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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. a4UwhbH
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. /4O))}TX
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 -i?gY F!G
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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. T1q bb*
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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 ?\,;KN Qr
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[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。 o4p5`jOG@
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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 vxPE=!|
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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 ; U4O` pZ
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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。
