2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(4)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="four">four</span></p><p> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="touches">touches</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="facet">facet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="acquaintance">acquaintance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subculture">subculture</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="concepts">concepts</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attain">attain</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="excite">excite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frustrate">frustrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="acquaintance">acquaintance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="superficial">superficial</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="musty">musty</span> <span word="storehouse">storehouse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magician">magician</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supplement">supplement</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="science">science</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accompany">accompany</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="or">or</span><span word="independently">independently</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="course">course</span><span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="philosophies">philosophies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p>
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