Scientific evidence from different disciplines demonstrates that in most humans the left h
A.groups of followers
B.years
C.countries
D.fields of study
A.groups of followers
B.years
C.countries
D.fields of study
第1题
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第2题
A.scarcely
B.supposedly
C.appropriately
D.definitely
第3题
The scientific evidence that has recently come to light is that
A.nomads engraved the bones and tusks of the animals they killed
B.nomads lived by hunting and fishing
C.nomads traveled widely in various parts of the World
D.the markings made by various nomadic groups all have a definite pattern
第4题
According to Dr. Catriona Morrison, the public speculation______.
A.lacks scientific evidence
B.helps clarify their study
C.turns out to be correct
D.is worth further study
第5题
A.A comparison of jogging and other exercises.
B.A discussion of jogging as a physical fitness program.
C.A description of the type of clothing needed for jogging.
D.Providing scientific evidence of the benefits of jogging.
第6题
第7题
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第8题
At this point we raise the troublesome methodological question, "What is a fact?" While the word looks deceptively simple, it is not easy to distinguish a fact from a widely shared illusion. Suppose we define a fact as a descriptive Statement upon which all qualified observers are in agreement. By this definition, medieval ghosts were a fact, since all medieval observers agreed that ghosts were real. There is, therefore, no way to be sure that a fact is an accurate description and not a mistaken impression. Research would be easier if facts were dependable, unshakable certainties. Since they are not, the best we can do is to recognize that a fact is a descriptive statement of reality which scientists, after careful examination and cross-checking, agree in believing to be accurate.
Since science is based on verifiable evidence, science can deal only with questions about which verifiable evidence can be found. Questions like "Is there a God?" "What is the purpose and destiny of man?" or "What makes a thing beautiful?" are not scientific questions because they can not be treated factually. Such questions may be terribly important, but the scientific method has not tools for handling them. Scientists can study human beliefs about God, or man's destiny, or beauty, or anything else, and they may study the personal and social consequences of such beliefs; but these are studies of human behavior, with no attempt to settle the truth or error of the beliefs themselves.
Science then does not have answers for everything, and many important questions are not scientific questions. The scientific method is our most reliable source of factual knowledge about human behavior. and the natural universe, but science with its dependence upon verifiable factual evidence cannot answer questions about value, or esthetics, or purpose and ultimate meaning, or supernatural phenomena. Answers to such questions must be sought in philosophy, metaphysics, or religion.
Each scientific conclusion represents the most reasonable interpretation of all the available evidence—but new evidence may appear tomorrow. Therefore science has no absolute truths. An absolute truth is one which will hold true for all times, places, or circumstances. All scientific truth is tentative, subject to revision in the light of new evidence. Some scientific conclusions (e.g., that the earth is a spheroid; or that innate drives are culturally conditioned) are based upon such a large and consistent body of evidence that scientists doubt that they will ever be overturned by new evidence. Yet the scientific method requires that all conclusions be open to reexamination whenever new evidence is found to challenge them.
The central idea of the passage is
A.scientific knowledge is based on verifiable evidence.
B.science does not have answers for verifiable evidence.
C.science has no absolute truths.
D.the scientific method requires that all conclusions be open to reexamination whenever new evidence is found to challenge them.
第9题
It can be learnt from the passage that the health benefits of exercise ________.
A) are yet to be proved
B) are to be further studied
C) are self-evident
D) are supported by scientific evidence
第10题
It can be learnt from the passage that the health benefits of exercise ______.
A.are yet to be proved
B.are to be further studied
C.are supported by scientific evidence
D.are self-evident