2017职称英语赠品六：阅读理解全真模拟.pdfVIP

阅读理解全真模拟 Passage One Itishardtopredicthowscienceisgoingtoturnout,andifitisreallygoodscience, itisimpossibletopredict.Ifthethingstobefoundareactuallynew,theyareby definitionunknowninadvance.Youcannotmakechoicesinthismatter.Youeitherhave ’ scienceoryoudon t,andifyouhaveityouareobligedtoacceptthesurprisingand disturbingpiecesofinformation,alongwiththeneatandpromptlyusefulbits. TheonlysolidpieceofscientifictruthaboutwhichIfeeltotallyconfidentisthatwe areprofoundly ignorant aboutnature.Indeed,Iregardthis asthemaj or discovery ofthe past hundred years of biology. It is, in its way, an illuminating piece of news. It would haveamazedthebrightestmindsofthe 18thcenturyEnlightenment （启 蒙 运 动 ） tobe toldbyanyofushowlittleweknowandhowbewildering （迷 惑 ） seemsthewayahead. Itisthis suddenconf rontation （对 抗 ） withthe depth and scope of ignorancethat representsthemost significantcontributionofthe20th century sciencetothehuman in- tellect.Inearliertimes,weeitherpretendedtounderstandhowthingsworkedorignored theproblem,orsimplymadeupstoriestofillthegaps.Nowthatwehavebegunexplor- inginearnest,wearegettingglimpsesofhowhugethe questions are, andhow far from beinganswered.Becauseofthis,wearedepressed.Itisnotsobadbeingignorantifyou aretotallyignorant;thehardthingisknowinginsomedetailtherealityofignorance,the worst spots and here and there the not-so-bad spots, but no true light at the end of the tunnelnorevenanytunnelsthatcanyetbetrusted. Butwe aremaking abeginning, andthere oughttobe some satisfaction. There are