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In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are
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2025-03-24
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In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory 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 (运动的) molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
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 experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the scientists’ predictions, the theory is supported. 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.
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 anymore 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 formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. 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 observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories. [br] In the third paragraph, bricks are mentioned to indicate how ______.
选项
A、science is more than a collection of facts
B、scientific experiments have led to improved technology
C、building a house is like performing experiments
D、mathematicians approach science
答案
A
解析
本题是推理题。文中第三段说Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing experiments,然后引用数学家Jules Henri Poincare的话来阐述这个观点,科学除了收集事实资料,还需要想象和创造性思维。所以A选项是正确答案。
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