- 阅读理解A
题干：Doyourememberallthoseyearswhenscientistsarguedthatsmokingwouldkillusbutthedoubtersinsistedthatwedidn'tknowforsure?Thattheevidencewasinconclusive,thescienceuncertain?Thattheantismokinglobbywasouttodestroyourwayoflifeandthegovernmentshouldstayoutoftheway?LotsofAmericansboughtthatnonsense,andoverthreedecades,some10millionsmokerswenttoearlygraves.Thereareupsettingparallelstoday,asscientistsinonewaveafteranothertrytoawakenustothegrowingthreatofglobalwarming.ThelatestwasapanelfromtheNationalAcademyofSciences,enlistedbytheWhiteHouse，totellusthattheEarth’satmosphereisdefinitelywarmingandthattheproblemislargelyman-made.Theclearmessageisthatweshouldgetmovingtoprotectourselves.ThepresidentoftheNationalAcademy,BruceAlberts,addedthiskeypointintheprefacetothepanel'sreport：“Scienceneverhasalltheanswers.Butsciencedoesprovideuswiththebestavailableguidetothefuture，anditiscriticalthatournationandtheworldbaseimportantpoliciesonthebestjudgmentsthatsciencecanprovideconcerningthefutureconsequencesofpresentactions.”Justasonsmoking,voicesnowcomefrommanyquartersinsistingthatthescienceaboutglobalwarmingisincomplete，thatit'sOKtokeeppouringfumesintotheairuntilweknowforsure.Thisisadangerousgame：bythetime100percentoftheevidenceisin,itmaybetoolate.Withtherisksobviousandgrowing,aprudentpeoplewouldtakeoutaninsurancepolicynow.Fortunately，theWhiteHouseisstartingtopayattention.Butit’sobviousthatamajorityofthepresident'sadvisersstilldon’ttakeglobalwarmingseriously.Insteadofaplanofaction’theycontinuetopressformoreresearch-aclassiccaseof“paralysisbyanalysis".Toserveasresponsiblestewardsoftheplanet，wemustpressforwardondeeperatmosphericandoceanicresearch.Butresearchaloneisinadequate.IftheAdministrationwon’ttakethelegislativeinitiative，Congressshouldhelptobeginfashioningconservationmeasures.AbillbyDemocraticSenatorRobertByrdofWestVirginia，whichwouldofferfinancialincentivesforprivateindustry，isapromisingstart.Manyseethatthecountryisgettingreadytobuildlotsofnewpowerplantstomeetourenergyneeds.Ifweareevergoingtoprotecttheatmosphere，itiscrucialthatthosenewplantsbeenvironmentallysound.
题目：According to Bruce Alberts, science can serve as_____. - A 、a protector
- B 、a judge
- C 、a critic
- D 、a guide
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。第二段提到，布鲁斯. 艾伯特在报告中提到了以下重要的观点：“科学解答不了所 有的问题, 但是科学确实为我们的未来提供了最好的指导……”。D选项是原文的同义 转述。
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- A 、stronger and more intelligent
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- A 、better able to look after themselves
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- C 、less likely to suffer from diseases
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