2012年12月暑期英语六级备考阅读每日一练 0812
<p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="paradox">paradox</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soft">soft</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="universes">universes</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probability">probability</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="universes">universes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="earths">earths</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="inaccurate">inaccurate</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="discoveries">discoveries</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earning">earning</span>, <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="organizing">organizing</span>, <span word="marrying">marrying</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="dissimilar">dissimilar</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="imperfect">imperfect</span> <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="earths">earths</span> <span word="geological">geological</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="ca">ca</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probability">probability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hardness">hardness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="secure">secure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="secure">secure</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastically">fantastically</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trivial">trivial</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>. <span word="Records">Records</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learnt">learnt</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span>.</p>
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