【正文】 pedants act on knowledge without imagination. The task of a university is to weld together imagination and 。 and to work tirelessly to promote one’s ideas. ［ A］ What Szilard did was to approach public policy with the same vigor, determination, and persistence with which good scientists approach science. What works in advancing science can also work in improving policy. ［ B］ The key to Szilard’s effectiveness and influence was his sense of responsibility for making the world a better place. Once he decided that something should be done, he devoted enormous energy, resourcefulness, and audacity to advancing his proposal. ［ C］ But Szilard was not expecting to be influential in policy debates just because he was a scientist. An avid newspaper reader, he was extremely well informed about public affairs. ［ D］ The Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb was an unprecedented federal investment in research, and questions about 此資料來自企業(yè) how to use the insights of nuclear physics for military and civilian purposes brought scientists into direct conversation with the nation’s leaders. ［ E］ Not everything that Szilard advocated was wise。 it sheds a perceptive light on the role of scientists in public policy. World War II is usually recognized as the ing of age of science in . politics. Albert Einstein had bee the world’s first science celebrity and a person to whom presidents felt obliged to listen. (41) Bush laid the foundation for a postwar science policy that would put government in the dominant role in funding basic research. What is instructive about Szilard’s life, however, is not the political influence of scientists as a group. (42) He believed that scientists should have more influence in policymaking in general—not because of their knowledge but because of their ability to think rationally. This 此資料來自企業(yè) faith in reason was a weakness in Szilard’s political thinking, however, because it prevented him from understanding the emotional forces that must also be taken into account. (43) And although he often used the reputation of his friend Einstein to gain access to decision makers, he believed firmly that it was the power of his ideas that deserved attention. He felt the same way about science. Even as an unemployed and relatively unknown physicist, he expected the giants in the field to respect his ideas if they made sense. (44) He didn’t assume that he should be listened to just because he was a brilliant physicist, and he accepted that even the most enlightened thinking had to be promoted vigorously to be influential. Of course, it didn’t hurt that he was way ahead of his time in recognizing the threat posed by Hitler, the importance of nuclear weapons, and the problems with nuclear weapons that would arise after the war. (45) First, the most important policies are those that address issues bigger than science itself. Szilard studied and cared deeply about the larger issues of governance, not just the role of science. Second, he understood that his scientific training did not entitle him to influence and that the quality of his thinking did not mean that the world’s leaders would e knocking at his door. He knew that to make a difference in the world it is necessary to think broadly。 girls are more reflective. (That means boy babies tend to cry when they’re unhappy。 so obsessed with mean ambitions and the desire to amass more and more material possessions? Can anything be right with the ratrace? Haven’t the old lost touch with all that is important in life? These are not questions the older generation can shrug off lightly. Their record over the past forty years or so hasn’t been exactly spotless. Traditionally, the young have turned to the older for guidance. Today, the situation might be reversed. The old—if they are prepared to admit it—could learn a thing or two from their children. One of the biggest lessons they could learn is that enjoyment is not sinful. Enjoyment is a principle one could apply to all aspects of life. It is surely not wrong to enjoy your work and enjoy your leisure。 better, maybe, simply to buy what you like, if you can: treat your money, in other words, not as invested but as consumed. 21. By saying that the market is illiquid (Line 2, Para. 4), the author suggests that . ［ A］ art works seldom lose their value in the market ［ B］ investment in art does not have guaranteed return of profits ［ C］ the difficulty to trade art works is obvious and evident ［ D］ the art market tends to be responsive to the economic situation 22. The Fine Art Fund advise that investors need to spread their art allocation because . ［ A］ Old Masters always promise a high return of profits ［ B］ different art works are valued differently in the market ［ C］ buying art works is always a good way of investment ［ D］ people should be aware of the risks of investment in art 23. The returns on contemporary art indicate . ［ A］ people have e to see the value of contemporary art ［ B］ the economic prospects are positively assessed ［ C］ there is a growing interest in alternative art investments ［ D］ investors have learned to spread their art allocation