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1、2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（54）及答案阅读理解Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience? Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinoursocieties.However,manypeop
2、lebelievethatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience.Thefirstaspectistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop. Thesecondistheapplicationofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandaction thatscientistsuseinth
3、eirwork. Whatarethesespecialmethodsofthinkingandacting?Firstofall,itseemsthatasuccessfulscientistiscurious-hewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks.Heusuallypaysattentiontoproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfyingexplanation,and looksforrelationshipsevenift
4、hedataavailableseemtobeunconnected.Moreover, hethinkshecanimprovetheexistingconditionsandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves. Heisagoodobserver,accurate,patientandobjective(客观的)andusesthefactsheobservestothefullest.Forexample,trainedobserversob
5、tainaverylargeamountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum(光谱). Hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable.Herejectsauthorityastheonlybasisfortruth.Scientistsalwayschecksta
6、tementsandmakeexperimentscarefullyandobjectively. Furthermore, hedoesnotreadilyaccepthisownidea,sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation. Lastly, heisfullofimagination sincehe
7、oftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlycomplexbutalsofrequentlyincomplete.Furthermore, heneedsimagination ifhewantstoguesshowprocessesworkandhoweventstakeplace. Theseseemtobesomeofthewaysinwhichasuccessfulscientistortechnologistthinksandacts.10
8、.Manypeoplebelievethatsciencehelpssocietytoprogressthrough_________A.knowledgeonly.B.morethanoneaspect. C.technologyonly. D.theuseofmachines.11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutacuriou
