英语六级晨读美文100篇: Knowledge and Progress(7)
<p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="loom">loom</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="world">world</span>?</p><p> <span word="Surely">Surely</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span></p><p> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="manifest">manifest</span>.</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="undergone">undergone</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="morality">morality</span>,</p><p> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accumulation">accumulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>.</p><p> <span word="Knowledge">Knowledge</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="individual">individual</span></p><p> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="communicated">communicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>.</p><p> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span>,</p><p> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="communicated">communicated</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stored">stored</span>.</p><p> <span word="Libraries">Libraries</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="libraries">libraries</span>:</p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="law">law</span>,</p><p> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="printing">printing</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="comparatively">comparatively</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="until">until</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span>,</p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tempo">tempo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="raised">raised</span>.</p><p> <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="systematic">systematic</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trickle">trickle</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stream">stream</span>;</p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="torrent">torrent</span>.</p><p> <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="account">account</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>,</p>
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