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CHAPTER 2
SCIENCE AND HOPE
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I was a child in a time of hope. I wanted to be a scientist from my earliest school days. The crystallizing moment came when I first caught on that the stars are mighty suns, when it first dawned on me how staggeringly far away they must be to appear as mere points of light in the sky. I'm not sure I even knew the meaning of the word 'science' then, but I wanted somehow to immerse myself in all that grandeur. I was gripped by the splendour of the Universe, transfixed by the prospect of understanding how things really work, of helping to uncover deep mysteries, of exploring new worlds - maybe even literally. It has been my good fortune to have had that dream in part fulfilled. For me, the romance of science remains as appealing and new as it was on that day, more than half a century ago, when I was shown the wonders of the 1939 World's Fair.
Popularizing science - trying to make its methods and findings accessible to non-scientists - then follows naturally and immediately. Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you're in love, you want to tell the world. This book is a personal statement, reflecting my lifelong love affair with science.
But there's another reason: science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. [...]
Adaptado de SAGAN, Carl. The Demon-Haunted World. Science as a Candle in the Dark. Headline Book Publishing, 1997. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 22/07/2019.
It can be inferred from the text that
the book is a consequence of achieving the author’s dream of going to the 1939 World's Fair.
common people might think the author’s scientific explanations are deviant due to his emotional touch regarding Science.
the author’s feelings for a subject made him put effort to make it intelligible by common people.
the author feels he was unlucky.
the author believes it is ilogical everybody should grasp scientific concepts.
Gabarito:
the author’s feelings for a subject made him put effort to make it intelligible by common people.
Os sentimentos do autor por um assunto fizeram com que ele se esforçasse para torná-lo inteligível pelas pessoas comuns (alternativa C), uma vez que ele afirma "Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you're in love, you want to tell the world. This book is a personal statement, reflecting my lifelong love affair with science" ("Não explicar a ciência me parece perverso. Quando você está apaixonado, quer contar ao mundo. Este livro é uma declaração pessoal, refletindo meu caso de amor ao longo da vida com a ciência").
As outras laternativas estão incorretas.
A) o livro é consequência da realização do sonho do autor de ir à Feira Mundial de 1939.
B) pessoas comuns podem pensar que as explicações científicas do autor são desviantes devido ao seu toque emocional em relação à Ciência.
D) o autor sente que não teve sorte.
E) o autor acredita que é ilógico que todos deveriam entender conceitos científicos.