【第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分3O分)请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后备题所给的A、B、C.D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Wetypicall】
第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分3O分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后备题所给的A、B、C.D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Wetypicallyassociatetheword“science”withapersoninawhitecoatdoingexperimentsinalaboratory.Ideallyexperimentsshouldplayasbigaroleinthehumansciencesastheydointhenaturalsciences;butinpracticethisisnotusuallythecase.Theareatleastthreereasonsforthis.
1.Humanscientistsareoftentryingtomakesenseofcomplexrealworldsituationsinwhichitissimplyimpossibletoruncontrolledexperiment.
2.Theartificialityofsomeoftheexperimentsthatcanbeconductedmaymakethebehavioroftheparticipantsabnormal.
3.Therearemoralreasonsfornotconductingexperimentsthathaveanegativeeffectonthepeoplewhoparticipateinthem.
Facedwiththeabovedifficultieswhatarehumanscientiststodo?Onesolutionistowaitfornaturetoprovidetheappropriateexperimentalconditions.Wecanforexamplelearnsomethingabouthowanormalbrainfunctionsbylookingatpeoplewhohavesufferedbraindamage;andwecangainsomeunderstandingintotherolesplayedbygenesandtheenvironmentbystudyingtwinswhohavebeenseparatedatbirthandbroughtupindifferentfamilies.Inthecaseofeconomicseconomichistorycanprovideuswithabankof-admittedlynotverywell-controlled-experimentaldata.
Howeverhumanscientistsdonotjustsitaroundwaitingfornaturalexperimentstoarise.Theyalsothinkofsomeexperimentsoftheirown.Supposeyouwanttoknowhowababyseestheworld.Wecannotofcourseaskthebabysinceithasnotyetlearnttospeak.Soitmightseemthatallwecandoisguess.Peopleusuallywon’tchangetheirminduntilitwasfoundoutthatbabiestendtostareatsurprisingthingslongerthanatunsurprisingones.Thiskeyunderstandingwaslikeopeningawindowontothedevelopingmind.Therewasnowawayoftestingbabies’expectationsandgettingsomeideaofhowtheyaresixmonthsoldbabiescanalreadydothefollowingthings:figuringoutthatobjectsconsistofpartsthatmovetogetherbeingawareofthedifferencebetweenlivingandnon-livingthingsandevendoingsimplearithmeticwork.
1.Whatistrueaboutthenaturalsciencesandthehumansciencesaccordingtothispassage?