研究生英语阅读教程基础级2版课文05及其翻译Word格式文档下载.docx
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)Optimismandempowerment.Asthecenturydrewtoaclose(end),thepotentialforhumaninventionandunderstandingappeared(seemed)boundless(limitless).Scientificunderstandingexpandeddaily,fromthefundamental(basic)buildingblocksofmattertothesourcecodeofalllifetotheorigins,andperhapstheeventual(finally)demise(end),oftheuniverse.Thetechnologicaladvances(progresses)ofthe1990susheredin(ledto)whatappearedtobeasocialandeconomicrevolutionthatwouldrival(match/competewith)theIndustrialRevolutiontwocenturiesearlier(informationrevolution),creatinganewsocietyoftechnologicallyconnectedcitizenswithaworldofdigitizedinformation,commerce,andcommunicationatitsfingertips.Thenew"
DigitalAge"
representedbythe"
InformationSuperhighway"
wasnotall-inclusive,threatenedtoleavemany(people)behind,includingoldercitizensandthose(people)whocouldnotafford(payfor)thenewtechnology.Still(Furthermore),by1999morethanthree-quartersoftheU.S.populationwas"
pluggedin"
tothenewdigitalsociety(age),andmostAmericansfeltthattechnologicaladvanceswereimprovingtheirqualityoflife.Optimismwasthereigningtone[key-notespeaker/speech]ofthedecade.Newadvancesinscienceandtechnologyseemedtopromiseeventual(final)solutionstoproblemsrangingfromeliminatingtoxic(poisonous)wastetogroceryshopping—geneticengineersdevelopedmicrobesthatwouldeatindustrialsludgeandresearchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology'
s(MIT)MediaLabworkedtodevise(design)arefrigeratorthatcouldsense(feel)whenitwasoutofmilkandusetheInternettoordermore.The1990sallayed(relieved/reduced)thefearthatatechnologicallyadvancedsocietywasnecessarilyheavilycentralized,withBigBrotherwatchingeverymove(=movement).Instead(Onthecontrary),withthecreationoftheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb,andtheiremphasisondecentralization,equality,andtheopensharingofresources,manyindividualsfoundthatgreateraccess(right)toinformationincreasedtheirsense(feeling)ofpersonalfreedomandpower.
[2]EthicsandtheNatural.Withtheexplosionofknowledgecamepublicconcern(worry)overwhereallofthesenewdiscoveriesandtechnologiesmightbetakingsociety.Thecloningofananimalin1997suggested(show)thathumancloninghadbecomeviable(feasible)aswell(too),raisingconcerns—nolongerquitetheoretical—thathumanitymightbemovingtowarda"
brave(adventurous)newworld"
ofgeneticallyengineeredpeople.TheHumanGenomeProject,launchedin1990withamission(missionary/task)todecodetheentirehumangeneticmakeup,held(raise)promises(hope)foranend(terminate)togeneticdisorders,butthreatenedtoopenthewayfor"
designerbabies"
whocouldbegeneticallyalteredtosuittheirparents'
wishes.Whilemany(people)arguedthatplantandanimalbreedershadbeenfoolingaroundwithgeneticsforcenturiesinordertobetter(improve)thelotofhumankind,otherspointedoutthatnewadvances(progresses)ingeneticsallowedresearcherstocrossboundariessetbynature,implantinghumangenesinanimalsinordertoturnthemintomedicinefactories,creatingplantsthatproducedplasticsandglowedinthedark,evenattempting(trying)tocreate“terminator"
seedsthatstifled(suppress)theirownreproductivecapacity(ability)inordertomaintain(keep)theseedmanufacturer'
scashflow.Thequestionofwhatwas"
natural"
cameunderseriousconsideration(discussion),asnoaspectoftheenvironmentandtheorganismsinitseemedsafefromgenetictinkering.Yet,whileexperimentswithhumancloningorcustomizingachild'
sgeneticmakeupseemedabhorrent(horrible/terrible)tomostAmericans,therewasgeneralsupportforgeneticresearchthatcouldhelptoidentify(recognize)andcuregeneticdiseasesormakefoodsourceshealthierandmoreplentifulforagrowingglobalpopulation.
[3](private->
)Privacy.Privacywasanoverarching(mostimportant)concern(worry)withmanyofthetechnologicalandscientificadvancesofthe1990s.TheInternetwasanamazing(surprising)newtoolforsharinginformation,yetitwasalsoapowerfulmeans(tools)forfindinginformationthatwasintendedtobeprivate,includinggovernmentandmilitarysecrets,thesourcecodestoproprietary(private)software,andevenaneighbor'
ssocialsecuritynumber.Companiesandindividualsalike(ad.similarly)worriedthattheirprivateinformationwouldbecompromisedwhen(since)sophisticatedcomputertechnologistscould"
hack"
intoprotectedcomputersystemsanderaseorstealimportantdata.Computerviruses,self-replicatingcodes(program)writtenbymaliciousindividuals,couldstealintopersonalcomputersystemsthroughe-mailortheWebandwreakhavocwith(makeamessof)thedatastoredthere.ProtectingprivacyovertheInternetwasnoteasy,andmanypeopleworriedthatgovernmentattempts(try)tointervenewouldonlycripple(disable/paralyze)thedevelopmentoftheInternet.Similarfearsweresparked(vt.sparkled)whenconcerned(relevant)groupslobbied(persuade)thegovernmenttooutlawpornographyandotherdisturbingmaterialsontheWebinthenameof"
protectingthechildren"
.WhilemostAmericansagreedthatchildrenshouldnotbeexposedto(touch/watch)suchmaterial,attempts(efforts)toregulate(control)thecontentofindividualWebpagesandnewsgroupsconflictedwiththeideaoftheInternetasanopen,decentralizedmassmedium,whereeventhemostabsurdorrepellant(disgusting)ideascouldreceiveahearing(havesomeaudience).Digitalsurveillanceintheworkplacealsobecameanissue(problem),as(when)somecompaniesspiedon(watch)theirworkers'
useoftheInternetande-mail.[sur-:
above;
fromabove]
[4]GeneticsandPrivacy.Advances(progresses)ingeneticsalsothreatenedpersonalprivacy.WiththeHumanGenomeProjectscheduled(planned)tobefinishedearlyinthetwenty-firstcentury,andprivatecompaniescompetingtowinpatentsongeneticdiscoveries,manyindividualsworriedaboutwhatscientistsmightdowithacompleteunderstandingofthehumangeneticcode.Whilegeneticdiseasescouldbediscoveredandperhapscured,thisinformationmightalsobeusedtodiscriminateagainstpeoplepredisposed(inclinedto)tocertaingeneticmalfunctions,ortogroup(vt./classify)individualsbasedontheirgeneticdata.Theideathatscientistswouldownpatentsonthehumangeneticcodewasdisturbing,aswell,as(for/since)itmeantthathumanlifecouldbecomeaproprietary(private)resource(property).
[5]BigScienceAndLittleScience.TheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)continuedtowow(surprise)theworld,sendingthegiantHubbleTelescopeintoorbittogatherandtransmitnever-before-seenimages(picture)ofdeepspacethatoffered(gave)increasinglytantalizing(attractive)cluestotheoriginsoftheuniverse.Thesearchforextraterrestriallifecontinuedduringthedecade,asNASAscientistsfoundpossibleevidenceofbacteriallifeinameteorfromMars,anddistantplanetswerediscoveredthatmightcontainwater.NASAsentspaceprobes(n./vt.)tolandonthesurfaceofMars,sentnationalheroJohnHerschelGlennJr.backintospacetostudyaging,andmadeplanstobuildanInternationalSpaceStationwithresearchteamsfromothercountries.Still(Furthermore),somecriticswonderedifallofthemoneyspentonspaceresearchmightnotbebetterusedtofundnewdiscoverieshereonEarth,almostasifthe(divide->
)diversionofspacewasnolongerasnecessarywhen(since)thereweresomanynewandinterestingprojectsgoingonrighthere.Oneofthemostfascinating(attractive)newrealms(world/field)ofstudywasnanotechnology,afieldofresearchthatattemptedtomanipulatematteratthemolecularlevel,buildingnewdevices(equipment)atombyatomthatcouldbeusedinminiaturizedmanufacturing,drug-deliverysystem,andtiny(small)minicomputers.Withthediscoveryofanewfamilyofcarbonmoleculesknownasfullerenes,nanotechnologyresearchershadanewrawmaterialtoworkwith(process).Thesciencewasstillveryexperimentalattheturn(beginning)ofthecentury,butresearchersandgovernmentofficialssawgreatpotentialforthisscienceofthetiny(small).(1,151words)
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ABOUTTHETEXT
ThistextisexcerptedfromthebookAmericanDecades1990-1999,editedbyJudithBaughman(Editor),VictorBondi(Editor),VincentTompkins(Editor)andGaleGroup,whichisthelastvolumeoftheAmericanDecades1900-2000Series.TheseriesisthelatestinstallmentoftheGaleseriesdocumentingthehistoryandsocialtrendsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaduringthe20thcentury.Thecurrenttextistheoverview(summary)ofthebook'
sonechapteronScienceandTechnology.
EXERCISES
I.ReadingComprehension
Answerthefollowingquestionsorcompletethefollowingstatements.
1.Thisarticleismainlyabout_____.
A.howtotackletheproblemsinthenew"
B.thedirectionofscientificandtechnologicaldevelopment
C.boththepositiveandnegativeeffectsofthetechnologicaladvances
D.thegreatimpactonourethicsandprivacybroughtbythetechnologicaladvances
2.The"
newsociety"
mentionedinthefirstparagraphreferstoasocietywhich_____.
A.representsthedigitalageB.emphasizesonhumanity
C.ishighlycivilizedD.benefitseveryoneexceptoldercitizens
3.Thephrase"
inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_____.
A.interestedinB.accustomedtoC.fascinatedbyD.connectedto
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOT
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