65. – 68. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
For almost 200 years, the idea of cosmic events affecting life on Earth was viewed as heretical by the church, which regarded catastrophe as proof of divine intervention, and as nonsense by the scientific establishment, which dismissed it as superstition. Yet in the end, the sheer weight of evidence has swept away all doubt about the reality of global catastrophes. Attempts to make scientific sense of the many legends of global catastrophes date back to the dawn of modern science itself, in the 17th century. Following the publication of Newton’s laws of motion and universal gravitation in 1687, Edmond Halley decided to apply them to the mystery of comets. By studying records of their appearance, Halley argued that the bright comets of 1456, 1531, 1607 and 1682 were in fact one comet, later known as the “Halley” comet, that followed a vast elliptical orbit around the Sun in agreement with Newton’s laws. But Halley noted something else as well: a comet crossing the orbit of the Earth might one day collide with us with devastating consequences.
65. According to the passage, Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation ----.
A) had no impact whatsoever on the rise of modern scienceB) were approached skeptically by Halley and other contemporary scientists
C) helped Halley to identify the comet that bears his name
D) convinced Halley that catastrophes were in fact acts of divine intervention
E) were dismissed right away by the scientific establishment of his time
66. It is pointed out in the passage that, prior to the rise of modern science in the 17th century,----.
A) various studies had been made of comets, but Halley disregarded them allB) the way people viewed cosmic events varied greatly
C) all kinds of learning had been subject to the approval of the church
D) the Earth had experienced several collisions with cosmic objects
E) attempts had been made to explain certain catastrophes with reference to gravitational laws
67. We learn from the passage that in the opinion of Halley, ----.
A) the mystery surrounding comets could never be cleared upB) Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation needed to be further clarified and elaborated
C) the earlier appearances of the comet “Halley” had not been properly recorded
D) global catastrophes could be prevented through new scientific developments
E) a comet may, at some point in the future, strike Earth
68. It is clear from the passage that, in the past, the church ----.
A) regarded global catastrophes as acts of GodB) was particularly interested in the movements of comets
C) consistently banned any research into cosmic events
D) encouraged scientists to find ways of preventing global catastrophes
E) wished to suppress all thoughts of cosmic events
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