考博英语阅读理解若干篇篇章与问题 5

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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