[单项选择]"Our life is ______ away by detail. Simplify, simplify. " That dictum of Henry David Thoreau’s, echoing from the days of steamboats and ox-drawn plows, had long haunted me.
A. frittered
B. quenched
C. reproached
D. scouted

[单项选择]"Our life is （）away by detail. Simplify, simplify." That dictum of Henry David Thorean’s, echoing from the days of steamboats and ox-drawn plows, had long haunted me.
A. frittered
B. quenched
C. reproached
D. scouted

[单项选择]"Our life is （　） away by detail. Simplify, simplify. " That dictum of Henry David Thoreau’s, echoing from the days of steamboats and ox-drawn plows, had long haunted me.
A. frittered
B. quenched
C. reproached
D. scouted

[单项选择] Copernicus took away our claim as humans to a special position at the centre of the Universe. Darwin forced us to take our place among the animals. Now the last refuges of mystery are being invaded as science begins to take apart human nature itself. Psychologists of every hue have been joined by neuroscientists, artificial intelligence experts, philosophers and economists in the rush to solve this last great problem. The scale and scope of activity is unprecedented. Never before have there been so many best-selling books on mind and brain from so many different thinkers. And no sooner has one proclaimed that a profound mystery of consciousness has been discovered than half a dozen others will counterclaim that the mystery has merely grown deeper. As the science of human nature advances, two old debates remain. The first comes in many shapes. Is our nature inbuilt or is it acquired Are genes or environment more important in shaping us Philosophers characterize the difference a
A. it has profound value to researchers
B. it has academic appeal
C. people’’s beliefs about human nature can lead to dangerous actions
D. it forms the basis for our political policies