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3.Writer and journalist Cristina Odone aroused widespread anger by suggesting that her daughter was being pressured to take science for graduation exams and this was unreasonable for a child with a literary bent.She even claimed that"…this focus on STEM[Science,Technology,Engineering and Mathematics]subjects sends a message that makes her and me uncomfortable:doing a man's work is more impressive than doing a woman's."
Like many others,I totally disagree with her position as a scientist.Taking science to age 16should simply be seen as part of obtaining a well-rounded education.Furthermore,identifying STEM as a man's subject leads in part to our serious lack of diversity(多样性) in the scientific workforce.Meanwhile,many male authors and poets might be surprised to learn that literature is"woman's work".
Novelist Lucy Ellman once wrote,"The purpose of artists is to ask the right questions,even if we don't find the answers,whereas the aim of science is to prove some silly points."But proving some silly points might save your life,light your home,allow you to surf the web or visit your relatives living far away.Only someone who has never considered how extensive the outputs of science are in our society could write such a"silly"sentence.
However,having said that,I am not trying to denigrate the work of the humanities.I do not see this as an either/or situation but it's all part of being human.I admire and appreciate those who try to express things hard to be described in words,but it simply isn't my strength.I may wholeheartedly believe that science is vital but that doesn't mean I think the humanities (or indeed the social sciences) are not.Since science costs more to do than arts subjects,more funding should go to science.That statement is not equal to saying that the humanities should not be properly funded.Somehow,we are constantly being put in opposition,a divide that is damaging to both scientists and non-scientists.
So why are the humanities important to me?I would say it is exactly because I am human.I sit here typing listening to a Schubert piano trio.I have been reading EP Thompson's The Making of the English Working Class to try to understand how our society was and is the shape it is.Scientists may be capable of dealing with the ethics(道德标准) of their work,but they cannot and should not answer the question of whether we should do this in isolation.Answering the many questions that our developing scientific capabilities throw up requires the input of researchers from many fields.
So let us enjoy our capabilities on all fronts,recognizing that we each have different strengths and weaknesses.It's time to ban the damaging divide that sets one part of the research community against another and celebrate our humanity as well as the Humanities.

74.The writer quotes words from Cristina Odone and Lucy Ellman to show thatB.
A.doing a man's work is more impressive than doing a woman's
B.some people may have a narrow understanding of science
C.the purposes of artists and scientists are totally different
D.a well-rounded education is crucial to the diversity in society
75.By saying"I am not trying to denigrate the work of the humanities",the writer probably meansC.
A.I am not an expert in the work of the humanities
B.I don't think the work of the humanities important
C.I don't want to play down the work of the humanities
D.I admire and appreciate the work of the humanities
76.Why does the writer mention listening to music and reading books in Paragraph 5?C
A.To explain how extensive the outputs of science are.
B.To call on scientists to understand the society and the shape of it.
C.To prove that the humanities are important to scientists too.
D.To advise scientists to deal with the ethics of their work.
77.The purpose of this passage is toD.
A.reveal people's weakness in expressing complex thoughts in words
B.reject the idea that science only proves some silly points
C.illustrate that scientists have strengths and weaknesses
D.appeal to stop treating humanities and science as opposites.

分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们证明了人文科学对科学家们也很重要,并且向我们呼吁停止对人文和科学的对立,告诉了我们人文与科学是息息相关的.

解答 74.B  推理判断题,根据第一段Writer and journalist Cristina Odone aroused widespread anger by suggesting that her daughter was being pressured to take science for graduation exams and this was unreasonable for a child with a literary bent.以及第三段Novelist Lucy Ellman once wrote,"The purpose of artists is to ask the right questions,even if we don't find the answers,whereas the aim of science is to prove some silly points."可知作者引用Cristina Odone和Lucy Ellman的话表明有些人可能对科学有一个狭隘的理解,故选B.
75.C  推理判断题,根据第四段However,having said that,I am not trying to denigrate the work of the humanities.I do not see this as an either/or situation but it's all part of being human.I admire and appreciate those who try to express things hard to be described in words,but it simply isn't my strength.可知作者的意思是他并不想贬低人文科学的工作,故选C.
76.C   细节理解题,根据第五段I sit here typing listening to a Schubert piano trio.I have been reading EP Thompson's The Making of the English Working Class to try to understand how our society was and is the shape it is.Scientists may be capable of dealing with the ethics(道德标准) of their work,but they cannot and should not answer the question of whether we should do this in isolation.可知作者提到听音乐和看书是为了向我们证明人文科学对科学家们也很重要,故选C.
77.D  主旨大意题,通读全文可知作者在这篇文章中向我们证明了人文科学对科学家们也很重要,并且向我们呼吁停止对人文和科学的对立,故选D.

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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