Scientific journals published in the United States characteristically
$ _/ ^5 _1 R. _; D9 Irefer only to articles written in English. This is not because there are
& T2 f3 e: c' \no interesting scientific developments reported in other languages, but . c) ~: m4 e) o5 k C+ h- ^
because of a basic linguistic ignorance on the part of scientists in the
1 m- U7 h- U" ?United States. This ignorance inevitably results in a failure to benefit ; c! v1 e2 [# t( J1 a" F G e
from scientific progress made outside the United States. ! V$ o! f/ N: \9 v
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Which of the following, if true, tends to confirm the conclusion above?
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Scientists in other countries usually read English-language journals.
& H1 ]. x; Y! f. h Important scientific findings are eventually published in English- & w- j0 v- |1 }: ^+ {
language journals.
# ~- M+ Z0 B* j4 C9 a0 U The linguistic ignorance of scientists is a symptom of a more general l9 p' N3 `: R
ignorance of foreign languages in the United States. . X8 G0 n* B+ B. y8 `! m6 b( _1 L
Many experiments reported in scientific journals published in the
1 E$ h" S. {+ w) s% v United States unknowingly repeated studies done in non-English-speaking
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: G/ F% o: U; f- k. V6 o( ~% T" t) T7 { Scientific progress is universal and cannot be limited to a single country. {+ h- o' D6 F! k6 M2 P# ?' ~8 ?+ }
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答案：(D)
3 f( V7 p' x5 S& J" x! rThere are simply no ---- for buying stock in : [+ T% |% Y \# L' ^' N' u
certain industries since rapidly changing
! P9 u# o3 m" i0 A3 senvironmental restrictions will make a / C$ F8 _: K, _+ |
profitable return on any investment very
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arrangements & n3 q4 N) ]4 X, e! V- `/ y! |/ W
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procedures " L" O: g" ` X; E# `! J0 F
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答案：(A) % M; r. p; K: h7 N8 } M
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He was widely regarded as a ---- man because
0 K G7 [! g$ K/ |$ t& X$ D+ vhe revealed daily his distrust of human nature
: `8 i# I5 U, k+ t/ {* l' O5 ^( rand human motives.
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0 {4 j- ?- @ `% b) H- K disrespectful
# N- \! E2 U4 h4 | cynical
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misinformed
0 I: [1 W" U% H0 j. @/ P! g E/ Z! j fanatical
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" Q- y3 M4 ^: S) C答案：(B) |
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