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Test 19
阅读理解
A
主题语境|人与社会:科学与技术
语篇|应用文
词数279+87
难度
题
目|科学讲座
限时|5
自评1/3
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Big Thinkers Series
The Big Thinkers Series from New Scientist events
1.How much does a series ticket
features four online talks.covering a wide range of topics by
cost?
world-class scientist speakers and experts.If you are curious
A.E13.
B.£20.
about your planet or your universe,then this series is your
place to hear the latest research.
C.E30.
D.E32
Save f 20 off the standard ticket price by purchasing a
series ticket to all four talks in the Big Thinkers Series
(available on-demand)or purchase single tickets for just E 13
per lecture available by early booking).
Reality +From the Matrix to the Metaverse with David
2.What will Chad Orzel lecture in?
Chalmers
A.The genuine reality.
In this talk,philosopher David Chalmers argues that
Metaverse-style virtual worlds experienced through headsets
B.The secrets of gravity.
are also genuine and meaningful realities and we can live a
C.The history of time marking.
meaningful life in VR.
D.The final fate of the universe.
What we don't know about gravity with Claudia de Rham
We are all familiar with the concept of gravity.In this
talk,Professor Claudia de Rham will explore how much we
actually know about gravity and how much more there is left
to uncover.
3.What do the four talks have in
A Brief History of Timekeeping with Chad Orzel
From Stonehenge to atomic clocks,here is the 5,000-
common?
year history of how science is used to mark time.Chad Orzel,
A.They are all aimed at science
the internationally bestselling author of How to Teach Quantum
lovers.
Physics to Your Dog,offers us a witty journey through
scientific theories and quirky(反常的)historical details.
B.They are all concerned with gravity.
Physics at the End of the universe with Katie Mack
C.They will all be given by bestselling
The Big Bang theory tells the story of the beginning of the
authors.
universe for the last 13.8 billion years.But how does the
story end?Join astronome