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    I consider myself a scientist, and the theory of evolution is central to my thinking. I am a social scientist and have been informed by insights from many social sciences, including economics. Yet I have very little sympathy with hegemonic attempts to explain all human behaviors via evolutionary psychology, via rational-choice economics and/or by a combination of these two frameworks.
     In a planet occupied by over 7 billion inhabitants, I am amazed by the difference one human being can make. Think of classical music with Mozart or Stravinsky； of painting without Caravaggio, Picasso or Pollock； of drama with Shakespeare or Beckett. Think of the incredible contributions of Michelangelo or Leonardo, or, in recent times, the outpouring of deep feeling at the death of Steve Jobs (or, for that matter, Michael Jackson or Princess Diana). Think of human values in the absence of Moses or Christ.
      Alas, not all singular individuals make a positive difference. The history of the 20th century would be far happier had it not been for Hitler, Stalin, or Mao (or the 21st century without Bin Laden). But in reaction to these individuals, there sometimes arise more praiseworthy figures: Konrad Adenauer in Germany, Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union, Deng Xiaoping in China. These successors also make a signal difference.

     I consider Mahatma Gandhi to be the most important human being o

ennium. His achievements in India speak for themselves. But even if Gan

ributed vital energy and leadership in his own country, he had enormous influence

peaceful resisters across the globe: Nelson Mandela in South Africa, Martin Luther King Jr.

United States, and the solitary figures in Tiananmen Square in 1989

Square in 2011.

      Despite the laudatory efforts of scientists to ferret out patterns in human

tinue to be struck by the impact of single individuals, or of small group

nst the odds. As scholars, we cannot and should not sweep these instances under

investigative rug. We should bear in mind anthropologist Margaret Mead's famous

injunction: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change

the world, indeed, it is the only that ever has."

                                                                       ~~Howard Gardner


【題組】50. According to Margaret Mead, the anthropologist quoted at the end of the passage:
(A) Individuals are powerless when they stand alone.
(B) Successful attempts to change the world are always group efforts.
(C) We must question the intention of small groups of citizens.
(D) Most changes that have taken place in the world have been made possible by a small group of people.

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隨手按讚五星 祝上榜 (2024/08/28):

正確答案是 (D) Most changes that have taken place in the world have been made possible by a small group of people.

解釋：

瑪格麗特·米德的名言是：“永遠不要懷疑一小群有思想、有承諾的公民可以改變世界，事實上，只有他們曾經做到過。”這句話表達了她的觀點，即大多數世界上的變革都是由小群體推動的。

其他選項的分析：

  • (A) Individuals are powerless when they stand alone. 是錯誤的，文章強調個人和小群體也有改變世界的力量。
  • (B) Successful attempts to change the world are always group efforts. 雖然強調小群體的作用，但這裡的「總是」過於絕對。
  • (C) We must question the intention of small groups of citizens. 這與米德的觀點不符，米德是強調小群體的積極作用，而非質疑其意圖。
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