单选题
Two factors weigh heavily against the effectiveness
of scientific research in industry. One is the general atmosphere of secrecy in
which it is {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}, the other the lack of
freedom of the individual research worker. {{U}} {{U}} 2
{{/U}} {{/U}}any inquiry is a secret one, it naturally limits all those
engaged in carrying it out {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}effective
contact with their fellow scientists either in other countries or in
universities, or {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}},often err)ugh, in
other departments of the same firm. The degree of secrecy naturally {{U}}
{{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}considerably. Some of the bigger firms are
{{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}in researches which am {{U}}
{{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}such general and fundamental nature that it is
a positive {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}to them not to keep them
secret. {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}a great many processes
depending on such research am sought for with complete secrecy {{U}}
{{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}the stage at which patents can be {{U}}
{{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Even more processes am never patented
{{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}but kept as secret processes. This
{{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}particularly to chemical industries,
where chance discoveries play a much larger part {{U}} {{U}} 14
{{/U}} {{/U}}they do in physical and mechanical industries. Sometimes the
secrecy goes to such an {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}that the
whole nature of the research cannot be mentioned. Many firms, for instance, have
great difficulty in {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}technical or
scientific books from libraries {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}they
are unwilling to have their names entered {{U}} {{U}} 18
{{/U}} {{/U}}having taken out such and such a book, {{U}} {{U}}
19 {{/U}} {{/U}}the agents of other firms should be able to trace the
kind of research they are likely to be {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}}
{{/U}}.
单选题
A. kept up
B. carried out
C. set up
D. worked out
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】carry out进行；it 指 scientific research。
单选题
A. In so far as
B. For all that
C. Just as
D. As far as
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】in so far as(连)由于；就……而言；for all that虽然;just as 就像；as far as possible 尽可能；as far as sth．is concerned就某事而言。