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nvented by a scientist involve a creative process that is based on one’s own personal experiences as well as known scientific laws and theories. Thinking of the initial question to ask about the observed phenomenon, and all conceivable(能想得出來的)explanations (or hypotheses) to explain the phenomenon are among the most creative moments in doing science.A hypothesis is based on one’s personal life experiences, and can also embody a known scientific theory or law. The bination of a theory or law that applies to the phenomenon under study plus the scientist’s proposed hypothesis to explain the phenomenon is called a model. A model can be a statement of a concept, a physical model, a diagram, or a mathematical expression. The process of explaining the patterns and trends in data based on known scientific theory is called modeling the data. A reason that a model is always simpler than the actual phenomenon observed is that the theories and laws are simplifications and generalizations of the patterns observed in nature. The basic premise in science is that knowledge is advanced when a correspondence is found between the model and the observed phenomenon. The foundations of scientific inquiry in the physical sciences rest on developing the skills to pose a scientific question, to develop, to test and to apply a scientific model that adequately accounts for the observed phenomena.85. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Hypothesis and Model in Science.B. The Function of a Hypothesis.C. How is Science Done?D. Phenomenon and Scientific Inquiry.解析:答案C。整篇文章是都是圍繞“religion”這個(gè)單詞展開說明,介紹這個(gè)單詞的起源以及它的含義和解釋。to church structure, which are not universal. For example, in tribal societies, religion unlike the Christian church usually is not a separate institution but pervades the whole of public and private life. In Buddhism, gods are not as central as the idea of a Buddha. In many traditional cultures, the idea of a sacred cosmic order is the most prominent religious belief. Because of this variety, some scholars prefer to use a general term such as the sacred to designate the mon foundation of religious life.Religion in this understanding includes a plex of activities that cannot be reduced to any single aspect of human experience. It is a part of individual life but also of group dynamics. Religion includes patterns of behavior but also patterns of language and thought. It is sometimes a highly organized institution that sets itself apart from a culture, and it is sometimes an integral part of a culture. Religious experience may be expressed in visual symbols, dance and performance, elaborate philosophical systems, legendary and imaginative stories, formal ceremonies, and detailed rules of ethical conduct and law. Each of these elements assumes innumerable cultural forms. In some ways there are as many forms of religious expression as there are human cultural environments. is the passage mainly concerned about?A. Religion has a variety of interpretation.B. Religion is a reflection of ignorance.C. Religion is not only confined to the Christian categories.D. Religion includes all kinds of activities.解析:答案A。biblical categories such as monotheism (belief in one god only)transcend other aspects of life and society. Such a definition avoid the drawbacks of limiting the investigation of religion to Westerneven a zone with clear boundaries. It is an aspect of human experience that may intersect, incorporate,ought to be. Religion is not an object with a single, fixed meaning,wishful thinking. By defining religion as a sacred engagement with what is taken to be a spiritual reality, it is possible to consider the importance of religion in human life without making claims about what it really isthe path of enlightenment. At the other extreme, religion may be equated with ignorance, fanaticism,idealizing terms in defining religion for example, true love of God,For example:2010年浙江工商大學(xué)閱讀理解Text 5 第51題:The word religion is derived from the Latin noun religion, which denotes both earnest observance of ritual obligations and an inward spirit of reverence. In modern usage, religion covers a wide spectrum of meaning that reflects the enormous variety of ways the term can be interpreted. At one extreme, many mitted believers recognize only their own tradition a