DOC《2018学年第一学期浙江省名校协作体试题》

d find it hard to make a decision, at least right away. But somehow, when it comes to picking a major at college, the decision couldn'

t be easier: Science majors C the likes of technology, engineering and math C are the wiser choice because they'

re considered to be useful, while studying liberal arts majors C language, music and philosophy C is believed to take you nowhere. But if we take our eyes away from job skills for one second and look at liberal arts from a different perspective, we can see how important they are. In the BBC'

s new documentary Civilizations, for example, presenters take us to

31 countries on six continents to appreciate human creativity, like Angkor Wat (吴哥窟) in Cambodia. To Simon Schama, one of the presenters, human civilization isn'

t just about technological inventions, but also those moments when human beings first began to create things that were not purely for food or shelter, but were there to be seen, and to leave a mark of their existence for future humans to witness and admire , he said. In fact, by comparing science and liberal arts, we'

re drawing an artificial line between the two. But to some of the greatest innovators in history, this line never existed in the first place. Leonardo da Vinci, for example, was just as successful a scientist as he was a painter. Then there'

s Steve Jobs, who, despite being an engineer, was also an artist on the inside. It'

s in Apple'

s DNA that technology alone is not enough C it'

s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing. 21. What'

s the main purpose of this text? A. To introduce the contributions of great men. B. To compare science and liberal arts majors. C. To explain the line between science and art. D. To warn people not to undervalue liberal arts. 22. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. Leonardo da Vinci was more successful as a painter. B. It is the advanced technology that makes Apple successful. C. People find it easier to choose a major at college than before. D. There is actually no artificial line between science and liberal arts. 23. What can we infer from the passage? A. Many people consider liberal arts majors useless. B. Physicists are usually more important than philosophers. C. Innovators prefer to become artists on the inside. D. The program Civilizations can let us enjoy human creativity in

31 countries. B Unlike produce such as peaches or bananas, strawberries begin to decline as soon as they are picked. Scientists have been working on a special protection that delays spoilage by slowing water loss and oxidation (氧化). Every fruit and vegetable breathes. Once a piece of produce is picked from a tree or plant, it continues to breathe, aging slowly, until it begins to break down. Microorganisms then move in, causing it to spoil. Refrigeration can delay the process, but only so much. Some scientists now think they can make your bananas, avocados, and other fresh produce last up to twice as long by delaying spoilage. Apeel, a start-up in Santa Barbara, California, has created a way to remove lipids from several popular crops and transform each type into a powder. Dissolved in water and applied to fruits or vegetables, it forms an edible(可食用的) barrier to lock moisture in and microorganisms out. Farmers can apply a version of the solution in the field, or distributors can use the rinse (冲洗) on the packing line, extending a fruit'

s shelf life by days or even weeks. The FDA recognizes the process as safe, and earlier this year it was approved for use on organic produce. Giving shoppers more time with their fresh food is one purpose. But Apeel'