2014年英语四级考试仔细阅读模拟题(四)

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　　下面一起来做这篇仔细阅读的模拟题，其实每道题的答案都在文中可以直接找到，注意偷换概念的词语，仔细把握就可以了。
　　It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they are by definition unknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter. You either have science or you don't, and if you have it you are obliged to accept the surprising and disturbing pieces of information, along with the neat and promptly useful bits.
　　The only solid piece of scientific truth about which I feel totally confident is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature. Indeed, I regard this as the major discovery of the past hundred years of biology. It is, in its way, an illuminating (启发) piece of news.It would have amazed the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment (启蒙运动) to be told by any of us how little we know and how bewildering (迷惑) seems the way ahead. It is this sudden confrontation (对抗) with the depth and scope of ignorance that represents the most significant contribution of the 20th century science to the human intellect. In earlier times, we either pretended to understand how things worked or ignored the problem, or simply made up stories to fill the gaps. Now that we have begun exploring in earnest, we are getting glimpses of how huge the questions are, and how far from being answered.Because of this, we are depressed. It is not so bad being ignorant if you are totally ignorant; the hard thing is knowing in some detail the reality of ignorance, the worst spots and here and there the not-so-bad spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnel nor even any tunnels that can yet be trusted.
　　But we are making a beginning, and there ought to be some satisfaction. There are probably no questions we can think up that can't be answered, sooner or later, including even the matter of consciousness. To be sure, there may well be questions we can't think up, ever, and therefore limits to the reach of human intellect, but that is another matter. Within our limits, we should be able to work our way through to all our answers, if we keep at it long enough, and pay attention.
　　1. According to the author, really good science_______ .
　　A) would surprise the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment
　　B) will produce results which cannot be foreseen
　　C) will help people to make the right choice in advance
　　D) will bring about disturbing results
　　2. It can be inferred from the passage that scientists of the 18th century .
　　A) thought that they knew a great deal and could solve most problems of science
　　B) were afraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research
　　C) knew that they were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature
　　D) did more harm than good in promoting man's understanding of nature
　　3. Which of the following statements is NOT true of scientists in earlier times?
　　A) They invented false theories to explain things they didn't understand.
　　B) They falsely claimed to know all about nature.
　　C) They did not believe in results from scientific observation.
　　D) They paid little attention to the problems they didn't understand.
　　4. What is the author's attitude towards science?
　　A) He is depressed because of the ignorance of scientists.
　　B) He is doubtful because of the enormous difficulties confronting it.
　　C) He is confident though he is aware of the enormous difficulties confronting it.
　　D) He is delighted because of the illuminating scientific findings.
　　5. The author believes that ______ .
　　A) man can find solutions to whatever questions concerning nature he can think up
　　B) man can not solve all the problems he can think up because of the limits of human intellect
　　C) sooner or later man can think up all the questions concerning nature and answer them
　　D) questions concerning consciousness are outside the scope of scientific research
　　答案解析：
　　1.B 推理题，答题依据在本文第1句：科学的前景如何?这个问题实难预测。如果是真正的科学，就不能进行预测。
　　2.A 推理题，答题依据在本文第2段前半部分。这一部分提到，我们对自然界所知甚少，作者认为这是过去一百年以来生物学的重大发现。从这一方面讲，这是一个具有启发意义的消息。如果18世纪最聪明的启蒙运动者被告知我们现在是多么无知，多么对人类的未来感到茫然，他一定会惊讶不已。由此可以推断，他们当时自认为所知很多，能够解决大部分的科学问题。
　　3.C 设题区在第2段后半部分。A、B、D项在该部分都有涉及，只有C项没有提到。
　　4.C 作者对科学所持的态度可以从本文最后两句看出来：虽然他意识到科学面临着巨大的困难，但还是很有信心。
　　5.A 推理题，依据见末段第2句：只要是人们能想到的问题，迟早都会得到解答。B项的意思是，由于人的智力有限，他并非能解决他能够想到的所有问题，这与原文意思不符。