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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：Scientist have to adapt their research to “economic needs” in order to_____. - A 、impress the public with their achievements
- B 、pursue knowledge for knowledge 's sake
- C 、obtain funding from the government
- D 、translate knowledge into wealth
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
推断题。本题要求推导出科学家不得不调整自己的研究以适应“经济的需求”的目的究竟何在 。 根据第一段的第四、五两句… politicians demand of scientists that they tailor their research to “economic needs"… Dependent, as they are, on politicians for much of their funding,scientists have little choice but to comply. 可知应选C选项。A选项属于无中生有，B选项只是部分对，原文中说科学家也将“最大限度地创造财富”视作科学之己任;D选项说的只是部分政客的要求, 不是科学家的目的，属于误解。
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