18 câu Tiếng Anh lớp 10 Unit 8: Making plans - Reading - Explore New Worlds có đáp án

Read the passage and choose the correct answerThe biologist's role in society as well as his moral and ethical responsibility in the discovery and development of new ideas has led to a reasse

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Read the passage and choose the correct answer

The biologist's role in society as well as his moral and ethical responsibility in the discovery and development of new ideas has led to a reassessment of his social and scientific value systems. A scientist can no longer ignore the consequences of his discoveries; he is as concerned with the possible misuses of his findings as he is with the basic research in which he is involved. This emerging social and political role of the biologist and all other scientists requires a weighing of values that cannot be done with the accuracy or the objectivity of a laboratory balance. As a member of society, it is necessary for a biologist now to redefine his social obligations and his functions, particularly in the realm of making judgments about such ethical problems as man's control of his environment or his manipulation of genes to direct further evolutionary development. As a result of recent discoveries concerning hereditary mechanisms, genetic engineering, by which human traits are made to order, may soon be a reality. As desirable as it may seem to be, such an accomplishment would entail many value judgments. Who would decide, for example, which traits should be selected for change? In cases of genetic deficiencies and disease, the desirability of the change is obvious, but the possibilities for social misuse are so numerous that may far outweigh the benefits.

Probably the greatest biological problem of the future, as it is of the present, will be to find ways to curb environmental pollution without interfering with man's constant effort to improve the quality of his life.

According to the passage, a modem scientist should be more concerned about____.

his basic research

the development of new ideas

his manipulation of genes

the consequences of his discoveries

Giải thích

Đáp án đúng: D

Thông tin: A scientist can no longer ignore the consequences of his discoveries; he is as concerned with the possible misuses of his findings as he is with the basic research in which he is involved.

Dịch: Một nhà khoa học không còn có thể phớt lờ hậu quả của những khám phá của mình; ông quan tâm đến việc có thể sử dụng sai các phát hiện của mình cũng như đối với nghiên cứu cơ bản mà ông tham gia.