四六级考试

【单选题】 Which phrase in paragraph 3 suggests that the universe is like a machine
A．Cold precision and objective materialism.
B．The shadowy and unsubstantial nature of atoms.
C．Slavishly unfolding along a predetermined pathway.
D．Shifting indeterminism and subtle interactions.

网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
[解析] 细节推理题。只有通过短语所在的卜下文来理解：...and the quantum theory，which reveals the shadowy and unsubstantial nature of atoms，have demolished the classical image of a clockwork universe slavishly unfolding along a predetermined pathway．(量子理论，揭示了原子有阴影、薄弱的本质，粉碎了宇宙像个时钟一样奴隶般地沿着预定的轨道铺开的经典形象。)从这段话中可以很清楚看出(slavishly unfolding along a predetermined pathway)暗示宇宙像台机器。 查看试题解析出处>>