考博英语阅读理解第三讲

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  In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A the-ory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion. B>'J5bZsw  
  A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observations, helps to predict events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experi-merits to test the theory. If observations confirm the scientists’ predictions, the theory is sup-ported. If observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected. KXx;~HtO  
    Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house." Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are Ux?G:LLz  
formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. s\3]0n9  
In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist’s thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations, and makes ob-servations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories. c99|+i
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11. The word "this" in the 3rd sentence in paragraph 1 refers to ______. Na] Z%#~  
  A) a good example           B) an imaginary model WxD $k3U  
  C) the kinetic molecular theory   D) an observed event 3,i`Fq Qa  
12. Bricks are mentioned in the 3rd paragraph to indicate how ____. n::i$ZUdK  
    A) mathematicians approach science ^"4?Q  
    B) building a house is like performing experiments S.iUi S"  
    C) science is more than a collection of facts 
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    D) scientific experiments have led to improved technology MW^FY4V1m  
13. In the last paragraph, the author refers to a hypothesis as "a leap into the unknown" in or-     der to show that hypotheses ______. hC{2LLu;n  
    A) are sometimes ill-conceived   B) can lead to dangerous results d72( g$F  
    C) go beyond available facts     D) require effort to formulate O.Dz}[w  
14. What is a major function of hypotheses as implied in the last paragraph7 J+0 ? e9  
    A) Sifting through known facts.  `m_fi  
    B) Communicating a scientist’s thoughts to others. #0*I|gfV  
    C) Providing direction for scientific research. uVZm9Sp  
    D) Linking together different theories. ?JRfhJ:j  
15. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage? ]+^4Yq>2  
    A) Theories are simply imaginary models of past events. \(f82kv  
    B) It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it. )('{q}JxV  
    C) A scientist’s most difficult task is testing hypotheses. WpI5C,3Z!l  
    D) A good scientist needs to be creative. c&RiUU7  
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  这篇文章从定义、作用及产生过程几方面阐述了科学理论。科学理论是对观察 @M }`nKXM  
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到的相关事物的解释。经常包括一个想象的模式来帮助科学家想象事物的产生过 \gZjq]3  
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程。而一个实用的理论，不仅可以解释以往的观察，还可以帮助预测等待观察的事 eLN(NSPoS  
物。观察又可以验证一个理论是否正确。科学除了包括收集信息和做实验，还需要 V3pn@ 'pr  
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创造性的思考，然后形成可能的问题解决方法，即假设。假设总是朝着未知领域前进 .|kp`-F51  
一步，它拓宽了科学家的视野，经过验证后的假设就变成了理论。 t9 id^  
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[11]B第三句话中的代词“this'’指代前一句提到的“an imaginary model"。因为这个 8\Z/mU*4  
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  组成，即前句中“理论常包含一个想象模式来帮助科学家描绘事件的产生过 !3at(+4  
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[12]C第三段最后一句中“科学是由事实构成的，就象房屋是由砖建成的。但是事实 [SLBA_d  
  堆积起来并不能成为科学，这比用砖块搭房子复杂得多”。因此说科学并不是 w`0r`\#V/  
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  简单的堆砌事实。 m`ab5<%Gn  
[13]C最后一段第二句话，“假设”使科学家的思想可以超越已知事实。 nxYp9,c"  
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[14]C最后一段第四句话，若没有假设，更深入的调查就会缺少目标和方向。所假设 Os7 3u#!'  
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  的一个主要作用就是给科研提供方向。 =G2A Ufn  
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[15]D第二段第一句说明理论不仅可以解释以往的观察，还可以帮助预测还未观察 U5wO;MA  
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因此排除A。第二段最后两句，如果观察不能证实预测，那么说明实验有 ~cx/>Hu  
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  错或理论可能应被修改或推翻，因此排除B。而C在文章中没有涉及。根据第 ]LhNP}c  
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  三段最后一句话，科学需要想象力和创造性思考，可以得出D为正确答案。

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