[C]. 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 n。演绎法
3. culmination 到达顶/极点
4. conversant (with) 熟悉的，精通的
5. exercise 运用，实行，执行仪式
singular 卓越的，非凡的，独一无二的
6. conjunction 结合，同时发生
7. omnipotence 全能，无限权/威力
8. Providence （大写）指上帝，天道，天令
9. commonplace 平凡的，陈腐的
10. inquiry 调查，探究（真理，知识等）
11. doctrine 教义，学说，讲义
12. correlative 相互关联的
13. antithesis 对立面，对偶（修辞学中），对句
14. coordinate 同等的，并列的
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