1. The title that best expresses the ideas of this passage is
[A]. Philosophy of mathematics.
[B]. The Recent Growth in Science.
[C]. The Verification of Facts.
[D]. Methods of Scientific Inquiry.
2. According to the author, one possible reason for the growth of science during the days of the
ancient Greeks and in modern times is
[A]. the similarity between the two periods.
[B]. that it was an act of God.
[C]. that both tried to develop the inductive method.
[D]. due to the decline of the deductive method.
3. The difference between “fact” and “theory”
[A]. is that the latter needs confirmation.
[B]. rests on the simplicity of the former.
[C]. is the difference between the modern scientists and the ancient Greeks.
[D]. helps us to understand the deductive method.
4. According to the author, mathematics is
[A]. an inductive science.
[B]. in need of simple verification.
[C]. a deductive science.
[D]. based on fact and theory.
5. The statement “Theories are facts” may be called.
[A]. a metaphor.
[B]. a paradox.
[C]. an appraisal of the inductive and deductive methods.
[D]. a pun.
Vocabulary
1. inductive 归纳法 induction n.归纳法
2. deductive 演绎法 deduction 演绎法
3. culmination 达到顶/极点
4. conversant (with) 熟悉的，精晓的
5. exercise 运用，实施，执行典礼 singular 卓越的，不凡的，并世无双的
6. conjunction 连系，同时发生
7. omnipotence 万能，无限权/威力
8. Providence (大写)止亓?，天道，天令
9. commonplace 通俗的，陈旧的
10. inquiry 发芽拜访，探讨(真理，常识等)
11. doctrine 教义，学说，课本
12. correlative 彼此联系关系的
13. antithesis 对立面，对偶(修辞学中)，对句
14. coordinate 齐截的，并列的
15. subsist 保留，维持糊口
16. attribute 特征，属性
17. connote 意味着，含蓄(指词内在)