Question

Why don’t so many Americans accept the theory of evolution? A 2001 Gallup Poll found that 45 percent of Americans agree with the statement “God created the human being pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so ”, while 37 percent preferred a mixed belief that “Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process”, and only 12percent accepted the standard scientific theory that “Human being have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process”.

There are at least four reasons to make people resistant to accepting evolution.

1. The warfare model of science and religion. The belief that there is a war between science and religion where one is right and the other is wrong, and that one must choose one over the other.

2. The belief that evolution is a threat to specific religious tenets(信條). Many people attempt to use science to prove certain religious tenets, but when they do not appear to fit, the science is rejected.

3. Misunderstanding of evolutionary theory. A significant problem is that most people know so little about the theory. In the 2001 Gallup Poll, for example, a quarter of the people surveyed said they didn’t know enough to say whether they accepted evolution or not, and only 34 percent considered themselves to be “very informed ” about the theory.

4. The fear that evolution degrades our humanity. Darwin revealed us to be “mere animals”, subject to the same natural laws and historical forces as all other animals.

Believers should embrace science, especially evolutionary theory, for what it has done to uncover the magnificence of the divinity(神學(xué)) in a depth never dreamed by our ancient ancestors. We have learned a lot in 4,000 years, and that knowledge should never be denied. Instead, science should be welcomed by all who cherish human understanding and wisdom.

1.According to the Poll, most people in America believe_____________.

A. human beings have developed from less advanced forms of life

B. God contributed to the present form of human beings

C. God created human beings in the present form

D. God guided the process of human beings’ development

2.Which of the following is NOT the reason why people don’t accept evolution?

A. There is always a war between evolution and religion.

B. Some religious tenets can’t be proved by science.

C. Many people don’t know enough about evolution.

D. They fear that we will become “mere animals”.

3.What can we learn form the passage about evolutionary theory?

A. Whether evolutionary theory is science is a question.

B. It has explained the brilliance of the divinity better than before.

C. It must make religion disappear and they can’t exist at the same time.

D. Darwin made little contribution to the theory.

4.What is the writer’s view on the evolutionary theory?

A. It is not science and should be resisted.

B. It is science but should be resisted.

C. It is not science but should be accepted.

D. It is science and should be accepted.

5.The author wrote the passage to_________________.

A. tell the readers that many Americans refuse evolution theory.

B. tell the readers why so many Americans refuse evolution theory.

C. advise the readers to value science, including evolution theory.

D. tell the difference between science and religion.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇議論文。論述了為什么那么多美國(guó)人不接受進(jìn)化論的原因，最后告訴人們要相信科學(xué)，相信進(jìn)化論。

1. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)民意測(cè)評(píng)，美國(guó)的大部分人相信什么�！癆 2001 Gallup Poll found that 45 percent of Americans agree with the statement “God created the human being pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so”

2. 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。以下不是人們?yōu)槭裁床唤邮苓M(jìn)化的原因的是�！癟he fear that evolution degrades our humanity”是進(jìn)化會(huì)降低人類等級(jí)的擔(dān)心，而不是變成純粹的動(dòng)物的擔(dān)心。

3.3】B 考查推理判斷。關(guān)于進(jìn)化論我們能從文中了解到什么？“Believers should embrace science, especially evolutionary theory, for what it has done to uncover the magnificence of the divinity(神學(xué)) in a depth never dreamed by our ancient ancestors. ”人們應(yīng)該信仰科學(xué)，特別是進(jìn)化論，因?yàn)檫M(jìn)化論中更深層地發(fā)現(xiàn)了神學(xué)的重要性，這是我們的先人想都沒想到過的。

4.4】D 考查推理判斷。Believers should embrace science, especially evolutionary theory, .......Instead, science should be welcomed by all who cherish human understanding and wisdom. 人們應(yīng)該信仰科學(xué)，尤其是進(jìn)化論......反而，科學(xué)應(yīng)該被所有珍惜人類理解與人類智慧的所接受。

5. 考查推理判斷。Believers should embrace science, especially evolutionary theory, .......Instead, science should be welcomed by all who cherish human understanding and wisdom. 由最后一段可知，本文告訴我們要重視科學(xué)，包括進(jìn)化論。

考點(diǎn)：考查科普類短文閱讀。