第五部分:补全短文(第46--50题,每题2分,共10分)
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Science and Technology
There is a difference between science and technology. __(46). Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships between observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to organize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with tools, techniques, and procedures for applying the findings of science. __(47)
Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to understand the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy and certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other people' s likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. __(48). But even an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides we have the choice of refusing to believe it ! But hardly so with technology; we do not have the choice of refusing to hear the sound produced by a supersonic(超音速的) aircraft flying overhead; we cannot refuse to breathe polluted air. __(49)The purpose of technology is to serve people in general, not merely some people, and future generations, not merely those who presently wish to gain advantage for themselves.
__(50) Many people blame technology itself for widespread pollution, resource depletion(枯竭) and even social decay in general so much so that the promise of technology is "obscured". That promise is a cleaner and healthier world. If wise applications of science and technology do not lead to a better world, what else will?
A. Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progress in each.
B. Unlike science, progress in technology must be measured in terms of the human factor.
C. What scientists discover may shock or anger people as did Darwin' s theory of evolution.
D. Science and technology are different.
E. We are all familiar with the improper use of technology.
F. Science is a method of answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical problems.
第六部分:完形填空(第51~65题,每题1分,共15分)
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UFOS
Sixty years ago, a man named Kenneth Arnold saw something that we can still __(51)today, something that changed popular culture for ever.
Flying his plane over mountains in the US state of Washington, he saw a line of strange objects, either crescent-shaped(月牙形)or disc like, flying __(52) the motion of a saucer(碟)skimming(飞速掠过)on water.
The media soon picked up on the story the Flying Saucers were here! Was the earth being __(53)by creatures from another planet? Soon, so many sightings were made that the US military began to __(54). It called these strange objects UFOs - Unidentified Flying Objects, and that is how they are __(55)today.
Military investigations found no evidence of visitors from outer space. But that did not stop the true __(56). The military were __(57)up, they said. Or maybe it was because the travelers from space were of such superior intelligence __(58)they could hide from military analysts(分析家).
People have always seen strange lights in the sky. In the past these were explained in __(59)ways. In a world where religion was less influential and science fiction was popular, signs from God were replaced by visitors from other __(60).
The date of the first UFO sightings was also significant. In 1947, World War II had just ended and the __(61)War was just beginning. Humanity seemed locked in endless conflicts. Like generations before them, people looked __(62)the skies for help. But instead of seeking God, they looked for help from super-intelligent aliens(外星人)with__(63)technology. Belief in UFOs became the first religion of science.
However, even people who believe in UFOs are not quite sure why they visit the earth. The universe is a big place and it is __(64)to assume that there is life somewhere out there. It is possible that aliens have worked out how to travel through space. Yet some people report that they have been taken by aliens and have had experiments __(65)on them. Why would anyone travel across half the universe to conduct medical experiments on people living in small towns in the United States?
51. A. look B. see C. seek D. feel
52. A. below B. before C. with D. under
53. A. ruled B. bombed C. captured D. visited
54. A. investigate B. attack C. shoot D. confront
55. A. written B. said C. known D. told
56. A. believers B. thinkers C. followers D. runners
57. A. putting B. covering C. cheating D. tricking
58. A. which B. what C. this D. that
59. A. funny B. crude C. religious D. foolish
60. A. planets B. continents C, countries D. regions
61. A. Cool B. Nuclear C. Star D. Cold
62. A. above B. to C. at D. up
63. A. traditional B. backward C. classical D. advanced
64. A. unthinkable B. impossible C. reasonable D. unimaginable
65. A. performed B. studied C. brought D. taken