Warm and diplomatic in manner, devoted to his wife and sons, Smith fits the stereotype of the______critic in only one particular: he detests bad artists as much as bad art.

单项选择题Creating a relatively simple model of the known ecosystem requires a tremendous amount of work even with______set of data at our disposal; creating an accurate model for less well-understood ecosystems might well prove______pursuit.

单项选择题The idea of______, whether the biblical version or the Enlightenment’s, is at bottom a tragic notion, for it implies that individual human choices count for nothing against the weight of______, overwhelming protective force.