2017考研英語閱讀理解試題及解析(6)

    　Specialization canbe seen as a response to the problem of an increasing accumulation ofscientific knowledge. By splitting up the subject matter into smaller units,one man could continue to handle the information and use it as the basis forfurther research. But specialization was only one of a series of relateddevelopments in science affecting the process of communication. Another was thegrowing professionalisation of scientific activity。
    No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between professionals andamateurs in science: exceptions can be found to any rule. Neverthelss, the word“amateur” does carry a connotation that the person concerned is not fully integratedinto the scientific community and, in particular, may not fully share itsvalues. The growth of specialization in the nineteenth century, with itsconsequent requirement of a longer, more complex training, implied greaterproblems for amateur participation in science. The trend was naturally mostobvious in those areas of science based especially on a mathematical orlaboratory training, and can be illustrated in terms of the development ofgeology in the United Kingdom。
    A comparison of British geological publications over the lastcentury and a half reveals not simply an increasing emphasis on the primacy ofresearch, but also a changing definition of what constitutes an acceptableresearch paper. Thus, in the nineteenth century, local geological studiesrepresented worthwhile research in their own right; but, in the twentiethcentury, local studies have increasingly become acceptable to professionalsonly if they incorporate, and reflect on, the wider geological picture.Amateurs, on the other hand, have continued to pursue local studies in the oldway. The overall result has been to make entrance to professional geologicaljournals harder for amateurs, a result that has been reinforced by thewidespread introduction of refereeing, first by national journals in thenineteenth century and then by several local geological journals in thetwentieth century. As a logical consequence of this development, separatejournals have now appeared aimed mainly towards either professional or amateurreadership. A rather similar process of differentiation has led to professionalgeologists coming together nationally within one or two specific societies,where the amateurs have tended either to remain in local societies or to cometogether nationally in a different way。
    Although the process of professionalisation and specialization wasalready well under way in British geology during the nineteenth century, itsfull consequences were thus delayed until the twentieth century. In sciencegenerally, however, the nineteenth century must be reckoned as the crucialperiod for this change in the structure of science。
    21. The growth of specialization in the 19th century might be moreclearly seen in sciences such as _________。
    [A]sociology and chemistry
    [B]physics and psychology
    [C]sociology and psychology
    [D]physics and chemistry
    22. We can infer from the passage that _________。
    [A]there is little distinction between specialization andprofessionalisation
    [B]amateurs can compete with professionals in some areas of science
    [C]professionals tend to welcome amateurs into the scientificcommunity
    [D]amateurs have national academic societies but no local ones
    23. The author writes of the development of geology to demonstrate_________。
    [A]the process of specialization and professionalisation
    [B]the hardship of amateurs in scientific study
    [C]the change of policies in scientific publications
    [D]the discrimination of professionals against amateurs
    24. The direct reason for specialization is _________。
    [A]the development in communication
    [B]the growth of professionalisation
    [C]the expansion of scientific knowledge
    [D]the splitting up of academic societies 　解析
    21. The growth of specialization in the 19th century might be moreclearly seen in sciences such as_________.
    19世紀專業(yè)化的發(fā)展在_______等科學(xué)領(lǐng)域容易看的更加清楚。
    [A]sociology and chemistry 社會學(xué)和化學(xué)
    [B]physics and psychology 物理學(xué)和心理學(xué)
    [C]sociology and psychology 社會學(xué)和心理學(xué)
    [D]physics and chemistry 物理學(xué)和化學(xué)
    【答案】 D
    【考點】 事實細節(jié)題。
    【分析】 根據(jù)題干定位到第二段第三、四句，文中提到“專業(yè)化要求更長時間、更復(fù)雜的培訓(xùn)，給參與科學(xué)活動的業(yè)余人士帶來了更大的問題。在特別是以數(shù)學(xué)和實驗為基礎(chǔ)的那些科學(xué)領(lǐng)域里，這一傾向自然表現(xiàn)得為明顯，英國地質(zhì)學(xué)領(lǐng)域的發(fā)展充分地說明了這一點”。在這四個選擇項中，[A]、[B]、[C]都提到了“文科學(xué)科”，只有[D]選項中的“物理學(xué)和化學(xué)”均是“以數(shù)學(xué)和實驗作為基礎(chǔ)的科學(xué)”，因此可以推斷[D]選項符合原文，是正確答案。
    22. We can infer from the passage that _____. 從本文可以推斷出______。
    [A] there is little distinction between specialization andprofessionalization
    在專業(yè)化和職業(yè)化之間幾乎沒有區(qū)別
    [B] amateurs can compete with professionals in some areas ofscience
    業(yè)余人士在某些領(lǐng)域和專業(yè)人士可以競爭
    [C] professionals tend to welcome amateurs into the scientificcommunity
    專業(yè)人士看上去是歡迎業(yè)余人士加入科學(xué)團體的
    [D] amateurs have national academic societies but no local ones
    業(yè)余人士看起來只有全國性的學(xué)術(shù)協(xié)會，但是沒有地方性的學(xué)術(shù)協(xié)會
    【答案】 B
    【考點】 推斷題。
    【分析】 選項[A]中提到“專業(yè)化和職業(yè)化之間幾乎沒有區(qū)別”，而實際上，它們指的是“不同的領(lǐng)域和方向”，“specialization”針對“研究對象”，“professionalization”針對“研究者”，因此可以排除。選項[C]說“專業(yè)人士看上去是歡迎業(yè)余人士加入科學(xué)團體”這種說法也是不對的，因為專業(yè)化的發(fā)展使得業(yè)余人士受到排擠。[D]選項明顯錯誤，因為文中提到“既有全國性的學(xué)術(shù)協(xié)會，又有地方性的學(xué)術(shù)協(xié)會”。第三段指出“局部的研究(local studies)只有在能被納入并反映出更廣泛研究框架的時候，才為專業(yè)人士所接受”。這說明，某些方面的研究是為專業(yè)研究者所認可的，同時說明了業(yè)余研究與職業(yè)研究并存的狀況。既然是并存的，就說明在某個地方是可以競爭的。因此選擇[B]。
    23. The author writes of the development of geology to demonstrate______。
    作者提到地質(zhì)學(xué)發(fā)展是為了說明______。
    [A] the process of specialization and professionalization
    專業(yè)化和職業(yè)化的過程
    [B] the hardship of amateurs in scientific study
    業(yè)余人士在科學(xué)研究方面的艱辛
    [C] the change of policies in scientific publications
    科技出版政策的變化
    [D] the discrimination of professionals against amateurs
    職業(yè)人士對業(yè)余人士的歧視
    【答案】 A
    【考點】 作者目的題。
    【分析】 根據(jù)題干“地質(zhì)學(xué)發(fā)展”定位到第二段末尾和第三段，第三段主要講的是地質(zhì)學(xué)的發(fā)展;以及第四段第一句“雖然職業(yè)化和專業(yè)化過程早在19世紀已在英國的地質(zhì)學(xué)領(lǐng)域展開，但直到20世紀我們才看到其全面影響”，因此可以判斷這里的正確答案是[A]。[B]選項認為是“業(yè)余研究者在科學(xué)研究方面的艱辛”。例子中雖然提到了專業(yè)化給業(yè)余研究者帶來的不利影響. 但是從整體來看，那個不是重點，地質(zhì)學(xué)的例子主要是為了說明“專業(yè)化和職業(yè)化過程的形成及其影響”。
    24. The direct reason for specialization is _______. 造成專業(yè)化的直接原因是_______。
    [A] the development in communication 交流的發(fā)展
    [B] the growth of professionalization 職業(yè)化的發(fā)展
    [C] the expansion of scientific knowledge 科學(xué)知識的擴展
    [D] the splitting up of academic societies 學(xué)術(shù)團體的分化
    【答案】 C
    【考點】 事實細節(jié)題。
    【分析】 本題要求考生找出現(xiàn)象間的因果關(guān)系。全文開篇就指出，“專業(yè)化過程可以被看做是對日益積累的科學(xué)知識的反應(yīng)”。這句話的含義實際上就是“科學(xué)知識的積累促進了專業(yè)化”。因此可以判定[C]是正確選項。[A]選項是不對的，因為根據(jù)其中的“交流”一詞可以定位到第一段，文中提到“專業(yè)化影響了交流過程”，而不是反之。[B]不對，“專業(yè)化是隨著知識的進一步分類而產(chǎn)生的，是和職業(yè)化同時產(chǎn)生的”，不是其成因。[D]為專業(yè)化的結(jié)果。