四六级考试

【单选题】Astronomy has been a source for myriad ideas influencing every subject. The stars have (67) since the dawn of man. People have looked to the (68) to determine physical location in theEarth, to (69) time and to gain spiritual direction. In early (70) of theEarth, humans had only their five senses to (71) them. Venturing out at sea would have been impossible if people had not realized that the stars stay (72) constant in position. Following the stars allowed mankind to (73) the first system for giving direction.An adventurer could determine what direction they were facing and get a (n) (74) idea about how far they had to go. Since the beginning, the stars have been used not only (75) an effective tool for people to (76) in basic living but also to (77) undiscovered things about the worlD、The 17thCentury was filled (78) many discoveries both in astronomy and in mathematics. The astronomers’ (79) of the universe throughout the 17thCentury was referred to as the Ptolemaic system. They presumed that all things around the earth were unchanging.Another popular (80) was theCopernican system. This is where the sun is the center rather than the earth. One of the main scientists during the 17thCentury was Galileo. He believed (81) theCopernican system. When Galileo pointed his telescope to the sky, he (82) many important scientific discoveries that (83) theCopernican system. He found that the moon was not a (84) sphere as thought of in the Ptolemaic system; it had craters and mountains not (85) to the human eye. He also discovered that the sun had spots. These discoveries all (86) the Ptolemaic system.

A、showed
B．realized
C．engaged
D．made

网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
固定搭配题。make与discovery搭配使用，是“有了发现”，这句的意思“伽利略用望远镜观测天空的时候，他发现了很多重大的科学发现”，所以选D)。showed“显示”；realized“认识到”；engaged“从事”。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>