Exercise 6
1.
Within the next decade, sophisticated telescopes now orbiting the Earth will determine whether the continents really are moving, ______the incipient ______among geologists about the validity of the theory of continental drift.
2.
A major goal of law, to deter potential criminals by ______ wrongdoers, is not served when the penalty is so seldom invoked that it ceases to be a ______threat.
3.
The successful ______ of an archaeological site requires scientific knowledge as well as cultural______.
4. New research on technology and public policy focuses on how seemingly ______design features, generally overlooked in most analyses of public works projects or industrial machinery, actually ___social choices of profound significance.
5. Although the minuet appeared simple, its ______ steps had to be studied very carefully before they could be gracefully ______ in public.
6.
Documenting science’s ______ philosophy would be______, since it is almost axiomatic that many philosophers use scientific concepts as the foundations for their speculations.
答案：
1.
Within the next decade, sophisticated telescopes now orbiting the Earth will determine whether the continents really are moving, ______the incipient ______among geologists about the validity of the theory of continental drift.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A evolution | D awareness |
| B reconstruction | E sensitivity |
| C synthesis | F aesthetics |
2.
A major goal of law, to deter potential criminals by ______ wrongdoers, is not served when the penalty is so seldom invoked that it ceases to be a ______threat.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A forestalling | D consensus |
| B escalating | E rift |
| C engendering | F rumors |
3.
The successful ______ of an archaeological site requires scientific knowledge as well as cultural______.
| lank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A punishing | D deceptive |
| soliciting | E credible |
| C imitating | F ambiguous |
4. New research on technology and public policy focuses on how seemingly ______design features, generally overlooked in most analyses of public works projects or industrial machinery, actually ___social choices of profound significance.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A influence on | D elementary |
| B reliance on | E superfluous |
| C differences from | F difficult |
5. Although the minuet appeared simple, its ______ steps had to be studied very carefully before they could be gracefully ______ in public.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A intricate | D discussed |
| B rudimentary | E revealed |
| C entertaining | F executed |
6.
Documenting science’s ______ philosophy would be______, since it is almost axiomatic that many philosophers use scientific concepts as the foundations for their speculations.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A insignificant | D mask |
| B ingenious | E represent |
| C innovative | F hasten |
答案：
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