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Defending the Theory of Evolution Still Seems NeededJudith S. Weis, a biology professor who serves as president of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is leading a nationwide effort to "defend" the theory of evolution. Weis leads the effo

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Defending the Theory of Evolution Still Seems Needed

Judith S. Weis, a biology professor who serves as president of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is leading a nationwide effort to "defend" the theory of evolution. Weis leads the effort in the face of what the institute views as opposition and indifference from school boards and government entities.

The Institute believes that the teaching of evolution in America is being diminished by the teaching of creationism as well as by an overall lack of teaching Darwin's theory in high school. "There's nothing that requires schools to teach evolution. Sometimes teachers in high schools just leave it out. However from the point of view of biologists, evolution is the central theory of biology upon which everything is based," said Weis. "Unfortunately, teaching evolution has become a political issue in many parts of the country and AIBS, as a representative of biologists, wanted to be a major force speaking out in favor of its teaching. "

Weis said the institute is working together with the American Geological Institute and the National Association of Biology Teachers and its 80-plus member organizations to address" the political and legislative threats to teaching evolution. In states challenging its teaching, the institute responds by sending letters to school boards and state legislatures, by providing testimony at public meetings and by notifying members and affiliated organizations. AIBS, with more than 80 member societies and 250,000 members, has established an email system enabling scientists and teachers in each state, and member societies, to keep each other informed about threats to the teaching of evolution.

Darwin's theory of evolution holds that living things change and adapt to their environment and that present-day species ( including human beings) are descended from earlier species through modification by natural selection. The theory has been accepted by scientists for nearly 100 years, Weis said, and has been refined, extended and strengthened over the years by findings in paleontology and developmental biology. Discoveries in genetics, molecular biology and genomics—all of which provide significant benefits for human health—would not be possible without the underlying knowledge of evolution. And, Weis adds, "modem molecular biology and genomics have increased our understanding of how evolution works." Nonetheless, evolution remains a politically, if not scientifically, controversial issue.

Weis said that this year alone, seven states have had either local or statewide efforts to water down the teaching of evolution, or "balance" it with the teaching of creationism—a religious belief that different species were created separately by a higher power, such as God. "Rarely does anyone now use the word ' creationism, ' because that's too obvious," Weis said. "The current terminology is ' intelligent design. ' "

According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements about the theory or evolution is true?

A.Government entities support AIBS's effort to defend the theory of evolution.

B.School boards oppose AIBS's effort to defend the theory of evolution.

C.AIBS and school boards advocate the teaching of the theory of evolution.

D.The theory of evolution and that of creationism co-exist peacefully in schools.


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  • 第1题:

    70 Which theory(s) prescribes a form. of participative management?

    A. theory X

    B. theory Y

    C. theory Z

    D. A or B

    E. B or C


    正确答案:B

  • 第2题:

    Part B

    Directions:

    Directions: In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions (41-45), choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

    Coinciding with the groundbreaking theory of biological evolution proposed by British naturalist Charles Darwin in the 1860s, British social philosopher Herbert Spencer put forward his own theory of biological and cultural evolution. Spencer argued that all worldly phenomena, including human societies, changed over time, advancing toward perfection. 41.____________.

    American social scientist Lewis Henry Morgan introduced another theory of cultural evolution in the late 1800s. Morgan, along with Tylor, was one of the founders of modern anthropology. In his work, he attempted to show how all aspects of culture changed together in the evolution of societies.42._____________.

    In the early 1900s in North America, German-born American anthropologist Franz Boas developed a new theory of culture known as historical particularism. Historical particularism, which emphasized the uniqueness of all cultures, gave new direction to anthropology. 43._____________ .

    Boas felt that the culture of any society must be understood as the result of a unique history and not as one of many cultures belonging to a broader evolutionary stage or type of culture. 44._______________.

    Historical particularism became a dominant approach to the study of culture in American anthropology, largely through the influence of many students of Boas. But a number of anthropologists in the early 1900s also rejected the particularist theory of culture in favor of diffusionism. Some attributed virtually every important cultural achievement to the inventions of a few, especially gifted peoples that, according to diffusionists, then spread to other cultures. 45.________________.

    Also in the early 1900s, French sociologist émile Durkheim developed a theory of culture that would greatly influence anthropology. Durkheim proposed that religious beliefs functioned to reinforce social solidarity. An interest in the relationship between the function of society and culture—known as functionalism—became a major theme in European, and especially British, anthropology.

    41._________

    [A] Other anthropologists believed that cultural innovations, such as inventions, had a single origin and passed from society to society. This theory was known as diffusionism.

    [B] In order to study particular cultures as completely as possible, Boas became skilled in linguistics, the study of languages, and in physical anthropology, the study of human biology and anatomy.

    [C] He argued that human evolution was characterized by a struggle he called the “survival of the fittest,” in which weaker races and societies must eventually be replaced by stronger, more advanced races and societies.

    [D] They also focused on important rituals that appeared to preserve a people’s social structure, such as initiation ceremonies that formally signify children’s entrance into adulthood.

    [E] Thus, in his view, diverse aspects of culture, such as the structure of families, forms of marriage, categories of kinship, ownership of property, forms of government, technology, and systems of food production, all changed as societies evolved.

    [F]Supporters of the theory viewed as a collection of integrated parts that work together to keep a society functioning.

    [G] For example, British anthropologists Grafton Elliot Smith and W. J. Perry incorrectly suggested, on the basis of inadequate information, that farming, pottery making, and metallurgy all originated in ancient Egypt and diffused throughout the world. In fact, all of these cultural developments occurred separately at different times in many parts of the world.


    正确答案:C

  • 第3题:

    According to Weis in the 5th paragraph, the theory of evolution ______.

    A.is fundamental to the development of modem genetics, molecular biology and geonomics

    B.is a political issue

    C.is based on genetics, molecular biology and geonomics

    D.has increased our understanding of human health


    正确答案:A
    解析:该段第一句告诉我们,没有进化论作为基础知识不可能有遗传学、分子生物学和基因学上的发现。所以A是正确选项。

  • 第4题:

    Which collocation is not right?()

    A.Acculturation Theory & Shuamann

    B.Accommodation Theory & Del Hymes

    C.Interlanguage Theory & Selinker

    D.Universal Grammar & Chomsky


    正确答案:B

  • 第5题:

    The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds ___________ his arguments in favor of the new theory.

    A.on which to base
    B.which to base on
    C.to base on
    D.to be based on

    答案:A
    解析:
    考查定语从句和短语的用法。此题用了base A on B的短语,意思是“把A建立在B的基础之上(以B作为A的根据)”。其实就是to base his arguments on sufficient grounds。句意为“教授几乎找不到支持这一新理论的充分理由”。因此,在定语从句中,用which指代先行词grounds,介词on移至which前面,即 base his arguments in favor of the new theory Oil sufficient grounds=on which to base his arguments in favor of the new theory。故选A。

  • 第6题:

    Is the theory of evolution in direct ____ with religious teachings ,or does it leave room for debate?

    A. comparison
    B. distinction
    C. disturbance
    D. contradiction

    答案:D
    解析:
    关键词:with religious teachings(与宗教教义);the theory of evolution(进化论),我们知道这两者是相互矛盾的。进化论代表科学,宗教与科学是背道而驰的。答案是D,contradiction(矛盾)。comparison 比较,对照;B. distinction 区别;C. disturbance 干扰。

  • 第7题:

    共用题干
    "Happy Birthday to You"

    The main problem in discussing American popular culture is also one of its main characteristics:it
    won't stay American.No matter what it is,whether it is films,food and fashion,music,casual sports or slang, it's soon at home elsewhere in the world.There are several theories why American popular culture has had
    this appeal.
    One theory is that it has been"advertised"and marketed through American films,popular music,and more
    recently,television.________(46)They are,after all,in competition with those produced by other countries. Another theory,probably a more common one,is that American popular culture is internationally associ-
    ted with something called"the spirit of America"._______(47)
    The final theory is less complex:American popular culture is popular because a lot of people in the
    world like it.
    Regardless of why it spreads,American popular culture is usually quite rapidly adopted and then adapted in
    many other countries.________(48)"Happy Birthday to You",for instance,is such an everyday song tha
    its source,its American copyright,so to speak,is not remembered.Black leather jackets worn by many heroe
    in American movies could be found,a generation later,on all those young men who wanted to make this manly-
    look their own.
    Two areas where this continuing process is most clearly seen are clothing and music.Some people can
    still remember a time when T-shirts,jogging clothes,tennis shoes,denim jackets,and blue jeans were not
    common daily wear everywhere.Only twenty years ago,it was possible to spot an American in Paris by his or
    her clothes.No longer so:Those bright colors,checkered jackets and trousers,hats and socks which were
    once made fun of in cartoons are back again in Paris as the latest fashion._____(49)
    The situation with American popular music is more complex because in the beginning,when it was still
    clearly American,it was often strongly resisted.Jazz was once thought to be a great danger to youth and their
    morals,and was actually outlawed in several countries.Today,while still showing its rather American roots,
    has become so well established.Rock 'n' roll and all its variations,country & western music,all have moi
    or less similar histories.They were first resisted,often in America as well,as being"low-class",and then:
    "a danger to our nation's youth".______(50)And then the music became accepted and was extende
    and developed,and exported back to the US.
    46.________(46)
    A.As a result,its American origins and roots are often quickly forgotten.
    B.But this theory fails to explain why American films,music,and television programs are so popular in then selves.
    C.American in origin,informal clothing has become the world's first truly universal style.
    D.The BBC,for example,banned rock and roll until 1962.
    E.American food has become popular around the world,too.
    F.This spirit is variously described as being young and free,optimistic and confident,informal and disrespectfu.

    ________(48)
    A:As a result,its American origins and roots are often quickly forgotten.
    B:But this theory fails to explain why American films,music,and television programs are so popular in then selves.
    C:American in origin,informal clothing has become the world's first truly universal style.
    D:The BBC,for example,banned rock and roll until 1962.
    E:American food has become popular around the world,too.
    F:This spirit is variously described as being young and free,optimistic and confident,informal and disrespectfu.

    答案:A
    解析:
    选项B中提到了“this theory",且B项中的“American films , music , television programs”与后句中的They呼应,并且“美国电影、音乐、电视节目在和其他国家的同类产品竞争”意义衔接,因此B项为正确答案。
    这句话解释了某一种“精神”-This spirit,那么在上文中应该提到过一种精神。第三段的第一句话就讲到了国际上都将美国流行文化和所谓“美国精神”联系在一起。这句话对这种精神作了描述。
    在空前的句子“美国流行文化往往很快就被其他国家接受和移植”是说原因,后面就应该接结果。选项A以As a result开头,说明它说的是后果,故选A。
    第六段主要讲的是美国服装的世界影响。C项说源自美国的休闲服饰成了世界上第一种真正的全球时尚。从内容看,我们应该在与服装有关的段落中找到填入这句话的空白处。
    空格前句中看到“他们最初因······被拒绝”,“拒绝”与D项中的“banned”呼应,而D项放在空格处正好构成了“观点+例子”的逻辑结构,因此D项为正确答案。

  • 第8题:

    LTE的缩写是?()

    • A、Long Term Evolution,
    • B、Long Time Evolution,
    • C、Long Time Equip,
    • D、Last Term Evolution.

    正确答案:A

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    It seems that the author of this passage ______.
    A

    is one of Freud’s devotees

    B

    believes in both Animism and Zoroastrianism

    C

    thinks that Freudian theory is sound

    D

    thinks that the truth is not in the hand of Freud


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    态度题。从第七段最后一句提到的“But as to Freud’s claims upon truth, the judgment of time seems to be running against him.”,可知对于弗洛伊德自称的真理,时间的证明似乎对其不利。因此选项D描述的“作者认为真理并不非掌握在弗洛伊德手中”为正确答案。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    The impact of Darwin’s evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth-century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American _____.
    A

    local colorism

    B

    vernacularism

    C

    modernism

    D

    naturalism


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    美国自然主义作家是在对美国现实生活的文学阐释中发现了达尔文主义的正确性。故选D。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds ______ his arguments in favor of the new theory.
    A

    on which he could base

    B

    which to base on

    C

    to base on

    D

    to be based on


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    教授难以找到充足的论据来证明他赞成新理论的论点。此句中的先行词which在从句中作base on的宾语,此处考查的是名词+介词+which/whom+动词不定式结构的定语从句。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    The passage proceeds by ______.
    A

    presenting a difficulty in one aspect of understanding a theory, suggesting why one solution was dismissed, and then looking at a specific example to support this dismissal

    B

    presenting a difficulty in one aspect of understanding a theory, suggesting why one solution was dismissed, and then offering evidence to support a new theory

    C

    presenting a difficulty in one aspect of understanding a theory, suggesting that another theory is superior, and then showing why this second theory should be accepted

    D

    presenting a difficulty in one aspect of understanding a theory, suggesting a new theory to explain the evidence, and then offering evidence that the dismissal was too hasty

    E

    presenting a difficulty in one aspect of understanding a theory, suggesting why one solution was dismissed, and then offering evidence that the dismissal was too hasty Questions


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    这篇文章提出了一个存在已久的问题,即大规模的进化变异,并解释为什么人们忽视了杂交理论,接着用一项最近的研究例证人们重新考虑杂交理论的原因。

  • 第13题:

    There's still no () evidence that supports the scientist's theory.

    A、clear

    B、obvious

    C、valid

    D、true


    参考答案:C

  • 第14题:

    Which one of the following is NOT the reason for an overall lack of teaching Darwin's theory?

    A.Teaching of creationism diminishes teaching of evolution.

    B.Teachers are not required to teach Darwin's theory.

    C.teachers often leave out the teaching of evolution.

    D.Darwin's theory is denied as the central theory of biology.


    正确答案:D
    解析:根据文章第二段的内容,除了D以外,A、B、C都是学校缺少达尔文进化论教育的原因。

  • 第15题:

    根据下列文章,回答41~45题。

    Directions:

    In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions (41~45), choose the most suitable one from the list AG to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

    Coinciding with the groundbreaking theory of biological evolution proposed by British naturalist Charles Darwin in the 1860s, British social philosopher Herbert Spencer put forward his own theory of biological and cultural evolution. Spencer argued that all worldly phenomena, including human societies, changed over time, advancing toward perfection. ______(41)______ .

    American social scientist Lewis Henry Morgan introduced another theory of cultural evolution in the late 1800s. Morgan, along with Tylor, was one of the founders of modern anthropology. In his work, he attempted to show how all aspects of culture changed together in the evolution of societies.______(42)______ .

    In the early 1900s in North America, Germanborn American anthropologist Franz Boas developed a new theory of culture known as historical particularism. Historical particularism, which emphasized the uniqueness of all cultures, gave new direction to anthropology._____(43)______.

    Boas felt that the culture of any society must be understood as the result of a unique history and not as one of many cultures belonging to a broader evolutionary stage or type of culture. ______(44)______.

    Historical particularism became a dominant approach to the study of culture in American anthropology, largely through the influence of many students of Boas. But a number of anthropologists in the early 1900s also rejected the particularist theory of culture in favor of diffusionism. Some attributed virtually every important cultural achievement to the inventions of a few, especially gifted peoples that, according to diffusionists, then spread to other cultures.______(45)______.

    Also in the early 1900s, French sociologist Emile Durkheim developed a theory of culture that would greatly influence anthropology. Durkheim proposed that religious beliefs functioned to reinforce social solidarity. An interest in the relationship between the function of society and culture—known as functionalism—became a major theme in European, and especially British, anthropology.

    A.Other anthropologists believed that cultural innovations, such as inventions, had a single origin and passed from society to society. This theory was known as diffusionism.

    B.In order to study particular cultures as completely as possible, Boas became skilled in linguistics, the study of languages, and in physical anthropology, the study of human biology and anatomy.

    C.He argued that human evolution was characterized by a struggle he called the “survival of the fittest,” in which weaker races and societies must eventually be replaced by stronger, more advanced races and societies.

    D.They also focused on important rituals that appeared to preserve a people’s social structure, such as initiation ceremonies that formally signify children’s entrance into adulthood.

    E.Thus, in his view, diverse aspects of culture, such as the structure of families, forms of marriage, categories of kinship, ownership of property, forms of government, technology, and systems of food production, all changed as societies evolved.

    F.Supporters of the theory viewed as a collection of integrated parts that work together to keep a society functioning.

    G.For example, British anthropologists Grafton Elliot Smith and W. J. Perry incorrectly suggested, on the basis of inadequate information, that farming, pottery making, and metallurgy all originated in ancient Egypt and diffused throughout the world. In fact, all of these cultural developments occurred se

    请选择(41)处最佳答案( )。{Page}


    正确答案:C

  • 第16题:

    The naming theory seems applicable to ________only

    A verbs

    B adjectives

    C adverbs

    D nouns


    答案:D

  • 第17题:

    Premises that are related to each other seems to be dispensable because .

    A. Kant thinks they are indispensable
    B. either of them can resolve the paradox
    C. the premises are separated
    D. the premises can account for the theory

    答案:B
    解析:
    因为二者对解决这个paradox没有作用,所以他们是可有可无的。

  • 第18题:

    In no way__from practice.

    A.theory can be separated
    B.theory is separated
    C.can theory be separated
    D.has theory been separated

    答案:C
    解析:
    in no way是表示否定意义的状语,当它放在句首时句子倒装。

  • 第19题:

    John is reading an interesting book on evolution theory which was written by Charles Darwin,who was a British naturalist who developed a theory of evolution based on natural selection.What design feature of language is reflected in the example?( )

    A.Creativity
    B.Arbitrariness
    C.Displacement
    D.Duality

    答案:A
    解析:
    考查语言的识别性特征。语言使用者能够以有限的语言规则为基础说出和理解无限的句子,属于语言的“创造性”特征。

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    Who influenced the Founding Fathers by his theory of division of powers?
    A

    John Locke

    B

    Montesquieu

    C

    Benjamin Franklin

    D

    George Washington


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    Montesquieu,18世纪法国思想家、法学家,他提出的三权分立思想对美国宪法制定者产生了深刻影响。Benjamin Franklin,18世纪美国科学家、政治家。John Locke,英国哲学家,他对宪政民主思想的阐述对美国的开国元勋有很大影响。George Washington,美国首任总统,被尊为美国国父。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    The author of Passage 2. most likely thinks that macroevolution ______.
    A

    explains the dysfunctional genes present in hemoglobin

    B

    has been proved to be true by scientific investigations

    C

    is a theory that lacks sufficient evidence

    D

    has never taken place on any scale

    E

    provides insight into our biological cousins


    正确答案: E
    解析:
    作者在最后一段第三句“there is no evidence whatsoever of the evolution of a separate and distinct species”,这说明作者认为还没有足够的证据微进化的存在。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    It seems to me that his suggestion is _____ though it sounds excellent in theory.
    A

    impracticable

    B

    impassable

    C

    insoluble

    D

    inaccessible


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    句意:对我而言,他的建议似乎在理论层面上听起来不错,但实际上并不可行。impracticable不能实行的,行不通的。impassable不能通行的。insoluble不能解决的。inaccessible不能得到的。

  • 第23题:

    问答题
    The devastating failure of the experiment surprised the scientists, who were expecting a successive outcome to                   A      B                       Cconfirm their theory. No error  D           E

    正确答案: C
    解析:
    本句措辞不正确。C中应填successful,successive“连续的;接连的”。