2014年考研英语新概念必背作文精选知识和进步
<p> <span word="Lesson">Lesson</span> 22 <span word="Knowledge">Knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> 知识和进步</p><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>?<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="usand">usand</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>.<span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="mankind">mankind</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="undergone">undergone</span> <span word="nogeneral">nogeneral</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>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="extraordinaryprogress">extraordinaryprogress</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>.|| <span word="Knowledge">Knowledge</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="assoon">assoon</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> <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="bymeans">bymeans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>.<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>,<span word="forknowledge">forknowledge</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>.<span word="Libraries">Libraries</span> <span word="madeeducation">madeeducation</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>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="ofknowledge">ofknowledge</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>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="enhancedby">enhancedby</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="printing">printing</span>.<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="thecoming">thecoming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="science">science</span>, <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>.<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beaccumulated">beaccumulated</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>.<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>; <span word="thestream">thestream</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>.|| <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="isacquired">isacquired</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>.<span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="calledmoderncivilizationis">calledmoderncivilizationis</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>, <span word="butof">butof</span> <span word="accumulated">accumulated</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="life">life</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="facinghumanity">facinghumanity</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>? <span word="As">As</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="oftenpointed">oftenpointed</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="goodor">goodor</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="indifferently">indifferently</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span>.<span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="spectacle">spectacle</span>, <span word="forinstance">forinstance</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="grimly">grimly</span> <span word="whimsical">whimsical</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gunners">gunners</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="toshatter">toshatter</span> <span word="mens">mens</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="close">close</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="surgeons">surgeons</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="them">them</span>? <span word="Wehave">Wehave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="twofold">twofold</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="ofknowledge">ofknowledge</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>-<span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="power">power</span>,<span word="continues">continues</span>.||</p>
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