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【单选题】第一篇 Technology Transfer in GermanyWhen it comes to translating basic research into industrial Success，few nations can match Germany．Since the 1940s,the nation’s vast industrial base has been fed with a constant stream of new ideas and expertise from science．And though German prosperity(繁荣)has faltered(衰退)over the past decade because of the huge cost of unifying east and west as well as the global economic decline．it still has an enviable record for turning ideas into profit．Much of the reason for也at success is the Fraunhofer Society，a network of researchinstitutes t11at exists solely to solve industrial problems and create sought—after technologies．But today the Fraunhofer institutes have competition．Universities are taking an ever larger role in technology transfer, and technology parks are springing up all over．These efforts are being complemented by the federal programmes for pumping money into start-up companies．Such a strategy may sound like a recipe for economic success，but it is not without its critics．These people worry that favouring applied research will mean neglecting basic science，eventually starving industry of fresh ideas．If every scientist starts thinking like an entrepreneur(企业家)，the argument goes，then the traditional principles of university research being curiosity．driven．free and widely available will Suffer．Others claim that many of the programmes to promote technology transfer are a waste of money because half the small businesses that are promoted are bound to go bankrupt within a few years．While this debate continues,new ideas flow at a steady rate from Germany’s research networks．which bear famous names such as Helmholtz，Max Planck and Leibniz．Yet it is the fourth network，the Fraunhofer Society, that plays the greatest role in technology transfer．Founded in 1949, the Fraunhofer Society is nowEurope’s largest organisation for appliedtechnology，and has 59 institutes employing 12，000 people．It continues to grow．Last year, it swallowed up the Heinrich Hertz Institute forCommunication Technology inBerlin．Today,there are even Fraunhofers in the US andAsi
A、 Which of the following is NOT true of traditional university research
A、It is free．

B、It is profit-driven．

C、It is widely available．
D．It is curiosity-driven．

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
答案可以在第三段里找到，这一段里有这样一句话：…traditional principles of university research being curiosity-driven．free and widely avml~le will suffer．传统的大学科研原则有三个特点，惟独没有profit．driven，即受利益驱动。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>