American’sgeniuswithhightechnologymayhaveputmenonthemoonbutthereisgrowingdoubtaboutitsabilitytosolvehumanproblemsclosertohome.
Infactaslightbutsignificantchangefrompurelytechnologicalsolutionsisalreadyunderwayasscientistsinsistthatanswerstotheworld’sproblemswillnotcomefromanattractiveexhibitionofelectronicsandmachines.Insteadastheyseeitsolutionsmustdevelopfromabetterunderstandingofthehumansthatdrivethesystemandfromafullerappreciationofthelimitsandpotential(潜能)oftheearth’sresources.
Whatthismeansisanincreasedemphasisonthelifeandearthsciencesonsociologypsychologyeconomicsandevenphilosophy.
Moreandmoreofthebestmindsinscienceparticularlyyoungresearchersarebeingdrawnintothesedevelopingfields.
Allthisisnottosaythattechnologicalcreativitywillnotplayacriticalroleinsolvingenergyandfoodshortagesorthatanswerstoenvironmentaldifficultieswillnotcomefromfurtheradvancesinthesametechnologiesthatmayhavehelpedcausetheproblems.
Wheretherealchallengeliesintheviewofthenewgenerationofscientistsisinfindingwaystoproducegoodsandmeettheworld’sneedsusinglessoftherawmaterialsthatarebecomingshort.
1.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorprobablyagreewith?
A.Theenvironmentcrisiswillnotbesolvedunlesswestopusingvirgin（原始）materials.
B.Inscientificresearchahigherpriority（优先）shouldbegiventounderstandingalllivingsystems.
C.Explorationofouterspacewillfinallyleadtoanimprovementonhumanlivingconditions.
D.U.S.high-technologycompaniesarewelcomingthisnewchangeinscientificresearch.
2.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainidea?
A.agrowingnumberofAmericansaredoubtfulaboutwhathightechnologycandoinsolvingtheworld’sproblems.
B.Manyscientistsarebeginningtobelievethatthebetterunderstandingofhumanbeingswillplayamoredecisiveroleinsolvingtheworld’sproblems.
C.Moreandmoreyoungscientistsaretryingtheirbesttofindnewwaystosolvetheworld’sproblems.
D.Technologicalcreativitywillstillplayaveryi
