2022年职称英语等级考试试题答案及题解理工类(A级)6The Science of the FutureUntil recently，the“science of the future”was supposed to be electronics and artificialintelligenceToday it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs intechnology will be brought through a combination Of those two sciences with organic chemistryand genetic engineeringThis combination is the science of biotechnology Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic(合成的)materialsHowever, it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve heat and alsotO absorb moistureNothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near thecombination of strength1ightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects Neverthelessscientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in“growing”a material that has many of the characteristics of human skinThe next step may well be“biotech hearts andeyes”which can replace diseased organs in human beingsThese will not be rejected by the body,as is the case with organs from humans The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promisingIn 1996 the famous sciencefiction writer，Arthur CClarke，many of whose previous predictions havecome true。said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources ofenergySome of these power sources will be biologicalClarke and others have warned usrepeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable powersourcesCoal，oil and gas are indeed convenientHowever，using them also means creatingdangerously high levels of pollutionIt will be impossible to meet the growing demand forenergy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic(灾难性的)levels unless we developpower sources that are both cheaper and cleaner It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other “science of the future” can solve our problemsBefore we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear powerOnly a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless，cheap and safe energyToday those promises1ie buried in a concrete grave in a place called Chernobyl，in the UkraineBiotechnology is unlikelyhowever, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way 41 According to the passage，the science of the future is likely to be A electronics B biotechnology C genetic engineering D nuclear technology 42 Organic chemistry helps to produce materials that are A as good as w001. B as good as an insects body C not as good as natural materials D better than natural materials 43 According to thepassage，it may soon be possible A to make something as good as human skin B to produce drugs without side effects C to transplant human organs D to make artificial hearts and eyes 44 In 1996. Arthur CClarke predicted that A biological power sources would be put into use soon B oil，gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the future C dependence on nonrenewable power sources would be reduced soon D the Chernobyl disaster would happen in two years 45 What do we learn from the last paragraph? A Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems B Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power C Biological power may not be as dangerous as nuclear power D Biological power will keep all its promises