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1、漳州市2014 高考英语（阅读理解）一轮暑假训练（8）（答案）An analysis of studies in 40 countries around the globe proves a long-standing assumption that the more a person knows about science, the more he or she tends to support scientific effortsIn fact, studies that have tested the link between a persons level of scientific
2、knowledge and attitudes towards the field have generated mixed resultsIts been a very hard question, says sociologist Nick Allum of the University of Surrey in Guildford, UKTo resolve the issue, Allum and his colleagues pulled together the results of nearly 200 surveys carried out between 1998 and 2
3、003 in countries from Australia to BulgariaThese studies assessed, for example, whether participants knew certain scientific facts and whether they supported developments in genetically modified food or nanotechnologyTo some extent, the results prove the belief widely held by science supporters: the
4、 more people know about science, the more favourably they tend to view it, in spite of other factors such as age, nationality and level of educationAllum presented his results at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington DC last weekBut now this question is
5、 cleared up, researchers must begin to deal with more pressing questions, Allum saysThe argument should move onHis finding cannot, for example, show whether better science education will increase general support for the fieldThis is because researchers have yet to figure out whether people who learn
6、 more about science then tend to like it or, on the contrary, whether people who already like and support science are simply tend to learn further factsAnd a persons level of scientific knowledge actually goes a very tiny way towards explaining their attitudes towards scienceAllum believes that ther
7、e are probably far more important factors, such as their moral values, religious beliefs and political leaningAnd peoples trust in science may be influenced by how tightly regulated they believe the process to be in their countryThis might explain, in part, why those living in different countries te
8、nd to hold different attitudes: Europeans tend to be more doubtful of genetically modified crops than those in the United States, for exampleFinally, science lovers hope to strengthen support for the field, but it looks as if simple science education will not be enoughAs Allum says: Its all horribly
9、 complicated13In Allums opinion, _ will have little influence on a persons attitude towards scienceAscientific knowledgeBmoral valuesCreligious beliefsDpolitical leaning14From the passage we can infer that _ Athe surveys were carried out in a few countriesBEuropeans love science more than Americans
10、CAllum kept his research results a secretDNick Allum is not a natural scientist15The underlined word those refers to _Ascience loversBdifferent attitudes Cpeople in generalDgenetically modified crops16What is mainly talked about in this passage? ASpecial beliefs of the sociologist Nick AllumBLink be
11、tween knowledge and love of scienceCWays in which people love scienceDThe function of science education参考答案 13-16 ADCB*结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。AMy father was poor in expressing his feelings. I knew that my dad loved me, but showed me love in other ways. There was one particular time in
12、my life when this became real to me.I always believed that my parents had a good marriage, but gradually the strain (拉紧）on my mom and dads relationship was quite evident. However, I was not prepared for the day when Dad had decided to leave. All that I could think of was that I was going to become a
13、 product of a divorced family. I kept telling myself that it wasnt going to happen. The night before he left, I stayed up in my room for a long time. I prayed and I cried and I wrote a long letter to my dad. I told him how much I loved him and that I would always and forever be his Krissie.his Noodl
14、es. As I folded my note, I stuck in a picture of me with a saying I had always heard: Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a daddy. Early the next morning, as my dad left our house, I slipped my letter into one of his bags.Two weeks later, my mother told me that they decided th
15、at there were things that the both of them could and would change and that their marriage was worth saving. Well, Dad said that when he read your letter, it made him cry. It meant a lot to him and I have hardly ever seen your dad cry. After he read your letter, he called to ask if he could come over to talk. Whatever you said really made a difference to your dad.A few days later my dad was back. We never talked about the letter. I guessed that it became a secret between us.1. Why did the authors father decide to leave?A. Because he was poor in showing his feel
