Day 7

英文重现

Ever since the scientific method became a way of learning about nature,including ourselves,some people have hailed science as the only way to comprehend natural phenomena,while others have questioned whether it is an appropriate road to knowledge.

——SAT 2009年1月题，Section 3

解析

1.“since”在这里作连词引导时间状语从句，表示“自……以来”，当从句中的谓语动词是终止性的动作时，从句表示的时间应该从该动词开始的那一刻起，比如本句中的“became”；若从句中的谓语动词为延续性的动作或表示状态的动词，则从句表示的时间是从持续动作或状态结束时算起，例如“It is already five years since he was not a lawyer”，意思是“他不当律师已经5年了”，这个时间节点是在“不当律师”时。

2.“some people have hailed…as…,while others have questioned…”（有些人称赞……，另一些人质疑……）也是一个很好地表达两种不同观点的句型，大家可以学习。“while”在这里作连词表示对比转折。

词意辨析

参考翻译

自从科学方法成为一种认识自然（包括人类自己）的方式后，一些人便称赞科学为理解自然现象的唯一途径，但是其他一些人质疑这是否是获取知识的恰当途径。

实战演练

The scientific method is the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the identification of a problem,the collection of relevant data through observation and experimentation,and the formulation and testing of hypotheses that aim to solve the problem.Ever since the scientific method became a way of learning about nature,including ourselves,some people have hailed science as the only way to comprehend natural phenomena,while others have questioned whether it is an appropriate road to knowledge.As science and technology have grown,the questioning has deepened and expanded.

In lines“some people…knowledge”,the author does which of the following?

(A)Rationalizes a behavior.

(B)Advocates a course of action.

(C)Issues a challenge.

(D)Presents opposing viewpoints.

(E)Voices doubt about an approach.

答案：D

答案解析

题目问的是在“some people…knowledge”中，作者在做什么？原文结构“some people …,while others…”（一些人……；另一些人……）明显是将两类人的观点进行对比，所以正确答案是D“提出相反的观点”。选项A“说明一种行为是合理的”；选项B“支持一种行为”；选项C“提出一个挑战”和选项E“质疑一种方法”都不对。需注意的是，原文中“others”虽然在质疑前一些人的看法，但是不能选择C和E，因为题目问的句子包括了“some people”和“others”，而不是单独问“while others …knowledge”这部分在做什么。