According to Crick, the old or literary culture, which was based originally on Christian values, is clearly dying, ________ the new culture, the scientific one, is still in an early age of development.
问题1选项
A.although
B.whereas
C.since
D.however
【选项释义】
A. although 虽然；尽管 B. whereas 然而；但是
C. since 由于；既然 D. however 然而
【考查点】连词辨析。
【解题思路】前半句说到the old or literary culture is clearly dying（旧文化或文学文化显然正在消亡），后半句说到the new culture, the scientific one, is still in an early age of development（新文化，即科学文化，仍处于发展的早期阶段），说明前后存在对比，whereas用于比较或对比两个事实，因此B选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A、C、D选项均不能表示对比。
【句意】根据克里克的观点，最初建立在基督教价值观基础上的旧文化或文学文化显然正在消亡，而新文化，即科学文化，仍处于发展的早期阶段。
