Science isn’t something mysterious, only for the few. Every one of us―whether a poet, worker, or physicist has to be able to think scientifically, and to understand some science, such as whether to smoke, what to eat, and what protection to use. Even for decisions that don’t depend on some scientific facts, science remains the proven set of best methods for getting exact information about the world.

   Some people will end up as policy-makers in government or business. People such as these make decisions that affect the life of everyone, and most of them know no more about science than does the rest of the general public. Yet they are called upon to decide what to do about nuclear reactors(核反應(yīng)堆), global warming, environmental toxins(環(huán)境霉素), expensive space programs, and biomedical research. It’s nonscientists, not scientists, who have the last word on whether the milk we drink can safely come from cows treated with medicine. To make such decisions wisely, the decision makers have to be drawn from a scientifically educated public.

   Even if science is irrelevant（不相干的） to the lives of ordinary Americans, a strong scientific spirit is basic to our economy, educational system, and society. This requires lots of young people to become excited enough by science that they decide to become professional scientists. This also requires, to some degree, the support and understanding of the general public.

Scientists are not always able to communicate their findings in an easy-to-understand manner. Although the scientists should do a better job of explaining what they have discovered, members of the general public have to make efforts to understand what is being said.

46. What does the author mean by saying that “a strong scientific spirit is basic to the economy, educational system and society”?

   A. School and society should encourage young people to become professional scientists.    

B. The school should only teach lessons of economy and education?

   C. A scientifically educated public is basic to the economy，educational system and society.

   D. More scientists work in our economy, educational system and society.

47. The general public is required to _______.

A. support and understand the need of scientific education

B. check what the scientists are saying

C. give help to the policy-makers

D. become professional scientists

48. The main idea of this passage is _________.

   A policy―makers must be science professionals

   B. science is not far from everyone’s life

   C. science has nothing to do with ordinary Americans

   D. science professionals make decisions that affect the life of everyone

49. According to the passage, who can decide whether the milk we drink can safely come from cows treated with medicine?

   A. Scientists        B. Young people        C. The public   D. Policy-makers

Science isn’t something mysterious, only for the few. Every one of us—whether a poet, worker, or physicist has to be able to think scientifically, and to understand some science, such as whether to smoke, what to eat, and what protection to use. Even for decisions that don’t depend on some scientific facts, science remains the proven set of best methods for getting exact information about the world.

　 Some people will end up as policy-makers in government or business. People such as these make decisions that affect the life of everyone, and most of them know no more about science than does the rest of the general public. Yet they are called upon to decide what to do about nuclear reactors(核反應(yīng)堆), global warming, environmental toxins(環(huán)境霉素), expensive space programs, and biomedical research. It’s nonscientists, not scientists, who have the last word on whether the milk we drink can safely come from cows treated with medicine. To make such decisions wisely, the decision makers have to be drawn from a scientifically educated public.

Even if science is irrelevant（不相干的） to the lives of ordinary Americans, a strong scientific spirit is basic to our economy, educational system, and society. This requires lots of young people to become excited enough by science that they decide to become professional scientists. This also requires, to some degree, the support and understanding of the general public.

Scientists are not always able to communicate their findings in an easy-to-understand manner. Although the scientists should do a better job of explaining what they have discovered, members of the general public have to make efforts to understand what is being said.

1．What does the author mean by saying that “a strong scientific spirit is basic to the economy, educational system and society”?

A．School and society should encourage young people to become professional scientists.

B．The school should only teach lessons of economy and education·

C．A scientifically educated public is basic to the economy，educational system and society.

D．More scientists work in our economy, educational system and society.

2．The general public is required to _______.

A．support and understand the need of scientific education

B．check what the scientists are saying

C．give help to the policy-makers

D．become professional scientists

3．The main idea of this passage is _________.

A．policy—makers must be science professionals

B．science is not far from everyone’s life

C．science has nothing to do with ordinary Americans

D．science professionals make decisions that affect the life of everyone

4．According to the passage, who can decide whether the milk we drink can safely come from

cows treated with medicine?

A．Scientists　　 B．Young people　　 C．The public　　 D．Policy-makers

B

Science isn’t something mysterious, only for the few. Every one of us—whether a poet, worker, or physicist has to be able to think scientifically, and to understand some science, such as whether to smoke, what to eat, and what protection to use. Even for decisions that don’t depend on some scientific facts, science remains the proven set of best methods for getting exact information about the world.

    Some people will end up as policy-makers in government or business. People such as these make decisions that affect the life of everyone, and most of them know no more about science than does the rest of the general public. Yet they are called upon to decide what to do about nuclear reactors(核反應(yīng)堆), global warming, environmental toxins(環(huán)境霉素), expensive space programs, and biomedical research. It’s nonscientists, not scientists, who have the last word on whether the milk we drink can safely come from cows treated with medicine. To make such decisions wisely, the decision makers have to be drawn from a scientifically educated public.

Even if science is irrelevant（不相干的） to the lives of ordinary Americans, a strong scientific spirit is basic to our economy, educational system, and society. This requires lots of young people to become excited enough by science that they decide to become professional scientists. This also requires, to some degree, the support and understanding of the general public.

Scientists are not always able to communicate their findings in an easy-to-understand manner. Although the scientists should do a better job of explaining what they have discovered, members of the general public have to make efforts to understand what is being said.

46．What does the author mean by saying that “a strong scientific spirit is basic to the economy, educational system and society”?

A．School and society should encourage young people to become professional scientists.

B．The school should only teach lessons of economy and education·

C．A scientifically educated public is basic to the economy，educational system and society.

D．More scientists work in our economy, educational system and society.

47．The general public is required to _______.

A．support and understand the need of scientific education

B．check what the scientists are saying

C．give help to the policy-makers

D．become professional scientists

48．The main idea of this passage is _________.

A．policy—makers must be science professionals

B．science is not far from everyone’s life

C．science has nothing to do with ordinary Americans

D．science professionals make decisions that affect the life of everyone

49．According to the passage, who can decide whether the milk we drink can safely come from

cows treated with medicine?

A．Scientists      B．Young people      C．The public     D．Policy-makers

B
Science isn’t something mysterious, only for the few. Every one of us—whether a poet, worker, or physicist has to be able to think scientifically, and to understand some science, such as whether to smoke, what to eat, and what protection to use. Even for decisions that don’t depend on some scientific facts, science remains the proven set of best methods for getting exact information about the world.
Some people will end up as policy-makers in government or business. People such as these make decisions that affect the life of everyone, and most of them know no more about science than does the rest of the general public. Yet they are called upon to decide what to do about nuclear reactors(核反應(yīng)堆), global warming, environmental toxins(環(huán)境霉素), expensive space programs, and biomedical research. It’s nonscientists, not scientists, who have the last word on whether the milk we drink can safely come from cows treated with medicine. To make such decisions wisely, the decision makers have to be drawn from a scientifically educated public.
Even if science is irrelevant（不相干的） to the lives of ordinary Americans, a strong scientific spirit is basic to our economy, educational system, and society. This requires lots of young people to become excited enough by science that they decide to become professional scientists. This also requires, to some degree, the support and understanding of the general public.
Scientists are not always able to communicate their findings in an easy-to-understand manner. Although the scientists should do a better job of explaining what they have discovered, members of the general public have to make efforts to understand what is being said.
46．What does the author mean by saying that “a strong scientific spirit is basic to the economy, educational system and society”?
A．School and society should encourage young people to become professional scientists.
B．The school should only teach lessons of economy and education·
C．A scientifically educated public is basic to the economy，educational system and society.
D．More scientists work in our economy, educational system and society.
47．The general public is required to _______.
A．support and understand the need of scientific education
B．check what the scientists are saying
C．give help to the policy-makers
D．become professional scientists
48．The main idea of this passage is _________.
A．policy—makers must be science professionals
B．science is not far from everyone’s life
C．science has nothing to do with ordinary Americans
D．science professionals make decisions that affect the life of everyone
49．According to the passage, who can decide whether the milk we drink can safely come from
cows treated with medicine?
A．Scientists      B．Young people      C．The public     D．Policy-makers

閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)短文后的要求答題（請(qǐng)注意問(wèn)題后的字?jǐn)?shù)要求）。

[1] Each of us has to be able to think scientifically, and to understand some science. Every day we face decisions that depend on science. Even for decisions that don' t depend on specific scientific facts, science remains the proven set of best methods for acquiring accurate information about the world.

[2] Decisions made by policy - makers in government or business fundamentally affect the well - being of everyone, and most of them know no more about science than does the rest of the general public. Yet they must decide what to do about global warming, expensive space programs, and applications of biotechnology. It' s the nonscientists, not scientists, who have the last word on whether we can drink safe milk. To make such decisions wisely, me decision makers have to be drawn from a scientifically educated public.

[3] As voters, we all bear the final responsibility for those decisions, because we are the ones who decide which candidates will succeed. We need enough sense about science to select the decision makers who will _______________ when faced with scientific questions.

[4] Even if science had nothing to do with the lives of ordinary people, a strong scientific enterprise is extremely important to our society. That requires lots of young people to become excited enough by science that they make a definite decision to become professional scientists. This requires, to some extent, the support and understanding of the general public.

[5] Scientists are not always able to communicate their findings in an easy - to - under- stand manner. Although the scientists should do a better job of explaining their discovery the general public have to expend some energy in making an attempt to understand what they have discovered. Familiarity with the non - official language of science, knowledge of some of the basic principles, and confidence in our ability to fit the new findings into our ever expanding scientific knowledge are valuable qualities of an informed citizen.

76．What’s the main purpose of this passage? （ Please answer within 10 words．）

77．Which paragraph contains a topic sentence similar to the following one?

Science isn’t something mysterious, intended only for the few.

78．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words.（Please answer within 6 words.）

79．What do you think of science education? Why? （Please answer within 30 words）

80．Translate the underlined sentence in the Paragraph 5 into Chinese.