- 阅读理解A
题干：Publicdistrustofscientistsstemsinpartfromtheblurringofboundariesbetweenscienceandtechnology,betweendiscoveryandmanufacture.Mostgovernment,perhapsallgovernments,justifypublicexpenditureonscientificresearchintermsoftheeconomicbenefitsthescientificenterprisehavebroughtinthepastandwillbringinthefuture.Politiciansremindtheirvotersofthesplendidmachines“ourscientists”haveinvented,thenewdrugstorelieveoldailments(病痛)，andthenewsurgicalequipmentandtechniquesbywhichpreviouslyintractable(难治疗的）conditionsmaynowbetreatedandlivessaved.Atthesametime,thepoliticiansdemandofscientiststhattheytailortheirresearchto“economicsneeds”，thattheyawardahigherprioritytoresearchproposalsthatare“nearthemarket”andcanbetranslatedintothegreatestreturnoninvestmentintheshortesttime.Dependent,astheyare,onpoliticiansformuchoftheirfunding,scientistshavelittlechoicebuttocomply.Liketherestofus，theyaremembersofasocietythatratesthecreationofwealthasthegreatestpossiblegood.Manyhavereservations,butkeepthemtothemselvesinwhattheyperceiveasaclimatehostiletothepursuitofunderstandingforitsownsakeandtheideaofaninquiring，creativespirit.Insuchcircumstancesnooneshouldbetoohardonpeoplewhoaresuspiciousofconflictsofinterest.Whenwelearnthatthedistinguishedprofessorassuringusofthesafetyofaparticularproductholdsaconsultancywiththecompanymakingit，wecannotbeblamedforwonderingwhetherhisfeemightconceivablycloudhisprofessionaljudgment.Eveniftheprofessorholdsnoconsultancywithanyfirm，somepeoplemanystilldistrusthimbecauseofhisassociationwiththosewhodo，oratleastwonderaboutthesourceofsomehisresearchfunding.Thisattitudecanhavedamagingeffects.Itquestionstheintegrityofindividualsworkinginaprofessionthatprizesintellectualhonestyasthesupremevirtue,andplaysintothehandsofthosewhowouldliketodiscreditscientistsbyrepresentingthemavenal(可以收买的).Thismakesiteasiertodismissallscientificpronouncements，butespeciallythosemadebythescientistswhopresentthemselvesas“experts”.Thescientistmostlikelytounderstandthesafetyofanuclearreactor,forexample，isanuclearengineerdeclaresthatareactorisunsafe,webelievehim，becauseclearlyitisnottohisadvantagetolieaboutit.Ifhetellsusitissafe,ontheotherhand,wedistrusthim,becausehemaywellbeprotectingtheemployerwhopayshissalary.
题目：Why won’t scientists complain about the government's policy concerning scientific research? - A 、They think they work in an environment hostile to the free pursuit of knowledge.
- B 、They are accustomed to keeping their opinions to themselves.
- C 、They know it takes patience to win support from the public.
- D 、They think compliance with government policy is in the interests of the public.
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
推断题。本题问的是科学家对政府在科研方面的政策没有怨言的原因。定位到第一段的最后一句, 很多科学家虽然保留意见但不公开表明，因为他们觉得当今的社会氛围对纯粹的知识追求和探索创造的精神是不利的。据此考生可以推定A选项与原文内容相吻合，因此答案选A选项。
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