【正文】 ons. Some areas of science are very interesting 47 they deal with questions all men and women ask 48. Scientists try to provide some explanations for what 49 people. Science is important to world peace in many ways. _50 one hand, scientists have helped to develop many of the modern tools of war. On 51 hand, they have also helped to keep the peace 52 study and research which has improved life for people 53. In our times, scientists have been able to help us understand the problem of supplying the world 54 enough energy. They have begun to develop a lot of solutions (解決辦法 ) to energy problem, 55 using energy from the sun and from the atom (原子 ). Scientists have also analysed (分析 ) the world’s resources (資源 ). We’re going to learn to get the resources we have, and we can begin to do this with the Knowledge provided (提供 ) to us 56 science. Science is also important to everyone who is affected by modern technology. 57 everything ill tile world 58 or changed in the last hundred years as a result of technology. While some people would ask whether all these changes are good, 59 is still true that technology affects all of us. And, if the present patterns continue, technology will affect us 60 in the future than it 61 now. The study of science also gives us an understanding of the natural world. Scientists are learning to predict(預(yù)知 ) 62 things as earthquakes. This may 63 help to save hundreds of lives. Scientists are also continuing to study 64 natural events. The study of the natural world by scientists and by students of science may help to make the world easily 65 .It may also save mealy lives, and improve life for many people all over the world. 46. A. the number of B. a number of C. a great deal D. great many 47. A. even though (即使 ) B. even C. because D. whenever 48. A. them B. ourselves C. themselves D. us 49. A. meets B. meets with C. takes the place of D. happens to 50. A. In B. By C. On D. To 51. A. another B. other C. another’s D. the other 52. A. through B. to C. in D. for 53. A. somewhere B. any where C. everywhere D. any place 54. A. for B. with C. to D. in 55. A. that is B. that’s to say C. such as D. for example 56. A. to B. with C. by D. or 57. A. Most B. Mostly C. Almost D. Near 58. A. had improved B. improved C. was improved D. has been improved 59. A. this B. that C. it D. what 60. A. more even B. even more C. less than D. even less 61. A. do B. does C. affect D. affects 62. A. same B. different C. the D. such 63. A. someday B. some days C. every, day D. everyday 64. A. many other B. any other C. other any D. any others 65. A. understand B. understood C. unde