个选项是错的。
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