- 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：What does the author mean by “paralysis by analysis" ( Last line, Para.4) ？ - A 、Endless studies kill action.
- B 、Careful investigation reveals truth.
- C 、Prudent planning hinders progress.
- D 、Extensive research helps decision-making.
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
词汇题。先定位到第四段末句。句中的破折号表明后面是对前面内容的解释说明，因此答 案需要在前半句中找，即“他们没有出台行动计划，相反只是继续要求进行更多的研究”。A 选项是它的改写，为正确选项。
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