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2014漳州市高考英语一轮复习训练：阅读理解（8）（答案） An analysis of studies in 40 countries around the globe proves a long-standing assumption that the more a person knows about science, the more he or she tends to support scientific efforts． In fact, studies that have tested the link between a persons level of scientific knowledge and attitudes towards the field have generated mixed results．Its been a very hard question, says sociologist Nick Allum of the University of Surrey in Guildford, UK． To resolve the issue, Allum and his colleagues pulled together the results of nearly 200 surveys carried out between 1998 and 2003 in countries from Australia to Bulgaria．These studies assessed, for example, whether participants knew certain scientific facts and whether they supported developments in genetically modified food or nanotechnology． To some extent, the results prove the belief widely held by science supporters: the more people know about science, the more favourably they tend to view it, in spite of other factors such as age, nationality and level of education．Allum presented his results at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC last week． But now this question is cleared up, researchers must begin to deal with more pressing questions, Allum says．The argument should move on． His finding cannot, for example, show whether better science education will increase general support for the field．This is because researchers have yet to figure out whether people who learn more about science then tend to like it or, on the contrary, whether people who already like and support science are simply tend to learn further facts． And a persons level of scientific knowledge actually goes a very tiny way towards explaining their attitudes towards science．Allum believes that there are probably far more important factors, such as their moral values, religious beliefs and political leaning． And peoples trust in science may be influenced by how tightly regulated