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Asoneworkswithcolorinapracticalorexperimentalwayoneisimpressedbytwoapparentlyunrelatedfacts.Colorasseenisamobilechangeablething1toalargeextentontherelationshipofthecolor2othercolors3simultaneously.Itisnot4initsrelationtothedirectstimuluswhich5it.Ontheotherhandthepropertiesofsurfacesthatgive6tocolordonotseemtochangegreatlyunderawidevarietyofilluminationcolorusuallybutnotalwayslookingmuchthesameinartificiallightasindaylight.Bothoftheseeffectsseemtobe7inlargeparttothemechanismofcolor8. Whentheeyeis9toacoloredareathereisanimmediatereadjustmentofthe10oftheeyetocolorinandaroundthearea11.Thisreadjustmentdoesnotpromptlyaffectthecolorseenbutusuallydoesaffectthenextareatowhichthe12isshifted.Thelongerthetimeofviewingthehigherthe13andthelargertheareathegreatertheeffectwillbe14itspersistenceinthe15viewingsituation.AsindicatedbytheworkofWrightandSchoutenitappearsthatat16forafirstapproximationfulladaptationtakesplaceover17timeiftheadaptingsourceismoderatelybrightandtheeyehasbeenin18darknessjustpreviously.Also19ofthepersistenceoftheeffectiftheeyeisshiftedaroundfromoneobjecttoanotherallofwhichareatsimilarbrightnessorhavesimilarcolorstheadaptationwilltendtobecome20overthewholeeye. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCandDonANSWERSHEET1.14
Euthanasiaisclearlyadeliberateandintentionalaspectofakilling.Takingahumanlifeevenwithsubtleritesandconsentofthepartyinvolvedisbarbaric.Noonecanjustlykillanotherhumanbeing.Justasitiswrongforaserialkillertomurderitiswrongforaphysiciantodosoaswellnomatterwhatthemotivefordoingsomaybe.ManythinkersincludingalmostallorthodoxCatholicsbelievethateuthanasiaisimmoral.Theyopposekillingpatientsinanycircumstanceswhatever.Howevertheythinkitisallrightinsomespecialcircumstancestoallowpatientstodiebywithholdingtreatment.TheAmericanMedicalAssociation’spolicystatementonmercykillingsupportsthistraditionalview.InmypaperActiveandPassiveEuthanasiaIargueagainstthetraditionalviewthatthereisinfactnonormaldifferencebetweenkillingandlettingdie--ifoneispermissiblethensoistheother.ProfessorSullivandoesnotdisputemyargument;insteadhedismissesitasirrelevant.Thetraditionaldoctrinehesaysdoesnotappealtoordependonthedistinctionbetweenkillingandlettingdie.Thereforeargumentsagainstthatdistinctionleavethetraditionalpositionuntouched.IsmyargumentreallyirrelevantIdon’tseehowitcanbe.AsSullivanhimselfpointsoutnearlyeveryoneholdsthatitissometimesmeaninglesstoprolongtheprocessofdyingandthatinthosecasesitismorallypermissibletoletapatientdieeventhoughafewmorehoursordayscouldbesavedbyproceduresthatwouldalsoincreasetheagoniesofthedying.Butifitisimpossibletodefendageneraldistinctionbetweenlettingpeopledieandactingtoterminatetheirlivesdirectlythenitwouldseemthatactiveeuthanasiaalsomaybemorallypermissible.ButtraditionalistslikeprofessorSullivanholdthatactiveeuthanasia--thedirectkillingofpatients--isnotmorallypermissible;soifmyargumentissoundtheirviewmustbemistaken.Icannotagreethenthatmyargumentleavethetraditionalpositionuntouched.HoweverIshallnotpressthispoint.InsteadIshallpresentsomefurtherargumentsagainstthetraditionalpositionconcentratingonthoseelementsofthepositionwhichprofessorSullivanhimselfthinksmostimportant.Accordingtohimwhatisimportantisfirstthatweshouldneverintentionallyterminatethelifeofapatienteitherbyactionoromissionandsecondthatwemayceaseoromittreatmentofapatientknowingthatthiswillresultindeathonlyifthemeansoftreatmentinvolvedareextraordinary.WhichofthefollowingbestdefinesthewordomissionParagraph6
SiliconValleyisamagnettowhichnumeroustalentedengineersscientistsandentrepreneursfromoverseasflockinsearchoffamefastmoneyandtoparticipateinatechnologicalrevolutionwhoseimpactonmankindwillsurelysurpasstheepoch-makingEuropeanRenaissanceandIndustrialRevolutionofthebygoneage. 46WiththerapidspreadoftheInternetsincetheearly1990sandtherelentlesstechnologicalinnovationsgeneratedthroughittheinformationeraistrulyuponusprofoundlyinfluencingandchangingnotonlyourlifestylebutalsothewayweworkdobusinessthinkandcommunicatewithothers. 47Theunprecedentedsuccessofthe-ValleyisatestimonytotheconcertedinternationalendeavorsandcontributionsbypeoplefromdiverseculturalandracialbackgroundsmadepossiblebythefavorablepoliticaleconomicandintellectualclimateprevailingaswellasthefarsightedpoliciesoftheUSgovernment. Manycountrieshaveorareintheprocessofcreatingtheirown"SiliconValley".SofarnonehasasyetthreatenedthepreeminenceoftheUSprototype.WhatmakesSiliconValleysuchauniqueentityThereareseveralcrucialfactors. 48Firstandforemostithasthelargestconcentrationofbrilliantcomputerprofessionalsandthebestsupportingservicesintheworldandeasyaccesstoworld-classresearchinstitutionslikeStanfordUniversitywhichcontinuallynurtureswould-bethattheindustryneedsinordertomoveforward.WithouttheseadvantagestheValleywouldbeadifferentplace. Secondlyitactivelyencouragesorevenexaltsrisktaking.Hencefailureholdsnoterrorandthereisnoshameattachedtoafailedeffort.Onthecontrarytheywilltryevenhardernexttimeround.Suchnever-say-dieapproachisthesinequanonfortheultimatetriumphinentrepreneurshipandtechnologicalbreakthrough. 49Athirddecisivefactoristhevitalroleofventurecapitalistswhowillinglysupportpromisingstart-upswithurgentlyneededinitialcapitaltogetthemstarted.Somewouldevengivefailedentrepreneursasecondchanceifconvincedthatafreshconceptmightleadtoultimatesuccess. 50Ofequalimportancebrightyoungpeopleandmiddlelevelprofessionalsarekeentoworkforanewventureatsubstantiallyreducedremunerationasitoffersmorescopeforentrepreneurshipandjobsatisfactionthantheestablishedcompanies.Thereisalsoaprideofachievementiftheireffortscontributetoitsfruition. Intellectualchallengesasideitisacommonpracticeforstart-upstooffergenerousshareoptionstoemployeesinordertoattracttherighttalentintotheirfolds.Thisisapowerfulincentivetomotivatethestafftodotheirutmostandtoshareinthecompany’sprosperityifitreachesitsgoal.Manyregardthisasthefoundationofasuccessfulenterprise. 48
Asoneworkswithcolorinapracticalorexperimentalwayoneisimpressedbytwoapparentlyunrelatedfacts.Colorasseenisamobilechangeablething1toalargeextentontherelationshipofthecolor2othercolors3simultaneously.Itisnot4initsrelationtothedirectstimuluswhich5it.Ontheotherhandthepropertiesofsurfacesthatgive6tocolordonotseemtochangegreatlyunderawidevarietyofilluminationcolorusuallybutnotalwayslookingmuchthesameinartificiallightasindaylight.Bothoftheseeffectsseemtobe7inlargeparttothemechanismofcolor8. Whentheeyeis9toacoloredareathereisanimmediatereadjustmentofthe10oftheeyetocolorinandaroundthearea11.Thisreadjustmentdoesnotpromptlyaffectthecolorseenbutusuallydoesaffectthenextareatowhichthe12isshifted.Thelongerthetimeofviewingthehigherthe13andthelargertheareathegreatertheeffectwillbe14itspersistenceinthe15viewingsituation.AsindicatedbytheworkofWrightandSchoutenitappearsthatat16forafirstapproximationfulladaptationtakesplaceover17timeiftheadaptingsourceismoderatelybrightandtheeyehasbeenin18darknessjustpreviously.Also19ofthepersistenceoftheeffectiftheeyeisshiftedaroundfromoneobjecttoanotherallofwhichareatsimilarbrightnessorhavesimilarcolorstheadaptationwilltendtobecome20overthewholeeye. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCandDonANSWERSHEET1.12
[A]IsthatwhattheAmericanviewingpublicisgettingPerhaps10%ofprime-timenetworkprogrammingisahappycombinationofentertainmentandenrichment.Thereusedtobetelevisionmoviesrichinhumanvaluesbuttheyhavenowbecomeanendangeredspecies.IfindtelevisiontoomuchconcernedwithwhatpeoplehaveandtoolittleconcernedwithwhotheyareveryconcernedwithtakingcareofNo.1andnotatallconcernedwithsharingthemselveswithotherpeople.Alltoooftenittellsusthehalftruthwewanttohearratherthanthewholetruthweneedtohear. [B]WhyistelevisionnotmorefullyrealizingitshumanizingpotentialIsthecreativecommunityatfaultPartially.Butnotprimarily.Ihavelivedandworkedinthatcommunityfor32yearsasbothpriestandproducer.Asagroupthesepeoplehavevalues.InfactinHollywoodinrecentmonthsaudienceenrichmenthasbecometheinthing.AcoalitionofmediacompanieshasendowedtheHumanitasPrizesothatitcanrecognizeandcelebratethosewhoaccomplishit. [C]Everygoodstorywillnotonlycaptivateitsviewersbutalsogivethemsomeinsightintowhatitmeanstobeahumanbeing.BysodoingitcanhelpthemgrowintothedeeplycenteredsovereignfreejoyouslylovinghumanbeingGodmadethemtobe.Meaningfreedomandlove--thesupremehumanvalues.AndthisisthekindofhumanenrichmenttheAmericanviewingpublichasarighttoexpectfromthosewhomakeitsentertainment. [D]TheproblemwithAmericanTVisnotthelackofstorytellersofconsciencebutthecommercialsystemwithinwhichtheyhavetooperate.TelevisionintheU.S.isabusiness.Inthepastthebusinesssidehasbeenbalancedbyacommitmenttopublicservice.ButinrecentyearsthefragmentationofthemassaudiencehugeinterestpaymentsandskyrocketingproductioncostshavecombinedwiththeFCC’sabdicationofitsresponsibilitytoprotectthecommongoodtoproduceanalmosttotalpreoccupationwiththebottomline.Thenetworksarestrugglingtosurvive.Andthatthestatisticsseemtoindicateismindlessheartlessescapistfare.IfwearedissatisfiedwiththemoralcontentofwhatweareinvitedtowatchIthinkweshouldbeginbyexaminingourownconsciences.Whenwetuneinarewereadytoplungeintoreality;soastoextractitsmeaningorarewehopingtoescapeintoasedatedworldofillusionAndifchurchleaderswanttoelevatethequalityofthecountry’sentertainmenttheyshouldforgetaboutboycottsproductioncodesandcensor-ship.Theyshouldworkateducatingtheirpeopleinmedialiteracyandatmobilizingthemtosupportqualityshowsinhugenumbers. [E]Itisnotaquestionofentertainmentorenrichment.Thesearecomplementaryconcernsandpresupposeeachother.Thestorythatentertainswithoutenrichingissuperficialandescapist.Thestorythatenricheswithoutentertainingissimplydull.Thestorythatdoesbothisadelight. [F]ThatistheonlysurewaytoimprovethemoralcontentofAmerica’sentertainment. [G]DespitequestionsofthemotivationbehindthemtheattacksbythePresidentandtheVicePresidentonthemoralcontentoftelevisionentertainmenthavefoundanechointhechambersoftheAmericansoul.Manywhorejectthemessengersstillacceptthemessage.TheydonotlikethemoraltoneofAmericanTV.Inoursocietyonlythehumanfamilysurpassestelevisioninitscapacitytocommunicatevaluesproviderolemodelsformconsciencesandmotivatehumanbehavior.Feweducatorchurchleadersorpoliticianspossessthemoralinfluenceofthosewhocreatethenation’sentertainment. Order: 44
Euthanasiaisclearlyadeliberateandintentionalaspectofakilling.Takingahumanlifeevenwithsubtleritesandconsentofthepartyinvolvedisbarbaric.Noonecanjustlykillanotherhumanbeing.Justasitiswrongforaserialkillertomurderitiswrongforaphysiciantodosoaswellnomatterwhatthemotivefordoingsomaybe.ManythinkersincludingalmostallorthodoxCatholicsbelievethateuthanasiaisimmoral.Theyopposekillingpatientsinanycircumstanceswhatever.Howevertheythinkitisallrightinsomespecialcircumstancestoallowpatientstodiebywithholdingtreatment.TheAmericanMedicalAssociation’spolicystatementonmercykillingsupportsthistraditionalview.InmypaperActiveandPassiveEuthanasiaIargueagainstthetraditionalviewthatthereisinfactnonormaldifferencebetweenkillingandlettingdie--ifoneispermissiblethensoistheother.ProfessorSullivandoesnotdisputemyargument;insteadhedismissesitasirrelevant.Thetraditionaldoctrinehesaysdoesnotappealtoordependonthedistinctionbetweenkillingandlettingdie.Thereforeargumentsagainstthatdistinctionleavethetraditionalpositionuntouched.IsmyargumentreallyirrelevantIdon’tseehowitcanbe.AsSullivanhimselfpointsoutnearlyeveryoneholdsthatitissometimesmeaninglesstoprolongtheprocessofdyingandthatinthosecasesitismorallypermissibletoletapatientdieeventhoughafewmorehoursordayscouldbesavedbyproceduresthatwouldalsoincreasetheagoniesofthedying.Butifitisimpossibletodefendageneraldistinctionbetweenlettingpeopledieandactingtoterminatetheirlivesdirectlythenitwouldseemthatactiveeuthanasiaalsomaybemorallypermissible.ButtraditionalistslikeprofessorSullivanholdthatactiveeuthanasia--thedirectkillingofpatients--isnotmorallypermissible;soifmyargumentissoundtheirviewmustbemistaken.Icannotagreethenthatmyargumentleavethetraditionalpositionuntouched.HoweverIshallnotpressthispoint.InsteadIshallpresentsomefurtherargumentsagainstthetraditionalpositionconcentratingonthoseelementsofthepositionwhichprofessorSullivanhimselfthinksmostimportant.Accordingtohimwhatisimportantisfirstthatweshouldneverintentionallyterminatethelifeofapatienteitherbyactionoromissionandsecondthatwemayceaseoromittreatmentofapatientknowingthatthiswillresultindeathonlyifthemeansoftreatmentinvolvedareextraordinary.Itseemsthatthewriterismostconcernedabout
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Euthanasiaisclearlyadeliberateandintentionalaspectofakilling.Takingahumanlifeevenwithsubtleritesandconsentofthepartyinvolvedisbarbaric.Noonecanjustlykillanotherhumanbeing.Justasitiswrongforaserialkillertomurderitiswrongforaphysiciantodosoaswellnomatterwhatthemotivefordoingsomaybe.ManythinkersincludingalmostallorthodoxCatholicsbelievethateuthanasiaisimmoral.Theyopposekillingpatientsinanycircumstanceswhatever.Howevertheythinkitisallrightinsomespecialcircumstancestoallowpatientstodiebywithholdingtreatment.TheAmericanMedicalAssociation’spolicystatementonmercykillingsupportsthistraditionalview.InmypaperActiveandPassiveEuthanasiaIargueagainstthetraditionalviewthatthereisinfactnonormaldifferencebetweenkillingandlettingdie--ifoneispermissiblethensoistheother.ProfessorSullivandoesnotdisputemyargument;insteadhedismissesitasirrelevant.Thetraditionaldoctrinehesaysdoesnotappealtoordependonthedistinctionbetweenkillingandlettingdie.Thereforeargumentsagainstthatdistinctionleavethetraditionalpositionuntouched.IsmyargumentreallyirrelevantIdon’tseehowitcanbe.AsSullivanhimselfpointsoutnearlyeveryoneholdsthatitissometimesmeaninglesstoprolongtheprocessofdyingandthatinthosecasesitismorallypermissibletoletapatientdieeventhoughafewmorehoursordayscouldbesavedbyproceduresthatwouldalsoincreasetheagoniesofthedying.Butifitisimpossibletodefendageneraldistinctionbetweenlettingpeopledieandactingtoterminatetheirlivesdirectlythenitwouldseemthatactiveeuthanasiaalsomaybemorallypermissible.ButtraditionalistslikeprofessorSullivanholdthatactiveeuthanasia--thedirectkillingofpatients--isnotmorallypermissible;soifmyargumentissoundtheirviewmustbemistaken.Icannotagreethenthatmyargumentleavethetraditionalpositionuntouched.HoweverIshallnotpressthispoint.InsteadIshallpresentsomefurtherargumentsagainstthetraditionalpositionconcentratingonthoseelementsofthepositionwhichprofessorSullivanhimselfthinksmostimportant.Accordingtohimwhatisimportantisfirstthatweshouldneverintentionallyterminatethelifeofapatienteitherbyactionoromissionandsecondthatwemayceaseoromittreatmentofapatientknowingthatthiswillresultindeathonlyifthemeansoftreatmentinvolvedareextraordinary.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageis
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Asoneworkswithcolorinapracticalorexperimentalwayoneisimpressedbytwoapparentlyunrelatedfacts.Colorasseenisamobilechangeablething1toalargeextentontherelationshipofthecolor2othercolors3simultaneously.Itisnot4initsrelationtothedirectstimuluswhich5it.Ontheotherhandthepropertiesofsurfacesthatgive6tocolordonotseemtochangegreatlyunderawidevarietyofilluminationcolorusuallybutnotalwayslookingmuchthesameinartificiallightasindaylight.Bothoftheseeffectsseemtobe7inlargeparttothemechanismofcolor8. Whentheeyeis9toacoloredareathereisanimmediatereadjustmentofthe10oftheeyetocolorinandaroundthearea11.Thisreadjustmentdoesnotpromptlyaffectthecolorseenbutusuallydoesaffectthenextareatowhichthe12isshifted.Thelongerthetimeofviewingthehigherthe13andthelargertheareathegreatertheeffectwillbe14itspersistenceinthe15viewingsituation.AsindicatedbytheworkofWrightandSchoutenitappearsthatat16forafirstapproximationfulladaptationtakesplaceover17timeiftheadaptingsourceismoderatelybrightandtheeyehasbeenin18darknessjustpreviously.Also19ofthepersistenceoftheeffectiftheeyeisshiftedaroundfromoneobjecttoanotherallofwhichareatsimilarbrightnessorhavesimilarcolorstheadaptationwilltendtobecome20overthewholeeye. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCandDonANSWERSHEET1.4
Asoneworkswithcolorinapracticalorexperimentalwayoneisimpressedbytwoapparentlyunrelatedfacts.Colorasseenisamobilechangeablething1toalargeextentontherelationshipofthecolor2othercolors3simultaneously.Itisnot4initsrelationtothedirectstimuluswhich5it.Ontheotherhandthepropertiesofsurfacesthatgive6tocolordonotseemtochangegreatlyunderawidevarietyofilluminationcolorusuallybutnotalwayslookingmuchthesameinartificiallightasindaylight.Bothoftheseeffectsseemtobe7inlargeparttothemechanismofcolor8. Whentheeyeis9toacoloredareathereisanimmediatereadjustmentofthe10oftheeyetocolorinandaroundthearea11.Thisreadjustmentdoesnotpromptlyaffectthecolorseenbutusuallydoesaffectthenextareatowhichthe12isshifted.Thelongerthetimeofviewingthehigherthe13andthelargertheareathegreatertheeffectwillbe14itspersistenceinthe15viewingsituation.AsindicatedbytheworkofWrightandSchoutenitappearsthatat16forafirstapproximationfulladaptationtakesplaceover17timeiftheadaptingsourceismoderatelybrightandtheeyehasbeenin18darknessjustpreviously.Also19ofthepersistenceoftheeffectiftheeyeisshiftedaroundfromoneobjecttoanotherallofwhichareatsimilarbrightnessorhavesimilarcolorstheadaptationwilltendtobecome20overthewholeeye. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCandDonANSWERSHEET1.2
TheU.S.SupremeCourt’sdecisionMondaytoletstandarulinginanonlinedefamationcasewillmakeitmoredifficulttodeterminecorrectlegaljurisdictionsinotherInterneteaseslegalexpertssaid.Byoptingnottotakethecasethehighcourteffectivelyendorsedalowercourt’sdecisionthataColoradocompanythatpostsratingsofhealthplansontheInternetcouldbesuedfordefamationinaWashingtoncourt.ThelowercourtrulingisoneofseveralthatmakesiteasierforplaintiffstosueWebsiteoperatorsintheirownjurisdictionsratherthanwheretheoperatorsmaintainaphysicalpresence.ThecaseinvolvedadefamationsuitfiledbyChehalisWash.-basedNorthwestHealthcareAllianceagainstLakewoodColo.-basedHealthgrades.com.TheAlliancesuedinWashingtonfederalcourtafterHealthgrades.compostedanegativerankingofNorthwestHealthcare’shomehealthservicesontheInternet.Healthgrades.comarguedthatitshouldnotbesubjecttothejurisdictionofacourtinWashingtonbecauseitspublishingoperationisinColorado.ObserverssaidthefactthattheSupremeCourtoptednottohearthecaseonlycloudsthelegalsituationforWebsiteoperators.GeoffStewartapartneratJonesDayinWashingtonD.C.saidthattheSupremeCourteventuallymustactontheissueasInternetsitesthatrateeverythingfromautomobiledealershipstocreditofferscouldscalebacktheirofferingstoavoidlawsuitsoriginatingnumerousjurisdictions.OnlinepublishersalsomighthavetoworryaboutbeingdraggedintolawsuitsinforeigncourtssaidDowLohnes＆AlbertsonattorneyJonHartwhohasrepresentedtheOnlineNewsAssociation.ThemuchmoredifficultproblemsforU.S.mediacompaniesarisewhenclaimsarebroughtinforeigncountriesovercontentpublishedintheUnitedStatesHartsaid.HartcitedarecentcaseinwhichanAustraliancourtruledthatDowJonesmustappearinaVictoriaAustraliacourttodefenditspublicationofanarticleontheU.S.-basedWattStreetJournalWebsite.AccordingtoHartthepotentialchillingeffectofthosesortsofjurisdictionaldecisionsissubstantial.Ihavenotyetseenpublishersholdingbackonwhattheyotherwisepublishbecausethey’reafraidthey’regoingtogetsuedinanothercountrybutthatdoesn’tmeanitWon’thappenifweseearashofU.S.libelcasesagainstU.S.mediacompaniesbeingbroughtinforeigncountrieshesaid.UntilthehighcourtdecidestoweighindirectlyonthisissueWebsiteoperatorsthatofferinformationandservicestouserslocatedoutsideoftheirhomestatesmustdealwithathornylegallandscapesaidJohnMorganapartneratPerkinsCoieLLPandanexpertinInternetlaw.Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlytoshowthat
Asoneworkswithcolorinapracticalorexperimentalwayoneisimpressedbytwoapparentlyunrelatedfacts.Colorasseenisamobilechangeablething1toalargeextentontherelationshipofthecolor2othercolors3simultaneously.Itisnot4initsrelationtothedirectstimuluswhich5it.Ontheotherhandthepropertiesofsurfacesthatgive6tocolordonotseemtochangegreatlyunderawidevarietyofilluminationcolorusuallybutnotalwayslookingmuchthesameinartificiallightasindaylight.Bothoftheseeffectsseemtobe7inlargeparttothemechanismofcolor8. Whentheeyeis9toacoloredareathereisanimmediatereadjustmentofthe10oftheeyetocolorinandaroundthearea11.Thisreadjustmentdoesnotpromptlyaffectthecolorseenbutusuallydoesaffectthenextareatowhichthe12isshifted.Thelongerthetimeofviewingthehigherthe13andthelargertheareathegreatertheeffectwillbe14itspersistenceinthe15viewingsituation.AsindicatedbytheworkofWrightandSchoutenitappearsthatat16forafirstapproximationfulladaptationtakesplaceover17timeiftheadaptingsourceismoderatelybrightandtheeyehasbeenin18darknessjustpreviously.Also19ofthepersistenceoftheeffectiftheeyeisshiftedaroundfromoneobjecttoanotherallofwhichareatsimilarbrightnessorhavesimilarcolorstheadaptationwilltendtobecome20overthewholeeye. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCandDonANSWERSHEET1.6
[A]Extensiveapplicationsofhaptictechnology. [B]Possibilitiesrenderedbyhapticmechanisms. [C]Thefeasibilityofextendingoursensesandexploringabstractuniverses. [D]Anexampleoftheprogressinscienceofhaptics. [E]Bringingthepotentialofoursensesintofullplay. [F]Willhapticsstepintoabrightfuture "OOOF!"Usingyourmouseyouheaveadatafileacrossthescreen--acoupleofgigabytesofdataweighalot.Itsroughsurfacetellsyouthatitisagraphicsfile.Havingtippedthishugepileofdataintoahopperthatsendsittotherightprogramyouexamineascreenimageoftheforesttrailyou’llbehikingonyourVacation.Thenusingaglovedhandyoumasteritsdetailsbyrunningyourfingersoveritsforksandbendsitssharprisesandfalls.LateryousendanE-mailtoyourbelovedbendingtothedeskpadtoattachakiss. 41．______________ ThescienceofhapticsfromtheGreekhaptesthai"totouch"ismakingthesefantasiesreal.Afewprimitivedevicesareextendinghuman-machinecommunicationbeyondvisionandsound.Hapticjoysticksandsteeringwheelsforcomputergamesarealreadygivinghappyplayerssomeofthesensationsofpilotingaspaceshipdrivingaracingcarorfiringweapons.Intimehapticinterfacesmayallowustomanipulatesinglemoleculesfeelcloudsandgalaxiesevenreachintohigherdimensionstograspthesubtlestructuresofmathematics. 42．______________ Mostofoursensesarepassive.Inhearingandvisionforexamplethesoundorlightissimplyreceivedandanalyzed.Buttouchisdifferent:weactivelyexploreandalterrealitywithourhandssothesameactionthatgathersinformationcanalsochangetheworld--tomodelapieceofclayorpressabuttonforexample.Inprovidingdirectcontactbetweenpeopletouchcarriesemotionalimpact.Andinprovidingdirectcontactwiththeworlditisthesuresignofrealityasin"pinchme--amIdreaming" 43．______________ Somesmallstepshaveevenbeentakentowardswhole-bodyhaptics.TouchTechnologyofNovaScotiaCanadahasbuiltahapticchair.Itlookslikeafulllengthloungechairinafamilydenbutitssurfaceisstuddedwith72"tactors"-pneumaticpistonrodscoveredwithroundedbuttonsthatcanextendaboutaninchandcanbedrivenundercomputercontrolinanydesiredsequenceandpattern.Itcouldbeprogrammedtoimitatearealmassageortofunctionintimetomusic.Accordingtothemanufacturerthatprovidesapowerfulblendingofsen-sations--alongtermgoalofvirtualreality. 44．______________ Evenatitspresentcrudelevelhoweverhapticscanmaketangiblewhatoncecouldnotbetouchedorevenpictured.ToinvestigatetheworldoftheverysmallresearchersattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaChapelHillhavedevelopedthenanoManipulator.Thisaddstouchtothetechniqueofscanningprobemicroscopywhichcanimageasingleatombymonitoringeithertheelectricalcurrentflowingbetweenanextremelyfineprobeandasurfaceortheforcebetweenthem.WiththenanoManipulatorresearcherscanseeandmanipulateauniverseamilliontimessmallerthantheirowntostudyvirusesandtinysemiconductingdevices.Iftheforcefeedbackcanbemadesensitiveenoughitmaybepossibletopushmolecularkeysintospecificmolecularlockstocustom-designdrugsorassemblesiliconpartsintointricatenanomachines.Withotherinterfacesthereisnoreasonweshouldn’talsobeabletotouchtheverylarge-cloudsoceancurrentsmantleflowsmountainsgalaxyclusters.Ortheverystrong--withasuitableforcescalingnewceramicsoralloyscouldbesqueezedandtwangedtotesttheirengineeringproperties.Orthephysicallyextremeandinaccessible--suchasultrahotplasmaflowsinfusionmachines. 45．______________ Haptictechnologycouldevenmakeabstractideastangible.Manyscientificconceptsoccupyspacesofmorethanthreedimensions:stringtheoryforexampleassertsthatweliveina10or11-dimensionalUniverse.AsitisimpossibletovisualisesuchaspaceweexploretheseideasthroughmathematicalexpressionsortwodimensionalsketchesonpaperButprobingtheseunfamiliargeometrieswithtouchmaybemoreeffective.Andforblindpeoplehapticsoffersanewwaytograspinformationeveninthreedimensions.AgroupattheUniversityofDelawarehasdevelopedanenvironmentwhereapersoncanfeelamathematicalfunction.UsingaPHAN-TOMtheuser"walks"alongthesurfaceofthefigure.Likeahikerfollowingmountainousterraintheuserfeelswherethefunctionissteepwhereitislevelandwhereitspeaksandvalleyslie.OtherhapticsystemscouldhelpblindpeopletobrowsetheInternetfeelingimagesaswellaswords. Thefutureofhapticsisbrightbuttheonlysensualrelationshipitwillbesustaininganytimesoonisbetweenyouandyourcomputer. 42
TheU.S.SupremeCourt’sdecisionMondaytoletstandarulinginanonlinedefamationcasewillmakeitmoredifficulttodeterminecorrectlegaljurisdictionsinotherInterneteaseslegalexpertssaid.Byoptingnottotakethecasethehighcourteffectivelyendorsedalowercourt’sdecisionthataColoradocompanythatpostsratingsofhealthplansontheInternetcouldbesuedfordefamationinaWashingtoncourt.ThelowercourtrulingisoneofseveralthatmakesiteasierforplaintiffstosueWebsiteoperatorsintheirownjurisdictionsratherthanwheretheoperatorsmaintainaphysicalpresence.ThecaseinvolvedadefamationsuitfiledbyChehalisWash.-basedNorthwestHealthcareAllianceagainstLakewoodColo.-basedHealthgrades.com.TheAlliancesuedinWashingtonfederalcourtafterHealthgrades.compostedanegativerankingofNorthwestHealthcare’shomehealthservicesontheInternet.Healthgrades.comarguedthatitshouldnotbesubjecttothejurisdictionofacourtinWashingtonbecauseitspublishingoperationisinColorado.ObserverssaidthefactthattheSupremeCourtoptednottohearthecaseonlycloudsthelegalsituationforWebsiteoperators.GeoffStewartapartneratJonesDayinWashingtonD.C.saidthattheSupremeCourteventuallymustactontheissueasInternetsitesthatrateeverythingfromautomobiledealershipstocreditofferscouldscalebacktheirofferingstoavoidlawsuitsoriginatingnumerousjurisdictions.OnlinepublishersalsomighthavetoworryaboutbeingdraggedintolawsuitsinforeigncourtssaidDowLohnes＆AlbertsonattorneyJonHartwhohasrepresentedtheOnlineNewsAssociation.ThemuchmoredifficultproblemsforU.S.mediacompaniesarisewhenclaimsarebroughtinforeigncountriesovercontentpublishedintheUnitedStatesHartsaid.HartcitedarecentcaseinwhichanAustraliancourtruledthatDowJonesmustappearinaVictoriaAustraliacourttodefenditspublicationofanarticleontheU.S.-basedWattStreetJournalWebsite.AccordingtoHartthepotentialchillingeffectofthosesortsofjurisdictionaldecisionsissubstantial.Ihavenotyetseenpublishersholdingbackonwhattheyotherwisepublishbecausethey’reafraidthey’regoingtogetsuedinanothercountrybutthatdoesn’tmeanitWon’thappenifweseearashofU.S.libelcasesagainstU.S.mediacompaniesbeingbroughtinforeigncountrieshesaid.UntilthehighcourtdecidestoweighindirectlyonthisissueWebsiteoperatorsthatofferinformationandservicestouserslocatedoutsideoftheirhomestatesmustdealwithathornylegallandscapesaidJohnMorganapartneratPerkinsCoieLLPandanexpertinInternetlaw.WhichofthefollowingbestdefinesthewordlibelParagraph8
[A]Extensiveapplicationsofhaptictechnology. [B]Possibilitiesrenderedbyhapticmechanisms. [C]Thefeasibilityofextendingoursensesandexploringabstractuniverses. [D]Anexampleoftheprogressinscienceofhaptics. [E]Bringingthepotentialofoursensesintofullplay. [F]Willhapticsstepintoabrightfuture "OOOF!"Usingyourmouseyouheaveadatafileacrossthescreen--acoupleofgigabytesofdataweighalot.Itsroughsurfacetellsyouthatitisagraphicsfile.Havingtippedthishugepileofdataintoahopperthatsendsittotherightprogramyouexamineascreenimageoftheforesttrailyou’llbehikingonyourVacation.Thenusingaglovedhandyoumasteritsdetailsbyrunningyourfingersoveritsforksandbendsitssharprisesandfalls.LateryousendanE-mailtoyourbelovedbendingtothedeskpadtoattachakiss. 41．______________ ThescienceofhapticsfromtheGreekhaptesthai"totouch"ismakingthesefantasiesreal.Afewprimitivedevicesareextendinghuman-machinecommunicationbeyondvisionandsound.Hapticjoysticksandsteeringwheelsforcomputergamesarealreadygivinghappyplayerssomeofthesensationsofpilotingaspaceshipdrivingaracingcarorfiringweapons.Intimehapticinterfacesmayallowustomanipulatesinglemoleculesfeelcloudsandgalaxiesevenreachintohigherdimensionstograspthesubtlestructuresofmathematics. 42．______________ Mostofoursensesarepassive.Inhearingandvisionforexamplethesoundorlightissimplyreceivedandanalyzed.Buttouchisdifferent:weactivelyexploreandalterrealitywithourhandssothesameactionthatgathersinformationcanalsochangetheworld--tomodelapieceofclayorpressabuttonforexample.Inprovidingdirectcontactbetweenpeopletouchcarriesemotionalimpact.Andinprovidingdirectcontactwiththeworlditisthesuresignofrealityasin"pinchme--amIdreaming" 43．______________ Somesmallstepshaveevenbeentakentowardswhole-bodyhaptics.TouchTechnologyofNovaScotiaCanadahasbuiltahapticchair.Itlookslikeafulllengthloungechairinafamilydenbutitssurfaceisstuddedwith72"tactors"-pneumaticpistonrodscoveredwithroundedbuttonsthatcanextendaboutaninchandcanbedrivenundercomputercontrolinanydesiredsequenceandpattern.Itcouldbeprogrammedtoimitatearealmassageortofunctionintimetomusic.Accordingtothemanufacturerthatprovidesapowerfulblendingofsen-sations--alongtermgoalofvirtualreality. 44．______________ Evenatitspresentcrudelevelhoweverhapticscanmaketangiblewhatoncecouldnotbetouchedorevenpictured.ToinvestigatetheworldoftheverysmallresearchersattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaChapelHillhavedevelopedthenanoManipulator.Thisaddstouchtothetechniqueofscanningprobemicroscopywhichcanimageasingleatombymonitoringeithertheelectricalcurrentflowingbetweenanextremelyfineprobeandasurfaceortheforcebetweenthem.WiththenanoManipulatorresearcherscanseeandmanipulateauniverseamilliontimessmallerthantheirowntostudyvirusesandtinysemiconductingdevices.Iftheforcefeedbackcanbemadesensitiveenoughitmaybepossibletopushmolecularkeysintospecificmolecularlockstocustom-designdrugsorassemblesiliconpartsintointricatenanomachines.Withotherinterfacesthereisnoreasonweshouldn’talsobeabletotouchtheverylarge-cloudsoceancurrentsmantleflowsmountainsgalaxyclusters.Ortheverystrong--withasuitableforcescalingnewceramicsoralloyscouldbesqueezedandtwangedtotesttheirengineeringproperties.Orthephysicallyextremeandinaccessible--suchasultrahotplasmaflowsinfusionmachines. 45．______________ Haptictechnologycouldevenmakeabstractideastangible.Manyscientificconceptsoccupyspacesofmorethanthreedimensions:stringtheoryforexampleassertsthatweliveina10or11-dimensionalUniverse.AsitisimpossibletovisualisesuchaspaceweexploretheseideasthroughmathematicalexpressionsortwodimensionalsketchesonpaperButprobingtheseunfamiliargeometrieswithtouchmaybemoreeffective.Andforblindpeoplehapticsoffersanewwaytograspinformationeveninthreedimensions.AgroupattheUniversityofDelawarehasdevelopedanenvironmentwhereapersoncanfeelamathematicalfunction.UsingaPHAN-TOMtheuser"walks"alongthesurfaceofthefigure.Likeahikerfollowingmountainousterraintheuserfeelswherethefunctionissteepwhereitislevelandwhereitspeaksandvalleyslie.OtherhapticsystemscouldhelpblindpeopletobrowsetheInternetfeelingimagesaswellaswords. Thefutureofhapticsisbrightbuttheonlysensualrelationshipitwillbesustaininganytimesoonisbetweenyouandyourcomputer. 44
Whenadiseaseofepidemicproportionsripsintothepopulacescientistsimmediatelygettoworktryingtolocatethesourceoftheafflictionandfindwaystocombatit.Oftentimessuccessisachievedasmedicalscienceisabletoisolatetheparasitegermorcellthatcausestheproblemandfindswaystoeffectivelykillorcontainit.Inthemostseriousofcasesinwhichtheentirepopulationofaregionorcountrymaybeatgraveriskitisdeemednecessarytoprotecttheentirepopulationthroughvaccinationsoastosafeguardlivesandensurethatthediseasewillnotspread.Theprocessofvaccinationallowsthepatient’sbodytodevelopimmunitytothevirusordiseasesothatifitisencounteredonecanwarditoffnaturally.Toaccomplishthisasmallweakordeadstrainofthediseaseisactuallyinjectedintothepatientinacontrolledenvironmentsothathisbody’simmunesystemcanlearntofighttheinvaderproperly.Informationonhowtopenetratethedisease’sdefensesistransmittedtoallelementsofthepatient’simmunesysteminaprocessthatoccursnaturallyinwhichgeneticinformationispassedfromcelltocell.Thismakessurethatshouldthepatientlatercomeintocontactwiththerealproblemhisbodyiswellequippedandtrainedtodealwithithavingalreadydonesobefore.Therearedangersinherentintheprocesshowever.Onoccasioneventheweakenedversionofthediseasecontainedinthevaccineprovestoomuchforthebodytohandleresultingintheimmunesystemsuccumbingandthereforethepatient’sdeath.SuchisthecaseofthesmallpoxvaccinedesignedtoeradicatethesmallpoxepidemicthatnearlywipedouttheentireNativeAmericanpopulationandkilledmassivenumbersofsettlers.Approximately1in10000peoplewhoreceivesthevaccinecontractthesmallpoxdiseasefromthevaccineitselfanddiesfromit.ThusiftheentirepopulationoftheUnitedStatesweretoreceivetheSmallpoxVaccinetoday3000Americanswouldbeleftdead.Fortunatelythesmallpoxviruswasconsiderederadicatedintheearly1970’sendingthemandatoryvaccinationofallbabiesinAmerica.Intheeventofareintroductionofthediseasehowevermandatoryvaccinationsmayresumeresultinginmoreunexpecteddeathsfromvaccination.Theprocesswhichistrulyamixedblessingmayindeedhidesomehiddencurses.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext
Inthenextcenturywe’llbeabletoalterourDNAradicallyencodingourvisionsandvanitieswhileconcoctingnewlife-forms.WhenDr.FrankensteinmadehismonsterhewrestledwiththemoralissueofwhetherheshouldallowittoreproduceHadItherightformyownbenefittoinflictthecurseuponeverlastinggenerationsWillsuchquestionsrequireustodevelopnewmoralphilosophiesProbablynot.Insteadwe’llreachagainforatime-testedmoralconcept;onesometimescalledtheGoldenRuleandwhichKantthemillennium’smostprudentmoralistconjuredupintoacategoricalimperativeDountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou;treateachpersonasanindividualratherthanasameanstosomeend.Underthismoralpreceptweshouldrecoilathumancloningbecauseitinevitablyentailsusinghumansasmeanstootherhumans’endsandvaluingthemascopiesofotherswelovedorascollectionsofbodypartsnotasindividualsintheirownright.WeshouldalsodrawalinehoweverfuzzythatwouldpermitusinggeneticengineeringtocurediseasesanddisabilitiesbutnottochangethepersonalattributesthatmakesomeoneanindividualIQphysicalappearancegenderandsexuality.Thebiotechagewillalsogiveusmorereasontoguardourpersonalprivacy.AldousHuxleyinBraveNewWorldgotitwrong:ratherthancentralizingpowerinthehandsofthestateDNAtechnologyhasempoweredindividualsandfamilies.Butthestatewillhaveanimportantrolemakingsurethatnooneincludinginsurancecompaniescanlookatourgeneticdatawithoutourpermissionoruseittodiscriminateagainstus.Thenwecangetreadyforthebreakthroughsthatcouldcomeattheendofthenextcenturyandthetechnologyiscomparabletomappingourgenes:plottingthe10billionormoreneuronsofourbrain.Withthatinformationwemightsomedaybeabletocreateartificialintelligencesthatthinkandexperienceconsciousnessinwaysthatareindistinguishablefromahumanbrain.Eventuallywemightbeabletoreplicateourownmindsinadry-waremachinesothatwecouldliveonwithoutthewet-wareofabiologicalbrainandbody.The20thcentury’srevolutionininfotechnologywilltherebymergewiththe21stcentury’srevolutioninbiotechnology.Butthisissciencefiction.Let’sturnthepagenowandgetbacktorealscience.Judgedfromtheinformationinthelastparagraphwecanpredictthattheauthorislikelytowritewhichofthefollowinginthenextsection
Whatoursocietysuffersfrommosttodayistheabsenceofconsensusaboutwhatitandlifeinitoughttobe;suchconsensuscannotbegainedfromsociety’spresentstageorfromfantasiesaboutwhatitoughttobe.Forthatthepresentistoocloseandtoodiversifiedandthefuturetoouncertaintomakebelievableclaimsaboutit.AconsensusinthepresenthencecanbeachievedonlythroughasharedunderstandingofthepastasHomer’sepicsinformedthosewholivedcenturieslaterWhatitmeanttobeGreekandbywhatimagesandidealstheyweretolivetheirlivesandorganizetheirsocieties.Mostsocietiesderiveconsensusfromalonghistoryalanguagealltheirownacommonreligioncommonancestry.Themythsbywhichtheylivearebasedonallofthese.ButtheUnitedStatesisacountryofimmigrantscomingfromagreatvarietyofnations.LatelyithasbeenemphasizedthatanasocialnarcissisticpersonalityhasbecomecharacteristicofAmericansandthatitisthistypeofpersonalitythatmakesforthelackofwell-beingbecauseitpreventsusfromachievingconsensusthatwouldcounteractatendencytowithdrawintoprivateworlds.InthisstudyofnarcissismChristopherLashsaysthatmodernmantorturedbyself-consciousnessturnstonewtherapiesnottofreehimselfofhispersonalworrieshuttofindmeaningandpurposeinlifetofindsomethingtolivefor.Thereiswidespreaddistressbecausenationalmoralehasdeclinedandwehavelostanearliersenseofnationalvisionandpurpose.Contrarytorigidreligionsorpoliticalbeliefsasarefoundintotalitariansocietiesourcultureisoneofthegreatindividualdifferencesatleastinprincipleandintheory;butthisleadstodisunityevenchaos.Americansbelieveinthevalueofdiversitybutjustbecauseoursisasocietybasedonindividualdiversityitneedsconsensusaboutsomedominatingideasmorethansocietiesbasedonuniformoriginoftheircitizens.Henceifwearetohaveconsensusitmustbebasedonamyth--avisionaboutacommonexperienceaconquestthatmadeusAmericansasthemythabouttheconquestofTroyformedtheGreeks.Onlyacommonmythcanofferrelieffromthefearthatlifeiswithoutmeaningorpurpose.Mythspermitustoexamineourplaceintheworldbycomparingittoasharedidea.Mythsaresharedfantasiesthatformthetiethatbindstheindividualtoothermembersofhisgroup.Suchmythshelptowardofffeelingsofisolationsguiltanxietyandpurposelessness--inshorttheycombatisolationandthebreakdownofsocialstandardsandvalues.Homer’sepicsismentionedinParagraph1inorderto
Asoneworkswithcolorinapracticalorexperimentalwayoneisimpressedbytwoapparentlyunrelatedfacts.Colorasseenisamobilechangeablething1toalargeextentontherelationshipofthecolor2othercolors3simultaneously.Itisnot4initsrelationtothedirectstimuluswhich5it.Ontheotherhandthepropertiesofsurfacesthatgive6tocolordonotseemtochangegreatlyunderawidevarietyofilluminationcolorusuallybutnotalwayslookingmuchthesameinartificiallightasindaylight.Bothoftheseeffectsseemtobe7inlargeparttothemechanismofcolor8. Whentheeyeis9toacoloredareathereisanimmediatereadjustmentofthe10oftheeyetocolorinandaroundthearea11.Thisreadjustmentdoesnotpromptlyaffectthecolorseenbutusuallydoesaffectthenextareatowhichthe12isshifted.Thelongerthetimeofviewingthehigherthe13andthelargertheareathegreatertheeffectwillbe14itspersistenceinthe15viewingsituation.AsindicatedbytheworkofWrightandSchoutenitappearsthatat16forafirstapproximationfulladaptationtakesplaceover17timeiftheadaptingsourceismoderatelybrightandtheeyehasbeenin18darknessjustpreviously.Also19ofthepersistenceoftheeffectiftheeyeisshiftedaroundfromoneobjecttoanotherallofwhichareatsimilarbrightnessorhavesimilarcolorstheadaptationwilltendtobecome20overthewholeeye. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCandDonANSWERSHEET1.20
SiliconValleyisamagnettowhichnumeroustalentedengineersscientistsandentrepreneursfromoverseasflockinsearchoffamefastmoneyandtoparticipateinatechnologicalrevolutionwhoseimpactonmankindwillsurelysurpasstheepoch-makingEuropeanRenaissanceandIndustrialRevolutionofthebygoneage. 46WiththerapidspreadoftheInternetsincetheearly1990sandtherelentlesstechnologicalinnovationsgeneratedthroughittheinformationeraistrulyuponusprofoundlyinfluencingandchangingnotonlyourlifestylebutalsothewayweworkdobusinessthinkandcommunicatewithothers. 47Theunprecedentedsuccessofthe-ValleyisatestimonytotheconcertedinternationalendeavorsandcontributionsbypeoplefromdiverseculturalandracialbackgroundsmadepossiblebythefavorablepoliticaleconomicandintellectualclimateprevailingaswellasthefarsightedpoliciesoftheUSgovernment. Manycountrieshaveorareintheprocessofcreatingtheirown"SiliconValley".SofarnonehasasyetthreatenedthepreeminenceoftheUSprototype.WhatmakesSiliconValleysuchauniqueentityThereareseveralcrucialfactors. 48Firstandforemostithasthelargestconcentrationofbrilliantcomputerprofessionalsandthebestsupportingservicesintheworldandeasyaccesstoworld-classresearchinstitutionslikeStanfordUniversitywhichcontinuallynurtureswould-bethattheindustryneedsinordertomoveforward.WithouttheseadvantagestheValleywouldbeadifferentplace. Secondlyitactivelyencouragesorevenexaltsrisktaking.Hencefailureholdsnoterrorandthereisnoshameattachedtoafailedeffort.Onthecontrarytheywilltryevenhardernexttimeround.Suchnever-say-dieapproachisthesinequanonfortheultimatetriumphinentrepreneurshipandtechnologicalbreakthrough. 49Athirddecisivefactoristhevitalroleofventurecapitalistswhowillinglysupportpromisingstart-upswithurgentlyneededinitialcapitaltogetthemstarted.Somewouldevengivefailedentrepreneursasecondchanceifconvincedthatafreshconceptmightleadtoultimatesuccess. 50Ofequalimportancebrightyoungpeopleandmiddlelevelprofessionalsarekeentoworkforanewventureatsubstantiallyreducedremunerationasitoffersmorescopeforentrepreneurshipandjobsatisfactionthantheestablishedcompanies.Thereisalsoaprideofachievementiftheireffortscontributetoitsfruition. Intellectualchallengesasideitisacommonpracticeforstart-upstooffergenerousshareoptionstoemployeesinordertoattracttherighttalentintotheirfolds.Thisisapowerfulincentivetomotivatethestafftodotheirutmostandtoshareinthecompany’sprosperityifitreachesitsgoal.Manyregardthisasthefoundationofasuccessfulenterprise. 46
Asoneworkswithcolorinapracticalorexperimentalwayoneisimpressedbytwoapparentlyunrelatedfacts.Colorasseenisamobilechangeablething1toalargeextentontherelationshipofthecolor2othercolors3simultaneously.Itisnot4initsrelationtothedirectstimuluswhich5it.Ontheotherhandthepropertiesofsurfacesthatgive6tocolordonotseemtochangegreatlyunderawidevarietyofilluminationcolorusuallybutnotalwayslookingmuchthesameinartificiallightasindaylight.Bothoftheseeffectsseemtobe7inlargeparttothemechanismofcolor8. Whentheeyeis9toacoloredareathereisanimmediatereadjustmentofthe10oftheeyetocolorinandaroundthearea11.Thisreadjustmentdoesnotpromptlyaffectthecolorseenbutusuallydoesaffectthenextareatowhichthe12isshifted.Thelongerthetimeofviewingthehigherthe13andthelargertheareathegreatertheeffectwillbe14itspersistenceinthe15viewingsituation.AsindicatedbytheworkofWrightandSchoutenitappearsthatat16forafirstapproximationfulladaptationtakesplaceover17timeiftheadaptingsourceismoderatelybrightandtheeyehasbeenin18darknessjustpreviously.Also19ofthepersistenceoftheeffectiftheeyeisshiftedaroundfromoneobjecttoanotherallofwhichareatsimilarbrightnessorhavesimilarcolorstheadaptationwilltendtobecome20overthewholeeye. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCandDonANSWERSHEET1.16
Asoneworkswithcolorinapracticalorexperimentalwayoneisimpressedbytwoapparentlyunrelatedfacts.Colorasseenisamobilechangeablething1toalargeextentontherelationshipofthecolor2othercolors3simultaneously.Itisnot4initsrelationtothedirectstimuluswhich5it.Ontheotherhandthepropertiesofsurfacesthatgive6tocolordonotseemtochangegreatlyunderawidevarietyofilluminationcolorusuallybutnotalwayslookingmuchthesameinartificiallightasindaylight.Bothoftheseeffectsseemtobe7inlargeparttothemechanismofcolor8. Whentheeyeis9toacoloredareathereisanimmediatereadjustmentofthe10oftheeyetocolorinandaroundthearea11.Thisreadjustmentdoesnotpromptlyaffectthecolorseenbutusuallydoesaffectthenextareatowhichthe12isshifted.Thelongerthetimeofviewingthehigherthe13andthelargertheareathegreatertheeffectwillbe14itspersistenceinthe15viewingsituation.AsindicatedbytheworkofWrightandSchoutenitappearsthatat16forafirstapproximationfulladaptationtakesplaceover17timeiftheadaptingsourceismoderatelybrightandtheeyehasbeenin18darknessjustpreviously.Also19ofthepersistenceoftheeffectiftheeyeisshiftedaroundfromoneobjecttoanotherallofwhichareatsimilarbrightnessorhavesimilarcolorstheadaptationwilltendtobecome20overthewholeeye. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCandDonANSWERSHEET1.18
Asoneworkswithcolorinapracticalorexperimentalwayoneisimpressedbytwoapparentlyunrelatedfacts.Colorasseenisamobilechangeablething1toalargeextentontherelationshipofthecolor2othercolors3simultaneously.Itisnot4initsrelationtothedirectstimuluswhich5it.Ontheotherhandthepropertiesofsurfacesthatgive6tocolordonotseemtochangegreatlyunderawidevarietyofilluminationcolorusuallybutnotalwayslookingmuchthesameinartificiallightasindaylight.Bothoftheseeffectsseemtobe7inlargeparttothemechanismofcolor8. Whentheeyeis9toacoloredareathereisanimmediatereadjustmentofthe10oftheeyetocolorinandaroundthearea11.Thisreadjustmentdoesnotpromptlyaffectthecolorseenbutusuallydoesaffectthenextareatowhichthe12isshifted.Thelongerthetimeofviewingthehigherthe13andthelargertheareathegreatertheeffectwillbe14itspersistenceinthe15viewingsituation.AsindicatedbytheworkofWrightandSchoutenitappearsthatat16forafirstapproximationfulladaptationtakesplaceover17timeiftheadaptingsourceismoderatelybrightandtheeyehasbeenin18darknessjustpreviously.Also19ofthepersistenceoftheeffectiftheeyeisshiftedaroundfromoneobjecttoanotherallofwhichareatsimilarbrightnessorhavesimilarcolorstheadaptationwilltendtobecome20overthewholeeye. Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkABCandDonANSWERSHEET1.10
Whatoursocietysuffersfrommosttodayistheabsenceofconsensusaboutwhatitandlifeinitoughttobe;suchconsensuscannotbegainedfromsociety’spresentstageorfromfantasiesaboutwhatitoughttobe.Forthatthepresentistoocloseandtoodiversifiedandthefuturetoouncertaintomakebelievableclaimsaboutit.AconsensusinthepresenthencecanbeachievedonlythroughasharedunderstandingofthepastasHomer’sepicsinformedthosewholivedcenturieslaterWhatitmeanttobeGreekandbywhatimagesandidealstheyweretolivetheirlivesandorganizetheirsocieties.Mostsocietiesderiveconsensusfromalonghistoryalanguagealltheirownacommonreligioncommonancestry.Themythsbywhichtheylivearebasedonallofthese.ButtheUnitedStatesisacountryofimmigrantscomingfromagreatvarietyofnations.LatelyithasbeenemphasizedthatanasocialnarcissisticpersonalityhasbecomecharacteristicofAmericansandthatitisthistypeofpersonalitythatmakesforthelackofwell-beingbecauseitpreventsusfromachievingconsensusthatwouldcounteractatendencytowithdrawintoprivateworlds.InthisstudyofnarcissismChristopherLashsaysthatmodernmantorturedbyself-consciousnessturnstonewtherapiesnottofreehimselfofhispersonalworrieshuttofindmeaningandpurposeinlifetofindsomethingtolivefor.Thereiswidespreaddistressbecausenationalmoralehasdeclinedandwehavelostanearliersenseofnationalvisionandpurpose.Contrarytorigidreligionsorpoliticalbeliefsasarefoundintotalitariansocietiesourcultureisoneofthegreatindividualdifferencesatleastinprincipleandintheory;butthisleadstodisunityevenchaos.Americansbelieveinthevalueofdiversitybutjustbecauseoursisasocietybasedonindividualdiversityitneedsconsensusaboutsomedominatingideasmorethansocietiesbasedonuniformoriginoftheircitizens.Henceifwearetohaveconsensusitmustbebasedonamyth--avisionaboutacommonexperienceaconquestthatmadeusAmericansasthemythabouttheconquestofTroyformedtheGreeks.Onlyacommonmythcanofferrelieffromthefearthatlifeiswithoutmeaningorpurpose.Mythspermitustoexamineourplaceintheworldbycomparingittoasharedidea.Mythsaresharedfantasiesthatformthetiethatbindstheindividualtoothermembersofhisgroup.Suchmythshelptowardofffeelingsofisolationsguiltanxietyandpurposelessness--inshorttheycombatisolationandthebreakdownofsocialstandardsandvalues.FromthetextwelearnthatChristopherLashismostprobably
Whenadiseaseofepidemicproportionsripsintothepopulacescientistsimmediatelygettoworktryingtolocatethesourceoftheafflictionandfindwaystocombatit.Oftentimessuccessisachievedasmedicalscienceisabletoisolatetheparasitegermorcellthatcausestheproblemandfindswaystoeffectivelykillorcontainit.Inthemostseriousofcasesinwhichtheentirepopulationofaregionorcountrymaybeatgraveriskitisdeemednecessarytoprotecttheentirepopulationthroughvaccinationsoastosafeguardlivesandensurethatthediseasewillnotspread.Theprocessofvaccinationallowsthepatient’sbodytodevelopimmunitytothevirusordiseasesothatifitisencounteredonecanwarditoffnaturally.Toaccomplishthisasmallweakordeadstrainofthediseaseisactuallyinjectedintothepatientinacontrolledenvironmentsothathisbody’simmunesystemcanlearntofighttheinvaderproperly.Informationonhowtopenetratethedisease’sdefensesistransmittedtoallelementsofthepatient’simmunesysteminaprocessthatoccursnaturallyinwhichgeneticinformationispassedfromcelltocell.Thismakessurethatshouldthepatientlatercomeintocontactwiththerealproblemhisbodyiswellequippedandtrainedtodealwithithavingalreadydonesobefore.Therearedangersinherentintheprocesshowever.Onoccasioneventheweakenedversionofthediseasecontainedinthevaccineprovestoomuchforthebodytohandleresultingintheimmunesystemsuccumbingandthereforethepatient’sdeath.SuchisthecaseofthesmallpoxvaccinedesignedtoeradicatethesmallpoxepidemicthatnearlywipedouttheentireNativeAmericanpopulationandkilledmassivenumbersofsettlers.Approximately1in10000peoplewhoreceivesthevaccinecontractthesmallpoxdiseasefromthevaccineitselfanddiesfromit.ThusiftheentirepopulationoftheUnitedStatesweretoreceivetheSmallpoxVaccinetoday3000Americanswouldbeleftdead.Fortunatelythesmallpoxviruswasconsiderederadicatedintheearly1970’sendingthemandatoryvaccinationofallbabiesinAmerica.Intheeventofareintroductionofthediseasehowevermandatoryvaccinationsmayresumeresultinginmoreunexpecteddeathsfromvaccination.Theprocesswhichistrulyamixedblessingmayindeedhidesomehiddencurses.WhatdoestheexampleoftheSmallpoxVaccineillustrate
Inthenextcenturywe’llbeabletoalterourDNAradicallyencodingourvisionsandvanitieswhileconcoctingnewlife-forms.WhenDr.FrankensteinmadehismonsterhewrestledwiththemoralissueofwhetherheshouldallowittoreproduceHadItherightformyownbenefittoinflictthecurseuponeverlastinggenerationsWillsuchquestionsrequireustodevelopnewmoralphilosophiesProbablynot.Insteadwe’llreachagainforatime-testedmoralconcept;onesometimescalledtheGoldenRuleandwhichKantthemillennium’smostprudentmoralistconjuredupintoacategoricalimperativeDountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou;treateachpersonasanindividualratherthanasameanstosomeend.Underthismoralpreceptweshouldrecoilathumancloningbecauseitinevitablyentailsusinghumansasmeanstootherhumans’endsandvaluingthemascopiesofotherswelovedorascollectionsofbodypartsnotasindividualsintheirownright.WeshouldalsodrawalinehoweverfuzzythatwouldpermitusinggeneticengineeringtocurediseasesanddisabilitiesbutnottochangethepersonalattributesthatmakesomeoneanindividualIQphysicalappearancegenderandsexuality.Thebiotechagewillalsogiveusmorereasontoguardourpersonalprivacy.AldousHuxleyinBraveNewWorldgotitwrong:ratherthancentralizingpowerinthehandsofthestateDNAtechnologyhasempoweredindividualsandfamilies.Butthestatewillhaveanimportantrolemakingsurethatnooneincludinginsurancecompaniescanlookatourgeneticdatawithoutourpermissionoruseittodiscriminateagainstus.Thenwecangetreadyforthebreakthroughsthatcouldcomeattheendofthenextcenturyandthetechnologyiscomparabletomappingourgenes:plottingthe10billionormoreneuronsofourbrain.Withthatinformationwemightsomedaybeabletocreateartificialintelligencesthatthinkandexperienceconsciousnessinwaysthatareindistinguishablefromahumanbrain.Eventuallywemightbeabletoreplicateourownmindsinadry-waremachinesothatwecouldliveonwithoutthewet-wareofabiologicalbrainandbody.The20thcentury’srevolutionininfotechnologywilltherebymergewiththe21stcentury’srevolutioninbiotechnology.Butthisissciencefiction.Let’sturnthepagenowandgetbacktorealscience.FromthetextwelearnthatAldousHuxleyisoftheopinionthat
A.Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayinnolessthan160--200words. B.YouressaymustbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2. C.Youressayshouldmeettherequirementsbelow: 1Firstdescribethepictureinterpretitsmeaning 2Andthengiveyourcomments.
Inthenextcenturywe’llbeabletoalterourDNAradicallyencodingourvisionsandvanitieswhileconcoctingnewlife-forms.WhenDr.FrankensteinmadehismonsterhewrestledwiththemoralissueofwhetherheshouldallowittoreproduceHadItherightformyownbenefittoinflictthecurseuponeverlastinggenerationsWillsuchquestionsrequireustodevelopnewmoralphilosophiesProbablynot.Insteadwe’llreachagainforatime-testedmoralconcept;onesometimescalledtheGoldenRuleandwhichKantthemillennium’smostprudentmoralistconjuredupintoacategoricalimperativeDountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou;treateachpersonasanindividualratherthanasameanstosomeend.Underthismoralpreceptweshouldrecoilathumancloningbecauseitinevitablyentailsusinghumansasmeanstootherhumans’endsandvaluingthemascopiesofotherswelovedorascollectionsofbodypartsnotasindividualsintheirownright.WeshouldalsodrawalinehoweverfuzzythatwouldpermitusinggeneticengineeringtocurediseasesanddisabilitiesbutnottochangethepersonalattributesthatmakesomeoneanindividualIQphysicalappearancegenderandsexuality.Thebiotechagewillalsogiveusmorereasontoguardourpersonalprivacy.AldousHuxleyinBraveNewWorldgotitwrong:ratherthancentralizingpowerinthehandsofthestateDNAtechnologyhasempoweredindividualsandfamilies.Butthestatewillhaveanimportantrolemakingsurethatnooneincludinginsurancecompaniescanlookatourgeneticdatawithoutourpermissionoruseittodiscriminateagainstus.Thenwecangetreadyforthebreakthroughsthatcouldcomeattheendofthenextcenturyandthetechnologyiscomparabletomappingourgenes:plottingthe10billionormoreneuronsofourbrain.Withthatinformationwemightsomedaybeabletocreateartificialintelligencesthatthinkandexperienceconsciousnessinwaysthatareindistinguishablefromahumanbrain.Eventuallywemightbeabletoreplicateourownmindsinadry-waremachinesothatwecouldliveonwithoutthewet-wareofabiologicalbrainandbody.The20thcentury’srevolutionininfotechnologywilltherebymergewiththe21stcentury’srevolutioninbiotechnology.Butthisissciencefiction.Let’sturnthepagenowandgetbacktorealscience.Dr.Frankenstein’sremarksarementionedinthetext
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