四六级考试

【单选题】 The examples of the Challenger and Chernobyl cited by the author serve to show that ______.
A．if not given close examination, technology could be used to destroy our world
B．technology is a human creation, so we are responsible for it
C．technology usually goes wrong, if not controlled by man
D．being a human creation, technology is liable to error

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
事实归纳题。问作者引用“挑战者”号航天飞机的例子是为了说明什么。在第二段引用“挑战者”号航天飞机失事和前苏联切尔诺贝利核电站核泄露的例子时，作者说：“它们(指上述两例)提供了这样的实例：计划周密的系统突然乱套却没有预备措施纠正。既然科技是人类的创造，我们就该为其负责(Since technology is a human creation, we are responsible for what is done with it)。”所以答案为B。A、C、D这3项都歪曲了文章本意，属于似是而非的干扰项。 查看试题解析出处>>