[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