B．It's most important to discover truths.

C．It's more important to understand truths than to discover them.

D．If we want to discover truths，we should first understand them.

【答案】　1－5　DCADB

第三步　精读--能力升华　接轨高考

根据P42－P43课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

　　"Who 1.questions(question) much，shall learn much，and remember much." said Francis Bacon. Now 2.it seems obvious how we acquire knowledge and understanding. However，in the 17th century，people 3.believed(believe) more in religion than in facts. People 4.with scientific new ideas may be punished by the church.

　　As a result，people tended to ignore the facts and were unwilling to challenge 5.what they had believed. Till today，people still feel 6.that if someone important and respected says that something is right，then it must be so.7.But sometimes great men such as Aristotle and Galilei might make mistakes. Therefore our 8.understanding(understand) of the world around us is constantly growing and changing. In other words，we learn 9.more (much)every day and none of us can simply say，"We know it all"．

　　"All truths are easy to understand once they are 10.discovered(discover); the point is to discover them." said Galileo Galilei.