Science has long had an uneasy relationship with other aspects of culture. Think of Galileo’s 17th century trial for his rebelling belief before the Catholic Church or poet William Blake’s harsh remarks against the mechanistic worldview of Isaac Newton. The schism between science and the humanities has, if anything, deepened in this century.

59. The word "schism" (line 3, paragraph 1) in the context probably means ________.

[A] confrontation

[B] dissatisfaction

[C] separation

[D] contempt

对于这个题，答案是 C，为什么不能是 A，感觉  A 也可以啊!

答案解释的是 confrontation 不能与原文中的谓语动词 deepen 搭配使用，好难懂，求老师详细讲讲！

【翻译】长期以来，科学与文化的其他方面一直存在着不和谐的关系。可以设想一下，十七世纪伽利略因叛逆的信仰而遭到天主教会的审判，诗人威廉布莱克对艾萨克牛顿机械世界观的尖锐抨击。自然科学与人文科学之间的分裂，如果有的话，在本世纪变得更加深了。

【分析】该题考查同义词、近义词。关于schism 的词义，它跟confrontation 相近，还是跟separation 相近，看看英文的解释就清楚了。

1. When there is a schism, a group or organization divides into two groups as a result of differences in thinking and beliefs. (由于思想、信仰不同造成的) 分裂，分离。

2. A confrontation is a dispute, fight, or battle between two groups of people. 对抗;冲突;战斗;战役。

3. The separation of two or more things or groups is the fact that they are separate or become separate, and are not linked. 分离;分开;分散;隔离。