The history of modem pollution problems
shows that most have resulted from negligence and ignorance. We have an
appalling tendency to interfere with nature before all of the possible
consequences of our actions have been studied in depth. We produce and
distribute radioactive substances, synthetic chemicals and many other potent
compounds before fully comprehending their effects on living organisms. Our
education is dangerously incomplete. It will be argued that the purpose of science is to move into unknown territory, to explore, and to discover. It can be said that similar risks have been taken before, and that these risks are necessary to technological progress. These arguments overlook an important element. In the past, risks taken in the name of scientific progress were restricted to a small place and brief period of time. A. Unconcerned. B. Humorous. C. Serious. D. Exaggerated. [单项选择]The history of modem pollution problems shows that most have resulted from negligence and ignorance. We have an appalling tendency to interfere with nature before all of the possible consequences of our actions have been studied in depth. We produce and distrobite radioactive substances, synthetic chemicals and many other potent compounds before fully comprehending their effects on living organisms. Our education is dangerously incomplete.
It will be argued that the purpose of science is to move into unknown territory, to explore, and to discover. It can be said that similar risks have been taken before, and that these risks are necessary to technological progress. These arguments overlook an important element. In the past, risks taken in the name of scientific progress were restricted to a small place and brief period of time. The effects of the processes we now strive to master are neither localized nor brief. Air pollution covers vast urban areas. Ocean pollutants have bee A. the indifference to the condition of the environment. B. the lack of the ability to control the progress of science. C. the inability of science to deal with certain human endeavors. D. the ignorance of the disposal of pollutants. 我来回答: 提交
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