The Union Army will be remembered as winning the Civil War. Yet Darwin’s Theory of Evolution may change as may Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. Unlike history or basic mathematics, the world of science changes infinitely.

Science is unique because every day something new is discovered, often changing or challenging older theories. Science, from quarks and leptons to the galaxy clusters (星系) of our universe, holds immeasurable secrets that are exposed every day. With each new discovery the human race decodes a few more words of the ancient scroll that is the universe. Day by day, we decipher (譯解) the code of the universe. Unlike history and literature which can be explored only so far, science is endless. Its beauty is that it represents the past, the present, and the future; there may always be something new to discover.

No matter how well humans understand the universe, science will still have a long future. This fact has been proved clearly to me by the diverse modifications (修正) I have witnessed in science in just my 17 years. In less than two decades, I have witnessed an enormous advance in technology as well as general knowledge of science. Surgeries that were thought complex at my birth are now routine, and computers once classified as advanced are out of date. Pluto, which during my childhood was considered a planet of our solar system, has been reclassified.

If such dramatic developments can occur in such a short time, who knows what the world will be like by the next century? This makes science distinctive; the realization that a more efficient technique to solve the world’s most thorny troubles may be just around the bend. Perhaps an efficient way will soon be discovered to kill certain cancer cells or get rid of HIV. Science is enthralling (迷人的) because the answers to these troubles that upset the world today exist and could be discovered at any moment.

1．According to the passage, the charm of science is that           .

       A．it can cure kinds of cancers and AIDS now

       B．it makes complex computer easy to use

       C．it develops endlessly and will find solutions sooner or later

       D．it helps human race decodes a few more ancient words

2．What can we infer from the second paragraph?

       A．Some theories or opinions that seem true in some time may be incomplete.

       B．Humans today have already understood the universe quite well.

       C．The author is an experienced scientist in the field of universe.

       D．Surgeries and computers stand for the advanced development of science.

3．The author quoted Darwin’s Theory of Evolution and Newton’s Three Laws of Motion because             .

       A．their theories have been out of date already

       B．their theories prove wrong today

       C．some basic theories maintain unchangeable

       D．science would change infinitely, some famous theories included

4．What will the future world be like in the author’s opinion?

       A．No thorny troubles will exist any longer.

       B．Fast developing science makes the future world beyond imagination.

       C．Diseases such as cancers and HIV will disappear.

       D．Science will develop as fast in next century as present.

5．The author writes the article mainly to           .

       A．describe the fascination of the developing science

       B．state how complex science is developing

       C．distinguish the new theories from the old ones

       D．imagine the convenient future life provided by science

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