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考博英语阅读理解若干篇篇章与问题 5

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C)Extremelynecessary。D)Positiveandnegative。
30。Whatwilltheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphfollowingthispassage?
A)Theruraldiversionsenjoyedbybothurbanandruralpeople。
B)Leisureactivitiesofcitydwellers。
C)Buildingmethodsoftheearlysettlersinruralareas。
D)Changesinlifestylesofsettlersastheymovedtothecities。

Passage7
Forme,scientificknowledgeisdividedintomathematicalsciences,naturalsciencesorsciencesdealingwiththenaturalworld(physicalandbiologicalsciences),andsciencesdealingwithmankind(psychology,sociology,allthesciencesofculturalachievements,everykindofhistoricalknowledge)。Apartfromthesesciencesisphilosophy,aboutwhichwewilltalklater。Inthefirstplace,allthisispureortheoreticalknowledgethatisintrinsicandconsubstautialtoman。Whatdistinguishesmanfromanimalisthatheknowsandneedstoknow。Ifmandidnotknowthattheworldexisted,andthattheworldwasofacertainkind,thathewasintheworldandthathehimselfwasofacertainkind,hewouldn’tbeaman。Thetechnicalaspectsorapplicationsofknowledgeareequallynecessaryformanandareofthegreatestimportance,becausetheyalsocontributetodefininghimasmanandpermithimtopursuealifeincreasinglymoretrulyhuman。
Butevenwhileenjoyingtheresultsoftechnicalprogress,hemustdefendtheprimacyandautonomyofpureknowledge。Knowledgesoughtdirectlyforitspracticalapplicationswillhaveimmediateandforeseeablesuccess,butnotthekindofimportantresultwhoserevolutionaryscopeisinlargepartunforeseen,exceptbytheimaginationoftheUtopians。LetmerecallaweN-knownexample。IftheGreekmathematicianshadnotappliedthemselvestotheinvestigationofconicsectionszealouslyandwithouttheleastsuspicionthatitmightsomedaybeuseful,itwouldnothavebeenpossiblecenturieslatertonavigatefarfromshore。Thefirstmentostudythenatureofelectricitycouldnotimaginethattheirexperiments,carriedonbecauseofmereintellectualcuriosity,wouldeventuallyleadtomodernelectricaltechnology,withoutwhichwecanscarcelyconceiveofcontemporarylife。Pureknowledgeisvaluableforitsownsake,be-causethehumanspiritcannotresignitselftoignorance。But,inaddition,thefoundationforpracticalresultswouldnothavebeenreachedifthisknowledgehadnotbeensoughtdisinterestedly。


31。Themostimportantadvancesmadebymankindcomefrom__。
A)technicalapplicationsB)apparentlyuselessinformation
C)thenaturalsciencesD)philosophy
32。Theword"Utopians"inthe2ndsentenceinparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto__。
A)idealistsB)Greekmathematicians
C)scientistsD)truehuman
33。Intheparagraphthefollowsthispassage,wemayexpecttheauthortodiscuss__。
A)thevalueoftechnicalresearchB)thevalueofpureresearch
C)philosophyD)unforeseendiscoveries
34。Theword"resign"inthe6thsentenceinthe2ndparagraphisclosestinmeaningto
A)dismissB)quitC)remarkD)submit
35。Thetitlethatbestexpressestheideasofthispassageis__。
A)"TechnicalProgress"
B)"ALittleLearningisaDangerousThing"
C)"Man’sDistinguishingCharacteristics"
D)"TheFunctionofTheoreticalKnowledgeasComparedtoItsPracticalApplications"

Passage8
Inmostofthehumancivilizationofwhichwehaveanyproperrecords,youthhasdrawnon
eitherartorlifeformodels,planningtoemulatetheheroesdepictedinepicsontheshadowplayscreenorthestage,orthoseknownhumanbeings,fathersorgrandfathers,chiefsorcraftsmen,whoseeverycharacteristiccanbestudiedandimitated。Asrecentlyas1910,thiswastheprevailingconditionintheUnitedStates。Ifhecamefromanonliteratebackground,therecentimmigrantlearnedtospeak,move,andthinklikeanAmericanbyusinghiseyesandearsonthelaborlineandinthehomesofmoreacculturatedcousins,bywatchingschoolchildren,orbyabsorbingthestandardsoftheteacher,theforeman,theclerkwhoservedhiminthestore。Fortheliterateandtheliteratechildrenofthenouliterate,therewasart--thestoryofthefrustratedartistintheprairietown,ofthesecondgenerationbattlingwiththelimitationsofthefirst。Andatasimplerlevel,thereweretheWesternandHollywoodfairytaleswhichpointedamoralbutdidnot,asarule,teachtablemanners。

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